John C. Tsunis:

Formerly an Associate with Meyer, English & Cianculli, P.C., John C. Tsunis opened his law practice in 1977, specializing in real estate, zoning, commercial transactions and banking law. He is the current Chairman of the Board of Gold Coast Bank in Islandia, New York, and serves as a member of its executive and loan committees. He is past General Counsel to Long Island Commercial Bank (Islandia, NY) and a past member of its board of directors, executive committee, and loan committees. He is active in real estate development transactions, hotel management and development, a Member of the Board of Governors of Touro Law School, Member of the Board of Directors of New York State Convention and Tourism, President of Tsunis Family Foundation Inc. and active in other philanthropic endeavors. He is also Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Museum and Past President of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Tsunis received a Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1975 and is a graduate of New York University with Honors in Banking and Finance (1973). Mr. Tsunis has extensive experience representing clients in zoning, real estate transaction, contracts, commercial law, banking, foreclosure, business organization, estates and trusts, and landlord tenant matters.

Maria Gasparis:

Formerly an Assistant District Attorney for the County of Suffolk (1996-1998) and an Associate of the Law Office of John C. Tsunis, Maria Gasparis has been a partner in the law firm of Tsunis & Gasparis LLP since 1999. Ms. Gasparis focuses her practice on representing lenders, borrowers, investors, developers and landlords in various aspects of real estate transactions including commercial and residential lending, acquisitions, sales and leasing. Ms. Gasparis also has extensive experience representing clients in landlord tenant proceedings, civil litigations and criminal law.

Ms. Gasparis received her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University (1996) and a Bachelors Degree from SUNY at Stony Brook (1992)..

Leonard Lustig:

Leonard Lustig is a graduate Columbia College and of Columbia Law School. He has more than 40-years of private practice experience in Suffolk County. He focuses on real estate contracts, title claims litigation, landlord/tenant matters, commercial transactions, bank representation, estates and guardianships. He has served as president and a board member at North Shore Jewish Center and the North Brookhaven Chapter of B’nai B’rith. Throughout his career, he has been involved with community outreach, including serving as a board member for the Suffolk Association for Jewish Educational Services, the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation and the Suffolk County Builders Association.

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Susan J. Hermer:

Susan J. Hermer is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Oneonta and earned her J.D. from The University of Toledo College of Law. She has been a partner in the law office of Lustig & Hermer since 1994. Her practice concentrates on a variety of aspects of real estate law, including residential lending, sales and leasing, claims litigation, landlord/tenant matters, domestic relations, civil litigation, wills, estates, guardianships and vehicle and traffic matters. She serves on the executive board of the Special Education PTA in Commack, NY, and was honored by the New York State PTA with an Honorary Life Membership Award.

Rose M. Elefante is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Stony Brook and earned her Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law. Her primary practice area is estate planning, wills, trusts and elder law. Prior to joining Tsunis, Gasparis & Lustig, Ms. Elefante was Counsel at Ansanelli, Kugler & Svendsen, LLP in Amityville, and a Litigation and Bankruptcy Associate at Thaler & Gertler, LLP in Garden City. She is a member of the Elder Law and Estate Planning and ADR Committees of the Suffolk County Bar Association, and was honored with the Suffolk County Bar Association Award of Recognition (2008). Ms. Elefante is a trained mediator and was recently appointed to the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Mediation Roster.