Michael Schlanger, Partner
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Michael Schlanger's practice encompasses all aspects of commercial practice and related litigation.
He handles disputes and agreements between partners, shareholders, and buyers and sellers of small businesses. He represents the board of directors of several residential cooperative apartment buildings and is regularly involved in the purchase and sale of condominiums, cooperatives, private homes and commercial properties, and disputes related to these matters.
In addition, Michael handles trusts and estates, as well as employment contract and severance matters on behalf of executives and other professionals. He litigates these matters and other commercial disputes in all trial and appellate courts in the New York metropolitan area and has both arbitrated matters and served as an arbitrator.
Michael was admitted to the NY State Bar in 1963. He received his BA degree from the University of Michigan and his JD from Northwestern University School of Law.
Michael is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the American Bar Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Workers' Rights Law Center of New York , a nonprofit organization dedicated to further workers rights.
Daniel Schlanger, Partner
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Daniel Schlanger joined Schlanger & Schlanger, LLP in 2007 after working as a staff attorney at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. While at Legal Aid, he worked in Legal Aid's Consumer Law unit and also initiated the Northeast Ohio Wage Project, a Legal Aid program which assists low-income people owed wages.
Dan received his law degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 2004. Following graduation, Dan clerked for the Hon. R. Lanier Anderson, III on the United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. He received his undergraduate degree from Carleton College, magna cum laude, in 1994. Prior to attending law school, he spent seven years working in sustainable agriculture, including five years as the owner and manager of a certified organic vegetable farm located outside of Sacramento.
Dan is admitted to practice in both New York and Ohio. His practice focuses on consumer protection and debt-related issues. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Employment Law Association, and the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations.
Jeanne Christensen, Associate
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Jeanne Christensen joined Schlanger & Schlanger as an associate in 2008. She is particularly experienced in employment law.
She attended Smith College, the University of Vermont (B.A., cum laude, 1989), and the University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1992), where she was a member of the Law Review and author of numerous articles including:
• “Influencing Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment Claims,” 15 Women’s Rights Law Reporter, Rutgers University School of Law 143
• Comment, “Expert Testimony on the Battered Woman Syndrome in Maryland,” 50 Maryland Law Review 920
• and “Mandel v. O’Hara: Executive Immunity for Non-Constitutional Torts,” 50 Maryland Law Review 1303
Jeanne is admitted to practice in New York and Maryland as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association. Her practice encompasses all areas of commercial litigation, employment and consumer law.