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 Environmental Law 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, White Plains, NY
    Juris Doctor, May 2005, magna cum laude; Certificate in Environmental Law
  • New York University College of Arts and Science, New York, NY
    Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, May 2001, magna cum laude

Admissions

  • New York State, 2006
  • Connecticut, 2005
  • U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York

Memberships

  • Board of Directors of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2011 – 2015; Secretary, Westchester County Bar Association, 2015- 2017; Co-Chair of the Environmental Law Committee, 2021-present; Co-Chair of the Women in the Law Committee, 2020-present; Co-Chair CLE Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2013 – 2023; Co-Chair New Lawyers Section of the Westchester County Bar Association, 2009 – 2011
  • Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Board of Visitors, 2020 – present;
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Westchester-Fairfield Executive Leadership Committee, 2022 – present.

Awards

  • Westchester County Bar Association New Lawyers Leadership Award Recipient, 2014
  • Listed in NY Super Lawyers Magazine, Rising Stars, 2013-2015, 2020

Publications

  • Celebrating 100 years of Women’s Right to Vote, WCBA Westchester Lawyer Magazine, May 1, 2020
  • The Importance of Due Diligence: Real Estate Transactions in a Complex Land Use World, New York State Bar Association Journal, April 1, 2012

Seminars

  • Speaker, Westchester County Bar Association CLE Program: Commercial Solar Development: Siting, Approvals, and Other Considerations, February 8, 2023
  • Speaker, Westchester County Bar Association CLE Program: Construction Access Licenses: Drafting Agreements and Handling Disputes, May 20, 2021
  • 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