Attorneys
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Tamara Kenworthey, Esq.

Tamara Kenworthey née Marinković is the owner and the founding member of Kenworthey Law PLLC, a New York City law firm. She was born and grew up in Serbia, Europe, graduated from University of Belgrade, Serbia, and earned her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School in 2005.
 
Tamara's experience in different areas of the law allows her to represent the same individuals in a variety of legal matters that range from preparing a prenuptial agreement or the last will and testament, through the purchase of a house or an apartment, setting up a small business, negotiating a commercial lease, or representing them in litigation matters where the client is a plaintiff or a defendant in a civil lawsuit.

Tamara serves an international client base. She recognizes today’s global environment and clients have expressed appreciation for Tamara's knowledge of several languages and her unique ability to relate to foreign-born clients and their experiences when interacting with the US legal system.

Tamara’s legal experience includes representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation and transactional matters. She obtained her experience in several law firms and in federal court during a judicial internship at the United States Court of International Trade in the Chambers of the Honorable Nicholas Tsoucalas, Senior Judge (better known to the general public as the “Son of Sam” judge). Tamara's legal experience includes large law firms (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, Flom LLP, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, Garrison LLP, and Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP), small general practice law firm, and the legal department of New York City Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD"). Tamara served as in-house counsel for a national company with approximately 200 retail locations throughout the USA She has also represented and advised high net worth individuals and celebrities in transactional matters and in litigation. Relevant case decisions are published in the New York Law Journal.

tkenworthey@kenwortheylaw.com
​718-344-5746 

Admissions

• New York State courts
• United States District Court for the    
    Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the
    Eastern District of New York
• United States Tax Court

Education

• New York Law School, J.D., 2005 
• University of Belgrade, B.A., 1998

Membership

• New York State Bar Association
   (General Practice Section District        Representative for the 11th District and Member of the Executive Committee, 2015 - present)

Languages

• English
• Serbian
• Bosnian
• Montenegrin
• Croatian