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David Nadler, Principal and the President of Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler, New York, New York.

David Nadler was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 16, 1938. He comes from a family tree that is filled with great talents including television and movie writers and producers, Broadway actors and cousins; Bert Stern, acclaimed photographer famous for his Marilyn Monroe images, and the late David Stern who was an accomplished European concert pianist.

After graduating from Boston University with a B.S. in 1960, David Nadler pursued his creative lineage as a writer yielding his first novel. Upon receiving limited encouragement from book publishers David Nadler, always the realist, decided to attended St. John's University School of Law where his legal passion was unleashed.

In 1966, David Nadler joined the powerhouse New York City garment center law firm of Ballon & Stoll, becoming a partner in 1974. Specializing in corporate, real estate, trusts and estate law, David Nadler applied his creativity to structuring complex real estate deals and sophisticated transactions for commercial buyers, sellers, sponsors, developers and lending institutions. He frequently appeared on television and radio discussing all aspects of Real Estate Law and he used his writing skills to pen articles on Real Estate and other timely legal topics.

David Nadler had a sensitivity, understanding and a personal experience of what it takes for any size business to survive unforeseen challenges and continue to thrive.

During the 1980's when many New York law firms were dissolving, David Nadler and Howard Bader merged their talents and expertise by carving out a new vision and future for the firm which was under internal siege.

Howard Bader and David Nadler restructured the law firm under the name Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler and built it into a broadly specialized and highly respected Manhattan law firm, overseeing over 50 partners and lawyers, each with their own legal expertise. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory gave Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler its highest rating for professional competence and ethical responsibility.

A member of the New York State and American Bar Associations, David Nadler is also listed in Who's Who Among Practicing Attorneys and International Who's Who of Professionals.

David Nadler lost his heroic battle with pancreatic cancer and passed away peacefully at home in Manhattan on November 26. 2009.