Peter Shafran

My firm provides a wide range of services to individuals and businesses in the Tri-State area (CT, NY & NJ). With over 20+ years of experience, we deliver premium service while providing excellent value to our clients. We focus our practice on real estate transactions - residential, commercial and industrial; family and matrimonial issues (including post-judgment support enforcement); criminal and traffic court representation; probate and estates; general litigation; and personal injury. We strive to bring friendly, honest service to our clients. We can provide our services to our Spanish and Hebrew speaking clients as well.

Peter Shafran’s Specialties:

Real estate law

Peter Shafran’s Experience

Executive Producer

Abacus Pictures

(Motion Pictures and Film industry)

April 2009 — Present (10 months)
Associate Producer

Common Ground Coffeehouse

(Music industry)

April 2009 — Present (10 months)

Common Ground Coffeehouse is a monthly music and performing arts series (usually) held at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings-on-Hudson NY. It was founded as an effort to build community and to support regional and national musicians and other artists. Since 2005, Common Ground has used its profits to operate the Common Ground Microcredit Fund. The fund raised has raised over $20,000 for local, regional and global community groups and organizations that provide either much needed social services or work toward progressive, nonviolent social change. For more information on Common Ground’s social justice mission, and to learn more about the Common Ground Microcredit Fund, please click here.

Now in our eigth year, Common Ground has hosted such beloved national and regional artists as Chris Smither, The Holmes Brothers, Kimya Dawson, Jen Chapin, Guy Davis, Sloan Wainwright, The Kennedys, Red Molly, Emma’s Revolution, Great Lake Swimmers, Nerissa and Katryna Nields, Rachelle Garniez, and many more. For many years, Common Ground was a regular stop on the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Annual Most Wanted Preview Tour. In addition to traditional and modern folk artists and singer-songwriters, we frequently feature other musical genres, such as jazz, blues, cajun-zydeco, popular song, R&B, and even the occasional evening of avant garde gamelan music!
Owner

Law Offices of Peter W. Shafran

(Law Practice industry)

January 1990 — Present (20 years 1 month)
Partner

Hankin, Hanig, Stall & Shafran

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

November 1986 — December 1989 (3 years 2 months)

Built two Connecticut offices for this bi-state law practice from the ground up
Established loan closing operations for statewide mortgage lender
Associate

Rapaport & Benedict

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

1986 — 1986 (less than a year)

Added nationally-known residential real estate mortgage closing dimension to general practice.
Associate
Gerald Hecht & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

August 1984 — December 1985 (1 year 5 months)
Summer Intern

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

(Law Practice industry)

1982 — 1982 (less than a year)
Manager

Kosher Kitchen at SUNY-Binghamton

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

August 1977 — June 1978 (11 months)

Produced first-ever profit for on campus kosher dining facility in its history. Revamped provisions vendors' list and negotiated prices with vendors to improve quality of provisions and reduce cost. Worked with co-op style management team to overhaul ordering and service and improved relations with University food service management.

Peter Shafran’s Education

Hofstra University School of Law

JD , Law , 1981 — 1984

Activities and Societies:

Editor, CONSCIENCE (1983-1984)
Managing Editor, CONSCIENCE (1982-1983)
Reporter, CONSCIENCE (1981-1984)
Intramural softball
State University of New York at Binghamton

BA , Psychology , 1976 — 1980

Activities and Societies:

Manager, Kosher Kitchen, turned first ever profit
Board of Directors, Jewish Student Union
Co-Chair, Annual Lincoln Avenue Lincoln's Birthday Bash
Co-Owner, 3J Productions
Team Co-Captain, "Unbroken Chain" (UBC)
Member, "Freak Brothers"
Co-Founder, "Zonandaga"
Minisink Valley Central High School

Honors Regents , 1973 — 1976

* Co-chair, Committee for Class of 1976 30th Reunion
* Received National Merit Scholarship, 1975
* Graduated with Honors, Regents Diploma

Activities and Societies:

Co-Vice President of the Monty Python Flying Circus Fan Club, Minisink Valley Chapter
Member of Student Council
Chair, Citizens Party, Youth-in-Government
Junior Prom Committee
Drama Club - In cast of "Cabaret" 1975
Chorus ('73-'76)
M.I.N.G.
Writer, Director, Producer, cast member of "The Adventure of Matt Russell" on Minisink Valley's Weekly Radio Show on WDLC (Port Jervis)
Yeshivah of Flatbush High School

1972 — 1973

Additional Information

Peter Shafran’s Websites:

My Website

Peter Shafran’s Interests:

attending music festivals, concerts and shows listening to Grateful Dead and jambands, jazz, blues, and eclectic/world music new technology food and restaurants

Peter Shafran’s Groups:

American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
New Jersey Bar Association
Fairfield County Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
Solosez