PARTNERS OF FIRM
Carter H. Strickland (Partner) born Oneida, New York, June 19, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1962); Duke University (LL.B., 1965). Counsel, New York State Commission on Eminent Domain, 1970-1973. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (Large Complex Case Panel). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation; Real Estate Tax Assessment Law.Email: Carter H. Strickland
Gay M. Pomeroy (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, August 4, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1979, Florida. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1963; LL.B., summa cum laude, 1966). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Justinian Society. Lecturer, Syracuse University Paralegal Program, 1988. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Central New York Estate Planning Council (President, 1985-1986). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Wills; Estate Administration.Email: Gay M. Pomeroy
Edward J. Moses (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, April 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1965); Syracuse University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Regional Alumni Interviewing Committee, Georgetown University. Member, Board of Visitors, Syracuse University College of Law, 1980. Member: Onondaga County (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1987), New York State (Vice-Chairman, 1973-1974 and Chairman, 1974-1975, Young Lawyers Section; Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1980; Chairman, 1985-1992, Committee on Lawyers and the Community) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestitures; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Corporations Law.Email: Edward J. Moses
Clayton H. Hale, Jr. (Partner) born Burlington, Vermont, March 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1964); Syracuse University, Graduate School of Business; Syracuse University (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Justinian Society. Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1974. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Tax Section, 1975-1978) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Business Taxation; Personal Property Taxation Law; Health Care Law.Email: Clayton H. Hale, Jr.
Elizabeth A. Hartnett (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1976, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Claims; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1971); Syracuse University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member, Board of Directors: Carriage House Foundation; Crouse Health Foundation. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; American College of Trusts and Estates Cousel; New York Bar Foundation; Central New York Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts; Wealth Management.Email: Elizabeth A. Hartnett
Alfred W. Popkess (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1966); St. John's University (J.D., 1969). Adjunct Professor, University College, Division of Syracuse University, 1980-1991. Member: Onondaga County (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2001), New York State (Member: House of Delegates, 1980-1981; Committee on Specialization, 1981-1986; Executive Committee, Real Property Law Section, 1989-1996) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Onondaga County Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1999; President, 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Banking; Commercial Lending.Email: Alfred W. Popkess
Arthur W. Wentlandt (Partner) born Rahway, New Jersey, October 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Boston University (A.B., 1975); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Member, Justinian Society. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York Trial Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Coast Guard, 1972-1976]. Practice Areas: Accidents; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Law; Trials.Email: Arthur W. Wentlandt
Nancy L. Pontius (Partner) born Waterloo, New York; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: William Smith College (B.A., 1971); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, Justinian Society. Law Clerk to: Hon. Donald H. Mead, New York State Supreme Court, 1978-1979; Hon. Neal P. McCurn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1979-1981. Member: Onondaga County (Board of Directors, 2007, Insurance Committee, Chair, 2005), New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation.Email: Nancy L. Pontius
Edward J. Spencer, III (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, October 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1973); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Municipal Law; Real Property Law; General Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Truth-in-Lending Law.Email: Edward J. Spencer, III
Stephen T. Helmer (Chair, Executive Committee) born Oneida, New York, March 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: LeMoyne College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1982). Alpha Sigma Nu; Pi Gamma Mu. Author: "New York Supplement" to Basic Civil Litigation by Herbert Feurhake; Editorial Board, New York Motor Vehicle Accidents. Instructor of Law: University College of Syracuse University; New York State Bar Association. Member, Board of Regents, LeMoyne College; Member, Le Moyne College Board of Trustees. Member: Onondaga County (Chairman, Young Lawyers Committee, 1986), New York State (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers, Insurance Law; Negligence Law; Compensation Law; Environmental Law) and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Accidents; Personal Injury Law; Insurance Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation; Products Liability Law.Email: Stephen T. Helmer
David M. Garber (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, October 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967); University of Chicago (J.D., 1970). First Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1975-1976 and Corporation Counsel, 1976-1985, City of Syracuse. Adjunct Professor of Law, Syracuse University, 1985-1987. Member: New York State Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Litigation; Municipal Law.
