KLEINDINST CLYDE VANEL, ESQ.
Clyde Vanel was raised in Cambria Heights, New York, in a two-parent household with nine siblings. His well-disciplined, Haitian working-class parents instilled in their children strong moral values and the idea with education and hard work, anything is possible. Clyde’s family story is a classic immigrant tale to this country, making sacrifices and necessary financial risks to secure the best education that could make the American dream possible.
Clyde worked extremely hard taking out loans to put himself through college where he graduated with an aeronautics engineering degree and completed law school, eventually becoming a nationally-renowned successful entrepreneur. Clyde is the sole-proprietor of a thriving business law and intellectual property legal practice representing various clients.
Early Years
Kleindinst Clyde Vanel was born in Queens, New York on June 19, 1974. Interestingly when Clyde was born, his Haitian parents decided to name him, “Kleindinst”, after an important man. Not understanding English well, they were unaware that they named him after someone’s last name and not his first name, namely; Richard Kleindienst, the-then United States Attorney General.
His father, Pierre Vanel, and mother, Gertha Vanel, immigrated to the United States in the early seventies. His father drove taxis for years and his mother works as a porter in Manhattan. They immersed themselves in their new environment in America by raising ten successful children in Cambria Heights, Queens; all of whom earned college degrees.
College Years
Remembering the values that his parents taught him, Clyde worked while attending school and was an honor student at the State University of New York, in Farmingdale. He was the first student in school history to serve two terms as the Student Government President. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace technology and aviation administration in 1997.
He went on to earn a law degree from Boston University, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Science &Technology Law.
Business and Career
After law school, Clyde worked at a large New York intellectual property law firm, Fish & Neave. After a few years, he started his own business law and intellectual property legal practice based in New York City. He represents clients across the country.
Clyde is an avid entrepreneur and businessman who was featured in Money Magazine and Black Enterprise Magazine for his business acumen.
Community Service
Clyde works with and serves a number of not-for-profit organizations in New York City and in Queens. Clyde works with organizations that address needs of children from kindergarten to young adults. He serves as a mentor to students and young adults. He is also a basketball coach to teen-aged men in Queens.
For years Clyde has worked with organizations that serve entrepreneurs and small-business owners. Clyde lectures to business-owners and entrepreneurs regarding business formation, liability and business growth. Clyde is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.
