About Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman LLP
Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman LLP is home to a seasoned team of partners, associate lawyers and skilled paralegals and staff. Their approach to the law and legal acumen have been carefully honed over decades to ensure clients receive only the highest quality service.
Located in Manhattan, the firm serves clients throughout New York and globally. The firm's attorneys can be reached online or via telephone at 212.889.2821.
Partners
Douglas Kellner
Douglas A. Kellner has been practicing law for more than 40 years. AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, Mr. Kellner received his Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He founded the Community Renaissance Corporation of Harlem and Washington Heights and the Manhattan Valley Housing Clinic, and has also served as counsel to the New York State Assembly Banking Committee. His primary areas of practice include real estate and international and commercial litigation.
Carol Anne Herlihy
Carol A. Herlihy received her B.A. magna cum laude and her Juris Doctorate from New York University and NYU's School of Law. She has been representing clients in legal transactions and disputes for more than 25 years, and works with landlords and tenants in a wide array of matters.
Eugene F. Getty
Attorney Eugene F. Getty has 20 years of experience handling cases in New York. While much of Mr. Getty's practice focuses on working with co-ops and condominium associations, he also heads the firm's trust and estates practice and handles bankruptcy matters for businesses. He graduated with a B.S. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School.
Alan M. Friedman
Alan M. Friedman received his Juris Doctorate with honors from the University at Buffalo Law School, his M.B.A. with honors from the University at Buffalo School of Management and his B.S. magna cum laude from the University at Buffalo School of Management. A practicing attorney for more than 25 years, Mr. Friedman has extensive experience representing co-op corporations, condominium associations, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and individuals in corporate and transactional matters.
Jeanne-Marie Williams
Jeanne-Marie Williams has been practicing law in New York for 15 years. The head of the firm's supervised housing group and a landlord-tenant lawyer, Ms. Williams has a thorough understanding of the laws and regulations set forth by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. She received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton, an M.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and her Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.
Thomas P. Vandenabeele
Born and raised in France, Thomas P. Vandenabeele received a Juris Doctorate (“maîtrise”) and a Master of Laws (“D.E.A”) from the University of Lille 2, France, and his LL.M. from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. He represents individual and corporations including a variety of French entities in commercial litigation matters in the United States and is president of the French American Bar Association. He also serves as General Counsel of the French Consulate General in New York (“Avocat-conseil auprès du consulat general de France à New York”). He is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law and a Visiting Professor at EDHEC Business School, Lille, France.
Charles E. Krausche II
Attorney Charles E. Krausche II has been practicing law for 11 years. He received his B.S. from the University of Florida at Gainesville and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami, where he graduated with honors. His work spans the public and private sectors, and he now spends the majority of his time handling civil and commercial litigation, landlord-tenant law and tort and real property related matters.
Olga V. Petrovsky
Olga V. Petrovsky received her B.A. from SUNY Binghamton University, and her J.D. and LL.M. degrees from St. John's University School of Law. Her main areas of practice are bankruptcy law, real estate and trusts and estates. She speaks Russian.
Associate Attorneys
Derrick M. Ng
Derrick M. Ng received his Juris Doctorate from the Benjamin N. Cardozo school of Law and graduated magna cum laude from the City College of New York. Derrick served in Cardozo's Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society where he and his team won the 2017 St. Johns FINRA Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon. He went on to coach the 2nd place team in Cardozo's 2019 ABA Representation in Mediation regional competition. Prior to school, Derrick served 8 years in the Armed Forces in both Active duty and Reserve components as an intelligence specialist. As an associate in the firm’s litigation department, Derrick focuses on landlord-tenant matters.
Dmitriy Bogorodskiy
Dmitriy Bogorodskiy is an associate attorney at KHFG’s International Fraud Practice. Dmitriy received his LL.M. degree in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University as a JAMS scholar and his first law degree with honors from the Russian Law Academy (J.D. and LL.M. equivalent).
Dmitriy has over a decade of experience in international dispute resolution. Prior to joining KHFG in 2023, he worked as legal counsel at major Russian financial institutions where he managed cross-border disputes and represented plaintiffs in landmark fraud cases. Dmitriy has extensive experience in fraud investigations, international asset recovery, and third-party funding. Dmitriy is admitted to practice law in the State of New York (2024) and the Russian Federation (2008).
Michelle Bazinet
Michelle Bazinet received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami, specializing in communications and media. Ms. Bazinet then pursued a legal career and received her Juris Doctorate from New York Law School. During her time in law school, Ms. Bazinet gained experience interning at a real estate law firm, where she worked on the buying and selling of properties in NYC. Ms. Bazinet is currently a part of the Landlord Tenant litigation department.
Jaemyung Jae Lee
Jae is a J.D. graduate from Brooklyn Law School. During his time in law school, he served as a president of the Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship. He earned a Gold Pro Bono Award and was an active member of the Pro Bono Committee of Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York. Prior to joining the firm, he gained valuable experience by interning with the Wexler & Kaufman, PLLC, New York City Housing Development Corporation, Corporate and Real Estate Clinic, New York City Mayor’s Office of Information Privacy, and New York State Supreme Court in Kings County for Honorable Devin P. Cohen.
Jae earned his undergraduate degree in English Literatures from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and master’s degree in Public Policy from KDI School of Public Policy and Management. Jae speaks Korean.
Merielen Dal Ri Ziviani
Born and raised in Brazil, Merielen earned a Juris Doctorate from Mackenzie Presbyterian University School of Law, a Graduate Course degree in Civil Procedure Law from the Brazilian Institute of Procedure Law (IBDP), and an M.B.A. from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (Ibmec) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In New York, she earned an LL.M. degree in Banking, Corporate, and Finance Law from Fordham University School of Law. Merielen has over 12 years of practice in complex litigation matters, transnational insolvency, distressed debt situations, asset recovery, and fraud investigations. She is licensed to practice in both New York and Brazil. Merielen assists in the firm's international litigation matters.
Louise Grégoire
Louise Grégoire earned a dual Bachelor's Degree in Law and Languages Spanish-English and Master’s Degree in European Law from the University of Tours. She also she also received a Master’s Degree from La Sorbonne in North-American and English business law. She received her LLM degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Louise assists in the firm's litigation department. Admission Pending
Paralegals and staff
Melissa S. Cepeda Office Manager Mary Masboob Legal Assistant to Douglas Kellner Angielina Ragnauth Paralegal Briana Torres Paralegal |