Margaret M. Brady (Partner)
pbrady@bkwlegal.com

Born Brooklyn, New York, August 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, New York.
Education: Pratt Institute (B.F.A., cum laude, 1977); Rutgers School of Law (J.D., 1987). Editor-in-Chief, Women's Rights Law Reporter, 1986-1987. Lecturer, Practicing Law Institute.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association; Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates Law; Family Law; Arts Law; Entertainment Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Litigation; Civil Rights Law.

Mitchell Klein (Partner)
mklein@bkwlegal.com

Born New York, N.Y., January 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Education: Long Island University, C.W. Post College (B.A., 1972); Western New England School of Law (J.D., 1977). Assistant Corporation Counsel, Law Department of the City of New York, 1978-1983. Deputy General Counsel, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, 1983-1986. Assistant General Counsel, M.J. Raynes Incorporated, 1986-1988. General Counsel, Retail Services, Inc., 1988-1990.
Member: New York County Lawyers and New York State Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.

Steven J. Weissman (Partner)
sjweissman@bkwlegal.com

Born New York, N.Y., August 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1995, California.
Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1978); Columbia University (J.D., 1981). Recipient, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Tax Exempt Organizations; Entertainment Law; Commercial Law.

Lawrence H. Kotik (Partner)
lkotik@bkwlegal.com

Born Brooklyn, New York, October 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A.,cum laude, 1981) St. John's University School of Law (J.D.,1984).
Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, Real Property Section).
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Condominium Law.

Lisa Ayn Padilla (Partner)
Private Client (Trusts & Estates)
lpadilla@bkwlegal.com

Born: New York, NY, December 25, 1962; admitted to the following federal and state bars: U.S. Supreme Court, 1996; 1st Circuit, 1996; 2nd Circuit, 1999; U.S. Tax Court, 1993; Massachusetts, 1989; New York, 2000; New Jersey, 2003.
Education: Boston University, B.A., 1983; Suffolk University Law School, (J.D., 1988); Boston University School of Law Program in Taxation, (LL.M., 1993).
Experience: Lisa is a panelist and speaker for a variety of organizations, including the New York Bar Association, American Red Cross for recipients of the 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund; New York County Lawyers' Association; Financial Planners' Association; the 2006 Gary David Kibblewhite Lecture series for The Loft.
She testified before the New Jersey Assembly regarding the Family Equality Act; has been quoted by the New York Times, Worth Magazine, Forbes.com, the New Jersey Lawyer, NPR Marketplace and CBS News Marketwatch. Additionally, she was the Chair of the Domestic Partnership Agreements Panel and a panelist on the Advanced Estate Planning Forum at the Lavender Law Conference (2001 in Dallas and 2002 in Philadelphia). She assisted and represented recipients of the 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund.
Lisa is a regular presenter for investment and insurance advisors on financial and legal matters that effect same-sex couples and estate planning.
Member: New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Law Section, and the American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section.

Ronnie L. Silverberg (Associate)
rsilverberg@bkwlegal.com

Born Denville, New Jersey, October 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, New York.
Education: University of Michigan (B.A. in Economics, with distinction, 1982); Yeshiva University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, James B. Angell Scholar. Executive Editor, Cardozo Law Review, 1988-1989.
Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association.

John E. DelGrosso (Associate)
jdelgrosso@bkwlegal.com

Born Queens, New York, October 18, 1974, admitted to bar, 1999, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, U.S.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Education:  Fordham University (B.S., 1996); St John's University (J.D.,1999)
Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association.
Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Litigation.

Richard Socarides (Of Counsel)
rsocarides@bkwlegal.com

Born New York, New York, November 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and US District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Education: Antioch College (B.A., 1976); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1979).
Experience: Served as White House Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor during the Clinton administration. Partner in the New York law firm of Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent and Lehrer and held senior executive positions at Time Warner and New Line Cinema.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York.
Practice Areas: Litigation, family law and the legal rights of gay men and lesbians.

Stephen L. Rose (Of Counsel)
srose@bkwlegal.com

Born Kansas City, Missouri, June 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Kansas; 1981, California
Education: University of Kansas (B.A., magna cum laude, l978); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., l981).
Experience: 
Member: Kansas Bar Association. California Bar Association
Practice Areas: Private Litigation; Business Affairs: Walt Disney Pictures; Business Affairs: Paramount Pictures; Entertainment Agent/Attorney; Estate Planning; Estate Administration.