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Jed S. Marcus is the principal attorney of Marcus Attorneys and chief executive officer of Insite. Prior to forming Marcus Attorneys and Insite in 1984, he served in New York City’s economic development agencies in several executive positions. Beginning public service as Counsel to the Mayor’s Office of Development, he last was the Executive Vice President of the New York City Public Development Corporation (renamed the Economic Development Corporation). At the Public Development Corporation, Mr. Marcus directed planning, construction, industrial and neighborhood commercial development.
Insite has developed residential and mixed use projects in the New York area and provides project management services for the real estate projects of institutional and commercial clients.
In addition to his work at Marcus Attorneys and Insite, Mr. Marcus is president of the board of The Skyscraper Museum, the co-ordinator of Green Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, a director of the Fort Greene Association and of the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, a former clerk of the real estate committee of the Brooklyn Friends School, a past director of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and past president of the board of Dance Theater Workshop.
Mr. Marcus is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Columbia University School of Law. He, his wife and their daughters are long-time residents of Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Jed S. Marcus can be emailed here.
Andrew Weltchek is a counsel to Marcus Attorneys. He represents clients in real estate, construction and general commercial transactions and litigation. He is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey, as well as Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia. Prior to joining Marcus Attorneys in 1998, he practiced with a Manhattan-based law firm where he litigated real estate, employment, personal injury and civil rights cases. For a period of six years Mr. Weltchek served as Assistant New York State Attorney General, focusing on litigation enforcing the law regarding condominium and cooperative offerings.
Mr. Weltchek is a graduate of Yale University and Emory Law School. He resides in South Orange, New Jersey with his wife and two children.
Andrew Morris Weltchek can be emailed here.
Philip J. Lavender leads Marcus Attorneys’ representation of banks. He also represents clients involved in real estate transactions and development. Prior to joining Marcus Attorneys, Mr. Lavender spent six years at a Long Island firm where he focused on similar matters.
Mr. Lavender has represented various lenders including Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Citibank, Capital One Bank, First Republic Bank, Emigrant Mortgage Company, Inc., Dime Savings Bank, Countrywide and Goldpoint Mortgage Bankers Incorporated.
Mr. Lavender is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association and Massapequa Kiwanis.
Mr. Lavender is a graduate of St John’s University and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He, his wife Laura and their son Ben live in Massapequa, New York.
Philip Lavender can be emailed here.
Guillermo (Bill) Santiago joined Marcus Attorneys after practicing commercial, contract and securities law in Washington, D.C. and Manhattan. At Marcus Attorneys, Bill focuses primarily on offering plans and other real estate security offerings. His interests also include intellectual property matters, particularly copyright and trademark law.
Bill is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Magna Cum Laude, and The George Washington University Law School.
Bill can be emailed here.