Hannah Sheehan/The Forum Newsgroup
A second office in Westchester meant that Scott Baron and Associates didn’t miss a day of business after Hurricane Sandy, but the three feet of water that came rushing through Baron’s Howard Beach location rendered the first floor entirely inoperable for five to six months after the storm.
“I lost everything,” Baron said of his office at 159-49 Cross Bay Blvd., but seemed most troubled when recalling the resulting burden on his clients.
“I represent so many severely disabled people who have getting trouble upstairs,” the attorney said.
Baron grew up in Howard Beach and opened his law practice in 1994, but never expected anything like the havoc wreaked by Sandy.
“I never fathomed we’d encounter such a horrific event,” he said.
After the hurricane struck, Baron said he immediately went into “survival mode,” determined to continue to serve the clients he considers to be “like an extension of my family.”
The Howard Beach attorney is proud of the progress made in the community since last year and is happy to see local businesses back up and running with a degree of normality.
Baron has tried to be of help whenever possible and has frequently answered legal questions for local residents about damage to homes and rental properties.
“It’s an honor to represent the people I grew up with,” he said.
By Hannah Sheehan
