Himmelstein McConnell Gribben
& Joseph LLP

35+ Years
of practice
10,000+ Tenants
Represented Throughout
New York
Millions Of Dollars
Of Overcharges
Recovered
Millions Of Dollars
Of Rent Increases
Blocked
$1.1+ Million in Rent
Refunds
Recovered for Lenox Terrace
Tenants
$8+ Million in Rent
Refunds
Recovered in Clermont J51
Class Action Settlement
Professional – Collaborative – Legally Tough

Tenant-Landlord & Real Estate Attorney Serving New York

Protecting Tenants, Co-op Shareholders & Condo Unit Owners Since 1983
Manhattan Tenant Rights & Representation Attorney
Rated by super lawyers Samuel J. Himmelstein

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Protecting Tenants, Co-op Shareholders & Condo Unit Owners Since 1983

When your home or business is threatened, you need smart, experienced attorneys on your side. You need attorneys who truly care and who have extensive experience protecting people like you. At Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP, you will find a law firm with a singular dedication to protecting tenants.

We advocate on behalf of individual tenants, tenant associations, cooperative shareholders, condominium unit owners and commercial tenants in disputes over evictions, rent increases and overcharges, succession, and other issues.

Commercial Real Estate Disputes Require Experienced Counsel

Business owners may find themselves in a dispute with their commercial landlord over matters such as rent increases, breach of lease, eviction or a notice to cure. Handling these matters on your own while trying to run a business is not advisable. Work with knowledgeable and experienced lawyers who understand how critical a commercial real estate dispute is to your livelihood. We can take the burden and stress off you by resolving your case while you run your business.

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Our Firm Handles

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Tenants’ Rights

Co-ops & Condos

Co-ops & Condos

Real Estate

Real Estate

Commercial Tenants

Commercial
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More Than
300 Years Of Combined Experience

Attorneys

Why Work With Us?

Our experienced team has an impressive record of success with victories that include seminal Court of
Appeals decisions. You will get a firm that brings knowledge and passion to every case.

Local Knowledge & Team Approach
Makes All the Difference

Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph
LLP Is At The Epicenter Of The Everchanging
New York Rent Laws

If you are buying or selling real estate in New York City, you need an attorney you can trust with your home or apartment. We understand that this may be one of the largest transactions you will ever make. Our law firm combines decades of experience with thorough knowledge of the New York real estate market and applicable laws. Let us help take care of your home, condo, or co-op real estate matter, so it goes as smoothly as possible and you are protected.

For more information, or to consult with a lawyer, contact us.
Sam Himmelstein

Thank You Sam!

Sam Himmelstein, our law partner and friend for a collective 100 + years, will be retiring from the firm he helped create, Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP, at the end of May.

Sam is a legend in the tenant and social justice community. For more than 40 years he put his heart into fighting for tenants.  He won countless cases, making law, keeping people in their homes, recovering rent overcharges, reducing rents, getting repairs, defending rent regulation. He generously helped hundreds of tenant attorneys and advocates.

Over the years Sam brought in a team of fearless and talented lawyers committed to social justice: Kevin McConnell, Billy Gribben, Liz Donoghue, Serge Joseph, Ronald Languedoc and Jesse Gribben.  

Sam hired David Hershey-Webb in 2001 because he needed a lead singer for his band, the Love Handles (Hershey-Webb had also been advocating for tenants since 1985). The Love Handles packed NYC clubs (with an audience in part of clients, tenant attorneys and even landlord attorneys).

Sam is a showman. He was the co-founder of a beloved band and law firm. He’s charismatic and has a flare for the kind of Public Relations, which along with first-rate lawyering, builds a great law firm. We each personally have boundless gratitude for the way in which he has encouraged and supported both our legal careers and personal endeavors.

We are lucky to have worked alongside Sam. We are proud to be able to carry on the work of tenacious tenant advocacy with the best group of tenant lawyers in NYC, our partners and friends, William Gribben, Serge Joseph, Ronald Languedoc, David Hershey-Webb, Jesse Gribben and Cathy Grad, our associates Daniel Nakos and Milad Momeni, our paralegal Nathan Conway, and our dedicated staff, Marisol Dones, Josephine Muniz and Maya Cintron.

Together we’ll continue to get up every day and fight for tenants, homeowners, and the greater public good.

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