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