Christopher J. Prior, Attorney

He serves as Village Attorney for the Village of Baxter Estates and for the Village of Plandome Heights, advises several other municipal zoning and planning boards, and serves as counsel to the Great Neck Park District, the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts, and the Belgrave Water Pollution Control District.   Mr. Prior also represents property owners and developers in connection with applications to governmental entities for land use variances, permits and approvals. 

Mr. Prior also represents corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, and their owners, advising in areas such as business planning, strategy and structure, mergers and acquisitions, resolution of disputes among owners, debt and equity financing, secured lending transactions, and general corporate and commercial contracts. 

Mr. Prior received his law degree from St. John's University School of Law as a Dean's List Scholar in 1986, and his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany, cum laude.   After obtaining his law degree, Mr. Prior was associated with Wood Dawson Smith & Hellman, in New York City, from 1986 to 1988, concentrating in municipal finance law.