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| | Address | | 5010 Campuswood Drive | | East Syracuse, New York 13057 | | (Onondaga Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Public and Private Sector Employment and Labor Relations Law, Education Law, Municipal Law and Broadcasting Law; Practice before all State and Federal Courts. | | Firm Size: 24 | Representative Clients:
Anoplate Corp.; The Case-Hoyt Corp.; Central New York Regional Transportation Authority; General Transportation Services, Inc.; Onondaga County Water Authority; Printing and Imaging Association of New York State, Inc.; SJL Broadcast Management Corp.; Smith Broadcasting Group, Inc.; Town of Dewitt; Town of New Hartford; Sunrise Television Corp. (STC); Time Warner Cable. | Reference:
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Benjamin J. Ferrara (Member) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: LeMoyne College (B.S., Industrial Relations, 1970); Syracuse University (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Adjunct Faculty Member, Syracuse University, 1979-1982, 1995. Adjunct Professor, Syracuse University, School of Education. Member: Board of Trustees, Syracuse City School District Educational Foundation, Inc.; Board of Trustees, Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, New York, 1985-1990; Board of Trustees, Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre, 1986-1990. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2004. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Labor Law Section; Municipal Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; National School Boards Association (Director, ex Officio, 1996), Council of School Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-2000; Chairman, 1996); New York State Association of School Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-2004; President, 1998); MASLA, CNY Industrial Relations Research Association. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Education Law; Broadcasting Law. Email: Benjamin J. Ferrara | | Nicholas J. Fiorenza (Member) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with high honors, 1976); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member, Advisory Board, Printing and Imaging Association of New York State, Inc., 1987—. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law. Email: Nicholas J. Fiorenza | | David W. Larrison (Member) born Geneva, New York; admitted to bar, 1967, Virginia; 1971, New York; 1972, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1964); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1967). Pi Gamma Mu; Phi Alpha Delta. Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, The Board, the Courts and the National Labor Relations Act. Member: Onondaga County (Member, Personnel Committee), New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Section Executive Committee) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Upstate New York Labor Advisory Council. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Relations Law; Education Law. Email: David W. Larrison | | Dennis T. Barrett (Member) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of New York. Education: St. John Fisher College (B.A., 1964); Columbia University School of Law (LL.B., cum laude, 1967). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review, 1966-1967. Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Municipal, Labor and Employment Law Sections) Bar Associations; National School Boards Association, Council of School Attorneys; New York State Association of School Attorneys (Director, 1988, 1990-2000; President, 1996). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law; Labor Relations Law. Email: Dennis T. Barrett | | Marc H. Reitz (Member) born Freeport, New York; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1969); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Adjunct Professor, School of Education, State University of New York at Cortland. Director of Personnel, City of Syracuse, 1971-1974. Director of Employer/Employee Relations, Oswego County BOCES, 1974-1978. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Association of School Attorneys; National Council of School Attorneys; National Organization of Legal Problems in Education. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Education Law; Municipal Law. Email: Marc H. Reitz | | Henry F. Sobota (Member) born Fulton, New York; admitted to bar, 1978, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1974); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1977). Author: "Negotiations Proposals to Achieve/Avoid," New York State School Boards Association, 1989; "Disciplining Tenured Teachers in New York State," New York State School Boards Association, 1990. Editor, "Asbestos: A Handbook for School Board Members," New York State School Boards Association, 1989; Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education, Syracuse University, 1992. Attorney, New York State School Boards Association, 1979-1990 (Counsel for Employee Relations and Environmental Law, 1989-1990). Treasurer, New York State Public Sector Labor-Management Consortium, 1988-1990. Member: New York State Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs (Director, 1988-1991); National Association of Educational Negotiators; National Public Employers Labor Relations Association; Industrial Relations Research Association. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Municipal Law Section, Legislative Chairman, 1985-1987 and Labor Law Section) and American Bar Associations; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; New York State Association of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor Relations and Employment Law; Education Law; Administrative Law. Email: Henry F. Sobota | | Susan T. Johns (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1981); Villanova University Law School (J.D., 1984). Adjunct Professor, School of Education, State University of New York at Cortland. