Pankaj Malik

Top rated Family Law attorney in New York, New York

PM Law PC
Pankaj Malik
PM Law PC

Practice Areas: Family Law, General Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation; view more

Licensed in New York since: 1994

Education: St. John's University School of Law

Languages Spoken: Bengali, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2024
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Pankaj Malik is an accomplished attorney and the owner of PM Law PC, a distinguished boutique law firm situated in New York, New York. She welcomes clients from across the New York City metropolitan area, encompassing regions such as Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, Westchester County and Rockland County. With a steadfast commitment to her clients, she has adeptly handled a diverse range of intricate legal issues, including but not limited to:

  • Bankruptcy and reorganization: Chapters 7, 11 and 13, adversarial proceedings, creditors’ rights
  • Estate planning and probate law: Administration proceedings, will contest proceedings, accounting, wealth preservation and estate planning advisory
  • Immigration and global mobility practice: Employment visas, global mobility, citizenship, naturalization, green cards, permanent residency, entertainers, and investor visas
  • Litigation and dispute resolution: Commercial disputes, corporate law, employment law and more
  • Entertainment and media law: International entertainers, live performers, musicians, production companies, movie and television actors, directors, film crews, athletes and models
  • Matrimonial and family law: Complex, high-conflict divorce and family matters, including high-asset divorce, asset discovery & location, child custody, international and property division cases
  • Real estate law: Sales and purchases, leasing, financing, and real estate litigation for commercial properties
  • Corporate & Business Law: Mergers & acquisition, contract disputes, business arbitration

Hailing from India, Ms. Malik exhibits fluency in English and South Asian languages like Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. With a professional journey spanning over 29 years, she has effectively handled legal disputes in state, federal, surrogates’, bankruptcy and immigration courts, advocating for individuals, immigrants, families, enterprises, staff and notable figures. Throughout her career, she has adeptly assisted numerous small businesses in securing funds, grants and minority certifications from the Small Business Administration (SBA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 1989, Ms. Malik completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Hindu College, University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. Subsequently, she earned her Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in New York in 1993. Licensed in both New York and New Jersey, she is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Circuits, the Supreme Court of the United States and the U.S. Tax Court.

Ms. Malik is a regular contributor to numerous news channels, where she offers authoritative insights on prevailing immigration policies and regulations. Her analyses are frequently referenced in esteemed publications, including the New York Law Journal, The Daily News and Mother Jones magazine. An upstanding member of the legal community, she has been active in the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Queens County Women’s Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Furthermore, Ms. Malik holds a "Good" rating on Avvo, a testament to her exemplary professionalism and competence.

Pankaj Malik is a debt relief agent. She helps people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Practice areas

Family Law, General Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation, Immigration: Business, Real Estate: Business, Immigration: Consumer, Real Estate: Consumer

Focus areas

Asylum, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation, Mortgage & Refinance, Naturalization & Citizenship, Will Contests

  • 40% Family Law
  • 30% General Litigation
  • 10% Estate & Trust Litigation
  • 10% Immigration: Business
  • 10% Real Estate: Business
  • 0% Immigration: Consumer
  • 1% Other

First Admitted: 1994, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.pmlawpcny.com/attorney/malik-pankaj/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • New York Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Queens County Women’s Bar Association
  • NY Second Department, US District Court, Eastern District, Supreme Court of the United States, AILA, Queens County Women's Bar Association, New York, U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, 1994
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Assisted over 100 small businesses obtain over $50 million dollars in grants and SBA loans. , 2021
  • Obtained successful rulings on motion practice in highly contested matrimonial proceedings , 2023
  • Obtained a grant of withholding of removal for a client's convicted of an aggravated felony after a trial on the merits and secured his release from detention, 2023
  • Settled a highly contested matrimonial and child custody matter , 2023
  • Won two appeals at the 2d Department - foreclosure defense cases.  Won a deportation trial and client obtained green card. 2019. , 2019
Representative Clients:
  • 1998 to present  Blue Hill at Stone Barns Milos Carmen Marc Valvo Department of Housing & Urban Development  HSBC Bank    , 1998
Transactions:
  • Settled A Complex Commercial Real Estate Litigation That Allowed Client To Sell A Multi Million Dollar Project, 2023
  • 5 million dollar retail store transaction 7 million dollar trust owned real property   , 2020
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Completed basic adr mediator training, 2023
  • NYS Real Estate Brokers License  Section 8a Certification by the US SBA as a minority woman business owner.  Certified as a minority woman business owner by NYS, NYC, MTA, PORT AUTHORITY and Long Island Business Development Group. , 2003
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Provided pro bono family court and immigration representation to multiple client's, 2003
  • Provided foreclosure defense and Immigration representation to 5 clients from 2017 to present. , 2017
  • Governor George Pataki’s Bureau of Citizenship, Volunteer Immigration Attorney
Honors/Awards:
  • Supervisory Editor for the ABI St. John’s Bankruptcy Law Review;Member of the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary, St. John's University School of Law, 1993
Educational Background:
  • Bachelors of Arts from Delhi University, India, Hindu College, 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Pankaj has been quoted in various publications, including the New York Law Journal, The Daily News, Mother Jones Magazine, Real Estate Weekly and has appeared on several news shows including Channel 7 Eyewitness News, NY1 News and WNPR as an expert on current immigration laws and policies.
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • To Present: Featured: Queens immigrant finally holds green card after detention, decade long legal battle by Allegra Hobbs, 04/29/2019 | AMNY, Queens Man Wins Foreclosure Battle, 07/14/2011 | Desi Talk ePaper A spirited fight by a determined attorney restores a foreclosed house to homeowner by I.S Saluja, 06/10/2011 | The Indian Panorama, Home sweet foreclosed home, 06/05/2011 | Daily News, Queens man returns home after judge overrules foreclosure, By Robert Gearty, 06/05/2011 | Daily News As Filing Deadline Nears, Immigrants Seek Legal Help Where They Can Get It by Francia McCormack, 04/27/2001 | New York Law Journal Malik & Associates, P.C. providing client-focused legal services with a global perspective 05/25/2011 | Real Estate Weekly Quoted: A Model of a bad story 08/09/2016 | Daily News Former Models for Donald Trump's Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally by James West, 08/30/2016 | Mother Jones, 2001
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Office location for Pankaj Malik

14 Penn Plaza Street
9th Floor
New York, NY 10122

Phone: 917-634-8715

Selections

4 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2024

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