Lisa M. Capone

Ms. Capone is a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, with focused areas of experience in trusts & estates litigation, commercial litigation, and the representation of community associations.

Ms. Capone has a wide range of experience in trusts & estates litigation, including probate contests, contested accounting proceedings, contested administration proceedings, property turnover proceedings, fiduciary removal proceedings, kinship proceedings, and reformation and construction proceedings.  She has also been approved and appointed to serve as Guardian ad Litem in Surrogate’s Court and guardianship proceedings, as well as Court Evaluator in guardianship proceedings.

As part of her role as a partner in the firm’s litigation practice group, Ms. Capone has experience over a range of commercial and real estate litigations for corporations and individuals, including breach of contract actions, partnership disputes, commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes, and unique experience representing parties in disputes arising out of claims to the title and the authenticity of artwork.

Ms. Capone also counsels the boards of cooperative apartment corporations, condominium associations, and homeowner associations in the New York Metropolitan area, and has experience in objectionable conduct proceedings, as well as holdover and non-payment actions.  As part of her practice in this area, Ms. Capone has also represented developers and sponsors of community associations in the creation and offering for sale of ownership interests in such projects.

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
  • New York University (B.A.)

Admissions

  • New York
  • Southern District of the State of New York

Memberships

  • Westchester County Bar Association
    • Trusts and Estates Section
      • Member: 2015-Present
      • Executive Committee Member:  2017-Present
    • New Lawyers Section
      • Member:  2014-2019
      • Junior Chair: 2015-2016
      • Senior Chair: 2017-2019
  • New York State Bar Association
    • Westchester County Delegate:  2019-2021

Awards

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch: 2023
  • Business Council of Westchester 40 Under 40 Rising Stars: 2023
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2015-2022
  • Westchester County Bar Association New Lawyers Leadership Award: 2016

Speaking Engagements

  • SCPA 1404 Examinations:  Speaker, 2019
  • Probate Litigation - A Mock SCPA 1404 Examination of an Attorney-Draftsperson: Speaker, 2019