#real-estate-law

#real-estate-law

Michael's legal career started at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the oldest law firm in the U.S. He joined their real estate finance group after graduating from Boston College Law School in 2002. The timing was important-he entered the industry just before the real estate boom of the mid-2000s. "Cadwalader was fast-paced and full of very smart people. I had to learn quickly how to manage complex deals," he recalls.

Adverse possession is a legal doctrine that allows for a person in possession of someone else's real estate to acquire a valid legal title to the property. It requires that possession is hostile, continuous, open and notorious, actual, and exclusive, and must last for a certain period defined by law.

Schein's lawsuit claims that his former partner, Shamshovich, engaged in a malicious scheme to drive his firm, Seiden & Schein, into financial ruin.

Real estate agents must not share demographic data on a neighborhood regarding protected classes and should err on the side of data rather than personal opinion.