Karen B. Schleimer, Managing Attorney on Influential Women

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Karen B. Schleimer

Managing Attorney, Law Offices of Karen B. Schleimer

Mount Kisco, NY

49Years experience

Certifications · Degrees · Memberships

Degree Medieval lit major

Her Story

About Karen

She is a real estate and corporate attorney with more than four decades of experience in private practice, representing multinational corporations, governmental agencies, municipalities, and private clients. She is the Managing Attorney at the Law Offices of Karen B. Schleimer, where she handles real estate transactions, corporate matters, workouts, short sales, reverse mortgages, zoning issues, compliance, financing, co-op and condominium matters, and building violation resolutions. She also has experience in elder advocacy and previously held real estate attorney roles with Weil Gotshal and Manges and Finley, Kumble.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Karen

01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

I think the most important advice for all women, regardless of industry, is to know your value, appreciate where you shine and what your skills are. Don't undervalue yourself. The real problem that most women have is they don't know or appreciate how good they really are. They think they're less than their male counterparts. The biggest problem women have is they have no confidence.

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