845-790-9121
jrider@riderweiner.com
Mr. Rider is a managing partner of the firm and practices primarily in the areas of municipal law, commercial real estate, wills and estates and corporate law. He has been engaged as the attorney for the Town of Highlands and the Town of Highlands Planning Board since 2006. Prior to joining the firm, his practice areas also included contract and tort litigation.
Mr. Rider received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1992 and his J.D. cum laude from Albany Law School in 1995.
A community leader, Mr. Rider currently serves on the Board of CROC (Citizens Reunited to Overcome Cancer), as Secretary of the Powelton Club, and Chair of the Finance Committee of Temple Beth Jacob. He is a Past Chairman of Vision Hudson Valley (formerly the Orange County Citizens Foundation) and past Vice Chair of the Orange County Partnership. In addition, he served as President of the Board of Temple Beth Jacob and President of the Board of Kol Yisrael, and as President of the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands. He graduated from the Leadership Orange program in 1999.
Mr. Rider is a member of the New York State and Orange County Bar Associations.
Areas of Practice:
Municipal Law
Real Estate Law
Corporate Law
Tax Certiorari
Bar Admissions:
New York and Florida, 1996
Education:
J.D. from Albany Law School of Union University, cum laude, 1995
B.A. from Cornell University, 1992