Burns of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, & Terrana discusses most daring career move

What is the most daring thing you've done for your career? How did it turn out for you? When I was first hired as an associate at Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP, it was for their transactional department. However, I decided early on in my career that I wanted to change my area of practice from transactional real estate to foreclosures and real estate/banking litigation. Without a road map, and unsure of how to make that happen (and being cognizant that if it did not work out, I had no back-up plan), I approached the partner in charge of the foreclosure group, expressed my interest in that area of law, and asked for a chance to prove myself. It was a big risk. I was new, I was young, and it could have backfired. However, the risk paid off. Now I am an important part of one of the fastest growing practice areas at a wonderful firm. I love what I do, and I find that every day is exciting and personally rewarding. It could not have worked out better. Sammon Burns is an associate, concentrating her practice in the areas of real estate and banking litigation, residential and commercial foreclosures, workouts, debtor and creditor rights, bankruptcy and corporate law. Burns primarily counsels institutional and private lenders, mortgage loan servicers, and individuals in the various aspects of foreclosure and collection law, and represents clients in real estate and banking litigation, including foreclosures, lender liability claims, lien priority disputes, title issues, mortgage contract disputes, usury claims, surplus money proceedings, and settlement negotiations. Burns was the featured LI columnist in the February 2010 edition of New York Real Estate Journal with her article "How New Residential Foreclosure Laws Affect Commercial Lending." Ms. Burns has also been published in the Nassau Lawyer, July/August 2010 issue, with her article "The Slow Road to Economic Recovery," co-authored with James C. Ricca, and in The Suffolk Lawyer, September 2010 issue, with her article "Amended Foreclosure Procedures: How to Comply with Changing Rules."