Michael L. Chartan
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 692 1016
Fax: +1 212 253 4271
Email: mchartan@duanemorris.com

Michael L. Chartan practices in the area of construction law. With more than two decades' experience in all phases of the construction industry, Mr. Chartan's practice focuses on complex construction, commercial and real estate matters, counseling clients on how to avoid disputes and guiding clients in resolving disputes. He has tried cases before juries and before courts sitting without a jury. He regularly mediates and arbitrates disputes for clients and represents well-known companies, including public companies.

A member of the New York State Bar Association and the Bar Association of Nassau County, Mr. Chartan is a 1981 graduate of Duke University School of Law, where he was editor of Law and Contemporary Problems, and a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate

Professional Activities

• New York State Bar Association
  - Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
  - Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section
• Bar Association of Nassau County (New York)
  - Construction Law Committee

Admissions

• New York
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

• Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1981
  - Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems
• State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1978
  - Phi Beta Kappa

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2008-present
• Thelen LLP
  - Partner, 2006-2008
• Ross & Cohen LLP
  - Partner, 1993-2006
  - Associate, 1987-1992
• Jaspan, Schlesinger, Hoffman LLP
  - Associate, 1985-1987
• Nassau County Attorney's Office (New York)
  - Deputy County Attorney, 1982-1985

Civic and Charitable Activities

• Holocaust Tolerance and Education Center of Nassau County
  - Member, Board of Directors
  - Chair, Governance Committee

Honors and Awards

• Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2010-2012
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Avoiding Sanctions over Duty to Preserve Evidence," New York Law Journal, April 8, 2010