Himmelstein, Mcconnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph

I highly recommend Jesse Gribben. Jesse guided me through a negotiation with a very difficult landlord and management company. My goal was to break the lease and recover my security deposit after the apartment became uninhabitable due to the impact of a neighboring construction site that caused a skylight in my bedroom to break and shatter. My own attempts to negotiate with the landlord were unsuccessful, and Jesse skillfully negotiated a satisfactory deal on my behalf. He explained all relevant legal aspects to me with great patience and helped me through a psychologically trying process. I am very grateful to Jesse and highly recommend him!

This is the simplest review I have ever left. Liz Donoghue and team are no doubt the best at what they do. From start to finish, Liz was amazing, thoughtful, responsive, clear, communicative, and strategic. There is no better firm to use for this type of tenant/real estate matters. I am now a client for life, and will recommend her to anyone who will listen. Michael Asch

I would never recommend HIMMELSTEIN to anyone for any reason. It was a hellacious experience having to deal with him. Plays nice and makes all sorts of unfounded promises to snare you in his greedy trap. Pressures clients when vulnerable to sign bad retainers-and it only gets worse from that point onward. Suddenly, it’s intimidation, either no communication or rude aggressive nasty behavior.

Mr. Gribben came to our rescue when we were being threatened with eviction because of an emotional support animal. He was decisive, knowledgeable, and very effective. I don’t know what we would have done without his help. Nice personality as well.

Our attorney with whom we've worked for more than 35 years retired and recommended Kevin McConnell. Navigating a "long distance" Closing of NYC Coop was no small task especially since the buyer included a Title Company. Kevin and his support team kept things moving along, always ensuring our interests were protected, while making certain reasonableness was the cornerstone of negotiating some rather convoluted issues as a result of the covid situation. Fees are well within the norm and considering the high quality of counsel more than fair.