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| | Address | | 121 State Street | | Albany, New York 12207-1622 | | (Albany Co.) | | | |
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| Hinman Straub PC practices in the following areas of law:
General Law Practice before all State and Federal Courts and State Departments. Health Law, Legislative Practice, Public Employment, Bond Counsel, Banking, Insurance, Trust and Estates, Pensions, Labor Relations, Administrative, Corporation, Federal and New York State Taxation, Tax Fraud, Internal Revenue Service Practice, Real Estate and Business Law, Trials, Personal Injury, Environmental Law and Educational Law. | | Year Established: 1930 | Firm Profile:
Excellence in legal representation is the foundation supporting the legal services provided by Hinman Straub PC. We seek to tie the valued traditions of our past to the complex demands of today's legal environment. Law should not be practiced in a vacuum. Rather, Hinman Straub PC believes that, to best represent our clients, we must learn about their particular needs and concerns and the environment in which they operate. We have adhered to the values on which our firm was built. However, we are thoroughly modern in our methods. We focus not only on a client's current concern but also on the client's future concerns. Hinman Straub PC seeks to meld the work ethic with a commitment to helping our clients adapt to the inevitable changes in the marketplace. | | Firm Size: 32 | Representative Clients:
Excellus Health Plan, Inc.; Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield; New York State Conference of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans; JPMorgan Chase Bank; Visiting Nurse Service of New York; School Administrators Association of New York State; Organization of New York State Management/Confidential Employees, Inc; University of Albany; The Foundation for the State University of New York; L.A. Swyer Co., Inc.; Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc. |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FOR: New York State Conference of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans; New York State Ophthalmological Society, Inc.; Dell Computer Corporation; Charmer Industries, Inc.; Electronic Data Systems; Cigna Healthcare; Association of Medical Schools of New York; Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Assn.; Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America; Association of Proprietary Colleges; NYSERNET; Estee Lauder; Supreme Court Justices' Association of the City of NY; Shoreham-Wading River Central School; Community Preservation Corporation; NYS Builders Association; Fuller & O'Brien, Inc.; Independent Bankers of NYS; Rent Stabilization Association of NYC, Inc.; New York Racing Association; Coalition of NYS Alzheimer's Association Chapters; New York Association of Service Stations. | | John J. Lynch (Member) born Schenectady, New York, May 3, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, New York. Education: St. Bernardine of Siena College (B.S., 1959); Albany Law School (J.D., 1962). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Legislation; Hospital Administration; Administrative Agency Practice; Health Insurance. Email: John J. Lynch | | Harold C. Hanson (Member) born Cooperstown, New York, February 10, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, New York. Education: State University of New York (B.A., 1963); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1966). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bond Finance; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Harold C. Hanson | | Stephen M. Cleary (Member) born Freeport, New York, December 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1963); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1970). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Legislation; Hospital Administration; Administrative Agency Practice; Health Insurance. Email: Stephen M. Cleary | | Bartley J. Costello, III (Member) born Rockville Centre, New York, July 11, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1966); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1972). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Legislative Practice; Administrative Law; Education Law; Public Sector Employment Law. Email: Bartley J. Costello, III | | Philip T. Dunne (Member) born Providence, Rhode Island, September 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1977, U.S. Tax Court; 1983, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, 1972); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits; Taxation; Health Law. Email: Philip T. Dunne | | John F. Black (Member) born Cortland, New York, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New York. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1970); Albany Law School (J.D., 1973). Member: Government Finance Officers Association, 1994-1999; National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, 1990-1999; Telcommication Tax Institute, 1999-2001. Member: New York State Bar Association (Sections on: Public Sector Law; Labor Law). [USAR, 1970-1975 (active service 1974)]. Reported Cases: McDermott v. Regan, 82 NY2d 354; McCall v. State, 219AD2d 136. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Government Relations; Public Pension Plans. | | Sean M. Doolan (Member) born East Islip, New York, July 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1984); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1987). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State Legislative Practice; Health Care Legislation; Health Law. Email: Sean M. Doolan | | Fredric L. Bodner (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1971); Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., 1975). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Life Insurance; Health Insurance; Managed Care; Administrative Law. Email: Fredric L. Bodner | | Jennifer B. Sheehan (Principal) born Northampton, Massachusetts, October 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Massachusetts; 2003, Connecticut; 2008, New York. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1989); Western New England College (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Staff Member, Western New England Law Review, 1993-1994. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence and Business Organizations. Practice Areas: Insurance Law. Email: Jennifer B. Sheehan | | Robin Lynch Sise (Member) born Schenectady, New York, May 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: Florida Institute of Technology (B.S., cum laude, 1981); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1988). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Insurance; Administrative Agency Practice. Email: Robin Lynch Sise | | Cheryl Potvin Hogan (Member) born Hudson Falls, New York, September 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member, Justinian Society. Executive Editor, Albany Law Review, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Insurance; Health Care Regulation. Email: Cheryl Potvin Hogan | | E. Raymond Kolarsey (Member) born Summit, New Jersey, March 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1975); Duke University (B.H.S., summa cum laude, 1979); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Registered Physician's Assistant, New York, 1979-1993. Court Attorney, New York State Court of Appeals, 1993-1995. