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| | Location | | 330 Old Country Road, P.O. Box 31 | | Mineola, New York 11501 | | (Nassau Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 516-248-1700 | | Telecopier: 516-248-1729 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.fcsmcc.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP (FCSMC&C) practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all Courts. Zoning and Land Use, Environmental, Real Estate, Finance, Negligence, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Tax Certiorari, Condemnation, Administrative, Municipal, Securities, Corporate, Commercial, Tax, Trusts and Estates, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Constitutional, Antitrust and Employment and Labor Law. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1976, Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP (FCSMC&C) is one of the region's most acclaimed and distinguished law firms. With offices in Mineola and Melville, N.Y., the firm is conveniently located to accommodate clients in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as well as those in New York City. The firm employs over 40 attorneys who provide counsel to a broad range of clients including national, regional and local businesses, major real estate developers and organizations, banks, insurance companies, municipalities, educational institutions and individuals from all walks of life. FCSMC&C attorneys use a client focused approach to clearly assess the needs of clients and deliver innovative solutions to help them achieve their goals. Clients have long embraced the benefits of the firm's personalized representation and can rest assured knowing that our attorneys are results driven and dedicated to producing outstanding outcomes in the most complex legal and business matters. | | Firm Size: 43 | Representative Clients:
Cablevision Systems Corp.; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Citibank, N.A.; Photocircuits Corp.; Credit Lyonnais; Amerada Hess Corp.; Goya Foods, Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Peirce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; Washington Mutual Bank; The Marcus Organization; Target Corp.; Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.; Dairy Barn Stores, Inc.; Scalamandre Silks, Inc.; ABF Freight System, Inc.; Philips International Holding Corp.; The Pep Boys; Checkers of Long Island, Inc.; Starwood Ceruzzi Properties; Walgreen Co.; The Stop 'N' Shop Supermarket Co.; The Feil Organization; The Long Island Home; Public Storage; Lowes; Eckerd Drugs, Burger King; B.P. Products, N.A., Inc.; Autozone; Yum Brands; Adelphi University; Nassau County; Nassau Community College; Home Depot; Cumberland Farms; Incorporated Villages of Kensington, Lake Success, Russell Gardens and Freeport; North American Partners in Anesthesiology; Restura & Sons Construction Co., Inc.; Roosevelt Educational Foundation; Aurora Concept, Inc.; Homestore, Inc. | Reference:
First National Bank of Long Island. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Jeffrey D. Forchelli (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., January 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1969, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Wagner College (B.S., 1966); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1969). Recipient: National Alumni Association Award for "Excellence in Business," Wagner College; "Humanitarian of the Year" award, 1996. Counsel, New York State Assembly. Member: Legal Advisory Board; Board of Directors, Security Title and Guaranty Company. Listed, Who's Who in American Law (8th Edition 1994-95), and is consistently included in the "Who's Who in Law" by Long Island Business News. Trustee: Brooklyn Law School; Wagner College. Past President, Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District; Former Trustee, Nassau Community College. Vice Chairman, Nassau County Republican Committee. Member: Nassau County, Queens County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: New York Bar Foundation. [Capt., Ret. JAGC, USAR, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Land Use; Property Development; Zoning; Tax Certiorari; Litigation. Email: Jeffrey D. Forchelli | | Anthony V. Curto (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, New York; U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1958); New York Law School (J.D., 1960). President and Chairman, Whitney Enterprises. President, Curto, Barton & Alesi, P.C., 1999. Recipient: Congressional Achievement Award; The 1987 Martin Luther King "Living the Dream" Service Award. Frequent Lecturer, New York State and Suffolk County Bar Association Seminars. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Finance; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Anthony V. Curto | | Donald Jay Schwartz (Partner) born Bronx, New York, February 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Nassau College (A.A.S., 1967); C.W. Post College of Long Island University (B.S., 1970); St. John's University (J.D., 1973). Recipient: Court Officer's Benevolent Association of Nassau County's Jurisperitus Award. Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County District Attorney's office. Village Prosecutor and Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Board of Directors, Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO). Village Prosecutor, Village of Russell Gardens, 1990-1993. Member: Nassau County (Member: Supreme Court Committee; Commercial Litigation Committee; Grievance Committee Vice Chairman, 1997—) and New York State Bar Associations; New York State District Attorneys Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Jewish Lawyers of Nassau County. Reported Cases: In the Matter of American Transit Insurance Co. v. James P. Corcoran, as Superintendent of Insurance of the State of N.Y., 76 N.Y.2d 977, 563 N.Y.S.2d 736. Carl Bello, et al. v. Cablevision Systems Corp., 185 A.D.2d 262, 587 N.Y.S.2d 1; Carl Bello, et al. v. Cablevision Systems Corp., 185 A.D.2d 262, 587 N.Y.S.2d 209; John Hanbidge, et al. v. F. Clayton Hunt, et al., 183 A.D.2d 700, 583 N.Y.S.2d 288; Danton Construction Corp. v. Henry M. Bonner, et al., 173 A.D.2d 759, 571 N.Y.S.2d 299; Hanover Insurance Co., v. Edie Cowan, et al., Jeanette D'Amico, et al., 172 A.D.2d 490, 568 N.Y.S.2d 115; Friendly Ice Cream Corp., v. Arnold Standard Review Corp., 129 Misc.2d 626, 493 N.Y.S.2d 697; In the Matter of Sandell Mostow v. State Farm Insurance Cos., 216 A.D.2d 300, 628 N.Y.S.2d 146, Aff 88 N.Y.2d 321. Aglaia Choremi v. J. Christopher Ahrens, 258 A.D.2d 551, 685 N.Y.S.2d 292; Kavanagh v. Demitrieus, 259 A.D.2d 523, 684 N.Y.S.2d 899; Sayers v. Albicocco, 256 A.D.2d 323, 683 N.Y.S.2d 98; Green Turf Landscape Contrs., Inc. v. Town of Hempstead, 248 A.D.2d 354, 669 N.Y.S.2d 831; Michael Sacca, et al. v. Symbol Technologies and Northrop Grumman, 265 A.D.2d 309, 696 N.Y.S.2d 216; Morgan v. Pascal, 274 A.D.2d 561, 712 N.Y.S.2d 48; Kotite v. Shea, 274 A.D.2d 509, 712 N.Y.S.2d 378; In the Matter of Long Island Lighting Co., petitioner-respondent v. Jerome A. Ambro, et al., respondents, Charles Brown, et al., intervenors, appellants, et al., intervenors 290 A.D.2 508, 736 N.Y.S.3d 116, N.Y.S. 2d.; Slatkin v Lancer Litho, 2006 NY Slip Op 7290; 2006 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12188; Musgrove v American Protection, 2006 NY Slip Op 6566; 2006 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10877. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(90%); Criminal Litigation(10%). Email: Donald Jay Schwartz | | Peter R. Mineo (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1971); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Village Attorney for three villages. Lectured, numerous professional seminars on zoning topics. Deputy Town Attorney, Town of North Hempstead, 1975-1978. Village Attorney: Village of Lake Success, 1979—; Village of Kensington, 1990—; Village of Russell Gardens, 1990—; Village of Plandome Heights, 1998—. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Group House of Port Washington, Inc. v. BZA Town of Port Washington, 45 N.Y.S.2d 266, 408 N.Y.S.2d 377 (1978); Spandorf v. Village of East Hills, 103 A.D.2d 682, 598 N.Y.S.2d 28 (2nd Dept. 1993); Matter of LL Pine Barens Society, Inc.v. Planning Bd. of Town of Brookhaven, 178 A.D.2d 18, 581 N.Y.S.2d 803 (2nd Dept. 1992); Framike Realty Corp. v. Hinck, 220 A.D.2d 501, 632 N.Y.S.2d 177 (2nd Dept. 1994); KMO-361 Realty Associates v. Davies, 204 A.D.2d 547, 611 N.Y.S.2d 660 (2nd Dept. 1994). Practice Areas: Zoning; Planning; Municipal Law. Email: Peter R. Mineo | | Terence E. Smolev (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 5, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1966); Washington College of Law (J.D., 1969); New York University (LLM., Taxation, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1991— and Trustee, Hofstra University. Formerly with: Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.; 1972. Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University Schools of Business and Law. Impartial Hearing Officer for disputes, public school system. Vice President and Trustee, New York City Police Museum Board of Trustees. Member: Hofstra University Board of Trustees; Long Island Cabinet for Israeli Bonds. Past President, Pickett Farm Homeowners Association. Member, Board of Trustees, NYC Policy Museum. Member, Audit Advisory Committee, Nassau County, New York, 2004—. Member, IRS Commissioner Small Business Advisory Commission, 1975-1976. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations; New York State Association of School Attorneys (President, 1984). Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Law; Tax Law; Education Law; Non-Profit Organizations. Email: Terence E. Smolev | | Joseph F. Carlino (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 23, 1917; admitted to bar, 1940, New York; 1942, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: St. John's University; Fordham University (LL.B., 1939). Member, 1945-1964, Majority Leader, 1955-1959 and Speaker, 1959-1964, New York State Assembly. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. (Retired). | | Peter Mills Alpert (Partner) born New York, N.Y., September 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1981 New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., high honors, in History, 1976); Boston University (J.D., 1979). Authored articles, business and legal issues related to medical and dental practices. Member, Advisory Board, First American Title Insurance Company of New York. Counsel, Inter Media Art Center, Inc. Member and Secretary, Board of Directors, Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominiums; Cooperatives; Commercial Law; Finance. Email: Peter Mills Alpert | | John V. Terrana (Partner) born Flushing, New York, July 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1984). Deputy County Attorney, Nassau County. Glen Cove City Attorney. Counsel: Glen Cove Community Development Agency; Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency. Author: "More Than One Way To Skin A Tax Bill," Real Estate New York (June 1998); "Tax Breaks for Contaminated Property," Real Estate New York (September 1998); "Assessing Your Property For Business Exemption," Real Estate New York (March 1999); "Nothing but Inequity and Taxes," Newsday (July, 2003). Deputy County Attorney, Nassau County, Real Estate, Condemnation and Tax Certiorari Bureau, 1985-1987. City Attorney, City of Glen Cove, 1988-1992. Counsel: Glen Cove Community Development Agency, 1988-1992; Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency, 1988-1994. Selected for inclusion in Long Island Business News' "40 Under 40" (1999). Member: Nassau County (Chairman, Condemnation Law and Tax Certiorari Committee; Member: Real Property Law Committee; Municipal Law Committee; Former Chairman, Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law Committee), Suffolk County (Member, Tax Certiorari Committee) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Certiorari; Condemnation; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Land Use; Planning. Email: John V. Terrana | | Brian R. Sahn (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1980); Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1983). Lecturer, various aspects of real estate law, environmental issues on real estate transactions. Editor and Member, Moot Court Board. Co-Author: "USPS v. Phelps Dodge: How Not to Sell Contaminated Real Property," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, 13 (1997); "The Almost Innocent Purchase," The New York Law Journal, September 20, 2004; "Environmental Remediation-When Does It End," The New York Law Journal, November 24, 2004. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banking and Finance Law. Email: Brian R. Sahn | | Barbara Shaheen Alesi (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1995, U.S. Federal Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Geneseo (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975); St. John's University (J.D., 1982). Founding Member, Curto, Barton & Alesi, P.C. Guest Speaker, topic of "Forming and Advising Business Entities," and the Nassau County Bar Association. Chairperson, National Advisory Board, North Shore Animal League America. Member, Advisory Board, Chicago Title Insurance Company. Former Executive Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners - Long Island Chapter. Member: Nassau County Bar Association (Member, Corporate Committee). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Finance; Banking Law. Email: Barbara Shaheen Alesi | | Anthony B. Barton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, New York. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1972). Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 1991, he joined Curto, Barton & Alesi, P.C. Member: Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Commercial Law; Securities; Real Estate. Email: Anthony B. Barton | | James C. Ricca, Jr. (Partner) born Glen Cove, New York, May 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1981); St. John's University (J.D., 1987). Formerly: Bronx District Attorney; Law Firm, Ricca & Donnelly. Former Chairman, Queens County Bar Association Banking Law Committee and Member, Real Estate and Trusts and Estates Committees of the New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations. Member: Suffolk County, Queens County, Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Trusts and Estates; Foreclosures; Litigation. Email: James C. Ricca, Jr. | | James E. Cantanno (Partner) born Rockville Centre, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1987); St. John's University (J.D., 1994). Member: Chicago Title Insurance Company, Nassau County Advisory Board; Board of Directors, St. John's Law School Alumni Association, Nassau County Chapter. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law. Email: James E. Cantanno | | Gary M. Kushner (Partner) born New York, N.Y., July 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1979); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1982). Former Partner, Sachs, Kamhi & Kushner, P.C. Guest speaker, matters involving bankruptcy related topics. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | | Robert H. Groman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1966, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S . Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1964); St. John's University (J.D., 1965); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1969). Member, St. John's Law Review, 1964-1965. Member and Secretary, Planning Board, Town of North Hempstead, 1977-1987. Member, Executive Committee, B'nai B'rith Youth Commission; Chair, Nassau and Suffolk B'nai B'rith Youth Organization; President, B'nai B'rith unit; Chair, Nassau/Suffolk B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Member, Planning Board, Town of North Hempstead. Lectured: York State Bar Association; National Business Institute and other organizations on corporate and tax issues, and estate planning issues. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committees on: Tax Law, 1976—; Estates and Trusts, 1978—; Liaison Committee between Attorneys and Accountants, 1980-1994; Chairman, 1992-1994; Corporate Law Committee, 1981—) and New York State (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Estate Planning; Probate. | | Russell G. Tisman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Sixth Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1973); The Ohio State University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Senior Litigation Counsel, ITT Corporation. President, Lawyers Club of Huntington. Court-appointed Arbitrator. Past President, Long Island Alumni Club, and Northwestern's Alumni Admission Council. Author, Contributor: "Employment Discrimination Law," Bureau of National Affairs, 2d ed., 1989. