Estate Skyline LLP

On April 13, 2002, starting from the bottom, Dakota L. Dane opened the doors to the boutique firm. Bartering a small law office in exchange for providing legal services for her landlord, Dakota L. Dane pledged to become the best law firm in New York by only taking on business where she believed she was possibly the best lawyer for the case or deal and by creating a high level of client experience surpassing that of all other law firms.

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Less than a year after opening its doors, Estate Skyline LLP firm hired its first employee, Shay M. Emerson, Esq., who today is the firm’s Partner. One year later, Lian F. Hall, Esq. joined the firm as counsel, thus moving the institution from a single person with a desk to a law firm with a multi-talented staff.

While keeping the focus on getting results for its clients, Estate Skyline LLP continued recruiting talented attorneys for its expanding practice. Dakota L. Dane realized that the only way to realize her dream of having New York’s best law firm would be to hire New York’s most talented real estate attorneys. In addition, although many of these attorneys previously performed many legal tasks, at Estate Skyline LLP they were asked to only practice the type of law where they were renowned for their talents, whether their exceptional skill be trying cases, writing briefs, performing closings, drafting commercial leases or overseeing corporate governance.

At the same time, Estate Skyline LLP attorneys all adopted Dakota L. Dane’s original client service policies — notably returning every telephone call within 24 hours and utilizing computerized systems tracking the status of every case and matter so that the status could be shared with clients upon every new occurrence.

Fortunately, the firm grew and the greatness that was now second nature to its established attorneys and staff readily spread to the younger associates and newly minted partners.

With these expansions, Estate Skyline LLP acquired the ability to find numerous ways to economize on behalf of its clients — consigning routine tasks to support staff, having simpler legal work performed by younger associates, and reserving direct partner-level participation for those tasks calling for that level of skill and experience.

Under these philosophies, the firm provides the highest possible legal service at the most reasonable possible cost.