Carrie C. Adduci, a Partner in our Real Estate Practice Group, concentrates on acquisitions, sales and refinances of commercial and residential properties. She also represents developers with regard to the sale of their newly constructed residential homes.
Prior to joining Certilman Balin, Ms. Adduci was a Real Estate Associate at a small Long Island law firm. In this position, she represented and advised purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants in a variety of commercial and residential real estate transactions, including real property and co-operative apartments.
Ms. Adduci also co-taught a course in Applied Legal Analysis at her alma mater, St. John’s University School of Law. She earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude in 2012 and her Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, with a major in Legal Studies and a minor in Theology.
She served as Managing Editor of St. John’s Law Review and Vice Co-Chair of the Public Interest Committee. As a student she helped her peers to strengthen their writing skills, as a consultant in the Writing Center.
St. John’s Law School awarded Ms. Adduci with a Merit Based Scholarship, the ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award, and the St. John’s Gold Pro Bono Service Award. She was also on the Dean’s List.
During the summer of 2011, Ms. Adduci served as a Law Clerk at the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian in Chicago, Illinois. She was designated a guardian ad litem and attorney for children involved in protective proceedings in Cook County Juvenile Court.
Ms. Adduci was named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, as well as to the Rising Stars list of Metro New York Super Lawyers consecutively since 2021, and its 2023 Women’s Edition. She was also recognized with a Leadership in Law Award and as one of the “Who’s Who in Professional Women” by Long Island Business News, as well as one of the “Rising Stars” by Real Estate Weekly.
She is admitted to practice in the state of New York and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law, cum laude, 2012
St. John’s University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2009
Bar Admission(s)
New York
Bar Associations
Nassau County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Recognitions
Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, 2024
Rising Stars of New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2021, 2022, 2023
Women’s Edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2023
Leadership in Law (Associate), Long Island Business News, 2021
“Who’s Who in Professional Women,” Long Island Business News, 2020
“Rising Stars,” Real Estate Weekly, 2019
ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award, St. John’s University School of Law
St. John’s Gold Pro Bono Service Award
St. John’s Law Review, Managing Editor
Appointments
Public Interest Committee, St. John’s University School of Law, Co-Chair
Teaching
Adjunct Assistant Professor, St. John’s University School of Law, Academic Years 20/21 and 21/22