James Bart Fishman

James Bart Fishman represents clients in New York across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.

• Consumer

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• General

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• Landlord/Tenant

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• AV Preeminent

• of the New York Bar Foundation, 2010 - Honoree, Tenants Rights Movement, National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter, April 2009 - Recipient, Wasserstein Public Interest Fellowship, Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, Harvard Law School,

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• 2007 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 5080

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• 238 N.Y.L.J. 11, 2007 WL 2140947 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.). - Won first impression decision holding that tenants are not required to supply their Social Security numbers to their landlords and that threat to evict a tenant for failing to do so can be enjoined a

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• Hardy v. Baron Auto Mall Inc., 727 N.Y.S.2d 316 (App. Div. 2nd Dept. 2001)

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• Matter of S.S. International News v. NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs, N.Y.L.J., 11/24/97, p. 28, col. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Akivis v. Drucker, 230 A.D.2d 812, 646 N.Y.S.2d 831 (2nd Dept., 1996)

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• Mazza and Porr v. Hendrick Hudson Central School District, 942 F. Supp. 187 (SDNY 1996)

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• Casella v. Equifax Credit Information Services, 56 F. 3rd 469 (2nd Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S. Ct. 1452 (1996)

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• Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Falinski, et al, 215 A.D. 2d 438, 626 N.Y.S. 2d 255 (2nd Dept., 1995), lv. to app. denied, 86 N.Y. 2d 834, 634 N.Y.S. 2d 437 (1995)

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• NYSHESC v. Melendez, 120 A.D.2d 801, 501 N.Y.S.2d 538 (3rd Dept., 1986). Significant landlord-tenant decisions: 86 West Corp. v. Singh, ("Singh II") 2010 NY Slip Op 52265(U), 30 Misc 3d 4 127(A), N.Y.L.J., Jan. 3, 2011 at 26, col. 4 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• 407 East 81 Realty LLC v. Creighton, N.Y.L.J., Oct. 13, 2010 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Pik Record Co. v. Becker, N.Y.L.J., July 14, 2010, at 26. col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Wilton Estates v. Quinn, N.y.l.j. July 7, 2010, at 26, col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.) ("Quinn II")

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• NYC 107 LLC v. Clark, N.Y.L.J., Apr. 30, 2010 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.), aff?d, 2011 NY Slip Op 50518(U) 31 Misc 3d 129(A), N.Y.L.J. 4/11/11 p. 18, col. 3 (App Term, 1st Dept.)

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• Almagir v. Poveda, NYLJ 1/29/10, p. 25, col. 2 (Civ. Ct. Kings Co.)

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• ST Owner v. Doe, N.Y.L.J. 1/7/10, p. 27, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Liant Record LLC v. Karabell, N.Y.L.J. 12/31/09, p. 26, col.1, (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• 204 West 55th Street LLC, v. Barria, N.Y.L.J. 12/16/09, p. 25 col. 1 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Miller v. Gaess, N.Y.L.J., 10/23/09 p. 25, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Wilton Estates v. Quinn, N.Y.L.J. (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co., 2008) aff?d., 2009 NY Slip Op 52351(U), N.Y.L.J. 11/25/09, p. 34, col. 1 (App. Term, 1st Dept.)

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• 86 West Corp. v. Singh, ("Singh I") N.Y.L.J. 12/5/07 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Atlantic Westerly v. Cohn and Shapiro, N.Y.L.J. 10/5/05 p. 18 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• 225 5th LLC v. Fiori Fiori, Inc., NYLJ 2/16/05, p. 22, col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Uptown Realty v. Buffaloe, 5 Misc. 3d 430, 784 N.Y.S.2d 309 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co 2004), modified 2/17/05 (App. Term 1st Dept.) ("Buffaloe I")

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• Uptown Realty v. Buffaloe, N.Y.L.J. 6/29/05, p. 17 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.) ("Buffaloe II")

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• 225-251 West 109 LLC v. Khardori, N.Y.L.J. 6/9/04, p. 22, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Park City, LLC v. Sullivan, N.Y.L.J. 4/14/04 (Civ. Ct. Qns. Co.)

