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Experience Necessary A Well-Dressed Dry Cleaner, Just Like Dad By ROBIN FINN John-Claude Hallak knows the proper way to press trousers, coax a spot from a wedding gown, or restore a carpet to its original glory. He is a second-generation dry cleaner; his parents, Joseph and Marie-Louise, opened Hallak Cleaners on the Upper East Side in 1966. (His mother, widowed in 1992, is the president.) Mr. Hallak, 54, who has a master’s degree in economics from Rutgers University, joined the company in 1982; he and his younger brother, Joseph, 49, are both vice presidents. He lives in Basking Ridge, N.J., with his wife, Michelle, and their 16-year-old twin sons. Destined to clean: I was doomed to be in the family business. I remember being about 8 and asking my father if I could go to work with him on a Saturday and him telling me, ‘If you come with me,

For more than 50 years, two generations of the Hallak family have been dedicated to delivering a level of quality and service in the world of professional fabric care that is singular. To say that we are passionate about drycleaning would be an understatement. We spare no expense in providing you with extraordinary service and delivering to you a level of quality that is unsurpassed … anywhere. Whether you entrust us with a couture suit, an elaborate gown, casual clothing, or linens and drapes, be assured that your fabrics will receive the utmost care. You will find that we offer a truly comprehensive array of services. While many of these specialities are outsourced by the vast majority of cleaners, at Hallak, they are performed by our own dedicated artisans in our state-of-the-art facility. Furthermore, all of our services are backed by our unique Safe Cleaning Guarantee. We look forward to