Paul B. Kertman

Member • Joined Carson Messinger in 1989

Practice Areas

• Real estate acquisitions, financings, development, leasing, and dispositions (including office buildings, shopping centers, industrial facilities, golf courses, hotels, research parks, apartment complexes, and mixed-use developments)

• Construction, property management, brokerage and architectural arrangements

• Foreclosures and evictions

• Partnerships, limited liability companies and other business organization formations, dissolutions, and operational issues

• Secured lending transactions

• Workout arrangements

Professional Memberships

• State Bar of Arizona, Real Estate Section

• New York State Bar Association

• Virgin Islands Bar Association

Education

• J.D., Yale University, 1975

• M.A., University of Cambridge (England), 1972

• B.A., summa cum laude, Yale University, 1970

Certifications, Honors and Awards

• Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law, Arizona Board of
  Legal Specialization

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Mellon Fellowship

• Super Lawyers® (Real Estate), 2008 edition

Clerkships

• Hon. Warren H. Young, U.S. District Court, District of the Virgin Islands, 1975-1976

Professional Experience

• Tax Attorney, Government of the Virgin Islands, 1976-1977 

Court Admissions

• All Arizona state courts

• New York (1st Department)

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

• U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

• Stamford, Connecticut