Lawrence Otis Graham

Corporate, Real Estate/Transactional, Land Use & Zoning

Larry is Special Counsel at the firm and practices in the area of corporate and real estate law, as well as land use and governmental affairs. Larry has represented companies and private equity firms in connection with acquisitions and divestitures, and has advised clients on corporate governance issues. He has represented banks in real estate financings and has also served real estate clients on residential and commercial projects. His most recent land use work includes winning approval for the municipal annexation of a residential property, thereby changing the town boundaries of two New York State municipalities.

A lecturer on governmental affairs and employment issues, Larry is chairman of the Westchester County Police Board, and has been an adjunct professor at Fordham University and Dutchess Community College. He began his legal career at a major New York law firm, served as a White House Intern, and has counseled government officials throughout Westchester, New York City and New York State. An author of many business articles, Larry is a New York Times bestselling author of 14 books, and was a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. He offers weekly commentary on Cablevision News 12 TV, which keeps him in contact with the top government officials in the region. Larry has served as legal commentator for WNBC and has appeared on “The Today Show”, and PBS’ “Charlie Rose”. His corporate research has appeared in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

Larry was awarded, by Chief Justice Judith Kaye, the Distinguished Service Award by the Tribune Society of the Unified Courts in the State of New York. Larry was honored, along with New York State Appellate Judge Sondra Miller, by the American Jewish Committee's Judge Learned Hand Award, which is given each year to a distinguished judge or attorney by the 106-year-old organization.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

Dillard University, Honorary Degree, LL.D.;
Tribune Society, Unified Courts in the State of NY, Distinguished Service Award;
American Jewish Committee, Judge Learned Hand Award

ADMISSIONS/COURTS

State of New York

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

New York State Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Fordham University, Adjunct Professor
Dutchess Community College, Adjunct Professor
Contributing Editor, U.S. News & World Report; Westchester Magazine and Reader's Digest
Columnist, Journal News - Gannett Newspapers
Guest Lecturer on corporate and legal issues at many institutions including: AT&T Annual Legal Conference, American Library Association, Harvard Business School, Duke University, American Jewish Committee, NAACP, Society for Human Resource Management, Japan Advertising Agencies Association, Yale University, New York State Bar Association.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Westchester County Police Board, Chairman; 2000-present
SUNY Purchase College Foundation, Board Member; 2008-present
White Plains Public Library, Former Trustee
Red Cross of Westchester, Former Board Member
Westchester Holocaust Commission, Former Board Member
White House Intern
Good Counsel Academy, Board Member; 2010-present
Westchester County Association, Board Member; 2011-present
Business Council of Westchester, Coalition for Business Development
Horace Mann School, Board Member; 2008-present

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School, J.D.; 1988
Princeton University, B.A.; 1983

EXTRACURRICULAR

Larry is a lifelong Westchester resident and enjoys renovating 19th century houses, and playing tennis, golf and oboe. He is married to Pamela Thomas-Graham, a novelist and investment banker. They live in Chappaqua and Manhattan with their three children.

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