About Sandra P.
Sandra P. Lahens built her legal foundation in two New York universities. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and went on to receive her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. Those academic years set the stage for a career spent largely in the courts that serve the New York metropolitan area.
She joined LaxNeville in 2005. That year marks her entry into a firm where she has handled a variety of matters arising in state and federal forums. Her practice is tied to the region: she is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She holds admissions to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Her peers describe her work as steady and practical. Her caseload has required familiarity with both trial-level procedure and appellate filing. She prepares briefs, manages discovery, and presents arguments in court pleadings and hearings. She adapts to shifting schedules and court calendars. The environments she operates in range from busy federal dockets to state-court calendars in New York and New Jersey.
At LaxNeville, Lahens works on matters that reach into multiple forums. Since 2005 she has handled cases that require coordination across jurisdictions, whether that means filing in federal district court or ensuring compliance with state procedural rules. Clients encounter her as a point of contact during litigation and as someone who develops the practical steps needed to move a case forward.
Outside the courtroom she stays connected to the legal community through the routine professional activities that come with practice in New York and New Jersey. The combination of a Fordham law degree and admissions to two state bars and two federal courts has made her a familiar name in the firm’s roster of litigators.
She continues to practice at LaxNeville and handles matters in the federal and state courts of New York and New Jersey.
