Simoncic of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, & Terrana discusses social media

How do you or your firm use social media? I have found that using LinkedIn has become a new and successful way to connect with other professionals. Since LinkedIn is real-time, I get up-to-the-minute information on industry news, job updates, and other insights that help me create new business opportunities. In this day and age, I find that more and more clients are researching attorneys Online and LinkedIn gives potential clients an additional tool to find out more about me and my areas of practice beyond the firm's website and other media outlets. What project/deal or transaction was the "game changer" in the advancement of your career? As a young attorney just starting out in the practice of land use and zoning, I think the project that was the "game changer" in the advancement of my career was being fortunate enough to have played a key role in the redevelopment of the former Roosevelt Raceway property in the Town of Hempstead on Long Island. For over 48 years, Roosevelt Raceway was the home of a ½ mile harness racing track. The closure and redevelopment of this property involved complex zoning, environmental and community issues. Ultimately, the Town adopted its first Planned Unit Development District which allowed for the redevelopment of this 175 acre parcel to mixed uses of affordable and senior housing, shopping, restaurants and recreational. As the first PUD District in the Town, it has become one of the central economic hubs in Nassau County and still retains the Roosevelt legacy with its name being "Roosevelt Center." Simoncic concentrates her practice in the areas of zoning, land use, environmental, municipal, and real estate law. She represents national franchises, Fortune 500 companies, national corporations, large real estate development companies as well as individual real estate developers in the development of both residential and commercial properties throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. She regularly appears on behalf of her clients before municipal boards on a diversity of zoning applications such as variances, special use permits, change of zones, site plan approval, and major and minor subdivisions. She has secured zoning approvals for senior housing projects, retail and office complexes, multiple dwelling projects, planned unit developments, assisted living facilities, equestrian facilities, public storage facilities, fitness clubs, public utility facilities, restaurant franchises, among others. Simoncic is a member of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG). The Long Island Real Estate Group, is one of the region's fastest-growing real estate industry organization. She was listed in Long Island Business News' "Who's Who in Women in Professional Services." In 2011, she was appointed to the Options for Living Inc. Board of Directors.