Stephen W Bialkowski
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Schack Institute of Real Estate
- BA, Muhlenberg College
- JD, Seton Hall University School of Law
swb1@nyu.edu
Stephen Bialkowski is the managing partner at Bialkowski Law, LLC, a small boutique law firm concentrating on issues relating to construction, real estate, development and general business services. Mr. Bialkowski has been practicing law since 1986. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review. Following graduation, Mr. Bialkowski gained valuable experience at prominent New York and New Jersey law firms where he represented clients in leading cases across the country. Using his unique construction background and skills garnered at preeminent law firms, Mr. Bialkowski has been able to grow a client base of large commercial contractors, developers, trade contractors, suppliers, architects, engineers and business men and women. Mr. Bialkowski is a yearly recipient of the prestigious designation of Super Lawyer in the states of New York and New Jersey. This honor is reserved for less than 5% of all practicing attorneys in the state. Additionally, Mr. Bialkowski is a Fellow with the Construction Lawyers Society of America. The CLSA an invitation-only construction lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 1,200 practicing Fellows from the United States and internationally.
Apart from his duties as legal counsel, Mr. Bialkowski also serves as the General Counsel to the Construction Roundtable of New Jersey; he was a past arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association; and is a Co-Vice Chair to the Construction and Public Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association. However, the most rewarding work he does is teaching. As a member of the faculty at NYU since 1993, Mr. Bialkowski teaches many construction related courses, including, Construction Law, Legal Principles and Practices for Construction Management Master's students and Construction Essentials for Real Estate Developers. He is also a frequent guest lecturer on construction related issues for colleges, training associations and bar related organizations.