Norman A. Senior

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Norman A. Senior is a retired attorney and a former partner at Greenfield Stein & Senior. Mr. Senior specialized in commercial and trusts and estates litigation, and served as lead counsel in numerous complex litigation matters and dozens of trials and appeals in state and federal courts.

Mr. Senior graduated cum laude with a B.S. from Brooklyn College in 1966, and cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 1969, where he was an Associate Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. Mr. Senior was admitted to practice in New York in 1970. He is also admitted to practice law in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Senior was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles H. Tenney, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York between 1969 and 1971. Prior to joining Greenfield Stein & Senior, he was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton.

Mr. Senior is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Notable Cases

  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Found. v. Lubell, 77 N.Y.2d 311, 567 N.Y.S.2d 623 (1991)
  • DeFelice v. Am. Int’l Life Assurance Co. of N.Y., 112 F. 3rd 61 (2d Cir. 1997)
  • Lawrence v. Miller, 48 A.D.3d 1, 853 N.Y.S.2d 1 (1st Dep’t 2008), aff’d 11 N.Y.3d 588, 873 N.Y.S.2d 517 (2008)
  • In re Nicklis, 35 A.D.3d 866, 828 N.Y.S.2d 133 (1st Dep’t 2006)
  • In re Will of Ryan, 34 A.D. 3d 212, 824 N.Y.S. 2d 20 (1st Dep’t 2006)
  • In re Low, 22 A.D.3d 666, 804 N.Y.S. 2d 356 (2d Dep’t 2005)
  • Bull v. Kimball, 2 A.D.3d 283, 768 N.Y.S. 2d 595 (1st Dep’t 2003)
  • Aryeh v. Hakim, 261 A.D.2d 156, 689 N.Y.S.2d 97 (1st Dep’t 1999)
  • Matter of Schoonheim, 158 A.D.2d 183, 557 N.Y.S.2d 907 (1st Dep’t 1990)
  • Rand & Paseka Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Holmes Protection Inc., 130 A.D.2d 429, 515 N.Y.S.2d 468 (1st Dep’t 1987)
  • Pappas v. Corfian Enterprises, Ltd., 22 Misc. 3d 1113(A), 880 N.Y.S.2d 874 (Sup. Ct. Kings Co. 2009), aff’d 76 A.D.3d 679, 907 N.Y.S.2d 678 (2d Dep’t 2010)
  • Gonzalez v. Bratto, 147 F. Supp. 2d 180 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
  • Scholnick v. Schatz, 708 F. Supp. 57 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)
  • Sherrier v. Richard, 110 F.R.D. 358 (S.D.N.Y. 1986)
  • Matter of ACN, 133 Misc. 2d 1043, 509 N.Y.S.2d 966 (Sur. Ct. New York Co. 1986)
  • Sherrier v. Richard, 564 F. Supp. 448 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)
  • Estate of Carr, 13 Misc. 2d 818, 450 N.Y.S.2d 141 (Sur. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1982)
  • Lowenstein Dyes & Cosmetics, Inc. v. Aetna Life and Cas. Co., 524 F. Supp. 574 (E.D.N.Y. 1981)
  • Matter of Blackeman, 512 F. Supp. 325 (S.D.N.Y. 1981)