McCarthy Fingar, with offices in Manhattan
and White Plains, New York, serves the legal needs of a diverse
group of clients throughout New York, Connecticut, Florida,
and beyond.
Founded by Robert J. McCarthy and Elmer Lee Fingar (now deceased),
McCarthy Fingar has been a leader in the legal and business
communities for over 60 years. Our attorneys have come to
us from a divergent group of law schools, from other law firms,
from corporations, and from the judiciary. Our attorneys demonstrate
a special blend of skills and know how which helps our clients
succeed in their business and personal planning, in transactional
matters and in litigation.
Over the years, the firm has drawn on the judiciary for partners
and counsel. Former Justice Sondra
M. Miller, who retired in 2005 after more than 15 years
at the Appellate Division, Second Department, is Chief Counsel
to the firm. Past members of the firm include the late judges
Frederick P. Close, Gerald Nolan, and Arthur D. Brennan, all
former members of the Appellate Division, Second Department,
the late Hon. Charles H. Griffiths, Surrogate of Westchester
County, and Leonard Rubenfeld, a former Supreme Court Justice
and Associate Justice of the Appellate Term. Hon. Timothy
J. Sullivan, late Justice of the Supreme Court, was a member
of the firm before going on the bench.
Today, McCarthy Fingar, with more than 25 lawyers with diverse
areas of concentration, works with a base of long-standing
clients engaged in various industries, including financial,
banking, manufacturing, real estate development and lending,
insurance, private equity capital, accounting and software
development and with many charitable organizations. Our Practice
Areas include Appellate
Practice, Bankruptcy,
Business Litigation, Charitable
Gift Planning, Collaborative
Law, Commercial
Finance, Corporate
and General Business, Exempt
Organizations, Intellectual
Property, Legal Malpractice, Matrimonial
and Family Law, Mediation and Arbitration, Medical
Malpractice and Personal Injury, Real
Estate Transactions, Surrogate’s
Court Litigation, Taxation,
Tax
Certiorari and Condemnation and Trusts
and Estates.
In transactional matters, McCarthy Fingar has been involved
in multi-million dollar private placement offerings, sales
and acquisitions of corporations, mergers and acquisitions,
land acquisition and development and cutting edge financing
for important real estate and business projects. McCarthy
Fingar is recognized for its ability to negotiate using sophisticated
techniques and tax planning, and close complex transactions
in a variety of areas.
In litigation matters, McCarthy Fingar’s attorneys
have been successful in a wide variety of complex trials and
appeals, both in the Federal and New York State courts, involving
substantial sums of money and novel legal issues.
In estate planning, our attorneys have assisted clients
from all walks of life in the development and implementation
of their estate and financial plans to achieve significant
tax savings and meet personal goals.
In the Surrogate’s Courts, our attorneys have, either
through litigation and/or negotiated solutions, helped our
clients achieve their goals in litigated estate and trust
matters.
We invite you to learn more about us by exploring our web
site or by contacting us.
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