Stephen Dobkin

Bar Admission

New York — 1972
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York — 1973
United States District Court, Southern District of New York — 1973
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit — 1974

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D. — May 1971
City College of the City of New York, B.A. — June 1968

Professional Experience

• Partner, Collins, Dobkin & Miller LLP — 1997 to present

• Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School — 1976 to present

• Partner, Collins & Dobkin — 1996-1997

• Assistant Attorney General, New York State Department of Law — 1990-1995

• Senior Attorney, South Brooklyn Legal Services — 1972-1990

• Tenant Representative, New York City Rent Guidelines Board — 1987-1989

• President, Legal Services Staff Association — 1985-1986

Legal Publications

• "Zoning for the General Welfare A Constitutional Weapon for Lower-Income Tenants." N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change, Volume XIII, Number 4, 1984-1985.

• "Confiscating Reality The Illusion of Controls in the Big Apple." Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 54, Winter 1989, No. 4.

• New York Real Property Service, Chapter 74, Rent Regulations (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1997 Ed.)

Notable Published Opinions

• 233 Chelsea Assoc. LLP v. Dobler, NYLJ p.28, Col.1, 5/24/2000 (Civ. Ct. NY Cty).
  Extended rent stabilization coverage to buildings formerly under a Department of Housing and Urban Development leasing program.

• Supreme Co. v. Creed, NYLJ 12/31/97, p. 21, col. 4 (Sup. Ct. N.Y.Co)
  Rejection of a rent stabilized lease in bankruptcy does not result in a loss of rent stabilization rights.

• People v. Lurie, 673 N.Y.S.2d 60 (A.D.lst Dept. 1998)
  Upheld conviction of cooperative developer on twenty-four counts of penal law and Martin Act fraud. (Dobkin was lead prosecutor at trial).

• 210 Realty Co. V. Cornyn, NYU 8/10/98, p. 27, col. 2 (App. Term 1st Dept.)
  Fact that tenant paid for individually metered gas service does not diminish landlord’s nondelegable duty under warranty of habitability

• Primrose Management Co. v. Donahoe, NYU 8/31/98 p. 26, col. 3, (App. Div. 1st Dept.)
  Collusion between owner and a tenant of record is not required to establish an illusory tenancy.