Lawrence H. Cooke (1914-2000).
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Joel M. Howard, III (Member) born Ogdensburg, New York, March 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, Florida and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: St. Lawrence University (A.B., 1968); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1971). Counsel for General Building Contractors of New York State, Inc., Member, Board of Directors Eastern Contractors Association, Inc., Member, Labor and Employment Law Council, Associated General Contractors of America. Member: Albany County, New York State and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Litigation Section) Bar Associations. [Capt., USAR, 1968-1976]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law; Commercial Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Joel M. Howard, III
Robert M. Loughney (Managing Partner) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1987, New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Albany County, New York State (Member, Section on Environmental Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Corporation; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations. (Also at New York and Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Energy Law; Environmental Law.Email: Robert M. Loughney
Leonard H. Singer (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. Army Court of Military Review; 1987, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1980); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, 1982 and Senior Editor, 1983, Buffalo Law Review. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. [Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S Army, 1983-1987]. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Environmental Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Leonard H. Singer
Michael B. Mager (Member) born Greenwich, Connecticut, June 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Energy Litigation.Email: Michael B. Mager
James J. Barriere (Member) born West Islip, New York, July 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1988); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Fellow: Justinian Society. Member: Albany County, New York State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law; Surety Law; Labor Law; Real Property; Tax Law; Litigation.Email: James J. Barriere
James S. King (Member) born Saratoga Springs, New York, October 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1994); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Environmental Administrative Law; Telecommunications.Email: James S. King
David G. Anderson (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, March 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee; 1997, New York and Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.S., Accounting, 1973); Central Michigan University (M.A., Business Management, 1976); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1982); George Washington University (LL.M. in Government Procurement Law, with highest honors, 1988). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1975. Certified Internal Auditor, 1979. Member: Albany County, New York State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, Public Contract Law Section) Bar Associations. [USAF: Judge Advocate; Ret. Lt. Col.].Email: David G. Anderson
Jeremy M. Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Miami University of Ohio (B.A., 1997); Boston University (J.D., 2000; LL.M., Taxation, 2001); Executive Editor, Boston University International Law Journal, 1999-2000. Executive Editor, Boston University International Law Journal (1999-2000). Author: "Approaching Universality: The Role of Comity in International Bankruptcy Proceedings Litigated in America," 17 Boston University International Law Journal 367 (1999). Co-Author: "Advanced LLC Issues in New York," National Business Institute (2005); "Considerations in Buying and Selling a Business in New York," National Business Institute (2003). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Gold v. Di Cerbo, Appellate Division, Third Department, 41 A.D.3d 1051, 2007; Albany Specialties, Inc. v. Shenendehowa Cent. Sch. Dist., Appellate Division, Third Department, 307 A.D.2d 514, 2003; Bunkoff Gen. Contrs., Inc. v. Dunham Elec., Inc., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department, 2002; Sullivan Contracting, Inc. v. Turner Construction Co., Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 60 A.D.3d 1315. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Planning and Formation; Commercial Transactions; Construction Litigation; Contract Negotiations; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights, Collections and Reorganizations; Employment Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Not-For-Profit Organizations; Business Succession Planning; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Jeremy M. Smith
Harold D. Gordon (Partner) born Schenectady, New York, December 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Member, Cornell Law Review. Town Justice, Town of Niskayuna, 1985-2001. Member: Albany County, Schenectady County, New York State and American (Member, Construction Law Section) Bar Associations; Capital District Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law.Email: Harold D. Gordon
Michael T. Wallender (Partner) born Schenectady, New York, April 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colgate University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Assistant, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1975-1976. Member: Albany County, Schenectady County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Environmental Law; Employment Law.Email: Michael T. Wallender
John R. Vero (Partner) born Albany, New York, December 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, New York, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: John R. Vero
Kevin M. Lang (Partner) born Rochester, New York, September 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1992, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1988); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1991). Associate Editor, Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, 1990-1991. National Co-Champion, American Bar Association Negotiating Moot Court Competition, 1991. Director, Families in Need of Assistance, Inc. Member, American Chemical Society. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Energy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy Law; Public Utilities Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin M. Lang
Melanie J. LaFond (Partner) born Glens Falls, New York, August 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Labor and Employment Sections). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law.Email: Melanie J. LaFond
COUNSEL
Lawrence G. Malone (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1970); Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., 1973). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice; Energy; Telecommunications Law.
N. Robert Hayes, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Clarkson University (B.S., 1970); Albany Law School (J.D.,1973). Saratoga Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (Former Chairman); Lake George Club Board of Directors (President). Member: New York State and Schenectady County Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1970-1976]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Banking.Email: N. Robert Hayes, Jr.
ASSOCIATES
Garrett E. Bissell (Associate) born Newark, New York, August 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Susquehanna University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law.Email: Garrett E. Bissell
S. Jay Goodman (Associate) born Cherry Hill, New Jersey, March 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Vassar College (B.A., 1996); Yale University (Ph.D., 2004); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law.Email: S. Jay Goodman
Donald J. Hillmann (Associate) born Schenectady, New York, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, New York and Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A., Environmental Science, 2002); Albany Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: New York State Bar Association. [Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1994-1998]. (Also at Farmington, Connecticut Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Donald J. Hillmann
William J. McCarthy, Jr. (Associate) born Albany, New York, July 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2004); Albany Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Environmental Law.Email: William J. McCarthy, Jr.
Nathan R. Sabourin (Associate) born Rutland, Vermont, July 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2009, New York and Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 2001); Albany Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). National Order of Barristers. Author: "We're From Vermont and We do What We Want: A "Re"-Examination of the Criminal Jurisprudence of the Vermont Supreme Court, 71 Albany Law Review 1163, 2008.". Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Nathan R. Sabourin