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Nassau County (Member, Corporate Law Committee) and American (Member: Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, Section on Labor and Employment, 1984—; Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Employment and Labor; Commercial. | | Warren S. Arthur (Partner) born New York, N.Y., June 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1966); St. John's University (J.D., 1973). Tax Counsel, Con Edison, tax certiorari and other tax matters. Trustee, Northport, East Northport School Board. Member: Nassau County (Member, Tax Certiorari Committee) and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Assessors Association. Practice Areas: Tax Certiorari. Email: Warren S. Arthur | | William F. Bonesso (Partner) born New York, New York, May 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with high honors, 1982); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1985). Assistant Town Attorney, Town of Huntington. Counsel, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of Huntington, 1988-1992. Special Assistant Town Attorney, 1996-2000. representing the Planning Board of the Town of Huntington. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning; Litigation; Real Estate. Email: William F. Bonesso | | Andrew E. Curto (Partner) born Nassau County, New York, May 4, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., Economics, 1987); Hofstra University (J.D., 1990). Formerly with: United States Environmental Protection Agency; Suffolk County District Attorney's office; Matthew Bender Co., a well known legal publisher. Member: Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Andrew E. Curto | | Steven G. Gaebler (Partner) born Hempstead, New York, December 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1979); New York Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Steven G. Gaebler | | Aaron Gershonowitz (Partner) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, September 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); George Washington University (J.D., 1980). Member, Law Review Editorial Board. In-house environmental counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation. Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago Law School; Full-time Faculty Member, Western New England Law School. Authored numerous articles and has lectured on environmental legal issues. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Environmental Law Section; Corporate Counsel Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Aaron Gershonowitz | | Judy Simoncic Jacoby (Partner) born Mineola, New York; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., 1989); Hofstra University (J.D., 1992). Member, Oyster Bay Town Attorney's office. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law. Email: Judy Simoncic Jacoby | | Richard A. Blumberg (Partner) born November 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Editor, The John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Land Use; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Richard A. Blumberg | | Robert Chicco (Partner) born Trieste, Italy, October 4, 1945; admitted to bar, 1981, New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1969); St. John's University (J.D., 1980). Member: Nassau County and New York State (Member, Condominum and Cooperative Committee) Bar Associations; Columian Lawyers Association. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Cooperative and Condominium Law; Real Estate. Email: Robert Chicco | | ASSOCIATES | | Douglas W. Atkins (Associate) born Smithtown, New York, August 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New York, Connecticut. Education: Fordham University (B.S., Mathematics, 2002); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk. Interned: Suffolk County District Attorney's Office; Kings County Supreme Court. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | Melissa N. Benes (Associate) born Glendale, New York December 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Adelphi University (B.B.A., 1997); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate(90%); Commercial Law(5%); Corporate Law(5%). | | Lauren LaGrua (Associate) born Smithtown, New York, January 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York and Vermont. Education: Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 2005). Member: New York State, Vermont and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Lauren LaGrua | | Domenica R. Leone (Associate) born Oceanside, New York, August 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Long Island University, C.W. Post (B.A., 2002); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Domenica R. Leone | | Lisa A. Perillo (Associate) born Queens, New York, December 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1996); Hofstra University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Associate Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: "Scraping Beneath the Surface," Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 3, (2004). Co-Author: "Testamentary Capacity in an Increasingly Medicated Culture," New York Law Journal, Feb. 14, 2005. