MEMBERS OF FIRM
Francis J. Brennan (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Union College (B.A., 1989); College of Saint Rose (M.B.A., 1995); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate.
Justin A. Heller (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1985); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Business Law.
Madeline H. Kibrick Kauffman (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Banking; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation.
Mark E. Watkins (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (A.B., 1967); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Law; Environmental Law; Municipal Finance.
Richard H. Weiner (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Union University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); Stanford University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa.
David H. Wilder (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Trust Law.
ASSOCIATES
John V. Hartzell (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, February 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Clarkson University (B.S., 1984); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Director and Vice President County Attorneys, Associates of New York. County Attorney, Jefferson County New York, 2000-2006. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Litigation; Commercial Real Estate.
Marco B. Koshykar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., cum laude, 2001); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights.
Shannan Collier Krasnokutski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2003, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Law Clerk, Hon. Paul R. Matia and Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley, District Judges, Northern District of Ohio, 2001-2004. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Insolvency; Business Reorganization.
Benjamin Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of British Columbia, Canada (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law.Email: Benjamin Lee
OF COUNSEL
Howard C. Nolan, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, New York; 1965, U.S. Tax Court; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1954); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1957). New York State Senator, 42nd Senatorial District, Albany County, 1974-1994.
Mark L. Heller (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1955); Harvard University (LL.B., 1958).
Terence J. Burke (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1995, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1960); Union University (M.S., Physics, 1968); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). [First Lt., U.S. Army Artillery, 1960-1962]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Bond Finance; Legislative Representation; Corporate Law; Banking Transactions.
David A. Engel (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1975). Deputy Counsel for Enforcement NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 1984-1988. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Utility Regulation Law; Land Use Planning Law.Email: David A. Engel
Richard L. Burstein (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, December 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1982, Florida. Education: Union College (B.A., 1970); Albany Law School (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Securities; NASD Arbitration; Corporate; Intellectual Property; Labor.Email: Richard L. Burstein
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Steven B. Steinhardt (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1968); New York University (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Health Care Regulation.Email: Steven B. Steinhardt