Jennifer Rozen
Managing Attorney
Jennifer Rozen is the President and Owner of Rozen Law Group. She was a named partner at Fishman Rozen prior to launching the firm. Jennifer first earned partnership of Fishman & Mallon, LLP in May 2013. Her involvement in tenant and consumer law began in October of 2005 when she landed a job as a summer intern at Fishman & Neil. Jennifer has been advocating on behalf of New York City tenants and consumers ever since.
Jennifer earned her Juris Doctorate from New York Law School, where she graduated cum laude in 2007. In 2003 she graduated cum laude from Ithaca College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
Jennifer Rozen is a reputable consumer and tenant's rights advocate. She has worked on numerous cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Jennifer has successfully represented consumers in debt collection and identity theft cases. She has experience fighting for the rights of consumers in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies.
Jennifer Rozen is also a respected, New York City tenant lawyer who has represented hundreds of residential and commercial tenants in non-payment proceedings, holdovers and rent overcharge cases. Much of her practice focuses on eradicating the Tenant Blacklist and assisting tenants in the removal of their names from the Blacklist in order to secure housing.
Jennifer handles real estate closings on behalf of buyers and negotiates leases for commercial tenants. She has participated in numerous arbitrations and mediations.
In April of 2007, Ms. Rozen was awarded the Daniel Finkelstein Commencement Award for her paper entitled, “BLACKLISTING TENANT BLACKLISTS: A CHARGE FOR NEW YORK LEGISLATURES.”
She also co-authored a pamphlet on tenant blacklisting with the Honorable Gerald Lebovits for the New York State Bar Association. That pamphlet can be found here: The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting
Jen, her brother and sister were truly raised by a village. Jen's spirit for protecting families derives from the integral roles that her mother, grandparents and aunt all played in her upbringing. She currently lives in South Slope, Brooklyn with her bold and wildly supportive wife, creative musician son Gabe, spirited 8 year old Quinn and their 11 year-old dog Dezi. Before she began her work as a tenant and consumer advocate, Jen worked tirelessly as a civil rights advocate focusing on economic justice and the rights of LGBTQ folks, people of color and differently abled individuals.
Bar Admissions:
New York, 2008
Massachusetts, 2007
Southern District of New York, 2010
Education:
New York Law School, New York, New York, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude, Daniel Finkelstein Writing Award, Law Review, Joseph Solomon Public Interest Fellowship, Justice Action Center Honors Program
Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude, Dean's List, Ithaca College Campus Life Award, Who's Who at American Colleges and Universities
Recent Blog Posts
Covid-19 Resources for Tenants and Consumers
Disappointing Decision from the Court of Appeals on J-51 issues: Regina Metro
NYC Courts Open for Emergency Applications!
COVID-19 Closes Courts
Judge rules tenant can look back further than 4 years to determine rent overcharge!
Recommendations
- In the anxiety-provoking area of landlord-tenant law it really helps to have an advocate who is patient and level headed. Luckily, I found those qualities in abundance with Jennifer. She is a lawyer who will give you a truthful legal picture of your situation. She will offer her guidance and will...
- My wife and I had a dispute with our Landlord over our Rent Stabilization. From the minute we first spoke to Jennifer we felt we were in great hands and our expectations fell short of her true skill. She immediately took control of the situation and gave us detailed and extremely informative resp...
- I hired Jennifer to help me with an ongoing noise issue in my apartment. She acted as a trusted advisor, helped me weigh my options and then helped facilitate a plan of action for the best possible resolution, which is exactly what I was looking for. She more than surpassed my expectations. I wou...
- From the moment I received a reply to my inquiry email I knew I was in good hands. Jennifer and her team are prompt and professional in their communication and always keep you in the loop. I had issues with a shady dealings with my landlord and Jennifer was very experienced in these matters. Her ...
- Ms. Rozen is a passionate champion of tenant's rights. She was able to help me and the other tenants in my building win a suit against our landlord when we lost electricity for a month and a half during the summer of 2016. She is articulate, fierce and very thorough. I am very greatful for her h...
- After extensive research online, I decided to schedule a consultation with Jennifer regarding the handling of my filing for a rent succession lease. Upon meeting her, I immediately knew I had made the right choice - she put me right at ease, and I was instantly confident that I had found the righ...
- Jennifer is effective and very intelligent. I have used her twice, for a tenant claim and a real estate closing, and she was equally effective both times. She is a genuinely good person who works extremely hard for her clients. I have recommended her to others in the past, and I would absolutely ...
- Jennifer is great, caring, passionate, dedicated, knowledgeable and excellent attorney. Who has represented me and my family. Not only does she deeply care about the case, she cares about me as a person and how I am handling it. She is definitely someone you want on your side to help you through ...
- I had a tough, emotional case against my landlord. Ms. Rozen was the perfect combination of intelligence, empathy, and toughness. She got me the best possible outcome for my case and was a staunch advocate on my behalf. Proud to be able to refer to her as "my lawyer". -Alexis, June 2014
- I visited numerous law offices in New York City, always leaving feeling I had experienced condescension or was viewed only as another potential fee. Then I was fortunate to meet Jennifer, who was personable as well as professional; and saw people as people rather than dollar-signs. I plan to stay...
- Ms. Addonizio changed my life!!! I moved into an apartment that had a gas leak and the stove and the refrigerator did not work. Calling, emailing, and basically stalking my landlord did not work. Ms. Addonizio did work! First off, I was pissed! And devastated and feeling powerless and hopeless. S...