[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF DANIEL FINKELSTEIN'S 50 YEARS AS AN ATTORNEY AND 
                       LIFETIME OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 2005

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the achievements of 
Daniel Finkelstein, a great New Yorker and a dear friend of mine. On 
September 29, 2005, Danny's friends, family and colleagues will gather 
to celebrate his 50 years as an attorney. Anniversaries are a time for 
reflection, and I feel that it is fitting to reflect on the career of a 
truly remarkable man.
  Mr. Finkelstein's distinguished 50-year career as a real estate 
litigation attorney has earned him the respect of New York's legal 
community; indeed, Danny is widely known as the ``Dean'' of New York's 
landlord-tenant lawyers. Formerly a founding partner of New York City's 
largest landlord-tenant law firm, Danny currently serves as the senior 
partner of Finkelstein Newman LLP.
  A graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School, Mr. 
Finkelstein's professional accomplishments include his service as 
Senior Real Estate Manager for the Board of Estimate of the City of New 
York and his role as Assistant Chief Enforcement Attorney to the 
Temporary State Housing Rent Commission.
  Mr. Finkelstein also served as a member of the Board of Directors of 
the New York County Lawyers' Association, NYCLA, and was the chair of 
its Committee on the Civil Court. He is an active member of several 
NYCLA committees, including the Association's Committees on the 
Judiciary and the Civil Court Practice Section.
  Danny has made tremendous contributions to the legal profession, but 
he has also placed a priority on teaching the law to others. For many 
years, Danny served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law 
School and taught courses at New York University's School of 
Continuing. and Professional Studies. Mr. Finkelstein's contributions 
to legal scholarship include a two-volume, 2000 page treatise on 
Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York and his service as Editor-in-
Chief of Landlord-Tenant Monthly, a law journal published by Treiman 
Publications.
  Additionally, Mr. Finkelstein lectured, in conjunction with Brooklyn, 
Fordham, and New York Law Schools, on the rights of senior renters 
before members of the New York State Bar Association, on the conduct of 
landlord-tenant trials at numerous legal education forums and on 
arbitration and mediation programs. I am particularly proud of Danny's 
work to create the nationally recognized and award-winning ``Safe 
Housing for Children'' lectures, which were sponsored by NYCLA, the New 
York Foundling Hospital and Fordham University's Graduate School of 
Social Service.
  Finally, Mr. Finkelstein received Certificates of Appreciation from 
Presidents Ford, Nixon, Johnson and Kennedy for his service to the 
Nation and his contributions to the Military Selective Service Act and 
Selective Service System.
  Mr. Speaker, I request that my colleagues join me in honoring Daniel 
Finkelstein's 50 years in the legal profession and his lifetime of 
service to New York City. Along with Danny's longtime friends, 
colleagues and co-workers, I wish him many more years of happiness and 
outstanding public service.

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