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• Bldg. Mgmt. v, Schwartz, 3 Misc. 3d 351, 773 N.Y.S.2d 242, N.Y.L.J. 3/3/04, p. 18, col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Green Properties v. Armstrong, N.Y.L.J. 12/3/03, p. 22, col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• Edelstein & Sons, LLC v. Levin, N.Y. L J. 10/15/03, p. 18, col. 1(Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.), aff?d 7/26/05 (App. Term 1st Dept.)

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• Henriques v. Boitano, N.Y.L.J. 10/27/99, p. 27, col. 3 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.) aff'd N.Y.L.J. 8/29/00, p. 22, col. 2 (App. Term 1st Dept.) ("Henriques I")

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• Henriques v. Boitano, N.Y.L.J. 7/17/02, p. 18, col. 6 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.) ("Henriques II")

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• Henriques v. Boitano, N.Y.L.J. 11/5/03, p. 19, col 2 (Civ. Ct. N.Y.Co.) ("Henriques III")

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• Paganuzzi v. Primrose Management Co, 181 Misc. 2d 34, 691 N.Y.S. 2d 294 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1999) aff'd, 268 A.D. 2d 213, 701 N.Y.S. 2d 350 (1st Dept., 2000)

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• W. 16th Realty v. Ali, 176 Misc.2d 978, 676 N.Y.S.2d 401 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co. 1998)

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• Honig v. Nixon, N.Y.L.J. 11/20/97, p. 29, col. 3) (Civ. Ct. N.Y .Co.)

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• Classic Properties v. Martinez, 168 Misc. 2d 514, 646 N.Y.S.2d 755 (App. Term 5 1st Dept., 1996), lv. to app. denied. ("Martinez I")

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• Classic Properties v. Martinez, N.Y.L.J. 5/13/95, p. 26, col. 4, 23 HCR 307C (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.), app. dismissed, N.Y.L.J., 6/17/96, p. 29, col. 5, 23 HCR 307C (App. Term 1st Dept.) ("Martinez II")

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• Classic Properties v. Martinez, 173 Misc. 2d.556, 662 N.Y.S. 2d 980, (App. Term 1st Dept., 1997) lv. to app. denied ("Martinez III")

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• Black v. Davis, N.Y.L.J. 4/26 /95 p. 32, col. 2, 23 HCR 227A (Sup. Ct. Kings Co.)

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• El-Kam Realty v. Scheck, N.Y.L.J., 2/16/94, p. 22, col. 6, 22 HCR 103A (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

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• S.C.B.72nd St. Partners v. Otis, N.Y.L.J. 4/7/93. p. 24, col. 3, 21 HCR 144A (App.Term, 1st Dept.)

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• W. 81st Assoc. v. Medrano, 19 HCR 766 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. Co., 1992)

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• 85thEstates v. Kalsched, N.Y.L.J. 5/18/92, p. 27, col. 4, 20 HCR 289A (App. Term 1st Dept.)

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• Vigilance v. Bascombe, N.Y.L.J., July 27, 1988, p. 21, col. 5 (Civil Court, Kings County), aff'd, N.Y.L.J., 5/25/89, p. 30, col. 1, (App. Term, 2nd and 11th Jud Dists.)

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• Matter of Gadsby v. Manley, etc., 69 N.Y.2d 912, 516 N.Y.S.2d 198 (1987). PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS - Appeared in "Tenant Screening Reports: Unfair barriers to Housing in NYC", Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project. http://www.youtube.co

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• - Presenter, Alternative Credit Bureaus, Tenant Screening Bureaus, National Consumer Law Center, 19th Annual Conference, November 2010, Boston, MA

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• - Appeared in "Tenant Blacklisting in New York", The People's Law School, New York State Bar Association, May, 2010, http://204.8.127.102/PeoplesLaw/prog-ap2.htm

