Barbara H. Israel is a graduate of Columbia University Law School, where she was selected as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She began her career with a major Wall Street law firm, and was a member of the faculty of Business Law at Baruch College, CUNY. Ms. Israel graduated from Rutgers College with High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, with a major in History. Throughout her almost 30 years of practice, Ms. Israel has concentrated on corporate law, business transactions, and commercial real estate, with special expertise in dealing with the business concerns of medical professionals and institutions. Ms. Israel is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, and is a frequent lecturer on a variety of legal and financial topics.