Richard P. Cronin is a Partner in our Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law Practice Group and serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Cronin’s practice focuses exclusively on real estate tax assessment and eminent domain litigation throughout New York State.

He has extensive experience on behalf of commercial property owners in all aspects of real property tax litigation and condemnation law, through conclusion by trial and appellate level.  He represents owners of all types of commercial property in real estate tax review proceedings throughout the State of New York.  Additionally, he serves as counsel to developers, owners, and investors seeking property tax estimates for proposed commercial and residential projects and advises these clients in connection with tax abatement and incentive programs.

A member of the New York State Bar Association and both the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations, he has served as Chairperson of the Nassau County Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Committee. Active in his community, he is an active member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Mentorship Program.  He serves on the Associate Board of the Association of a Better Long Island (“ABLI”).  Mr. Cronin was named to the New York Metro Rising Star of Super Lawyer’s list from 2019 until 2022 and to the Super Lawyers list in 2023, 2024 and 2026. He was also named one of the “Who’s Who in Real Property & Tax Certiorari Law” by Long Island Business News in 2021. Additionally, in 2027, he was recognized by Best Lawyers in America,

He earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, and was a member of the Order of the Coif at Fordham University School of Law.

Education
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Hofstra University, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admission
New York

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Eastern of New York
Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Bar Associations
Nassau County Bar Association, Chairperson Tax Certiorari Committee
Suffolk County Bar Association, Tax Certiorari Committee
New York State Bar Association, Tax Certiorari, Real Property, and Municipal Law Committees

Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America, 2027
Herald Newspaper’s Real Estate Achievement & Leadership Award, 2025
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2023, 2024 & 2026
New York Metro Rising Star of Super Lawyers, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
“Who’s Who in Real Property & Tax Certiorari Law,” Long Island Business News, 2021

Community Involvement
Nassau County Bar Association, Mentorship Program
Association for a Better Long Island, Board Member