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• - Panelist, Tenant Blacklisting, New York State Bar Association, May 2010

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• - Presenter, Consumer Law, Louisiana State Bar Association, November, 2009

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• - Presenter, "Using the FCRA to Protect Tenants," National Association of Consumer Advocates, Conference Organizer, 8th Semi-Annual Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act, May 2009, Chicago

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• - Panelist, "Use of Data, Information & Credit Reports in Housing Court," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, City Bar Center for CLE, January 2009, New York City

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• - Panelist, "Consumer Credit Issues Affecting Domestic Violence Victims," National Consumer Law Center Teleconference, March 2008

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• - Lecturer, "Collateral Affects of Civil and Housing Court Litigation," New York State Judicial Institute, Summer Legal Training, July 2006, White Plains and Uniondale, New York

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• - Presenter, "Furnisher Liability," and "Identity Theft Litigation," National Association of Consumer Advocates, Conference Organizer, 6th Annual Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act, May 2006, Las Vegas

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• - Trainer, "Tenant Blacklist and Credit Reports: How Housing Court cases haunt tenants years after they are over, and what can be done to clean up a tenant's record," Citywide Task Force on Housing Court, May 2006, New York City

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• - Lecturer, "Housing in Cyberspace-Landlord/Tenant Litigation & Electronic Technology," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, City Bar Center for CLE, April 2006, New York City

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• - Presenter, "Privacy Concerns and Specialty Databases," National Association of Consumer Advocates, Conference Organizer, 5th Annual Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act: Litigating Accuracy Issues with Furnishers of Credit Data, June 2005, New Orlean

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• - Presenter, "Legal Perspectives in Identity Theft and Privacy Interests" Symposium 2005, Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology, March 2005, State University of New York Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y

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• - Moderator, "Common Fact Patterns for Litigation with Credit Reporting Agencies" and Presenter, "Depositions: 30(b)(6) Witnesses and the CDV Operators" National Association of Consumer Advocates 4th Annual Conference on Fair Credit Reporting Act: Litigat

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• - Trainer, "Consumer and Privacy Issues in Housing Law" Legal Services for New York City Training Program, May, 2004

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• - Panel Member, "Addressing the Identity Theft Problem" New York Federal Reserve Bank, February 2004

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• - Presenter, "Identity Theft Litigation" National Association of Consumer Advocates and National Consumer Law Center Joint Conference, October 2003, Oakland, CA

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• - Presenter, "Credit Scoring and Credit Reporting Issues" Legal Services of New Jersey Training Program May 2003

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• - Presenter, "Hot Topics in Consumer Law," Debt Collection Practices and Fair Credit Reporting Act, Legal Services for New York City Training Program, April, 2003, New York, N.Y

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• - Presenter, "ABC's of Credit Reporting Litigation" National Association of Consumer Advocates and National Consumer Law Center Joint Conference, October 2002, Atlanta, GA. - Panelist, "Consumer Law," Board of Judges of the Civil Court of the City of New

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• "Monday Night Law," Training Program, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1992-1993. - Trained volunteer attorneys in Consumer law, "Monday Night Law" Training," Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1992

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• 2007-2010. - Trained attorneys in Consumer Law, The Legal Aid Society, Civil Division, 1996. Quoted in: "Suing to Stay Off List of Tenants Being Sued," New York Times, November 3, 2011

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• "Identity Thieves Infiltrated Tax Office in Bronx, a Suit Says," New York Times, April 8, 2010

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• "Tackling the Tenant Blacklist With New Legislation," New York Times, April 7, 2010

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• "Clash of the Utopias," New York Magazine, February 9, 2009

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• "Tenants Roiled by Challenges on Residency," New York Times, May 27, 2008

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• "No "D.I.Y.? Rent Laws, Court of Appeals Rules," New York Times, February 17, 2008

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• "Lease on Life - Judge Rips Landlord 'Blacklist'," New York Post, July 13, 2007

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• "A New Chapter in the Face-Off Between Tenants and Landlords," New York Times, April 2, 2006

