For Immediate Release

Contact: Debra Scala-Giokas, Director of Marketing
dscala@certilmanbalin.com
(5160 296-7087

Jason Kurland Named One of Long Island's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars

December 7, East Meadow - Jason M. Kurland (Melville), a Partner in the Real Estate Practice Group at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, has been named by Long Island Business News as one of Long Island's top "40 Under 40" rising stars. He will receive his award at a dinner ceremony held on January 27th at the Crest Hollow Country Club from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m. This award recognizes individuals under the age of 40 who have a proven track record of career success, are involved in mentoring and promoting their profession and find time to give back to their communities.

Mr. Kurland represents a number of clients in the sales, acquisitions, joint ventures, redevelopment and workouts of all types of commercial real estate including office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, industrial facilities and shopping centers. In addition, he represents landlords and tenants in the leasing and subleasing of office, industrial, catering and retail space.

He is on the Board of Directors of the Interfaith Nutrition Network, which addresses the issues of hunger and homelessness on Long Island. He also provides pro bono legal counsel to the INN.

For the past five years, Mr. Kurland has donated his time at the Walnut Elementary School in Uniondale, as part of the LIKE (Lawyers Involved in Kids' Education) program, which is affiliated with the Long Island Mentoring Partnership. He mentors "at risk" 4th and 5th graders. Mr. Kurland is also a volunteer for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island.

Mr. Kurland earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business/Government from Skidmore College in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from The Hofstra University School of Law in 2000. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.

For futher information, contact Debra Scala-Giokas, Director of Marketing, at Certilman Balin at (516) 296-7087.

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP has grown into Long Island's second largest full-service law firm with more than 80 attorneys. With offices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, its 14 practice areas include: real estate, real property tax certiorari and condemnation, cooperative and condominium, land use and environmental law, corporate/securities, litigation, commercial lending, labor relations/employment law, bankruptcy and debtor/creditor rights, trusts and estates, elder law, telecommunications, and criminal law.

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