Simon H. Rothkrug, Esq.

Simon H. Rothkrug is a partner of the firm who has practiced real estate law for more than 20 years, focusing primarily on complex commercial and residential real estate transactions, note purchases, and real estate-related litigation.

He regularly handles all aspects of forming condominiums, homeowners’ associations, and cooperatives, and holds a master’s degree in tax law, which he draws on to counsel clients in estate and trust matters and estate litigation.

As a litigator, Simon focuses primarily on zoning and commercial matters. He won a landmark decision before the New York Court of Appeals granting a client damages for an unconstitutional taking of real property (Ward v. Bennett, 79 N.Y.2d 394), and has won numerous cases determining easement and adverse possession rights. Simon authored a zoning law permitting rooftop swimming pools in New York City and successfully argued a Court of Appeals decision challenging a New York City zoning law regulating adult establishments. He is frequently consulted by real estate organizations on pending zoning law changes.

Simon is admitted to practice in New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. A lifelong resident of Great Neck, he also maintains a residence in Dallas, Texas.