Education
JD, St. John’s University School of Law
BA, Lehigh University
About
David Skaller joined Belkin · Burden · Goldman, LLP in 1989 and is co-head of the firm’s Litigation Department.
Mr. Skaller’s areas of practice include non-primary residence, succession, nuisance, holdovers, commercial litigation, buyouts, demolition.
Notably, Mr. Skaller successfully represented the owner in the non-primary residence proceeding of Emil v. Carey which was one of the first proceedings to allow video recordings into evidence.
Mr. Skaller has lectured at Fordham Law School as well as taken part in mock trials and seminars for Housing Court judges and court attorneys.
In the era of COVID Mr. Skaller has expanded his practice to address the changing laws and issues in the realm of Landlord-Tenant matters both residential and commercial.
Associations
Member, New York County Bar Association
Former Co-Chair, Housing Court’s 40th Anniversary
Former Member, Special Commission on the Future of the New York City Housing Court
Honors & Awards
Business Today Top 10 Real Estate Litigators in New York (2024)
Chambers and Partners®, Real Estate Litigation (2021 – 2023)
Publications
- Owner Defeats Rent-Controlled Tenant’s “Excusable Absence” Defense Premised on COVID-19 Pandemic, The BBG Update, Summer 2024
Media
- Quoted in My Monster Tenant (New York Magazine), November 2024
Related Posts
- Belkin Burden Goldman, LLP (BBG) Secures Unanimous Appellate Term Decision Rejecting Alleged Succession Claim Without a Trial
- Winter 2024-25 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- David Skaller Praised as “a Bit of an Animal”
- BBG Secures Victorious Decisions at the Appellate Term, First Department
- Spring 2024 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- Groundbreaking Win Relating to COVID-19 Defenses in a Non-Primary Residence Case
- Winter 2023-2024 Quarterly Real Estate Newsletter
- David Skaller Recognized Among Top 10 Real Estate Litigators in New York by Business Today
- Unanimous Appellate Division Rejects Tenant’s Defense of De Facto Stabilization with Facts Dating Back Over 100 Years
- BBG Solidifies Significant Win Involving Dismissal of 1993 Tenant Claim
- BBG Ranked by Chambers and Partners in 2023 Rankings
- David Skaller Quoted in Law360 on NY Court Directives Extend Eviction Default Buffer
