Overview
Josh is co-chair of the Commercial Finance practice group. He is an experienced and skilled commercial finance and commercial real estate attorney practicing in Connecticut and New York. Over the course of his career, Josh has successfully closed hundreds of secured and unsecured commercial finance transactions on both the borrower side and the lender side throughout Connecticut and New York, including mortgage loans, construction loans, term loans, lines of credit, asset based revolving credit facilities, equipment loans, mezzanine loans, letter of credit enhanced bond financings, loan purchases and loan sales.
On the lender side, Josh regularly represents large national institutional lenders, regional institutional lenders, community banks and private lenders. Josh’s lender clients appreciate his keen ability to analyze risks that may become apparent during the course of a transaction and recommend practical solutions to mitigate the lender’s risk.
On the borrower side, Josh routinely works with middle market companies and closely held and family owned businesses in all types of industries including manufacturing, retail, food service, medical and professional services, developers, property management companies, real estate investors, educational institutions, not-for-profits, homeowner’s associations and unincorporated associations. Having been on the lender side of hundreds of commercial finance transactions during the course of his career, Josh is able to leverage that experience for his borrower clients and provide a high level of service and efficiency to help his clients successfully and timely complete their financing transactions.
A significant part of Josh’s practice also includes commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions, sales, and leasing. Josh regularly represents sellers, purchasers, landlords and tenants in connection with the sale, purchase and leasing of all types of properties located in Connecticut and New York including office, manufacturing, industrial, energy, education, retail, food service, and medical.
Prior to joining Pullman & Comley, Josh spent the first sixteen years of his career practicing with law firms located in Westchester County, New York.
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Professional Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Fairfield County Commercial Brokers Network
Real Estate Finance Association (REFA)
Westchester County Bankers Association
Community Involvement
Town of Wilton Board of Selectmen, July 2018 - present; Second Selectman, December 2021 - present
Town of Wilton Water Pollution Control Authority - board member, September 2020 - present
Wilton Chamber of Commerce - member of Board of Directors, September 2018 - present
Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Appeals, October 2014 - July 2018; chairman, December 2016 - July 2018; vice chairman, December 2015 - December 2016
Town of Wilton Board of Selectmen Subcommittee on Town Counsel Selection, October 2016 - December 2016
Wilton Republican Town Committee, January 2015 - present; vice chairman, March 2018 - March 2020
Connecticut Republican State Convention, delegate for Town of Wilton in 2016, 2018 and 2020
St. Margaret Shrine, Bridgeport - Finance Committee, January 2012 - April 2017
Honors & Recognitions
Named a Moffly Media Top Lawyer in Fairfield County, 2021, 2023 and 2024 - Real Estate
Practice Areas
Industries
Bar and Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.; 2002
Sacred Heart University, B.A., magna cum laude; 1998