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lisa A. Perillo | | Stephanie M. Tabone (Associate) born August 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, New York and New Jersey. Education: St. John's University School of Law (J.D. 2006). Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Tax Law. Email: Stephanie M. Tabone | | Andromachi (Andrea) Tsoukalas (Associate) born Chios, Greece, May 31, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member, Moot Court Association. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Zoning; Land Use; Real Estate Development; Litigation; Municipal Law. Email: Andromachi (Andrea) Tsoukalas | | COUNSEL | | William S. Cohn (Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, July 4, 1930; admitted to bar, 1953, New York; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: City College of the City University of New York; Brooklyn College of the City University of New York; Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1953). Lectured: land use and zoning, Nassau County Bar Association; The New York State Bar Association; The Suffolk County Bar Association; Real Estate Practitioners Institute, C.W. Post College. Chairman, Planning Board, Village of North Hills. Founding Partner, Cohn, Rosenthal & Avrutine based in Baldwin. Voted, "Man of the Year." Past President and Director, United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County (Chairman and Director). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; Nassau Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Tax Liens. | | Barry C. Feldman (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., October 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, New York. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1970); St. John's University (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1978). Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service. District Counsel Tax Shelter Coordinator, Manhattan District. Associate, Groman, Ross & Tisman P.C. Member: Nassau County Bar Association (Member, Surrogate's Court Estates and Trusts and Tax Law Committees). Practice Areas: Tax; Tax Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate. | | John J. Flanagan (Counsel) born West Islip, New York, May 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., Economics, 1983); The Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center of Touro College (J.D., 1990). Presently, New York State Senator, Town of Smithtown and portions of the Towns of Brookhaven and Huntington (second term). Former, New York State Assembly, Ranking Republican on the Ways and Means Committee. Practice Areas: General Practice; Real Estate; Real Property; Municipal Law. Email: John J. Flanagan | | Janet Ganio (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., July 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Village Prosecutor, Incorporated Village of Mill Neck, 1987-2001. Contributing Author: Mortgage Foreclosures in New York (New York State Bar Association, 1996); Review and Reduction of Real Property Assessments in New York (New York State Bar Association, 2000). Frequent featured speaker, real estate and mortgage foreclosure seminars conducted by the New York State Bar Association. Lectured as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association's speakers' forum. Member: Nassau County (Member, Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law Committee) and New York State (Member, Real Property Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Tax Certiorari; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Janet Ganio | | Richard C. Goldberg (Counsel) born New York, New York, June 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction, 1974); New York University (J.D., 1977; LL.M. in Trade Regulation, 1981). Associate, Ain, Jonas, Libert & Weinstein, Garden City, New York. Senior Associate, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, New York. Guest Lecturer, New York University's Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. | | Mary E. Mongioi (Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, November 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Wagner College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Hofstra University (J.D., 1983). Adjunct Professor, Touro College, 2000—. Member: Nassau County (Member, Mentoring Committee) Bar Association. Reported Cases: Akpinar v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate(50%); Trusts and Estates(30%); Litigation(20%). Email: Mary E. Mongioi | | Anthony J. Sabino (Counsel) born Bethpage, New York, January 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1969); Fordham University (LL.D., 1973). Deputy Town Attorney, Town of Oyster Bay. Chairman, Long Island Water Conference Legal Committee. Lecturer, American Bar Association Section on Banking, the New York State Bar Association, and to professional associations on various aspects of Municipal Law and practice. Author, "Independence Day Comes Early For Local Zoning Boards," Nassau Lawyer, September, 2002. Member, Long Island Water Conference, 1975—. Formerly with, Carman Callahan & Sabino. Member: New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Twon County v. Yevoli; Commander Oil v. Town of Oyster Bay. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Anthony J. Sabino | Other Office Addresses:
Melville, New York Office: 425 Broad Hollow Road, 11747. Telephone: 631-622-5400 (by appointment only).
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