Curriculum Vitae of:            Sheldon Schorer, Adv.

Self-Employed Attorney                                         Israel                                                     1983-Present

The firm specializes in real estate and commercial matters, including representation of corporate clients, preparation of agreements, litigation in Israeli courts, representation in family matters including matrimonial actions, Wills and Estates, legal opinions and matters involving US and Israel.

Offer & Freitag, Advocates                                      Tel-Aviv, Israel                                        1980-1983

The firm is a commercial firm with a special emphasis on real estate development, particularly in connection with hotels. I worked on several hotel projects and litigated in the Israeli courts.

 

Self-Employed Attorney                                       New York, NY                                             1976-1980

The major portion of my work during this period was as a solo practitioner specializing in labor relations matters on behalf of a labor organization representing administrative personnel in the public schools of Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York, real estate and matrimonial matters.

 

Frankle & Greenwald, Attorneys                          New York, NY                                             1973-1976

The firm specialized in labor relations in both public and private employment. During this period, I prepared and appeared in labor related litigation, both on the trial and appellate levels, including appeals from administrative decisions. In addition, I was involved in real estate and estate matters.

 

EDUCATION

New York University School of Law                           New York, NY                              LL.M (in Taxation)  (1979)

New York University School of Law                           New York, NY                              Juris Doctor (1972)           

Editor, New York University Journal of International Law & Politics

Note, "Tariff Surcharges and Article II of the G.A.T.T.",  5 NYU J. Int'l L. & P. 341 (1972)

Yeshiva University                                             New York, NY           Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Hebrew Literature

MISCELLANEOUS

-                      Admitted to practice law in the State of New York (1973) and in Israel (1981)

-                      Director and instructor in program to prepare Israeli lawyers to take the New York Bar Examination.

-                      Instructor for 9 years in American and English Law at College of Administration, Rishon Le-Zion, Israel

-                     Former Assistant-Professor of Business Law at Touro College, New York, lecturing on

         corporate and contract law

-                      Instructor in English at Farleigh Dickinson University program in Tel-Aviv

-                    Former International Legal Counsel of Democratic Party Committee Abroad

-       Current Legal Counsel of Democrats Abroad (Israel)

-                      Former Chairman of Democrats Abroad (Israel); twice delegate to Democratic National Convention

-                      Maintained blog as member of US Elections Panel of JPost.com (2008)

-                      Former Assistant-Director of Central Region of Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel

-                      Frequent appearances on television and radio in Israel representing the Democrats Abroad (Israel)

-                      Analyst and interviewer for the Jerusalem Project for Democracy in the Middle East, http://www.jpdme.org/

-                      Fluent in Hebrew and English; proficient in French (high school French medal)