Stephen S. Davie (Partner) born Dobbs Ferry, New York, September 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: University of Buffalo (B.S., 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Justinian Honor Society. Staff Editor, Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1989-1990. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Personal Injury; Asbestos Defense.Email: Stephen S. Davie
Richard P. James (Partner) born Johnson City, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Onondaga Community College (A.A.S., high honors, 1983); State University of New York, College at Geneseo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Past Town Justice and Chairman, Board of Appeals (Town of Constantia). Recipient, SUNY Buffalo State and Local Government Law Award. Member and Publications Editor, Buffalo Law Review. Member: Onondaga County, Oswego County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tax Certiorari; Municipal Law; Property Tax Assessments.Email: Richard P. James
Anne B. Ruffer (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1980); Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1978-1979); Syracuse University (J.D., 1983). Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1982-1983. Notes and Comments Editor, Tax News, New York State Bar Association, 2000-2002. Trustee, Vera House Foundation; Trustee, DeWitt Community Library Board. Co-Chair, Onondaga County Surrogate's Court Practice Committee. Member, Syracuse Jewish Federation. Member: Onondaga County (Member, OCB Foundation), New York State (Member: Trusts and Estates; Elder Law), American and Central New York Women's Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Administration; Elder Law; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Estate and Gift Tax; Guardianship; Adoption.Email: Anne B. Ruffer
Mark T. Harrington (Partner) born Clinton, Iowa, June 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Massachusetts; 1990, New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., 1982); Western New England College (J.D., 1989). Member: Onondaga County, Madison County, New York State, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Loans; Commercial Real Estate Law.Email: Mark T. Harrington
Ramon E. Rivera (Partner) born Columbia, South Carolina, January 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Davis (B.S., 1991); Syracuse University (J.D., 1994). Adjunct Professor: Immigration and Naturalization Law, Syracuse University College of Law, 2001. Nominee, NYS Governor's Judicial Screening Committee, 2009. Selected by CNY Business Journal "40 under 40," 2001. Member: New York State (Member, Labor and International Law Sections) and American (Member, Labor and International Law Sections) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law; Customs Law; International Law.Email: Ramon E. Rivera
Ami S. Longstreet (Partner) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.S., 1979); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Justinian Honorary Law Society. Member, Syracuse University Law School Journal of International Law, 1983-1984. Certified Public Accountant, Vermont, 1981. Author of tax news for numerous issues, "The Elder Law Attorney," Elder Law Section, New York State Bar Association. Adjunct Professor, "Elder Law," Syracuse University College of Law, 1996-1999. Speaker, Numerous New York State and Onondaga County Bar Association Seminars. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Sections on: Elder Law, 1993; Trusts and Estates Law, 1996; Chair, Elder Law Section 2007-2008) and American Bar Associations; Central New York Women's Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of Central New York (Director); Women's Fund of Central New York (Chair, Governance Council); Young Men's Christian Association (Board Member, Greater Syracuse, New York). Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trusts; Wills; Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Ami S. Longstreet
Maureen Dunn McGlynn (Partner) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; 1993; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1985); Widener University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). President, Moot Court Honor Society. Chairperson, Health Law Society. Recipient: Widener University School of Law Outstanding Service Award; American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Legal Writing; Raynes, McCarty, Binder, Ross & Mundy Writing Competition Award. Licensed Physical Therapist, Pennsylvania and New York, 1997. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Health Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Health Law) Bar Associations; Health Lawyer Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Physician Practices; Litigation.Email: Maureen Dunn McGlynn
Jacqueline B. Jones (Partner) born Niskayuna, New York, December 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1991); State University of New York at Buffalo ( J.D., 1994). Member, Jessup Moot Court Board, 1992-1994. Recipient, Best Oralist Award: Faskan, Campbell & Godfrey Competition, 1993; National Environmental Moot Court Competition, 1994. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Sections on: Labor and Employment; Trial Lawyers), American (Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation) and Central New York Women's Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jacqueline B. Jones
Richard C. Engel (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, July 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., 1989). Editor-in-Chief, The Judge, 1989. Recipient, Law Student Senate Service Organization Award. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; NDNY Federal Court Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities Law(1); Private Placements(2); Securities Litigation(3); Banking(5); Civil Litigation(6); Corporate Law(7); Business Law(8); Mergers and Acquisitions(4).Email: Richard C. Engel
Mary Anne Cody (Partner) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Education: LeMoyne College (B.S.); California Western School of Law (J.D.). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Central New York Women's Bar Association (Treasurer, 2001); Central New York Estate Planning Council; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Business Law.Email: Mary Anne Cody
