About Zelman & Associates

Zelman & Associates
Stephen M. Zelman, Esq.
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10106
Call: 1.212.245.6100
stephenzelman@gmail.com
Zelman & Associates is a New York based boutique law firm featuring principal attorney Stephen M. Zelman, who practices customs law and serves as a trade regulation consultant. He advises importers and others dealing with US Customs and other government agencies that regulate imported merchandise.

Curriculum Vitae

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Education:

• Union College, Schenectady, New York
  Degree: Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Political Science, 1969
• The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  Degree: Juris Doctor, with honors, 1973

Bar Admissions:

• United States Court of International Trade (1981)
• Supreme Court of the State of New York (1974)
• United States District Courts of New York (1978)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1986)

Synopsis of Experience:

Legal experience has centered on advising corporations of their obligations as importers and representing them before those federal agencies which regulate international trade, and the representation of business interests before the federal courts and, contract and copyright matters.

1974-1989:

Siegel, Mandell & Davidson, One Whitehall Street, New York, New York 10004.

Commenced as junior associate, rose to senior partner of this fifteen-attorney firm. Developed import programs, record keeping systems and controls over international transactions for corporate clients; conducted due diligence reviews for corporations to insure compliance with federal laws and regulations; established procedures for substantiating claims for full and partial duty exemptions and duty refunds under various international trade agreements and under the Customs laws; rendered advice and sought Customs’ rulings regarding the classification, valuation and quota categories applicable to clients’ merchandise; negotiated settlements of fraud and other penalty claims asserted by the Customs Service; dealt extensively with Customs' auditors and agents during all phases of investigative and compliance audits and investigations; negotiated marketing agreements and consent orders with the FTC and FDA; represented clients before the International Trade Commission and International Trade Administration in antidumping proceedings.

1989-Present:

Stephen M. Zelman, Esq., 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10106.

Continuation of the same activities as described above. Additionally, established companies as trade partners with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under the Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and developed a federal court practice involving copyright litigation.

Publications:

Published articles on international trade in

• Journal of European Business
• Global Trade & Transportation
• America’s Textile International