Jamie P. Alpern is a partner concentrating her practice in the field of real property tax assessment litigation.

Ms. Alpern was previously with Koeppel Martone & Leistman, L.L.C. from 1986 through October 1, 2022 upon KML joining Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP. With her 38-year history at Koeppel Martone & Leistman Jamie has handled virtually every aspect of real property tax assessment litigation, involving an array of real property types and associated legal issues. Ms. Alpern began her career at KML in 1984 while attending law school. She is a seasoned property tax attorney with a reputation for excellence, who is respected by colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

Jamie is a past Chair and Vice Chair of the Nassau County Bay Association’s Committee on Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law in which she is a long-standing member. She is also a member of the New York State and Suffolk County Bar Associations, and is an associate member of the Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI).

Jamie currently serves on the Ambassadors Council of the Long Island Crisis Center where she was involved for many years as a volunteer and member of the organization’s Board of Directors. In 2016 Long Island Crisis Center honored Jamie in their Life-Saving Circle of Friends, and in 2014 with the Linda Nadel Memorial Award for Community Service. From 2003 to 2013 Jamie volunteered with at-risk teenagers at Pride for Youth and was recognized as their 2011 Volunteer of the Year. From 2014 through 2016 she volunteered at Cove Animal Rescue, and currently volunteers at Yorkie911 Rescue.

Jamie received her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, and her Bachelor’s degree from S.U.N.Y. at Albany graduating Summa Cum Laude and inducted as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Tax Certiorari

EDUCATION

• St. John’s University School of Law (J.D. 1986)
• State University of New York at Albany (B.A. 1983), Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

ADMISSIONS

• New York State Bar (1986)
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Nassau County Bar Association’s Committee on Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law (1987 – present)
  • Vice Chair (2001-2004)
  • Chair (2004-2005)
• New York State Bar Association
• Suffolk County Bar Association
• American Property Tax Counsel
• Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI)
• Member, Long Island Crisis Center’s Ambassadors Council (former member of the Board of Directors and volunteer)
• Volunteer, Yorkie911 Rescue (2022 – present)
• Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women’s “Achiever” honoree (2019)
• Long Island Crisis Center’s “Life-Saving Circle of Friends” honoree (2016)
• Long Island Crisis Center’s “Linda Nadle Memorial Award for Community Service” honoree (2014)
• Volunteer, Cove Animal Rescue (2014 – 2016)
• Pride for Youth’s “Volunteer of the Year” honoree (2012)
• Volunteer, Pride for Youth (2003 – 2013)