Adam L. Browser

Adam  L. Browser

Adam L. Browser

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Adam L. Browser has more than three decades of experience in construction law, alternative dispute resolution and commercial litigation.  He provides practical advice to general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and owners in all aspects of construction law, from negotiating and drafting construction contracts, providing day-to-day advice for ongoing projects, preparing and responding to claims, filing and discharging liens, conducting trials, pursuing appeals and negotiating resolutions.  He is outside general counsel for several small, privately owned construction companies.  Adam was selected to the 2021-2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers lists for construction litigation.

In addition to construction law, his broad litigation experience includes contracts, creditor’s rights, foreclosure, insurance, judgment enforcement, landlord-tenant, partnerships and other business relationships, real estate and title claims. He has handled disputes for Fortune 500, mid-size, small companies, sole proprietorships and individuals.  Adam has handled cases in Federal and New York State Court, and in various dispute resolution forums, such as the American Arbitration Association.  In 2022, he achieved a landmark attorneys’ fee award for his successful defense of a residential mortgage foreclosure action.

Adam is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law.  He is currently Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee.  He previously served as a director of the Nassau County Bar Association and a trustee of Temple Beth David.  He was General Counsel to the Professional Remodeling Organization of New York and the Long Island and New York City chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

  • Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1991
  • Binghamton, B.A., cum laude, 1988
  • New York State
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • Chair, Nassau County Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee
  • Adjunct Professor, Law at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law
  • Former Director, Nassau County Bar Association
  • Former Trustee, Temple Beth David
  • Former General Counsel, Professional Remodeling Organization of New York
  • Former General Counsel, Long Island and New York City chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry
  • May 1, 2025
    Adam L. Browser Joins Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP as a Construction Partner
  • 2024
    Selected to the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers lists
  • July/August 2023
    Co-Author, Nassau Lawyer, “Freelance Isn’t Free”
  • June 2023
    Speaker, “The Freelance Isn’t Free Act”
  • March 2023
    Co-Author, New York Law Journal, “Little Known Law Can Lead to Large Liability: The Freelance Isn’t Free Act”
  • 2023
    Selected to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers lists
  • May/June 2022
    Author, PRO in the Know, “Don’t Get Hammered: Wage Liability to Your Subcontractors’ Workers”
  • February 2022
    Author, New York Law Journal, “Pay-When-Paid Clauses in Construction Contracts”
  • 2022
    Selected to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers lists
  • June 2021
    Author, New York Law Journal, “Bringing Old Judgments Back to Life”
  • April/May 2021
    Author, PRO in the Know, “What’s In Your Contract”
  • 2021
    Selected to the 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers lists
  • November/December 2020
    Author, PRO in the Know, “Navigating Homeowner Disputes in the Current Legal Landscape”
  • March 2020
    Speaker, “Employment and Legal Issues as a Result of Coronavirus”
  • November 2019
    Author, Long Island Business News, “Recent Cases Could Foreshadow Bad Things for Employers”
  • Recognized by Touro Law Center as a 2019 Pro Bono attorney of the year
  • November/December 2018
    Author, PRO in the Know, “A Weapon to Use When Litigating with an Owner”
  • October 2018
    Author, Nassau Lawyer, “Less is More: A Case for a Simpler Pleading”
  • June 2016
    Speaker, “Debt Collection and Judgment Enforcement”
  • September 2015
    Speaker, “Contracts for Contractors”
  • November 2014
    Speaker, “Mortgage Foreclosures, A Defendant’s perspective”
  • October 2014
    Speaker, “How to Get Paid and What to do When you Don’t”
  • June 2014
    Speaker, “Debt Collection and the Enforcement of Money Judgments”
  • May 2013
    Speaker, “A Primer on Foreclosure and Bankruptcy”
  • April 2013
    Author, Nassau Lawyer, “The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act: Another Pitfall in the Mortgage Foreclosure Process”
  • March 2013
    Speaker, “Basics of Mechanic’s Liens”
  • December 2012
    Speaker, “Mortgage Foreclosures and Workouts”
  • October 2012
    Co-Author, Suffolk Lawyer, “Another Reason to Build Green”
  • February 2012
    Speaker, “Litigation from A to Z: What Every Solo Practitioner Needs to Know from Client Intake to Enforcement of Judgments”
  • May 2011
    Author, Nassau Lawyer, “Are You Ready For The Fair Play Act”
  • November 2010
    Speaker, “Collections and Enforcement of Money Judgments”
  • February 2010
    Speaker, “Demonstrative Evidence in Construction: Practical and Evidentiary Issues”
  • September 2009
    Co-Author, Suffolk Lawyer, “Fending Off the Predators: Regulating Delinquent Mortgage Modification Companies”
  • February 2009
    Speaker, “Home Foreclosure: Where to Turn for Help When Things Start Coming Apart”
  • February 2009
    Speaker, “Green Building: What It Is, What You Need to Know and Why”
  • December 2005
    Speaker, “It’s Not Your Money: Understanding New York’s Lien Law Trust Fund Provisions”
  • July 2004
    Author, Nassau Lawyer, “For Whom the Statute Tolls: CPLR 214-c and Construction Defect Claims”
  • June 2003
    Co-Author, New York Law Journal, “The Rule Against Perpetuities Lives On”
  • Author, “The Importance of Your Address: A Legal Perspective
  • Author, “The Highly Regulated Home Remodeling Industry”
  • Adam L. Browser Named Adjunct Professor of Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
  • Adam L. Browser and Michael Faltischek Defeat Mortgage Holder (Press Releases)
  • Nassau Lawyer – Freelance Isn’t Free (Articles, Litigation)
  • Little Known Law Can Lead to Large Liability: The Freelance Isn’t Free Act (Articles, Litigation)
  • Adam L. Browser and Michael A.H. Schoenberg achieve significant victory for a client suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (Press Release)
  • Adam L. Browser Achieved Landmark Attorneys’ Fee Award (Press Release)
  • Adam L. Browser Named to Nassau County Bar Association’s Board of Directors (Press Release)
  • Don’t Get Hammered: Wage Liability To Your Subcontractors’ Workers (Articles, Construction)
  • Pay-When-Paid Clauses In Construction Contracts (Articles, Construction)
  • Bringing Old Judgments Back to Life (Articles, Commercial Litigation)
  • What’s In Your Contract ? (Articles, Construction)
  • Navigating Homeowner Disputes in the Current Legal Landscape (Alerts, Articles, Construction, Construction)
  • Recent cases could foreshadow bad things for employers (Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employment)
  • A Weapon To Use When Litigating With An Owner (Commercial Litigation, Construction)
  • The Importance of Your Address: A Legal Perspective (Construction)
  • Less Is More: A Case for A Simpler Pleading (Commercial Litigation)
  • The Highly Regulated Home Remodeling Industry (Construction)
  • The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act; Another Pitfall in the Mortgage Foreclosure Process (Commercial Litigation)
  • Fending Off the Predators: Regulating Delinquent Mortgage Modification Companies (Commercial Litigation)
  • Caveat Emptor: A Risk of Buying at a Foreclosure Sale (Commercial Litigation)
  • The Bar Association’s Best Kept Secret (Commercial Litigation)
  • Another Reason to Build Green (Suffolk Lawyer) (Articles, Construction)
  • Are You Ready for the Fair Play Act? (Nassau Lawyer) (Articles, Construction)
  • The Growth Of Green Building: New Laws Impact Construction Practices (Articles, Construction)
  • The Rule Against Perpetuities Lives On (Alerts, Commercial Litigation)
  • For Whom the Statute Tolls: CPLR (Commercial Litigation)