(Main Office)

Albanese & Albanese LLP was established in June, 1949 by Vincent M. Albanese and is now comprised of eighteen attorneys - nine partners, six associates and three of counsel. The legal support staff includes law clerks and paralegals.

For 57 years, the firm has continuously provided a full range of legal services to its clients that include major financial institutions, title companies, real estate developers, contractors, institutions of higher learning and varied publicly and privately held companies. The firm encourages pro-bono services and continuing professional development and all partners, counsel, and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs.

Statement of Practice

General and Civil Litigation Practice in State and Federal Courts, Trials and Appeals, Negligence, Construction, Municipal, Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning, Corporate, Taxation, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Banking, Mortgage Loan Closings, Foreclosure Proceedings and Creditor's Rights.

References:

HSBC
Bank USA
Apple Bank for Savings
North Fork Bank
The First National Bank of Long Island
Merrill Lynch
First American Title Insurance Co.
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company of New York
Land America Commonwealth Title Insurance Co.
St. John's University, New York.

Address

1050 Franklin Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530, (Nassau Co.)

Phone

Phone: 516-248-7000
Fax: 516-747-7777

Website

http://www.albaneselegal.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Vincent M. Albanese (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1926; admitted to bar, 1949, New York; 1952, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1955, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1958, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wesleyan University; St. John's University (LL.B., 1949). President, Queens County Bar Association, 1976-1977. President, Queens College Speech and Hearing Service Center, 1965-1966. President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, 1965-1967. President, 1968 and Chairman of the Board, 1973-1977, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. [Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1950; LT and JG Retired Reserve, 1966]. Special Agencies: Member: State of New York Board of Public Disclosure, 1983-1989; The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Commission, 1985-1987. Board, New York State Urban Development Corporation, 1991-1995. Chairman, Queens West Development Corporation (Subsidiary of Empire State Development Corporation), 1992—. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Zoning and Municipal Law.Email: Vincent M. Albanese

Joseph R. Albanese (Member) born New York, N.Y., 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, New York; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1980, U.S. Claims Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1954); New York University (J.D., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Banking.Email: Joseph R. Albanese

Gary R. Steinberg (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976); New York University School of Law, LL.M. Program (1978-1980). Managing Editor, Vermont Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Leasing; Construction; Commercial Lending; Debt Restructuring; Condominiums and Cooperatives; Business and Commercial Transactions.Email: Gary R. Steinberg

Arthur L. Colozzi (Member) born Bayside, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1981); St. John's University (J.D., 1984). Member: New York State and American (Member, Sections on Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Corporate Law; Partnership and Limited Liability Company Matters; Trusts and Estates.Email: Arthur L. Colozzi

Richard H. Ferriggi (Member) born Astoria, New York, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Cathedral College of Immaculate Conception; St. John's University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1983). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax; Trusts and Estates; Elder Law; Real Estate; Elder Planning). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trust and Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Richard H. Ferriggi

Vincent A. Albanese (Member) born New Hyde Park, New York, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 1987); St. John's University (J.D., 1992); New York University (LL.M., in Tax, 1999). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Corporate; Trusts and Estates; Partnership and Limited Liability Company Laws; Trusts and Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates Administration.Email: Vincent A. Albanese

Bruce W. Migatz (Member) born Nassau County, New York, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1972); St. John's University (J.D., 1975). Associate Adjunct Professor, Nassau Community College, 1978—. Chief Deputy Town Attorney, North Hempstead, 1976-1981. Village Attorney, Village of Manorhaven, 1983-1992. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committees on: Real Property Law, 1986—; Municipal Law, 1986—) and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Negligence Law; General Litigation; Appeals.Email: Bruce W. Migatz

Maureen R. Healy (Member) born New York, NY, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Long Island University (B.A., 1981); St. John's University (J.D., 1983). Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Finance; Business Law.Email: Maureen R. Healy

Thomas O. Rice (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.S., 1966); St. John's University (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., 1977). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law: St. John's University School of Law, 2004—. Member: Nassau County and New York State (President, 1999-2000) Bar Associations; New York Bar Foundation (Member: Board of Directors, 2000—). Practice Areas: Surrogates Court Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Banking and Commercial Law.Email: Thomas O. Rice

Diana Centrella Prevete (Member) born Queens, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1981). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal; Zoning Law.Email: Diana Centrella Prevete

Hyman Hacker (Member) born Ulm, Germany, 1948; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., 1969; M.A., 1972); St. John's University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Executive Notes and Comments Editor, St. John's Law Review, 1988. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Practice; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits.Email: Hyman Hacker

ASSOCIATES

Barry A. Oster (Associate) born New York, N.Y., 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1975); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1978). Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Barry A. Oster

Bruce B. Varney (Associate) born East Meadow, New York, 1956; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 1978); Adelphi University (M.B.A., cum laude, 1984, Delta Mu Delta); St. John's University (J.D., 1993). Articles Editor, 1992-1993, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committee on: Real Property Law) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Lending; Elder Law; Litigation; General Practice.Email: Bruce B. Varney

Erica B. Slezak (Associate) born Mineola, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1991); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Secretary, Trusts, Estates and Surrogate's Court Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1997-1998. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member: Trusts and Estates Law Section, 1995—; Committee on Legislation, 1998—; Committee on Newsletter and Publications, 2005—). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Erica B. Slezak

Wayne H. Wink, Jr. (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1991); St. John's University (J.D., 1996). Councilman, Town of North Hempstead, NY, 2002—. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Litigation.Email: Wayne H. Wink, Jr.

William J. Nugent, III (Associate) born Bronxville, New York, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1995); Fordham University (J.D., 1998). Formerly with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: William J. Nugent, III

COUNSEL

John E. Schaefer, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Rockville Centre, New York, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Marist College (B.A., 1968); New York Law School (J.D., 1972). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Insurance; Corporate; Partnership; Probate; Commercial Law.Email: John E. Schaefer, Jr.

Robert A. Carpentier (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts, New York, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1977); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1980); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1981). Village Justice, Village of Manorhaven, Port Washington, New York, 2001-2005. Trustee, Briarcliff College, 2006—. Member: Nassau County Bar Association.Email: Robert A. Carpentier

Nancy E. Gianakos (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Connecticut; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hartford (B.A., 1978); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations; American Inn of Court (New York Family Law). Practice Areas: Matrimonial and Family Law.Email: Nancy E. Gianakos