Advocate Barbie Dawn Lieber

Barbie D. Lieber , of Lieber & Lieber, LLP,   treats her clients with dignity and compassion.   Her interpersonal skills and knowledge  help to ease the anxiety felt by many of her clients, particularly those clients who are undergoing enormous financial stress or other types of stress.  The legal process can be daunting and Ms. Lieber does everything she can do to make it stress free.   She takes prides on being very approachable and available to her clients.  Her clients never feel alone, but very much part of the process.  Her clients contact her directly rather than paralegals as Ms. Lieber believes that  with 23 years of legal experience, she is best suited to address  all of her clients concerns.  Ms. Lieber understands that each of her clients is an individual who comes with a distinct set of circumstances.  Ms. Lieber approaches the case differently depending on the particular issues at hand.   She applies an individualized approach to each client.   Ms. Lieber's practice is based primarily on referrals by other satisfied clients. 
 
Barbie D. Lieber is head of the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditor & Debtor Rights and Collections practice and Commercial and Employment Litigation practice, and co-head of the Firm's Real Estate and Employment/Benefits practices.  She began her career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Cornelius J. Blackshear of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.  She was previously associated with Tenzer Greenblatt LLP, Luskin Stern & Eisler and White & Case LLP.  Ms. Lieber received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Stony Brook (B.S., 1984, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society) and her law degree from SUNY Buffalo, (J.D., 1987, with honors).  Ms. Lieber is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Bruce J. Lieber, of Lieber & Lieber, LLP, is head of the Firm’s Corporate/Business practice and co-head of the Firm’s Real Estate and Employment/Benefits practices.  He was previously Counsel to Dechert LLP.  Prior to that, he was associated with Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O’Donnell & Weyher and before that Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon.  Mr. Lieber received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Albany (B.S., 1982, magna cum laude) and his law degree from SUNY Buffalo, (J.D., 1985, with honors), where he was a member of the Buffalo Law Review.  Mr. Lieber is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and is on its Legal Referral Panel for Corporate, Contracts and Real Estate Law.