more about sylvia tsai’s legal practice

Partner at Law Offices of Fuqiang Zhang, P.C.

Education:

New York University School of Law
Master of Law in Science and Technology, National Tsing Hua University, Institute of Law for Science and Technology  (Taiwan)
Bachelor in Radio and Television, National Cheng Chi University (Taiwan) / Chinese University of Hong Kong

Affiliation:

Member of New York State Bar Association; Youth Advisory Committee member, Executive Yuan, Taiwan; Honorary President and Board of Director of Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce of New York (TJCCNY); Treasurer of Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce of North America (TJCCNA); General Legal Counsel of NEX Foundation; Board and VP of Taiwan International Foundation (TWIF); Adviser of The American Real Estate Institute;
Co-Author of “Pursuing the American Dream- A Legal Handbook for New Immigrants to the United States“, and “美國專利訴訟關鍵案例解讀” (Decoding Key Patent Cases in America).

Key Practices:

Real Estate and Commercial Law and Litigation, Landlord-Tenant Dispute resolution, and IP and Trademark disputes. Employment Based Immigration.

Lawyer is an occupation with a long history, and it seems as though lawyers have been disliked for just as long.

As the old joke goes, “How can you tell a lawyer is lying?” — “Her mouth is moving.”
After all, only lawyers and painters can turn black into white, so long as sufficient fund is provided.

But this is not what I believe.

A client came up to me and told me how much time, energy, and money she has spent on her prior attorney for some disputes with her landlord. After two years and dozens of thousands of dollars spent, the issue still lies there without any hint of resolution.
I sat down with her and listened to her frustrations. After understanding the facts and reviewing the documents, I sent a letter to the landlord. Boom, issue resolved. The landlord extended his willingness to talk and settle the issue.
Certainly this letter didn’t earn me dozens of thousands of dollars. Am I, then, a stupid lawyer who just pushed money away?

No, that’s not what I believe.

I believe the first and foremost thing in legal practice is never money but helping clients.
If I cannot help a client resolve an issue or gain a better insight, there lies no meaning in taking the money for legal services.

If you are looking for a reliable and honest lawyer to work with, to help you on your transaction, litigation, business, wealth arrangement, and/or any legal matter, then I believe I am who you are looking for.

-Sylvia Tsai, 2019 in New York