Professional Profile: John Calcagni, 2017
John CalcagniName: John Calcagni
Title: Partner
Company: Haley Weinblatt & Calcagni, LLP
Location: 1601 Veterans Hwy., One Suffolk Sq., Islandia, N.Y.
Birthplace: Manhattan
Education: BA, St. Joseph’s College; MA, City University of NY; JD, St. John’s Law School
First job: High School Teacher, Jericho, N.Y. and Elizabeth, N.J.
First job in real estate or allied field: Representing purchasers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate transactions.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Now: I am a corporate attorney concentrating in business-related and real estate-related transactions; on retirement would like to live and work part-time at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
How do you unwind from a busy day? I am fascinated with current events, and so I keep abreast of the news of the day.
Favorite book or author: “The Cave and the Light,” by Arthur Herman
Favorite movie: “My Cousin Vinny”
Last song/album that you purchased/downloaded? Andrea Bocelli’s CD “Passione”
One word to describe your work environment: Serene
Rules to live by in business: (1) If you say you’re going to do it, do it. (2) Reputation is your most valuable business asset, (3) You can accomplish amazing things if you don’t care who gets the credit.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go? I would have a quiet dinner at a water-view restaurant with Abraham Lincoln.
What is your dream job? Counsel to the president; failing that, CEO at a mid-sized technology company