I started out studying biochemistry but after a year on the morgue collecting tissue samples and doing autopsies I decided to go in a different direction which, was computer programmer/analyst. Then I finally bit the bullet and went to law school. After working in firms and for the NYS Attorney General, I opened up my own practice in 2006 in the Berkshires. This has been the biggest and most rewarding challenge of my life. Most notably, I once appeared in front of Judge Judy Scheindlin in Manhattan Family Court. What a long strange trip it's been...
Since 1997
Since 1991
2006 - Current
Barbara Markessinis, Esq.
General practice including business transactions, collections, children and family Law, estate planning, general litigation, probate and real estate.
1993 - 1998
New York State Attorney General's Office
Office of the Attorney General - Certify real property titles and prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects. Prepare Attorney General Reports and Opinions on matters concerning public lands. Division for Youth - Prepare pleadings and motion papers for general civil litigation. Prepare same for and appear in family court extension of placement hearings. Prepare closing papers for acquisitions and appropriations including municipal bond projects.
1988 - 1990
J.D. | Law
Honors: Justinian Honors Society Cameron-Danaher Prize
1978 - 1981
B.A. | bio/chem
Honors: Wheaton Alumnae Scholar, National Honor's Society
Albany Law School
Albany Law School
Wheaton College
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
