November 28, 2018Abby Rosmarin, a lawyer in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, taught a program at the Women’s Leadership Institute at Manhattanville College, entitled "Negotiation and Situational Influence".
October 01, 2018Seven of our lawyers have been selected Super Lawyers in the New York Metropolitan area. Gail M. Boggio has again been selected in the fields of Estate & Trust Litigation/Estate Planning & Probate/Elder Law. Kathleen Donelli has again been selected in the fields of Family Law/Collaborative Law/Appellate. Dolores Gebhardt has again been selected in the fields of Family Law/Collaborative Law/Appellate. James K. Landau has again been selected in the fields of Business Litigation and Appellate. Kristen Mackay Pennessi has been selected as a Rising Star in the field of Family Law; Frank W. Streng has again been selected in the fields of Estate & Trust Litigation and Estate Planning & Probate. Douglas S. Trokie has again been selected in the fields of Business/Corporate, Closely Held Business, Real Estate, Business and Civil Litigation. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have been recognized by their colleagues as having the highest degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
June 25, 2018We are pleased to advise that Lori Lee Dickson has joined the firm and is a member of our Municipal Law & Land Use group.
May 22, 2018Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, chairs the Judicial Campaign Ethics Subcommittee of the NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics. In that capacity, he participated in the taping of the 2018 Judicial Campaign Ethics “Online Training Video.” All candidates for election to Judicial Office this year, including incumbent judges running for re-election, (except Town and Village Justices), are required to timely complete this program during his/her candidacy.
April 17, 2018Abby Rosmarin, a lawyer in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, spoke at a program in White Plains entitled "Resolving Family Disputes Through The Collaborative Process". The program was sponsored by the Collaborative Law Committee of the Westchester Women's Bar Association.
April 13, 2018Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured on “Judicial Ethics” at a program of the New York State Unified Court System entitled “Taking the Bench – Spring, 2018” for newly-elected and recently appointed Town and Village Justices from around the state. The program was held in Albany, New York.
March 28, 2018Dolores Gebhardt, who is a member of our Appellate Practice, Collaborative Law and Matrimonial & Family Law groups, was re-elected as Secretary of the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA). WCBA, established on February 11, 1896, is a not-for-profit corporation with a voluntary membership of more than 2,000 lawyers. WCBA's purpose is to promote the ends of justice, cultivate jurisprudence, afford access to the courts to all who seek redress, facilitate the administration of justice, elevate the standards of integrity, honor, competence and courtesy in the legal profession, and participate with all members of society in seeking and perfecting the common good. Dolores has been active in the WCBA for many years and served as Secretary in 2017-2018.
March 28, 2018James K. Landau, a member of our Business Litigation and Appellate Practice groups, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Westchester County Bar Association.
March 20, 2018James K. Landau, a member of our Business Litigation and Appellate Practice groups, lectured in Mt. Kisco, New York on CPLR Article 52 Enforcement Devices as part of an all-day program entitled “Debt Collections and the Enforcement of Money Judgments” for a program sponsored by the Business Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
March 16, 2018James K. Landau, a member of our Business Litigation and Appellate Practice groups, was part of a panel discussion in Manhattan on a program entitlted "Ethics for Attorneys in Social Media" sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute.
March 12, 2018We are please to announce that Irma K. Nimetz has joined the firm as an associate attorney and is a member of our Appellate Practice, Business Litigation, Municipal Law & Land Use and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups. Prior to joining McCarthy Fingar, Irma was an attorney with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, where she received the Louis J. Lefkowitz Memorial Award for outstanding performance by an Assistant Attorney General. Irma has experience handling governmental investigations against individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations, as well as defending actions and Article 78 proceedings brought against the State of New York and its agencies.
March 07, 2018Abby Rosmarin, a lawyer in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, will co-chair a program in White Plains entitled "Issues Related to Representation in Family and Divorce Mediation". The program is sponsored by the Mediation Committee of the Westchester Women's Bar Association.
February 24, 2018Abby Rosmarin, a lawyer in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, taught at a program in White Plains, New York for Divorced or Separated Parents sponsored by the NYS Certified Parent Education & Awareness Program. The class was designed to help parents gain a better understanding of what children are experiencing during family transition as well as provide tools and strategies to help reduce the stress of family changes.
February 19, 2018Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, served on the faculty of the New York State Judicial Institute and New York State Unified Court System, Office of Justice Court Support sponsored Continuing Judicial Education Program at the NYS Association of Towns Annual Convention in New York City. Judge Borrelli presented on two topics: 1) 2018 Judicial Ethics Updates and 2) Ethics: Civic Participation Limitations
February 08, 2018Gail M. Boggio, who co-chairs our Trusts & Estates and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups, and Frank W. Streng, who co-chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, participated in a program in Mt. Kisco, New York, entitled "Estate Planning & Will Drafting" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Gail was the moderator for the program and spoke on Digital Assets in estate planning; Frank spoke on Ethical Considerations.
January 25, 2018We are please to announce that Judge Edward P. Borrelli has joined the firm as Counsel in our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups. Judge Borrelli joins the firm following an illustrious 40 year career in the New York State Unified Court System, where he has presided over a very wide variety of proceedings, including Civil and Criminal jury trials and non-jury trials, high exposure Supreme Court Civil litigation, matrimonial, parental and grandparental child custody, visitation, child relocation, child support, domestic violence, elder law, adult guardianship and guardianship compliance enforcement proceedings.
January 09, 2018Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, was part of a panel presentation by the New York State Judicial Institute entitled, "Rules Governing Judicial Conduct", as part of a seminar for new judges.
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