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| | Address | | 177 Montague Street | | Brooklyn, New York 11201 | | (Kings Co.) | | | |
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| Cullen and Dykman LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice with emphasis on Banking, Secured and Commercial Lending, Corporate, Commercial, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental, Labor and Employee Relations, Litigation, Municipal, Real Estate, Tax, Trusts and Estates, Self Storage Law, and Appellate Practice. | Firm Profile:
Effective as of January 1, 2003, the merger of Cullen and Dykman LLP and Bleakley Platt Remsen Millham & Curran LLP brought together two of New York's most venerable, well respected law firms. For over 150 years, Cullen and Dykman LLP has contributed significantly to the commercial, civic and social development of the New York metropolitan area. The Firm traces its history back to the 1850s, and since that time it has aided and advised the area's businesses, institutions and individuals. In its early years, the Firm provided legal counsel from its offices in Brooklyn Heights to the forerunners of today's utility, water and transit systems and to important banking, shipping, retail, and manufacturing interests. A founding partner, the Honorable Alexander McCue, was chairman of the group that hired John Roebling to design the Brooklyn Bridge. One hundred years later, Cullen and Dykman LLP served as counsel for the Bridge's centennial celebration. In 1915, after serving as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, the Honorable Edgar M. Cullen rejoined William N. Dykman in private practice under the firm name "Cullen and Dykman". Although both the Firm and the legal world have changed considerably since that time, the partnership has continued to practice under that name in recognition of the people, traditions and values that helped make Cullen and Dykman LLP the firm it is today. | | Firm Size: 133 |
Other Office Locations of Cullen and Dykman LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Garden City, New York, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Thomas A. Conniff (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 18, 1935; admitted to bar, 1962, New York; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1956; LL.B., 1961). Member: New York County Lawyers Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education; Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. | | John J. Fanning (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, March 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York and District of New Jersey. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1977); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1981). Member: Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Administrative Law. Email: John J. Fanning | | Joseph C. Fegan (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association. Counsel, New York Claims Association, 1989-1999. Member: Brooklyn (Member, Insurance Committee), Suffolk County and New York State (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers; Insurance and Negligence) Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joseph C. Fegan | | Timothy J. Flanagan (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2000, Connecticut. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1973); Syracuse University (M.P.A., 1975); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, Moot Court Board, Justinian Honor Society; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, 1989. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Civil Courts Committee, 1986-1988; Insurance Law Committee, 1988-1991); Brooklyn (Member, Science and Technology Committee, 1993-1996), New York State and Connecticut Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice; Employment Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Timothy J. Flanagan | | Richard H. Freeman (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1974, New York. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.A., 1965); Fordham University (J.D., 1973). Member: Brooklyn (Chairman, Surrogate's Court Committee, 1992-1994) and New York State (Member: Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1987-1991; Elder Law Section) Bar Associations. Email: Richard H. Freeman | | Gary A. Goldman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1991); New York Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Tax; Corporate. Email: Gary A. Goldman | | Paul A. Golinski (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1968, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Fellow, New York State Bar Foundation. Member: The Association of the Bar of The City of New York; Brooklyn (President, 1998-1999; Officer, 1993-1998; Trustee, 1992-1998; Trustee Council, 1999—; Co-Chairman, Surrogate's Committee, 1986-1987; Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1984-1992), New York State (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1996-2000, 2001; Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates, 1992-1996; Tax) and American (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998-2000; Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Drafting; Trusts and Estates; Litigation. Email: Paul A. Golinski | | Kathleen M. McCormack (Member) born Flushing, New York, August 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1986). