Professional Experience
Ian C. Lindars, a native of Dutchess County, has been practicing law in the Hudson Valley since 2005. Ian’s extensive experience practicing law includes; Personal Injury, Municipal, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, and Landlord Tenant Law. In 2014, Ian joined Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP as an associate in the Litigation, Municipal and Real Estate Law Departments.
In the Litigation Department, Ian represents clients who have sustained serious personal injuries resulting from automobile accidents, slip/trip and falls, dog attacks, construction accidents and medical malpractice.
As part of the Municipal Law Department, Ian advises Town Boards on various aspects of New York State Town Law, General Municipal Law, Public Officers Law and Civil Service Law.
In real estate, Ian represents buyers, sellers, and banks in residential real estate as well as representing clients in both residential and commercial landlords and tenants in various matters including summary eviction proceedings and drafting of leases.
Ian also represents businesses in various matters including commercial litigation, drafting contracts and risk avoidance/mitigation.
Ian received the Forty Under Forty Shaker Award from the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a New York Rising Star every year since 2013. He is a member of the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce; Business Network International (BNI), Professional Networking Powerhouse, NAPMW (National Association of Professional Mortgage Women and The Dutchess County Association of Realtors.
Ian has BA in Political Science and Sociology from Boston University. He received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School of Union University where he also served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Environmental Outlook Journal.
He currently lives in Fishkill with his wife and children. In his free time, Ian enjoys cycling, rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking and fishing. He also coaches wrestling and runs a local youth wrestling program.