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Posted: July 13, 2010
Alan Perlowitz 2010
Name: Alan Perlowitz, Esq., CPA
Title: Managing Partner
Company: Chaves & Perlowitz, LLP
Location: New York City and Long Island
Birthplace and date: New York, June 6, 1964
Family: Married 17 years, with 3 girls
College: Rider College
First job outside of real estate: Arthur Anderson
First job in real estate or allied field: Cassin, Cassin & Joseph, LLP
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Manage the real estate law firm. In the future: We've just added commercial real estate division to our residential real estate law practice and will be expanding with other practice areas.
Hobbies: Golf, tennis, fitness, spending time with my girls
Favorite book: "1984" by George Orwell
Favorite movie: "Pretty Woman"
Person you admire most: My parents
Keys to success: Integrity, hard work, positive focus
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professor
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