McCarthy Fingar prides itself on its tradition of involvement in the community. Our attorneys are encouraged to become active in civic and charitable organizations in their own communities as well as in the general Westchester area. Attorneys in the firm lecture and give seminars on a wide variety of legal topics to professional, trade and community groups, as guests on local cable television programs, and in other appearances before the general public. Both scholarly and popular articles on legal topics written by attorneys in the firm have been published in professional journals, trade publications, and business periodicals. Legal Notes, a regularly published newsletter containing articles written by our attorneys, is distributed to clients and friends of the firm, alerting them to developments in areas of law that may have an impact on their business or personal lives.

Since its founding, our firm has participated actively in bar association and related activities. Kathleen Donelli, who practices in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law and Litigation, is a past President of the Westchester Women's Bar Association and a past President of the White Plains Bar Association. The late Henry J. Smith was President of the New York State Bar Association. Various past and present lawyers in the firm have served as President of the Westchester County Bar Association; President of the Northern Westchester Bar; Chair of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association; Chairs of the Tax and the Trusts and Estates Law Sections of the Westchester County Bar Association; President of the Estate Planning Council of Westchester County, Inc.; and Treasurer of the Westchester Women's Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.

The firm performs a variety of pro bono activities. Our lawyers and support staff are proud of their personal efforts on behalf of numerous charitable organizations, which include the following: