CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW
2d Year Law Student
Degree: J.D. Candidate 2026

CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
Degree: B.A. 2021
Major: Political Science and International Studies
Honors: Magna Cum Laude and Pi Sigma Alpha (Nat. Political Science Honor Society)

Estefania Juarez-Zelaya is Mr. Lanin’s paralegal and legal assistant. She assists the firm with commercial litigation, foreclosure and loan modification, bankruptcy, business and real estate law, collection/creditor’s rights matters, and office administration.

Estefania Juarez-Zelaya is a second year law student at the CUNY School of Law. She graduated magna cum laude from the City College of New York. She is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.

Estefania previously worked at the NALEO Educational Fund as part of the CUNY Recovery Corps. She assisted residents in completing their application for naturalization. Her prior experience and training makes her well-suited to manage multiple responsibilities. She has excellent management, interpersonal, multitasking, and communication skills. She is a team member with a positive demeanor who is organized and focuses on detail and high accuracy.

Estefania is bilingual and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She is trained in several programs, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Clio Manage (Cloud File Management), Clio Grow (New Client Intake and Tracking). She assists Attorney Scott Lanin with the preparation of court documents, including summons and complaints, answers, subpoenas, affidavits, legal briefs (memoranda of law), and exhibits, and with online searches and e-filing on NYSCEF, the New York State Case Electronic Filing System. She conducts research on the New York City tax site, ACRIS. Her duties include managing the firm’s litigation calendar, drafting and filing legal documents, and managing our office (administration and billing), and acting as our client liaison. 

Estefania can be reached at (212) 764-7250 ext. 2 or 3 or by email to [email protected].