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| | Address | | 145 Huguenot Street | | New Rochelle, New York 10801-5200 | | (Westchester Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 914-632-4700 | | Fax: 914-632-3329 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mmcthk.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McDonough Marcus Cohn Tretter Heller & Kanca L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation involving Private and Public Construction, Labor Management Rights under Collective Bargaining Agreements, ERISA, Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Laws, Mortgage and Mechanic's Lien Foreclosure, Trust Fund Diversions, Construction Aspects in Bankruptcy Proceedings, Insurance Fraud, Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Litigation, Employers Practice and FDCPA Defense. | | Year Established: 1959 | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
General Construction and Construction Managers: Bovis, Perini; Gotham; Slattery Skanska, J.A. Jones; Silverite Construction Co.; EE Cruz; Nab Construction Corp. Trades: WDF, Inc.; Fischbach & Moore, Inc.; Michael Mazzeo Electric Corp.; E.J. Electric; Francis A. Lee Exterior Co. Labor Relations: Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry; Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Insurance Companies: Zurich Insurance Group; CNA; Aetna; Arch Insurance Group; State Farm; The Hartford; Nationwide; Gulf Insurance Co. | | —————————— | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | K. Richard Marcus (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 7, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, New York. Education: City College of the City University of New York; Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1954). Beta Lambda Sigma. Co-Author: Mechanic's Liens , Matthew Bender. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Public Contract Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Mechanic's Lien Foreclosure; Liens Law; ERISA; Trust Law; Prevailing Wage Law. Email: K. Richard Marcus | | Eli Saul Cohn (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 24, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1952); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1958). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Legal Malpractice (Defense); Accounting Malpractice Defense; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Eli Saul Cohn | | Franklin E. Tretter (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 4, 1934; admitted to bar, 1957, New York; 1958, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, U.S. Claims Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1957); New York University (LL.M., 1962). Member, Cornell Law Review, 1956-1957. Member: Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Mediators, American Arbitration Association; Mediation Panel, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1957]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Government Contract Law; Real Estate. | | Diane K. Kanca (Member) born Bridgeport, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., cum laude, 1978; R.N., 1978); Pace University (J.D., 1982). Delta Tau Kappa. Editor, Pace University Law Review. Member: New York State Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Council; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Employment Law. Email: Diane K. Kanca | | Frank T. Cara (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and District of New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1988); St. John's University (J.D., 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Creditor's Rights, 1989-1990. Editorial Staff, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, 1989-1990. Author: "Business Judgment Rule and UNOCAL: Twin Barriers to Shareholder Welfare," 5 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary 195, 1989. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Frank T. Cara | | Howard S. Jacobowitz (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: New York County Lawyers. Practice Areas: Contracts; Construction Litigation. Email: Howard S. Jacobowitz | | —————————— | | Mark J. Sarro (Associate) born Bronx, New York, October 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1983). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1976-1980; NYANG, 1980—]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate Development Law; Corporate Law. Email: Mark J. Sarro | | Michael J. Raneri (Associate) born White Plains, New York, December 8, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A.S., 1992); Pace University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Certified Court Evaluator and Guardian. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Mental Health Law. Email: Michael J. Raneri | | Jeffrey S. Peske (Associate) born Peekskill, New York, November 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut and New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., 2000); Pace University (J.D., 2003). Member, Paces Grand Moot Court. Practice Areas: No Fault Automobile Insurance; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Jeffrey S. Peske | | Jason R. Danisi (Associate) born Rockville Centre, New York, July 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and New Jersey. Education: St. John's University (B.A, 1999); Villanova University (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Former Associate, Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal, P.C. Email: Jason R. Danisi | | Salihah L. Essed (Associate) born Bronx, New York, June 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 2000); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 2004); American University Washington College of Law (LL.M., 2006). Formerly with: Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP; Callan, Koster, Brady & Brennan, LLC. Practice Areas: Construction; Legal Malpractice. Email: Salihah L. Essed | Other Office Addresses:
Holmdel, New Jersey Office: 943 Homdel Road, Cruz Plaza, 07733. Telephone: 732-332-1900. Fax: 732-332-1093.
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