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• "What Every Tenant Ought to Know," New York Times October 22, 2006

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• "Blacklisting Tenants," Gotham Gazette, February 2006

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• "Orbach's Waldorf Lawsuit Given Green Light," New York Daily News, August 1, 2005

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• "Actor's Right-to-Privacy Suit Proceeds After Death," New York Law Journal, July 27, 2005

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• "States Pass Consumer Notification Laws," Lawyers Weekly USA, June 20, 2005

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• ""Fear Factor? Promotes Identity Theft Suits," National Law Journal, May 9, 2005

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• "Your Home

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• Tenant Privacy and Landlords," New York Times, April 24, 2005

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• "Blacklisting of Patients, Tenants Draws Ire: Is Use of Web Court Data an Unfair Black mark or a Good Way to Reduce Risk?," National Law Journal, April 19, 2004

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• "A Blacklist For Renters," New York Times, April 8, 2004

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• "Consumer Can Get Damages For Failure To Verify Debt," Lawyers Weekly, March 1, 2004

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• "Blacklisted," City Limits Magazine, March, 2004

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• "Suit Disputes the Accuracy of Tenant Screening Reports," New York Times, February 27, 2004

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• "When the Credit Check is Only the Start," New York Times, October 12, 2003

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• "Credit Laws Ignite A New Battle," Hartford Courant, May 12, 2003

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• "Lawsuits Over Credit Report Errors Booming," Lawyers Weekly, September 9, 2002

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• "Coping

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• Name Scam: Whose Identity Is It, Anyway?," New York Times, July 30, 2000

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• "A Sleuth for Landlords With Eviction in Mind," New York Times, March 26, 2000

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• "Your Landlord's Dick - Building Owners Hire Spies to Win Evictions", Village Voice, August 3, 1999

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• "'Card-jackers Gear up for Seasonal Swindling," New York Post, December 13, 1998

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• "Ten Things Your Home Remodeler Won't Tell You," Smart Money (June 1996)

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• "FTC: Beware "Credit Repair?", Newsday (April 1996)

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• "You've Got to Fix This Lemon!," New York Magazine, January 31, 1994

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• "Credit Bureaus Under Siege," Newsday (January 26, 1992)

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• "What You Don't Know About Credit Bureaus Can Hurt You" (syndicated series, December 1991)

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• Get Out of Debt Now by Fred Graver (Little, Brown, 1982)

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• A Woman's Guide to Credit by Elizabeth J. Block (Grosset & Dunlap, 1982). Acknowledged in "Return to Sender-Getting a Refund or Replacement for Your Lemon Car" by Nancy Barron (National Consumer Law Center, 2000)

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• 10 "Credit Scores & Credit Reports-How the System Really Works, What You Can Do" by Evan Hendricks (Privacy Times, 2004). Appointed as "Lemon Law" Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1987. Arbitrator, Small Claims Court, Civil Court of the City

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• 1982, 1983, 1999. Appeared on CNN Morning News (Identity Theft segment), CNBC, CBS News, CBS Early Show (Theft of Identity segment), CBN News (Theft of Identity segment), Inside Edition (Theft of Identity segment), BankRate.com (Theft of Identity issues),

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• Consumer Affairs Committee

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• What areas of law does James Bart Fishman practice?

  James Bart Fishman focuses on Consumer, Creditor Rights, General, and Landlord/Tenant.

• Where is James Bart Fishman located?

  James Bart Fishman primarily serves clients in New York, with an office at 950 Third Avenue, Suite 2600.

• How experienced is James Bart Fishman?

  James Bart Fishman has 46 years of legal practice, having been licensed since 1980.

• Is James Bart Fishman a verified attorney?

  James Bart Fishman's profile is listed but has not yet been claimed by the attorney. Verification status is pending.

• How can I schedule a consultation with James Bart Fishman?

  You can book a consultation through LawyersListed directly from this page. Initial outreach can also be made by phone at 332-209-4216.