2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Seth Feldman, Esq., Romer Debbas LLP

“Seth has been a phenomenal addition to our team at Romer Debbas. He is an insightful and resourceful problem solver who truly knows how to get things done. A truly remarkable man, and father, Seth is also a terrific and patient mentor to our younger attorneys. He’s also a trivia nerd and has tons of knowledge about many unusual topics. Every client he interacts with raves about his abilities to relate to their unique circumstances and values his advice and counsel. We are proud to call him a colleague and are rooting for him to receive this designation. Rarely do you see Seth without a smile on his face regardless of the situations he’s facing.” - Peter Devine, Office Manager & Controller, Romer Debbas LLP. 

Recent goal and impact:

Growing the firm’s commercial leasing business using more client-friendly fee structures. This created a lot of growth opportunities and increased new client inquires.

Turning problems into opportunities: 

Dealing with the weird. Those of us in the transactional world love nothing more than a traditional deal. We tend to shy away from the strange stuff because of our fear that we will spend far too much time to the detriment of other clients and our overall business growth. I have always enjoyed the weird deals because of the learning opportunities that come along with them. Attorneys are advocates, but we are also problem solvers.

Best advice for new leaders:

Two words: Relax and Listen. Decisions made with knee-jerks or out of emotion rarely work out.

Sharing knowledge and expertise: 

Nothing is better than a good story. Dry discussions of the law don’t sink in like a good story about how the law was used in a deal, changed a deal, or even ruined a deal. Everything we do is a specialized trade and nothing hones a trade better than practice.

Giving Back: 

I spent six wonderful years moonlighting as a high school theater director for my hometown in New Jersey. I was a pleasantly boring attorney during the day and an overly enthusiastic theater geek at night. I had the pleasure of staging twelve productions in those six years, including four by my personal favorite: Shakespeare. There is no doubt in my mind that when it’s finally time for me to take down the shingle you will find me in the theater the following morning. Huzzah!

Best books, podcasts, or apps for aspiring leaders:

Inspiration comes from what you take an interest in! I am a big believer in the polymath path.

Who was/is your role model and/or leadership mentor?

My father. I spent my first twenty professional years working and learning under his guidance.