Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP - New York, NY

I highly recommend Jesse Gribben. Jesse guided me through a negotiation with a very difficult landlord and management company. My goal was to break the lease and recover my security deposit after the apartment became uninhabitable due to the impact of a neighboring construction site that caused a skylight in my bedroom to break and shatter. My own attempts to negotiate with the landlord were unsuccessful, and Jesse skillfully negotiated a satisfactory deal on my behalf. He explained all relevant legal aspects to me with great patience and helped me through a psychologically trying process. I am very grateful to Jesse and highly recommend him!

Jesse Gribben worked with me to break my lease. This is the first time, and hopefully only time, that was necessary. In light of the COVID-19 restrictions and travel constraints I needed to move back to my family overseas. Breaking the lease seemed like an impossible task and I did not have high hopes. Jesse was invaluable with his informed and timely counsel, and he successfully managed the whole process of engaging the landlord and their lawyer to achieve an outcome which far exceeded my expectations: a mutually acceptable agreement to cleanly terminate the lease. Jesse's services saved me from enormous headaches and has made it possible to move back to my family, which in this current climate is incredible. Thank you, Jesse.

The matter was settled in our favor, with no angst on our part. It took a while, about 10 months, but I know that legal things can move very slowly. We are very pleased with the settlement. We, of course, are speaking of our lawyer,David Hershey-Webb, and cannot review the firm as a whole, since we dealt with him only.

It was a wonderful experience working with David Hershey-Webb, who has a patient and thoughtful approach that led to a successful outcome in the end.

I'm a client of this firm along with other tenants in my rent-stabilized building. We're dealing with new landlords trying to not renew our leases and take the building for themselves. We're being represented by Jesse Gribben and we are simply grateful and appreciative of his efforts. He's always taken the time to explain our situation and different options, he's been incredibly careful in billing and used our retainer scrupulously, and he's completely defended us and given us our power back with respect to the landlords. He's super honest and explains all the possible outcomes, we have all gained a lot of trust in this situation. It was always clear that the firm was taking our case seriously and thinking about the best way to handle it, we are not big high-paying clients but it felt like we were still important. I'm a lawyer myself (in a nonprofit field) and I gained a new appreciation being on the other side as the client. I would hope that anyone in our position with a landlord problem receives the help of this firm.

Mr. Hershey-Webb helped my wife and I negotiate a deal with a landlord for a rent-stabilized apartment in NYC a few months ago. What began as a seemingly unattainable dream was made a reality through Mr. Hershey-Webb’s diligence, efficiency, professionalism, and experience-based expertise. From our first telephone conversation, I knew we were in great hands. Thanks to Mr. Hershey-Webb and his skillful team, my wife, three-year-old daughter and I are now living in the beautiful Greenwich Village apartment we had only dreamed of. We’ll be eternally grateful to him.

I had a difficult and complex negotiation regarding rent control and relocation for a 90 year old. David Hershey Webb was recommended by a friend for whom he had done an excellent job in a similar situation. W also had an excellent outcome, with the 90 year old relocated to a better situation with a lower rent and status protected. Mr Hershey Webb was available and cheerful while staying tough when needed. I was very satisfied.

David Hershey-Webb, an attorney with this law firm, just successfully concluded a class-action suit for a significant number of rent stabilized tenants at the Lenox Terrace residences in Harlem. Mr. Hershey-Webb is brilliant, tenacious and down to earth. I consider him a Tenants' Rights Hero!

Liz Donoghue was our attorney for a case that lasted over three years. Her attention and care for our case and us as people was more than I could have anticipated. I do wish anyone could be lucky enough to have her or anyone from this firm, if they should ever be put in the difficult situation from a landlord trying to take their home away, as we did.