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; National School Board Association; Council of School Attorneys; New York State Association of School Attorneys; New York State Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs. Practice Areas: Education Law; Employment Law. Email: Susan T. Johns | | Craig M. Atlas (Member) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1980; M.L.I.R., 1981); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Contributor, Public Sector Labor and Employment Law, 2000 and 2002 Supplements, New York State Bar Association. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; New York State Association of School Attorneys; New York State Association of Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs; Industrial Relations Research Association. Reported Cases: Board of Education of Watertown City School District v. Watertown Education Association, 93 N.Y.2d 132 (1999); Bernstein v. Norwich City School District, 282 A.D.2d 70 (3d Dept. 2001); Grogan v. Holland Patent Central School District, 262 A.D.2d 1009 (4th Dept. 1999). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Craig M. Atlas | | Joseph G. Shields (Member) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Cortland (B.A., 1988); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Board of Advocates. Order of the Barristers. Associate Editor, Law Review. Author: "Bachmeyer University v. Board of Education: The Demise of Governmental Tort Immunity For Boards of Education: The Rise of Liability," 16 Ohio N.U.L. Rev. 245 (1989). Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Executive Committee, General Practice Section, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: CSX Transportation, Inc. v. NYS Office of Real Property Services 15 Of.Supp. 2d605 (S.D.N.Y. 2001), Board of Education of Canastota Central School District v. Town of Fenner 193 Misc. 2d 272 (Oct.2, 2002); Allied Corporation v. Town of Camillus, 80 NY 2d 351 590 NYS 2d 417 (1992); Cherrywood v. Smith 309 AD 2d 1313 (4th Dept. 2003); Madison-Oneida-Herkimer Consortium v. North American Administrators 196 Misc. 2d 365 (May 19, 2003); Erie Boulevard Hydropower v. Town of Ephrata 2003 WL 21172636 (April 11, 2003); Butler v. Delaware Otsego Corp., 23 2D2d 962 (NY AD 3 Dept. 1996); Butler v. Delaware Otsego Corp., 234 AD2d 639 (NY AD 3 Dept. 1996); Butler v. Delaware Otsego Corp., 218 AD2d 357 (NYAD 3 Dept. 1995); Nickerson v. County of Jefferson 199 AD 2d 1070 (4th Dept. 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Municipal Law; Corporate Law. Email: Joseph G. Shields | | Donald E. Budmen (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Oneonta (B.S., with high honors, 1977; M.S.,1983); Cornell University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Sections on: Municipal Law and International Law) Bar Associations; New York State Association of School Attorneys; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Education; Immigration and Naturalization; Business Law. Email: Donald E. Budmen | | Colleen Walsh Heinrich (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Siena College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1993). Impartial Hearing Officer, New York State Special Education Services, 1996—. Board of Directors, Legal Services of Central New York, 1999-2002. Volunteer, Central New York Women's Bar Association Domestic Violence Divorce Project; Vera House Attorney On Call. Lecturer, School Law, National Business Institute, 1998; Civil Litigation, New York State Bar Association, 1999. Member: Onondaga County (Member, Nominating Committee, 2000-2002), New York State (Member, Legal Education and Admissions Committee, 2000-2002) and American Bar Associations; American Association of Trial Lawyers; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Delegate, 2002; Convention Co-Chair); Central New York Women's Bar Association (President, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal; Education Law; Special Education. Email: Colleen Walsh Heinrich | | Miles G. Lawlor (Member) born Teaneck, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1995, West Virginia. Education: State University of New York at Geneseo (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Education Law; Municipal Law; Administrative Law. Email: Miles G. Lawlor | | Michael L. Dodd (Member) born Ravenna, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law. Email: Michael L. Dodd | | —————————— | | Norman H. Gross (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1974, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1969); Syracuse College of Law (J.D., 1972). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Government Employee Labor Relations Committee); New York State Association of School Attorneys (Honorary Director, 1988-1990); National Council of School Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1989). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor Relations; Employment Law; Constitutional Law; Municipal Law. Email: Norman H. Gross | | Brian Joseph Smith (Associate) born Rome, New York; admitted to bar, 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: SUNY IT of Utica (B.A., 1994); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; Construction Law; Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Brian Joseph Smith | | Katherine E. Gavett (Associate) born Canandaigua, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 2000); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Email: Katherine E. Gavett | | Daniel J. Petrone (Associate) born Tonawanda, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., 2002); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2006). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment; Municipal Law. Email: Daniel J. Petrone |
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