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BrendenDiaz

Associate

Overview

Biography

Brenden assists with the representation of clients in land use and zoning, energy, and real estate matters. He has gained experience through law clerk and summer associate positions at Barclay Damon.

Brenden also gained experience through an internship with a not-for-profit public interest law firm that provides free legal aid to low-income individuals in Western New York. In this role, he assisted tenants with housing concerns.
 

Experience

Representative Experience

  • Obtained a SEQRA negative declaration, rezoning, and site plan approvals for a multifamily housing development, including coordination with neighborhood stakeholders to build consensus.
  • Obtained a site plan approval and temporary conditional permit for a kennel and dog daycare facility.
  • Successfully defended an Article 78 proceeding challenging the zoning board's interpretation appeal regarding the permissibility of a code blue shelter in the downtown district of a town in Fulton County, New York.
  • Successfully prosecuted hundreds of mobile home park evictions for a national real estate investment trust (REIT).
  • Prepared a Condominium Offering Plan for a newly constructed condominium and related amendments.
  • Prepared a Cooperative Policy Statement #7 (CPS-7) for a newly constructed patio home development.
  • Successfully prosecuted an Article 78 proceeding, annulling area variances and site plan approval for the abutting commercial development.
  • Successfully negotiated a favorable outcome for a multifamily housing developer amidst a final administrative penalty order by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Prior Experience

  • Barclay Damon LLP, Law Clerk
  • Barclay Damon LLP, Temporary Law Clerk
  • Barclay Damon LLP, Summer Associate
  • Neighborhood Legal Services, Intern

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