Gerald Jacobs

Gerald “Jerry” Jacobs is Of Counsel in MKCI’s New York City and Florida offices. His practice includes over thirty years of commercial, banking, corporate, bankruptcy and insurance litigation. In the area of civil litigation, Jerry handles a wide variety of complex matters with an emphasis on commercial litigation, real estate, mortgage and lien foreclosures, bankruptcy and personal injury law.

In his commercial litigation practice, Jerry represents individuals, closely held businesses, real estate developers, banks, insurance companies and large corporations in disputes relating to breach of contract, shareholder/partner deadlock, derivative actions, business purchases and dissolutions, business torts, debt collection, bankruptcy and insurance coverage. Jerry has also defended banks and corporations against claims asserted against them in personal injury actions.

Apart from his litigation experience, Jerry is also an accountant with over twelve years of experience, including the area of forensic evaluation.

The favorable decision Jerry obtained for Republic National Bank of New York in the foreclosure action entitled Republic National Bank of N.Y. v. Schweky, was reported in the New York Law Journal and cited in Bergman on New York Mortgage Foreclosures for its wise litigation strategy on behalf of the foreclosing lender. Republic National Bank of N.Y. v. Schweky, THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, May 19, 1994, at 24.

Other noteworthy reported cases handled by Jerry include Rose Glatzer v. Jay Glatzer, 73 A.D. 3d 1173, 905 N.Y.S. 2d 607 (2nd Dept. 2010).

Jerry obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School where he was a member of moot court. He graduated cum laude from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.