Law Offices of William J. Lasko

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRPHY


PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Attorney at Law:

Licensed in Connecticut, New York, and Washington, D.C.
State and Federal District Courts

Private Practitioner 1989 to present
Areas of Concentration:
Municipal Tax Foreclosures, Bankruptcy - Workouts, Filings to discharge (representing both
debtor and creditor), Debt Collection; Foreclosures; Corporate - Formation and Dissolution;
Commercial - All aspects; Real Estate - Commercial and Residential; Estate Planning and Civil
Rights. Personal Injury - Discovery, EBT's, Pre-trial preparation, Trials, Settlements;
Workman=s Compensation; Labor and Employment Law – all aspects, including EEOC issues,
wrongful discharge, discrimination, Arbitration, Mediation, Grievances, Collective Bargaining,
Civil Service issues; Family Law - Dissolution, Custody, and Support


Committee on Foreclosure
Served in capacity of court appointed committee on Foreclosure in Connecticut court system – as
court appointed committee, handled all aspects of sale on foreclosed property. From initial
appearance to final court appointed sale and court approval of all aspects of sale of both residential
and commercial property.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of New York
Department of Finance - 1996 to 2012
Office of Legal Affairs, Acting Administrative Law Judge - review evidence and make decisions
involving property ownership issues and judgment liability/enforcement determinations. Legal
Counsel, - Analyze and develop civil enforcement procedures for NYC Sheriff=s office. Provide legal
counsel on all aspects of Sheriff=s Office operations, including labor-management issues, collective
bargaining , employee disciplinaries, and special projects assignments. Litigation Attorney - Select and
litigate cases involving the enforcement aspects of Federal, State and Local environmental legislation
with emphasis on all aspects of enforcement and debt collection. Trained support staff and developed
procedures pertaining to enforcement and collection of New York City Environmental Control Board
Judgments [ECB].

Environmental Control Board - 1993 to 1996

Office of Special Assistant Corporation Counsel.
Litigation Attorney Select and litigate cases involving the enforcement aspects of
Federal, State and Local environmental legislation with particular emphasis on motion
practice and all aspects of enforcement (of NYC building, fire code, sanitation, asbestos,
air code and hazardous waste statutes) and debt collection, served as in-house counsel in the
resolution of bankruptcy and foreclosure issues.

Human Resources Administration 1981 to 1993

Office of Special Assistant Corporation Counsel - 1985 to 1993
Provided legal consultations in the areas of foster care, adoption and termination of
parental rights. Trial Attorney -managed a full trial caseload from presentment to final
disposition in the areas of child abuse and neglect. Provided on the job training to staff
attorneys and social service investigators in the evidentiary aspects of child abuse
litigation.

Civil Service Bar Association- 1994 to 2012
Board of Directors, IBT Teamsters Local 237
Engage in arbitration, collective bargaining negotiations, disciplinaries, investigation, grievance
representation, all aspects of labor management relations and Civil Service Law interpretation.

City of Stamford
Board of Representatives - Representative - 1994 to 1999

Legislative and Rules Committee - review, draft, recommend and evaluate proposed
city ordinances and contracts in a broad number of areas including but not limited to
the areas of public health, zoning, real estate, procurement, and fire an public safety
issues. Personnel Committee - review, revise and propose city-wide personnel polices and
practices including but not limited to collective bargaining issues, labor contracts,
performance evaluation standards, and employee disciplinary policies and procedures.

Knights of Columbus
Saint Augustine Council 41
Advocate - Past
General Counsel - provide legal consultation and representation on all Council related
affairs.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Employment Lawyers Association
Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association
American Bar Association (Past)
Connecticut Bar Association
Regional Bar Association - Fairfield County
New York County Lawyers Association (Past)
Civil Rights Committee
Committee on Lawyer Placement and Professional Development
Business Bankruptcy Committee (past)
(Stamford/Norwalk) Regional Bar Association
Urban League of Southwestern Connecticut

EDUCATION
Howard University School of Law
Jurist Doctorate of Law - May of 1987

New School for Social Research, Graduate School for Management and Urban Professions
Master of Arts - Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis - June of 1980
Areas of Concentration: Issue analysis, program assessment & design, resource allocation
[budget] Management systems, organization intervention and change, etc.
University of Connecticut

Bachelor of Arts - Economics - May of 1977.

Civilian Police Training Academy - City of Stamford
Graduate - December of 1997

New York City Police Academy
CPR training - 1998