Bernard D’Orazio is a native New Yorker who has lived in New York City for more than 35 years. He served for eight years as an appointed member of Manhattan Community Board No. 1, which participates in City planning processes and other issues facing lower Manhattan. In addition, he was for many years a member of the Board of Managers of his 261-unit condominium building located in the Tribeca neighborhood in Manhattan and also served as its President. Mr. D’Orazio is presently a Public Member of the Business Conduct Committee (formerly known as the Adjudication Committee) of The CME Group, which operates the NYMEX/COMEX Commodities exchanges in New York City. His interests include history, music, sports, film, travel, all things concerning fabulous Upstate New York, and his family.
Mr. D’Orazio is a lecturer on the topic of judgment enforcement for the New York City Bar Association. He also writes on New York City history for The Tribeca Tribune, a community newspaper.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Commercial Litigation
- Creditors’ Rights
- Debtor/Creditor
- New York
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 3rd Circuit
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- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English
- Principal Attorney
- Bernard D'Orazio & Associates, P.C.
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- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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- Law Clerk
- New York Court of Appeals
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- St. John's University School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Law Review: St. John's Law Review
- Activities: Senior Member Dean's List all years
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- New York University
- B.A.
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Recognized as one of New York's "Legal Leaders"
- The American Lawyer/ALM
- Top Ranked in Judicial Enforcement
- The New York Law Journal Reader Rankings
- AV “Preeminent” Rated in Litigation and Collections
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Recognized New York Debt Collection Law Expert
- GlobalLawExperts
- New York State Bar # 2050995
- Member
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- New York County Lawyers' Association
- Member
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- Commercial Law League of America
- Member
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
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- New York City Bar Association
- Member
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- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
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- "Survey of N.Y. Practice" , 59 St. John's L. Rev. 436 , 1985
- Judgment Enforcement 101, New York City Bar - Judgment Enforcement CLE Program
- 2013
