Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1982 cum laude
St. Francis College
summa cum laude
New York
New York State Bar Association
New York City Lawyers Association
John P. ("Jack") Sheridan practices general commercial litigation with an emphasis on real estate related litigation. He handles substantial matters at both trial court and appellate court levels, as well as before administrative agencies.
Jack has represented clients in precedent setting cases in various fields of law, such as Diamond Asphalt Corp. v. Sander, 92 N.Y.2d 244 (1998), which invalidated a section of the General Municipal Law; Rubinstein v. 160 West End Owners Corp., 74 N.Y.2d 443 (1989), which held that an estate is not a "tenant in occupancy" with the right to purchase a co-op unit where the decedent died before the unit was offered for sale; Schwartz Landes Associates v. C.A.B., 117 A.D.2d 74 (1st Dep`t 1986), which clarified the rights and liabilities of members of group homes as rent stabilized tenants; and RKO Century Warner Theatres v. Morris Indus. Builders, 174 Misc.2d 954 (1997), which clarified rights of tenants seeking injunctive relief pursuant to First National Stores v. Yellowstone Shopping Centers.
Prior to joining Herrick, Jack was a partner at Graubard Mollen & Miller. He is a member the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers Association. Prior to his admission to the Bar, Jack was employed for more than 10 years in various parts of the New York State court system, including the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court for the Second Department and the Supreme Court, Kings County.
R.I. Island House LLC v. North Town Phase II Houses, Inc. - Mitchell Lama Contract Dispute
Representation of a major developer in enforcing a $100 million contract to sell a Mitchell Lama project on Roosevelt Island, New York. The trial court dismissed our complaint, but the Second Department, relying on our legal arguments, reversed the lower court and permitted the claim for specific performance to move forward. (R.I. Island House LLC v. North Town Phase II Houses, Inc. (2nd Dep't, May 2008)).
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