Commercial Real Estate:
Joe McGowan has been actively involved in all types of commercial real estate transactions for over four decades. Such transactions include purchases, sales, leases and financing. The subject properties include multiple family dwellings, institutional properties and commercial/industrial properties of all types.
Secured Lending:
Representing a variety of financial institutions and borrowers, Joe has worked on a multitude of secured lending projects, covering not only commercial, industrial and institutional real property, but aircraft, vessels, machinery and other personal property. Numerous financings have been through bonds issued by local Industrial Development Agencies and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.
Tax Certiorari:
Since 1967 Joe has represented municipalities and taxpayers in proceedings with respect to real property tax assessments. He was the proponent of the rule that once a municipality has granted a real property tax exemption, the burden of proof that the property is subject to taxation is on the municipality if it thereafter withdraws that exemption (New York Botanical Garden vs. Assessors of the Town of Washington, 55 N.Y.2d 328).
Memberships/Affiliations:
Professional:
Dutchess County Bar Association (Treasurer, 1981-1984; President 1988-1989)
New York State Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates 1984-1985;
Member, Real Property Section and Business Law Section)
Civic:
Astor Services for Children and Families (Trustee 1989-present, Board President 1992-2004)
Prior Boards include:
Mount Saint Mary College (Trustee 1980-1989)
Community Foundation of Dutchess County (Board Member 2000-2011, Secretary
2006-2011)
Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Board President 1984-1985)
Abilities First f/k/a Rehab Programs
Georgetown University Alumni Association (Board of Governors)
City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board
Military Service:
Appellate Counsel (Captain), Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Army, Washington, DC, 1962-1963
Joe and his wife Mary, a retired certified public accountant, make their home in the City of Poughkeepsie. They have two adult daughters, Ann and Sarah. Joe is a squash enthusiast and an old truck buff.
Areas of Practice
Commercial Real Estate
Secured Lending
Tax Certiorari
Bar Admissions
New York, 1961
U. S. Court of Military Appeals, 1962
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1966
Education
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1961
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
B.S., Bachelor of Science cum laude – 1958
地址：63 Washington St Poughkeepsie, New York, NY 12601
電話：845-486-6864
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