Donna-Marie Korth is a Partner in our Coop/Condo and Litigation Practice Groups. She handles the regulatory and compliance work for residential and commercial developments, and also litigates all aspects of commercial and real estate law, including banking and commercial foreclosure, and handles lending workouts.
Certified to mediate a wide variety of civil disputes pre or post-litigation, she was appointed to serve on the Commercial Mediation Panel in Nassau County Supreme Court, Superstorm Sandy/Natural Disaster Mediation Panel in Eastern District of the United States District Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of the Nassau County Bar Association, and is a member of the ADR Advisory Council of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Ms. Korth earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from St. John’s University, magna cum laude, and then graduated from its School of Law with honors. She is an Adjunct Professor of Law at her alma mater and was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of the Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law at St. John’s University School of Law.
She served as Dean of the Nassau Academy of Law, and continues to moderate and lecture Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars. She is also a former appointee to the Nassau County Bar Association Judiciary Committee, former Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, and former Chair/Vice-Chair of the Appellate Practice Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Ms. Korth was named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list consecutively from 2017 until 2023, and also to its Women’s Edition for those years. She was named one of the “Notable Women in the Law” by Crain’s New York Business in 2023; one of the “Power Women of Long Island” by Schneps Media; a “Top Lawyer of Long Island” by RichnerLIVE and Herald Community Newspapers in 2022; and selected by Hofstra University School of Law as a 2019 Outstanding Woman in Law. Long Island Pulse Magazine selected her as a Top Ten Legal Eagle in 2013. Long Island Business News included her as one of its “Ones to Watch” in 2019 and 2017; as a Who’s Who in Women In Professional Services in 2016; as one of Long Island’s Top 50 Professional Women in 2000 and 2004; and counted her among the 40 Under 40 Class in 2000, naming her “Class Salutatorian.” She also received the Leadership Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and in 2006, Touro Law Center named her Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney. Ms. Korth served on the Black and White Ball Committee for NYU Langone Health Cancer Center for Kids and was the honoree in 2015. Along with her spouse, Ms. Korth serves on the Advisory Board of Chaminade High School Parents Club and is an active member of the University of Notre Dame Parents Club.
She is admitted to practice in New York State and before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
In addition to the Nassau County Bar Association, she is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is a member of various sections including Cooperative and Condominiums, Commercial and Federal Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She achieved the highest professional rating by Martindale Hubbell.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., 1986
St. John’s University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1983
Bar Admission
New York
Court Admission
U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Associations
Nassau County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Recognitions
Notable Women in the Law, Crain’s New York Business, 2023
Power Women of Long Island, Schneps Media, 2023
Top Lawyer of Long Island, RichnerLIVE and Herald Community
Newspapers, 2022
New York Metro Super Lawyers list, 2017 through 2023
New York Metro Super Lawyers, Women’s Edition, 2017 through 2023
Long Island Business News’ “Ones to Watch in the Law,” 2019
Hofstra University School of Law Outstanding Women in Law, 2019
Top Ten Legal Eagle, Long Island Pulse Magazine, 2013
Ones to Watch, Long Island Business News, 2017
Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services, Long Island Business News, 2016
Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney, Touro Law Center, 2006
Top 50 Professional Women, Long Island Business News, 2000, 2004
Class Salutatorian ,40 Under 40 Class, Long Island Business News, 2000
Long Island’s 40 rising stars under the age of 40, Long Island Business News
Long Island’s Top 50 Professional Women, Long Island Business News, 2000, 2004
Leadership Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Elected a Fellow to the New York State Bar Foundation
Highest Professional Rating by Martindale Hubbell
Appointments
Commercial Mediation Panel in Nassau County Supreme Court
Superstorm Sandy/Natural Disaster Mediation Panel in Eastern District of the United States District Court
Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of the Nassau County Bar Association
ADR Advisory Council of the Nassau County Bar Association
Nassau County Bar Association Judiciary Committee
Teaching
Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John’s University
Former Dean, Nassau Academy of Law
Speaking Engagements
Speaker/Moderator for CLE seminars
Community Involvement
Advisory Board of the Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law at
St. John’s University School of Law.
Black and White Ball Committee, NYU Winthrop Hospital Cancer Center for Kids
Chaminade High School Parents Club, Former Members of Advisory Board
University of Notre Dame Parents Club
Certifications
Certified Mediator