Jennifer Polovetsky and Philip Sanchez are partners at a midtown, Manhattan based law firm, Sanchez & Polovetsky PLLC, which focuses its practice in eminent domain law. Jennifer Polovetsky, is the firm’s founding Member and a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in all aspects of Eminent Domain Law and Real Estate Law. Philip A. Sanchez, Esq., who became a Member of the firm in 2012, has over fifteen years of legal experience in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on Eminent Domain Law. Both Jennifer Polovetsky and Philip Sanchez were named to the 2015 Super Lawyers list.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Jennifer’s Old boss at her old firm Paul Corngold
Philip’s old boss Robert Gottlieb
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I merged with Jen, she had already established a business, and I’m going to defer to her on this one”…[Listen for More] “I left my old law firm and I decided not to leave my old office right away, because I thought why am I going to spend any money before I make any money, let’s see how it goes so I sat in my basement waiting for the phone to ring and it didn’t, and my first client actually came from my old law firm, my old boss gave him to me and you know it all went forward from there.”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
None said however Jennifer mentioned The Art of War Book Book by Sun Tzu
Favourite Quote:
“Karma’s a bitch”
“Never give up”
“In our business everything is in reverse”
Recommended Online Resources:
The Real Deal – The Real Deal Magazine provides cutting edge news on the real estate market in New York City and beyond
Libn – Long Island, New York’s local business newspaper, providing a print and online journal of entrepreneurial experiences, business data and economic trends
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be organised because disorganisation will kill your business before it starts, you have to be organised”
“You have to have a consistent everyday plan”…[Listen for More]
More About Jennifer Polovetsky and Philip Sanchez:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” Voltaire
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jennifer Polovetsky and Philip Sanchez:
- “No matter what you do when you make the leap it’s not going to be a smooth one and If you have at least something set up for you beforehand that you can control it definitely makes life easier”
- “Being an entrepreneur, there’s nothing consistent”
- “You really have to plan, as an entrepreneur, that’s the one thing that’s been so different from what would normally be in a regular business working for someone else”
- “Never give up, keep pushing forward”
- “Never give up, never surrender, never quit, and never give in”
- “Never burn your bridges, it’s really important not to burn your bridges”
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