Zetlin & De Chiara LLP announced that James H. Rowland has been named a partner
Rowland joined Zetlin & De Chiara in June 2006. He has more than 17 years of litigation experience, representing architects, engineers, contractors, owners, developers, and transportation and utilities corporation.
He has practiced in New York State and Federal Court, representing clients in matters concerning New York’s Labor Law and Federal Employee Labor Act claims.
Rowland serves as General Counsel to The Society of American Registered Architects, New York Council, and The American Institute of Architects, Staten Island.
He earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from New York University.
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Zetlin & De Chiara LLP announced the arrival of new attorney Alexander Spilberg as an Associate.
He has worked as a summer judicial intern for Hon. Joseph S. Conte and Hon. Eugene H. Austin, in Bergen County Superior Court, in the civil and criminal division.
Spilberg received his J.D., cum laude, from New York Law School.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona.
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Ideal Interiors announced that Jeffrey G. Hagen, LEED AP, has joined the firm as chief executive officer.
Hagen brings over two decades of experience in all facets of the construction industry to Ideal Interiors.
Previously, he served as COO at Adelhardt Construction Corporation. Having climbed the ranks from the role of draftsman over the course of 23 years to the role of assistant vice president.
Hagen has worked with a range of retail, residential and corporate clients, including Bank of America, CBRE, JLL, Hilton and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
He is LEED AP certified and has completed OSHA 30-hour training. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University School of Architecture.
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Vincent Lombardi has been named a supervisory resident engineer in the New York City office of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Lombardi will supervise construction of the entrance to the East 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue station for the Second Avenue Subway. Parsons Brinckerhoff is providing construction management services for the project.
Lombardi has over 18 years of construction program and project experience on a variety of major infrastructure projects.
Previously, he was an assistant resident engineer for a national engineering organization, working on major subway tunnel and airport construction projects in the New York area.
He received a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering from West Virginia University.