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Insurance; Health Maintenance Organizations; Health Care Regulation. Email: E. Raymond Kolarsey | | James T. Potter (Principal) born Steubenville, Ohio, December 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of New York; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (A.B., with distinction, 1977); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member, Justinian Society. Editor-in-Chief, Albany Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk, Hon. Domenick L. Gabrielli, New York Court of Appeals, 1980-1982. Member, Board of Trustees, Albany Law School, 2002—. Member: Albany County (Director, 1996—; Vice President) and New York State (Alternate Member, House of Delegates, 2003—) Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Albany Law School National Alumni Association (Treasurer). Practice Areas: Litigation (State and Federal); Personal Injury; Commercial; Land Use. Email: James T. Potter | | Philip J. Murphy (Member) born Cohoes, New York, April 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., 1994). Member: Saratoga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Health Care; Trusts and Estates. Email: Philip J. Murphy | | Leanne R. Kontogiannis (Member) born Johnson City, New York, May 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1992); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Insurance. Email: Leanne R. Kontogiannis | | Jonathan Federman (Member) born March 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1990); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Note and Comment Editor, Albany Law Review, 1992-1994. Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard C. Wesley, 1998. Confidential Law Assistant, Appellate Division, 1994-1996. Assistant Counsel to Governor George E. Pataki, 1999-2003. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: State Legislative Practice; Administrative Agency Practice; Health Law. Email: Jonathan Federman | | Deborah Kozemko (Member) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1978); Albany Law School (J.D., 1981). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Insurance. | | Mara B. Ginsberg (Member) born Oyster Bay, New York, September 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: Union College (B.S., 1980); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1983). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Attorneys in Public Service; Computer Security; Health Law, 1983—). Practice Areas: Health Care; Education Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property Procurement; Labor Law. | | David T. Luntz (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1984); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1988). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability; Personal Injury. | | Joan S. Murphy (Member) born Hornell, New York, November 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1971); Albany Law School (J.D., 1977). Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Insurance. | | —————————— | | Donna Cole-Paul (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1996); Albany Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: New York State Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association; Capital District Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning. | | Meghan McNamara (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Albany Law School, (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Certified in Health Law. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law. | | Kelly Ryan (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Russell Sage College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University (J.D., 2005). Member: New York State Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law. | | David W. Novak (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, March 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: State University of New York College at Old Westbury (B.A., 1996); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Associate Editor, Touro Law Review, 1998-1999. Member, Moot Court Board. Court Attorney, New York Court of Appeals, 1999-2002. Practice Areas: Health Care; Insurance; Appellate Practice. Email: David W. Novak | | Stephanie A. Piel (Associate) born Troy, New York, March 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., 1998); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Stephanie A. Piel | | Janet M. Silver (Associate) born Ogdensburg, New York, July 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 2000); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Janet M. Silver | | Lori A. Sievers (Associate) born Clifton Park, New York, December 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1999); Boston University (J.D., 2002). Author: "Cyber-Defamation and The Single Publication Rule," October 2001, Boston University Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Lori A. Sievers | | Patrick J. O'Keeffe (Associate) born November 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and District of Columbia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., 2000; L.L.M., Health Law); Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 2003). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Patrick J. O'Keeffe | | Eva B. Barsoum (Associate) born Cairo, Egypt; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2003, Florida. Education: Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S., Criminal Justice); State University of New York (M.S.W.); Western New England College (J.D.). | | Joseph M. Dougherty (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 2002); Albany Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Albany Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Health Law. | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald D. DeAngelis (Of Counsel) born Schenectady, New York, January 4, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1957); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1960). Editor, Albany Law Review, 1958-1960. Deputy Town Attorney, 1968-1971, Town Justice, 1972-1977 and Attorney, Zoning Board of Appeals, 1980—, Town of Bethlehem. Member: Albany County, New York State, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Capital District Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Magistrates Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Estate Planning; Elder Law. | | Bernard Kaplowitz (Of Counsel) born Nyack, New York, February 23, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1959); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1962). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Trusts. Deputy Town Attorney, Zoning Board of Appeals, 1972-1977 and Police Department, 1977-1978 and Town Attorney, 1978—, Town of Bethlehem. Member, Albany County Legislature, 1974-1978. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Commercial Litigation. | | Albert A. Manning (1918-2004). | | Evan C. Regal (1948-1999). |
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