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Jeffrey C. Chancas
Contact Information
Email: Jeffrey C. Chancas
Telephone: (212) 431-1300 ext. 611
Facsimile: (212) 965-2773
Practice Areas:
Education:
- Boston University School of Law, J.D. - 1979
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A. (with honors) - 1975
Bar Admissions:
- New York State – 1980
- United States Supreme Court - 1998
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District - 1983
- U.S. District Court, Southern District- 1983
Bar Affiliations:
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers' Association
Biography
Mr. Chancas handles all aspects of real estate litigation in State and Federal courts and agencies. His specialization includes: representation of landlords, receivers and trustees with respect to real estate issues in bankruptcy court; representation of lenders, borrowers, cooperative corporations, condominium associations and receivers in foreclosure actions; and, representation of landlords and management companies in the context of human rights complaints brought by tenants and employees.
Mr. Chancas serves on the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Executive Committee and as Co-chair of the New York State Bar Association International Law and Practice Section Committee on the United Nations and Other International Organizations. Mr. Chancas has lectured on bankruptcy law as it relates to real estate issues at continuing legal education seminars for the New York State Bar Association and Lorman Education Services and on “Complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” at the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Summer Meeting in Paris in 2000. From 1995 to 2001, he was a guest lecturer at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, on the topics of bankruptcy law, foreclosure and state civil rights disputes, for the courses “Law For Property Managers” and “Introduction to Landlord-Tenant Law.”
Mr. Chancas authored Chapter 20: “Bankruptcy Implications” of Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York (West Group), a 157-page analysis of bankruptcy law, including practice forms, focused on Bankruptcy Code Sections relating to landlord and tenant and leasehold issues.