Jeffrey D. Brown (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, May 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1986); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Assemblyman, New York State Legislature, 121st District (Member, Committees on: Environmental Conservation, Economic Development, Health & Veterans Affairs), 2003-2006. Regional Attorney, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Region 7, 1997-2002. Litigator, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., 1993-1997. Law Clerk, Hon. Howard G. Munson, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1991-1993. [Major, 174th Fighter Wing, New York Air National Guard]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Jeffrey D. Brown
W. Bradley Hunt (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, October 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern Distrtict of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Williams College (B.A., with honors, 1993); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1997). Author: "Lawyers in Cyberspace: Legal Malpractice on Computer Bulletin Boards," University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1996; Chapter 13, "Written Interrogatories," in Illinois Practice, vol. 10, Civil Discovery (West 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Environmental Law.Email: W. Bradley Hunt
Mark R. Schlegel (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, November 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1995); Syracuse University, College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark R. Schlegel
OF COUNSEL
Kenneth E. Ackerman (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, May 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Pennsylvania. Education: Fordham University (A.B., 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1971). Contributor: "On the Dotted Line: The Anatomy of a Contract," Cultural Resources Council, Inc., 1979; "Olympus on Main Street," Syracuse University Press, 1978; "Personnel and the Law," American Bankers Association, 1994. Author: "Alcoholism, Prognosis for Recovery in the Reconstituted Soviet Republics," 1991. Instructor of Law: Syracuse University, University College, 1985-1994; Onondaga Community College; Ithaca College, 2003; American Institute of Banking, 1982. Visiting Lecturer, Syracuse College of Law, 1992. Member, Board of Directors, Syracuse Senior Citizen Housing Project Corp., 1994. Appointed Commissioner by Judge Judith Kaye, Commission on Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Profession, 1999-2000. NYS Dept. of Education High School Teacher's Certification, 9/1/2002. Trustee, NY State Lawyer's Assistance Trust, 2003. Member: Onondaga County (Member: Grievance Committee, 1980-1987; Board of Directors, 1990-1992), New York State (Chairman, Committee on Lawyer Assistance Program, 1993-1995; Member, Internet Law Committee, 1999) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Credit Unions; Banking Law.Email: Kenneth E. Ackerman
Dennis R. Baldwin (Of Counsel) born Tonawanda, New York, February 19, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1966, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1961); American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (Rotary International Fellowship, 1961-62); University of Chicago (J.D., 1965). President: Onondaga County Bar Foundation, 1981-1982; Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society, 1991-1993; Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, 1995-1996. Recipient, Onondaga County Bar Association 2004 Distinguished Lawyer Award. Member: Onondaga County (President, 1986), New York State (Executive Committee, House of Delegates; Vice-President, Fifth Judicial District, 1994-2000; Municipal Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; School; Real Estate; Banking; Trusts and Estates.Email: Dennis R. Baldwin
John E. Morrissey, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Orange, New Jersey, December 9, 1916; admitted to bar, 1941, New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1937); Harvard University (J.D., 1940). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Chairman, Tax Section, 1970) and American Bar Associations.Email: John E. Morrissey, Jr.
Jay W. Wason (Of Counsel) born Schenectady, New York, April 11, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, New York; 1953, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1959, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1952). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Onondaga County Bar Foundation (Director, 1975-1991). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice.Email: Jay W. Wason
ASSOCIATES
Jonathan H. Bard (Associate) born Redhook, New York, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: LeMoyne College (B.A., 2003); State University of New York at Buffalo Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law.Email: Jonathan H. Bard
Nicole Allen Cerrito (Associate) born Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2003, Connecticut; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 2000); City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 2003). Law Clerk, Superior Court of Connecticut, 2003-2004. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.
Ryan Emery (Associate) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Albany Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Christian P. Jones (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1992); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Christian P. Jones
Frederick W. Marty (Associate) born Syracuse, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1998); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Justinian Honor Society, Syracuse College of Law. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Securities; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Banking Law.Email: Frederick W. Marty
Neil J. Smith (Associate) born Utica, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 2002); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Neil J. Smith
Jennifer Ploetz Williams (Associate) born Springville, New York, August 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York College at Brockport (B.A., 1995); Albany Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Asbestos Defense; Construction Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Insurance Defense.