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Iseman, Cunningham, Riester & Hyde, LLP was established in 1991. We are experienced counselors, negotiators and litigators. We handle multi-million dollar transactions and disputes, but we also serve the everyday needs of our clients for corporate counseling, tax planning, document preparation and review, professional licensing matters and other basic services. Our legal services extend statewide.

We offer the same level of sophisticated practice found in the largest law firms in the country. At the same time, we are a small firm dedicated to providing personal attention and service to our clients.

Statement of Practice

General Practice.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Alpin Haus Shop, Inc.
Bovis Lend Lease
Christian Brothers Academy
Efco Products
First National Bank of Jeffersonville
Golub Corporation
Kirchhoff Construction Management, Inc.
MWH Global
New York Military Academy
Piller, Inc
Provident Bank
Retail Council of New York State
The Schenectady Foundation
Telescope Casual Furniture, Inc.
Tiffin Motors Homes, Inc.
Winnebago Industries.

HEALTH CARE CLIENTS: Adirondack Medical Center
Broadlawn Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.
Catholic Health Services of Long Island (counsel to Board of Directors and board committees)
The Children's Medical Group, PLLC
The Community Hospice, Inc.
Excellus Health Plan, Inc.
Ezras Choilim Health Center
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (counsel to Board of Directors and board committees)
Greater Rochester IPA
Health Quest Systems, Inc.
Hudson Valley Heart Center
Hudson Valley Hospital Physicians, PLLC
Our Lady of Mercy Life Center
Poughkeepsie Medical Group
Ramapo Anesthesiologists, PC
Saratoga Care
Saratoga Hospital
Seton Health System
South Oaks Hospital
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center (counsel to Board of Directors and board committees)
St. Charles Hospital (counsel to Board of Directors and board committees)
St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center
St. Peter's Health Care Services
St. Peter's Hospital of the City of Albany
St. Peter's Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

DEFENSE/LITIGATION COUNSEL FOR: American Independent Insurance Company
Hanover Insurance Group
The Hartford Financial Services Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

9 Thurlow Terrace
Albany, NY 12203, (Albany Co.)

Phone

Phone: 518-462-3000
Telecopier: 518-462-4199

Website

http://www.icrh.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Michael J. Cunningham (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Christian Brothers Academy; University of Freiburg, Germany; Manhattan College (B.A., with honors, 1970); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Executive Editor, Notre Dame Lawyer, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Hon. Edward A. Tamm, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-1974. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, 1982-1987. Member: Albany County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Environmental Law; Legal Malpractice; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Propane Products Liability.Email: Michael J. Cunningham

Robert Hall Iseman (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970) Delta Sigma Rho and Tau Kappa Alpha; Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, Justinian Society. Business Editor, Albany Law Review, 1972-1973. Author: Note, "Rights To Stock Accretions Which Occur Prior To Testator's Death," 36 Albany Law Review 182, 1971. Confidential Law Assistant to the Governor of the State of New York, 1973-1974. Assistant Counsel to the Governor of the State of New York, 1974-1975. Consultant to the New York State Bar Association, Action Unit No. 4 on Court Reform, 1979-1985. Chair: Committee on Constitution and By-Laws, 1983-1984 and Legislative Policy Committee, 1984-1985, New York State Bar Association. President, Board of Education, Cambridge Central School District, 1982-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Eastern Mercy Health System, 1991-1997. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Best Lawyers in America; New York Super Lawyers. Fellow: New York Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care; Civil Litigation.Email: Robert Hall Iseman

Carol A. Hyde (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.G.S., with distinction, 1981); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, Co-Valedictorian, 1984). Member, Justinian Society. Attorney-Advisor to the Honorable Charles R. Simpson, United States Tax Court, 1984-1986. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Certificates of Need; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Taxation.Email: Carol A. Hyde

Brian M. Culnan (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., magna cum laude, Valedictorian, 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Member: Albany County, New York State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Lemon Law.Email: Brian M. Culnan

Richard A. Frankel (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1980); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member, Justinian Society. Member, Albany Law Review, 1981-1983. Law Assistant, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1983-1984. Member: Albany County, Schenectady County and New York State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Health Care; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Probate; Wills.Email: Richard A. Frankel

Marcia B. Smith (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1983), Phi Beta Kappa; Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Member, Albany Law Review, 1994-1996. Member: Albany County, New York State (Member, Health Law Section) and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. [LT U.S. Navy Supply Corps, 1984-1990]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Finance; Tax Exempt Organizations; Hospital Administration; Nursing Home Regulation; Physician Practices; Managed Care Contracts.Email: Marcia B. Smith

Karen E. Sosler (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., cum laude, 1987); State University of New York at Albany (M.B.A., 1989); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1997). Member: Albany County, New York State (Member, Health Law Section) and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Capital District Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Certificates of Need; Health Care Compliance; Hospital Law; Labor and Employment; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Medicare and Medicaid; Employee Benefits.Email: Karen E. Sosler

James P. Lagios (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at New Paltz (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Business Editor, Albany Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, New York State Court of Appeals, 1999-2001. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Health Care; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: James P. Lagios

John F. Queenan (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Law; Civil Rights; Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Health Care.Email: John F. Queenan

SENIOR COUNSEL

Frederick C. Riester (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Rochester (B.S., 1965); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1968). Associate Editor, 1966-1967 and Recent Decisions Editor, 1967-1968, Albany Law Review. Town Attorney, Town of New Scotland, 1980-1991, 1998-1999. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Physicians Licensing; Litigation; Negligence; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Contested Trusts and Estates; Contested Wills; Commercial Litigation.Email: Frederick C. Riester

ASSOCIATES

Rachel Ryan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Author: "Why you should not judge a book by its cover: looking beyond party affiliations to discern patterns in judicial decision making in the North Carolina Supreme Court," Albany Law Review. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; Capital District Women's Bar Association; Albany County Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Business Law.Email: Rachel Ryan

Laurie K. Chisolm (Associate) admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 2005, Vermont. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with honors, 1973); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981); Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 1984). Member: Vermont and New York Bar Associations; Capital District Women's Bar Association; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Family Law; Real Estate.Email: Laurie K. Chisolm

Marc A. Antonucci (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 2001); Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Confidential Law Clerk, Rhode Island Supreme Court Law Clerk Department, Newport, Rhode Island (2006-2007); Roger Williams University Law Review (2004-2006, Editor, 2005-2006); Communications Coordinator, New York State Senator Caesar Trunzo (2002-2003). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Marc A. Antonucci