The Law Offices of Larry Alfonso Arias 

Larry Alfonso Arias

             Attorney

Solo practioner in general practice with trial experience.  

Legal Field:

• Trusts and Estates
• Guardianships
• Residential & Commercial Real Estate
• Social Security Disability
• Immigration
• Elder Law
• Fanily Court
• Accidents

Professional Development:

Department of Education, Administrative Hearing Officer  

The Bronx, New York  November 2009-Present

Conduct Pre-Hearing Conferences, conduct hearings, draft, revise, and finalize decisions.

Law Offices of Larry Alfonso Arias, Attorney and Counselor at Law

The Bronx, New York   January 1996-Present

Sole practitioner in general practice with trial experience. Areas include Real Estate, Trusts and Estates, Family Law, Disability, Accidents and more.

Mercy College, Adjunct Professor

Dobbs Ferry, New York   September 2002-Present

Teach in the Social and Behavioral Studies Department: Business Law; The Art of Legal Reasoning; Substantive Law and Document Drafting; Argumentation, Debate and Courtroom; and, Law of Evidence.

Van Lierop, Burns and Schaap, LLP., Associate

New York, New York   September 1994-January 1996

Worked primarily with senior partners on major international commercial litigation and high level immigration applications by Aliens with Extraordinary Ability as well as residential real estate matters.

Hispanic Federation, Legal Consultant

New York, New York,   June 1992-August 1993

Worked with in-house counsel and the Lawyerd Alliance to furnish member agencies withlegal assistance to obtain tax exemption status.

Columbia University, Real Estate Officer

New York, New York   May 1989-March 1991

Oversaw the University's faculty residential loan program and the real estate portfolio worthover $250 million. Oversaw over $10 million worth of residential property loans  originaton.

Episcopal Church Center, Assistant Staff Officer

New York, New York   April 1985-November 1988

Assembled federal applications to HUD for Senior Citizens, Section 202/8 Housing.Conducted field evaluation of and the granting of $340,000 to community groups, and $10million worth of housing developments.

Education: 

 1994, Juris Doctor

Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY. 

1985-1988

NYU School of Continuing Education, New York City, Real Estate Division.

May 1984, A.B. 

Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, Government concentration, Latin American Studies Minor.

Professional Memberships and Activities:

• Admitted to practice in the State of New York and Eastern and Southern Federal District Court
• Chair of the Board of Trustees of ACA WSO, Inc. 2013-2017
• Puerto Rican Bar Association
• Dominican Bar Association
• Levels I, II and III Internal Family Systems counselor 

Skills and Interests:

Speak Spanish fluently. Have extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector and in working with the elderly.