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Sol Pottish Obituary

POTTISH--Sol. With deep sadness we mourn the passing of Sol Pottish, our dear friend, a former partner and mentor. Sol Pottish was the dean of the Tax Certiorari field and at the firm he founded, Pottish Freyberg Marcus & Velazquez, was responsible for obtaining the largest real estate tax refund in New York City. He was admitted to the Bar in 1932 and enjoyed a long and varied legal career serving as General Counsel at Tishman Speyer Realty and Construction. His life's work of 97 years included many charitable endeavors. The partners, associates and staff of Marcus & Pollack extend our condolences to his wife Barbara Pottish and his daughters Nancy and Laurie. The lawyers, paralegals and staff of Marcus & Pollack LLP, Joel R. Marcus Robert M. Pollack

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Published by New York Times from Sep. 18 to Sep. 23, 2007.

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Ann Kelleher

September 19, 2007

My deepest sympathy to the Pottish family. Sol was a great man who lived his life to the fullest. I will never forget him.
Ann Kelleher

Kevin Hall

September 17, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

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