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Barbara Markessinis
Barbara Markessinis, Esq.
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Biography
I started out studying biochemistry but after a year on the morgue collecting tissue samples and doing autopsies I decided to go in a different direction which, was computer programmer/analyst. Then I finally bit the bullet and went to law school. After working in firms and for the NYS Attorney General, I opened up my own practice in 2006 in the Berkshires. This has been the biggest and most rewarding challenge of my life. Most notably, I once appeared in front of Judge Judy Scheindlin in Manhattan Family Court. What a long strange trip it's been...
Education
- Albany Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Justinian Honors Society Cameron-Danaher Prize
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- Wheaton College
- B.A. | bio/chem
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- Honors: Wheaton Alumnae Scholar, National Honor's Society
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Professional Experience
- Solo Practitioner
- Barbara Markessinis, Esq.
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- General practice including business transactions, collections, children and family Law, estate planning, general litigation, probate and real estate.
- Senior Attorney
- New York State Attorney General's Office
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- Office of the Attorney General - Certify real property titles and prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects. Prepare Attorney General Reports and Opinions on matters concerning public lands. Division for Youth - Prepare pleadings and motion papers for general civil litigation. Prepare same for and appear in family court extension of placement hearings. Prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects.
Awards
- Justinian Honors Society
- Albany Law School
- Award for high academic honors
- Cameron-Danaher Prize
- Albany Law School
- Award for highest GPA in NY Civil Procedure
- Wheaton Alumnae Scholar
- Wheaton College
- Award for high academic honors
Professional Associations
- Berkshire County Bar Association
- Member
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- MA Bar
- Member
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- New York State Bar # 2418655
- Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts
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- New York
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Practice Areas
- Collections
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
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