Position: Partner

Areas of Practice:
Banking, Real Estate, Corporate, Consumer Finance Trusts and Estates, Environmental, Tax

Education:
Union University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Albany Law School (J.D., 1978)

Professional Affiliations:
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Election Law Committee); New York State (Member, Sections on: Banking, Corporation and Business Law and Real Property) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law, and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations

Admissions:
1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Contact Information:
Secretary: Diana Roman
E-mail: fumane@zeklaw.com
Direct telephone number: (212) 826-5309

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Frederic M. Umane is a partner at ZEK and heads the firms transactional banking, corporate and real estate group. In this multi-disciplinary capacity, Fred is involved in new lending and acquisition transactions as well as remedial work-outs. Fred has substantial experience in bank regulatory matters and issues involving mortgage fraud, automobile and hotel finance. As part of this practice, Fred handles environmental, trust and estate and tax matters. He has lectured on loan documentation and real estate matters to various bank, credit training and trade association groups.

Outside of the office, Fred is involved with political and community affairs. He has served as a Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections since 1995 and served as President during the last mayoral election. He has been active in local politics for over twenty years. He is also a member of his building's cooperative board of directors and other community groups.