Margaret T. Ling has been a real estate attorney since 1986. Her real estate experience commenced with a private real estate practice for almost a decade. Prior to practicing as a real estate attorney, Margaret was a Deputy Court Clerk for Chief Judge Constance Baker Motley of the United States District Court –Southern District of New York. Following her clerkship, Margaret focused on the area of immigration law before transitioning into real estate law.
For over the past twenty years, Margaret has been In House Counsel in the title insurance industry. Her experience is multi-faceted and includes positions as Senior Underwriting Counsel where she was responsible for all legal title underwriting.
Margaret has held positions on both the New York Title Underwriters and Agency Levels. As New York Agency Underwriting Counsel at Stewart Title Insurance Company and Ticor Title Insurance Company-The Fidelity Title Group, Margaret provided underwriting and legal support for over 300 New York State Title Agents and Direct Operations. As New York Claims Counsel at First American Title Insurance Company, Margaret was responsible for processing and resolving in house files on behalf of its agents while coordinating and monitoring retained counsel on all litigation files.
Margaret received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History, Cum Laude from Barnard College – Columbia University and her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, Appellate Division, and Second Department.
Margaret currently serves as Development Director and Co-Chairperson of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, where she formerly served on the Board of Directors. In 2013, Margaret was awarded the “Most Valuable Player Award” for her outstanding dedication and service to AABANY.
Margaret is a Member of the Steering Committee of the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (“CBLA”) which is sponsored by the American Bar Association. At the CBLA, Margaret is a representative of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She is also an Alumna of the CBLA which focuses on Diversity and Inclusion in the Law.
Her other Bar Association memberships include the New York State Network of Bar Leaders where she is a member of the Executive Council; the New York County Lawyer’s Association where she is the Co-Chairperson of the Asian Practice Committee; the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; the New York State Bar Association where she is a member of the Real Property Committee and the Diversity Committee; the Queens Bar Association where she is Co-Chairperson of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee; the Nassau County Bar Association where she is an Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee; the Korean Lawyers Association of Greater New York; the Hellenic Lawyers of New York and the Asian Pacific American Lawyer’s Association of New Jersey.
Margaret is a Board of Director of the New York Law School Alumnae Association. She is actively involved with the New York Law School Asian American Law Students Association where she mentors the students about managing their law school curriculum and career counseling. She was the 2010 recipient of the New York Law School Award for Distinguished Service in Diversity and Progress. In 2016, Margaret founded the New York Law School Asian Alumnae Group.
Margaret also currently serves as a Board of Director of the Asian Real Estate Professionals Association where she is a member of the Sponsorship Committee.
Margaret also serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian Columbia University Alumnae Association where she is a member of the Professional Mentorship Program. She is also acting as a liaison to better connect Barnard College where she graduated with the Barnard College Asian Alumnae.
Margaret is also an active member of the following organizations: Queens Chamber of Commerce where she is the Chair of the Law and Banking Committee; Brooklyn Real Estate Board where she is a Board of Director; National Tristate Diversity Council; New York Chinese American Bankers Association; Asian Finance Society.
When Margaret is not practicing law, she is passionate about golf. She is a member of the United States Golf Association. She is a Certified Level One Volunteer Golf Coach with the First Tee Program of Raritan Valley in New Jersey. Margaret has been active with the First Tee since 2009.
Margaret has been an active PGA Tour; LPGA and PGA of America Volunteer since 2008.
From 2008 to 2016, Margaret was the PGA Pro Am Chairman for the PGA Barclays Fed Ex Cup Golf Tournament. From 2016 to date, Margaret has been the PGA Special Events Chairman for the Northern Trust Golf Tournament and is in charge of the Pro Am Tournament; Special Events and Honorary Observers. Margaret has also volunteered in 2016 for the Hospitality Committees at the PGA Championships at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey and the Cadillac World Golf Championships at Trump National Golf Club, Doral, Florida. In 2017, Margaret was honored to be the Chair of the Honorary Observers Committee at the President’s Cup at Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Margaret is also involved with the LPGA and since 2012, has been a member of the Pro Am Committee for the LPGA Shoprite Acer Classic at Seaview Resort in Galloway, New Jersey.