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Real Estate; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Corporations; Tax. | | David T. Metcalfe (Member) born Queens, New York, February 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences (A.B., 1980); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: New York State (Member, Public Utility Law Committee) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Energy Project Development; Energy Contracts; Energy Regulation; Independent Power; Utility Regulation; Business Transactions; Corporate. Email: David T. Metcalfe | | Joseph Miller (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, January 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, New York. Education: University of Scranton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Brooklyn and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Colon v. New York City Housing Authority, 2005 NY Slip Op. 8672 (2d Dep't 2005); Cotto v. New York City Housing Authority, 17 A.D.3d 621 (2d Dep't 2005); Lopez v. New York City Housing Authority, 16 A.D.3d 164 (1st Dep't 2005); O'Neill v. New York City Housing Authority, 14 A.D.3d 678 (2d Dep't 2005); Coleman v. New York City Housing Authority, 12 A.D.3d 281 (1st Dep't 2004); Valladares v. Moutopoulos, 10 A.D.3d 360 (2d Dep't 2004); Belloro v. Chicoma, 8 A.D.3d 598 (2d Dep't 2004); Clark v. New York City Housing Authority, 7 A.D.2d 440 (1st Dep't 2004); Castillo v. New York City Housing Authority, 6 A.D.3d 568 (2d Dep't 2004); Vanalst v. City of New York, 302 A.D.2d 515 (2d Dep't 2003); Hatzidaks v. New York City Housing Authority, 278 A.D.2d 454 (2d Dep't 2000); Garcia v. New York City Housing Authority, 277 A.D.2d 283 (2d Dep't 2000); McKie v. Hughes, 273 A.D.2d 448 (2d Dep't 2000); McLeod v. Seumaobo, 271 A.D.2d 582 (2d Dep't 2000); Irrutia v. Terrero, 227 A.D.2d 380 (2d Dep't 1996). Practice Areas: Tort Defense; Insurance Law; Family Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Joseph Miller | | Patrick Neglia (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: New York Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1989); Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Touro College (J.D., 1993). Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Patrick Neglia | | Joanna L. Silver (Member) born Bronx, New York, July 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1993); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Construction; Corporate; Commercial; Education. Email: Joanna L. Silver | | James P. Slattery (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 18, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Member, Real Estate Tax Review. Trustee of the Board: The Brooklyn Bar Association, 1988-1997, 1998-2004; The Brooklyn Bar Foundation, 1988-1997, 1998-2004. President, Brooklyn Bar Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., 1994—. Member, Grievance Committee, Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts. Member: Brooklyn Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; National Association of College and University Attorneys; Real Property Tax Review Bar Association. [With U.S. Army (Intelligence), 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Education; Commercial; Computer; Construction; Tax Certiorari; Condemnation. Email: James P. Slattery | | Robert J. Sorge (Member) born Bayside, New York, April 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Member, St. John's Law Review, 1982-1983. Member and Secretary, Board of Directors, Brooklyn Chapter, American Red Cross. Member, Board of Directors, Brooklyn Alliance. Member: Brooklyn, New York State (Member, Environmental and Real Property Sections) and American (Member, Natural Resources Section) Bar Associations; New York State Condemnation Conference. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Condemnation; Environmental; Energy; Administrative Law. Email: Robert J. Sorge | | Kevin M. Walsh (Member) born Amsterdam, New York, November 13,1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, New Jersey. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); Fordham University (J.D., 1977). Partner, Cullen and Dykman, 1999—. Assistant District Attorney, Queens, 1977-1980. Associate, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., 1980-1983. Litigation Attorney, N.Y. Telephone Company, 1983-1998. Associate, Cullen and Dykman, 1998-1999. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Kevin M. Walsh | | OF COUNSEL | | Marilyn G. Ordover (Of Counsel) born June 29, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, New York. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., cum laude, 1950); Columbia University (LL.B., 1954). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Recipient, Jane Marks Murphy Prize. Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Law Review. Co-Author: with Charles F. Gibbs, New York Law Journal column on Wills, Estates and Surrogate's Practice. Law Clerk to Surrogate George Frankenthaler, New York Surrogate's Court, 1955-1956. Chief, Law Department, New York Surrogate's Court, 1990-1998. Adjunct Professor: Columbia Law School; University of Pennsylvania Law School. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Trusts, Estates and Surrogate's Courts Committee); New York State Bar Association (Vice Chair, Committee on Estate Litigation, Trust and Estates Law Section); NOW Legal Defense Fund (New York Leadership Counsel); New York Bar Foundation; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates Law. Email: Marilyn G. Ordover | | Jean-Pierre van Lent (Of Counsel) born Mount Kisco, New York, October 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1974); New York University (J.D., 1978). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Jean-Pierre van Lent | | Andrew G. Vassalle (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, September 6, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1987). Member: New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Cook v. Town of Oyster Bay, -A.D. 2d -,- N.Y.S. 2d- (2nd Sept. 1999); Adrian v. Town of Oyster Bay, — A.D.2d-692 N.Y.S.2d 140,(2nd Dept. 1999); Velez v. City of New York, et al, 257 A.D.2d 570, 683 N.Y.S.2d 583 (2nd Dept. 1998); Flynn v. Town of Oyster Bay, et al, 256 A.D.2d 341, 681 N.Y.S.2d 337 (2nd Dept. 1998); Prato v. Vigliotta, et al, 253 A.D.2d 749, 677 N.Y.S.2d 380 (2nd Dept. 1988); Prato v. Vigliotta, et al, 253 A.D.2d 746, 677 N.Y.S. 2d 386 (2nd Dept. 1998); Adelstein v. Waterview Towers, Inc., et al, 250 A.D.2d 790, 673 N.Y.S.2d 465 (2nd Dept. 1998); Borelli v. 1051 Realty Corp., et al, 242 A.D.2d 517, 661 N.Y.S.2d 290 (2nd Dept., 1997); Transtate Insurance Company v. Paradise Palace, et al, 238 A.D.2d 505, 657 N.Y.S.2d 912 (2nd Dept. 1997); Moneta Development Corp., v. The Generali Insurance Company of Trieste & Venice, 212 A.D.2d 428, 622 N.Y.S.2d 930 (1st Dept. 1995); Williamsburg Food Specialties, Inc. v. Kerman Protection Systems, Inc., 204 A.D.2d 718, 613 N.Y.S.2d 30 (2nd Dept. 1994); Kessler v. Government Employees Insurance Company, 179 A.D.2d 492, 579 N.Y.S.2d 13 (1st Dept. 1992); Vola Novelties Corporation v. Rorob Realty Corporation, et al, 160 A.D.2d 794, 554 N.Y.S.2d 65 (2nd Dept. 1990); Furniture Fantasy, Inc. v. Louis Cerrone, et al, 154 A.D.2d 506, 546 N.Y.S. 2d 133 (2nd Dept. 1989). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Environmental Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Subrogation Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Andrew G. Vassalle | | COUNSEL | | Joseph P. Stevens (Counsel) born Moultrie, Georgia, May 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (B.S., 1965); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1969). Member, Brooklyn Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: New York State (Member, Committee on Public Utility Law) and Federal Energy Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Energy. Email: Joseph P. Stevens | | ASSOCIATES | | Thomas J. Abernethy (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, New York and New Jersey. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., 1988); New York Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Abernethy | | Joseph J. Borges (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Email: Joseph J. Borges | | Kenneth S. Buffaloe (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, December 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (B.A., 1987); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1991). Email: Kenneth S. Buffaloe | | John Cofresi (Associate) born July 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: State University of New York College at Oneonta (B.S., 2001); New York Law School (J.D., 2004). Author, "Litigation Lending for Personal Needs Act: A Regulatory Framework to Legitimatize Third Party Litigation Finance," 58 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Rep. 347-361 (2004), republished by American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, 31st National Conference on Professional Responsibility (2005). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John Cofresi | | Jeffrey C. Fegan (Associate) born October 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and New Jersey. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 2001); St. John's University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Jeffrey C. Fegan | | Frank J. Lourenso (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: Long Island University (B.A., 1985); St. John's University (J.D., 1990). Email: Frank J. Lourenso | | Margaret Mazlin (Associate) born Kiev, Ukraine, August 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.S., 1992); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1996). Member, Social Science Honor Society, Hofstra University. Languages: Russian. Email: Margaret Mazlin | | Kevin C. McCaffrey (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: St. Johns University (J.D., 2000). Email: Kevin C. McCaffrey | | Glenn A. Opell (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, September 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Decedents Estates; Estate Planning. Email: Glenn A. Opell | | Edwin A. Ossa (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Baruch College (B.A., 1994); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Articles Editor, St. John's University School of Law Journal of Legal Commentary, 2000. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Edwin A. Ossa | | Jo-Ellen Paradise Holbrook (Associate) born Manhasset, New York, March 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 1999, Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Notes and Comments Editor, "St, John's Law Review, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Jo-Ellen Paradise Holbrook | | Suzanne O'N. Scanlan (Associate) admitted to bar, 1943, New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S.E.; J.D.). Practice Areas: Trust Law; Estate Planning; Federal Tax Law. | | Richard A. Shannon (Associate) born Mineola, New York, January 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1983); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard A. Shannon | | Paula J. Styles (Associate) born Staten Island, New York, September 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. John's University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1989). Board Member, Brooklyn Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Paula J. Styles | | Justin M. Tafe (Associate) born October 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 2000); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Torts; Asbestos Defense. Email: Justin M. Tafe | | Wendy M. Tobias (Associate) born Oyster Bay, New York, July 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1998); Tulane University (J.D., 2001). Formerly with Werner, Zaroff, Slotnick, Stern & Ashkenazy, LLP. Practice Areas: Tort Defense. Email: Wendy M. Tobias | | Dawn C. Wheeler (Associate) born New York, New York, October 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: Fashion Institute of Technology (A.A.S., 1978; B.S., 1980); City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Tort Defense Litigation. Email: Dawn C. Wheeler | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Garden City, New York Office: Garden City Center, 100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard. Telephone: 516-357-3700. Telecopier: 516-357-3792.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1101 Fourteenth Street, N.W., Suite 550. Telephone: 202-223-8890. Telecopier: 202-457-1405.
Newark, New Jersey Office: One Gateway Plaza, Suite 2600. Telephone: 973-353-8410. Telecopier: 973-353-8411.
New York, New York Office: 44 Wall Street, 19th Floor. Telephone: 212-732-2000. Telefax: 212-571-2838.
| (For complete biographical data on all Members and Of Counsel at Garden City, New York, Washington, D.C. and New York, New York, see Professional Biographies at those locations) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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