Diana Bunin Kolev, Esq., is a member of the DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP Land Use and Zoning practice group. Ms. Kolev represents real estate owners, developers, businesses, and not-for-profit enterprises in all aspects of real estate development. She is well-versed in land use applications and the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and handles appeals of municipal decisions and land use litigation. She also counsels not-for-profit organizations with respect to real property issues, and litigates real estate and commercial disputes in state and federal court.
Ms. Kolev is a long-time member of the Westchester County Bar Association, former Board member, and current Co-Chair of the CLE Committee and Women in the Law Committee. She is also a member of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Board of Visitors.
Education
- Pace University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005 (Certificate in Environmental Law)
- New York University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2001
Admissions
- State and Federal Courts of New York
- State Courts of Connecticut
Professional Associations & Activities
- Featured speaker, Westchester County Bar Association CLE Program: Regulation of Dams in New York State and Other Considerations, January 19, 2017
- Speaker, Westchester County Bar Association CLE Program: Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions: Land Use, Environmental & Title Considerations, March 4, 2014
- Speaker, CLE Program sponsored by Benchmark Title Agency, LLC: Due Diligence in Real Estate Transactions: Land Use, Environmental & Title Considerations, May 29, 2014
- Board of Directors of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2011 – 2015
- Secretary, Westchester County Bar Association, 2015- 2017
- Co-Chair CLE Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2013 – present
- Co-Chair New Lawyers Section of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2009 – 2011
- Board of Directors of the Pace Law School Alumni Association, 2009 – 2015
- New York State Bar Association, Member
Awards
- Westchester County Bar Association New Lawyers Leadership Award Recipient, 2014
- List in NY SuperLawyers Magazine, Rising Stars, 2013-2015, 2020
Avalon Yonkers
AvalonBay Communities is one of the premier developers of luxury apartment communities in the nation. DelBello Donnellan represents AvalonBay in connection with numerous development projects throughout Westchester County, including this 589-unit apartment community currently under construction in the Alexander Street Urban Renewal Area on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York.
Land Use Attorney Diana Bunin Kolev joins DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP
We are pleased to announce that Diana Bunin Kolev has joined the firm as a partner in our Land Use Practice Group.