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 James
C. Ricca, Esq.
jricca@forchellilaw.com
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James C. Ricca (St. John's University School of
Law, 1987) is a partner in the banking and real estate
law group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of
banking and finance law; foreclosures; creditor's
rights; trusts and estates; corporate law; and real estate
litigation. Mr. Ricca counsels individuals, small businesses
and institutional lenders and has significant experience
representing private and institutional lenders on large
commercial mortgage loan transactions. He has been awarded
a "BV Distinguished Rating" representing a very
high rating for legal ability and ethics by the Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory for over ten years, based upon extensive
confidential peer review surveys.
Mr. Ricca began his career
as a Bronx Assistant District Attorney and later joined
the general law practice of Ricca & Donnelly where his father was a principal.
At Ricca & Donnelly, Mr. Ricca carried forward the firm's concentration
in the practice of banking, real estate law and trusts and estates. After ascending
to Managing Partner, he merged Ricca & Donnelly with Forchelli, Curto, et
al. in 2002.
Mr. Ricca is admitted to the New York State Bar and the
Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau
County Bar Associations and is Chairman of the Queens County
Bar Association's Banking Law Committee. Mr. Ricca
has authored articles concerning foreclosures and banking
law and has given his time to various community groups
including lecturing to first time home buyers. Mr. Ricca
has been recognized by the Neighborhood Housing Development
Corp. for pro bono services, has served as a volunteer
mentor with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organization and
as a Trustee on the Board of Jamaica Hospital. He was honored by the Long Island Business
News' "50
around 50" (2010) awards
as a Long Island business leader. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in New York's Super Lawyers in 2011.
Mr. Ricca graduated from
Kenyon College and studied at the University of Exeter
in the United Kingdom. Mr. Ricca attended Law School while
working in the Federal District Court for the Southern
District of New York, working for several Federal Judges
as a Courtroom Deputy Clerk and Legal Intern.
Practice Areas: Banking
and Finance, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts and Estates
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