June 20, 2013Gail M. Boggio, a member of our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, will lecture on “Revocable Trusts – The Will Substitute, Part II – Litigation” for the Westchester County Bar Association. The program will discuss issues and options in attacking or defending a revocable trust, such as standing, jurisdiction, venue and statutes of limitations.
May 30, 2013Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, will be a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Contested Accounting Proceedings in Surrogate’s Court" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program will be offered in six locations (Albany [5/14/13], Manhattan [5/30/13], Long Island [5/15/13], Rochester [5/15/13], Syracuse [5/30/13] and Westchester [5/29/13]).
April 05, 2013Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, co-hosted a radio show on April 5th, from 1 - 2 pm, with Shari Gordon, on WVOX AM Radio (1460) (New Rochelle, NY), called "First Friday". Frank participated in an interview of New Rochelle Mayor, Noam Bramson, on among other subjects, Mayor Bramson's candidacy for County Executive for Westchester County.
February 12, 2013Robert M. Redis, a member of our Appellate Practice, Business Litigation and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups, continues his efforts for the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation, where he an editor of the newsletter, Technology for the Litigator. The most recent issue contains an article by Bob entitled, “Federal and State Guidelines Align on E-Discovery". Bob’s article describes how the Federal and State rules on preservation of Electronically Stored Information (“EIS”) are becoming aligned. Bob’s article also discusses when the duty to preserve EIS arises, how that duty is implemented and the consequences for spoliation of EIS evidence.
December 11, 2012Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Probate and Administration of Estates" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Albany [12/3/12], Buffalo [12/11/12], Manhattan [12/10/12], Long Island [12/4/12], Rochester [12/5/12], Syracuse [12/10/12] and Westchester [12/10/12]).
December 10, 2012Katherine Sohr Jedlicka, who is a member of our Trusts & Estates and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups, lectured on December 10, 2012 on “Preparing for Estate Administration” for an all-day program in Manhattan entitled "Probate and Administration of Estates" sponsored by the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
November 27, 2012Joseph J. Brophy, who chairs our Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury and Legal Malpractice groups, was part of a panel discussion on Ethical Issues for Lawyers on November 27, 2012 in Central Valley, NY for a CLE program sponsored by the Orange County Bar Association. The panel also included Supreme Court Justice Lewis J. Lubell. Click at Outline for Joe's written presentation.
November 02, 2012Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, continues to be in the news on his Nissan Leaf electric car. Previously, Frank was interviewed by News 12 Westchester as the first owner of the Nissan Leaf in Westchester. This time, Frank was interviewed by the New York Times on how he faired with his Leaf during Sandy, when he had no power at his home to charge his car. As the Time reports: “With no power (or generator) at home, Mr. Streng has been using a public charger at the White Plains train station, a couple of blocks from his office. 'I’m now using that as a primary energy source,' Mr. Streng said. 'It’s my third day in a row doing it. It’s worked out fine.'”
November 01, 2012Robert M. Redis, a member of our Appellate Practice, Business Litigation and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups, is a contributor to the Commercial Division Law Report. The Commercial Law Report, which is a publication of the Commercial Division, is a summary of the leading decisions issued by the Justices of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Click at report to see the July Report of the Commercial Division.
September 07, 2012Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, co-hosted a radio show on September 7th, from 1 - 2 pm, with Shari Gordon, on WVOX AM Radio (1460) (New Rochelle, NY), called "First Friday". The topic of the program was the 2012 Presidential Election.
July 18, 2012Joseph J. Brophy, who chairs our Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury and Legal Malpractice groups, is a proud contributor of Avvo, a web site that permits members of the internet community to have a source of legal advice. Avvo has awarded Joe a rating of "Superb"' and a "10".
June 18, 2012Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, was the moderator of a CLE program in White Plains, New York on June 18, 2012 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section), entitled, "Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation in Guardianship Court". In addition to participating in a panel discussion on litigation issues and strategies, Frank conducted a mock interview of a client with legal exposure on actions taken as an agent under power of attorney forms.
June 12, 2012Frank W. Streng, who heads our Surrogate's Court Litigation group, was the chair and moderator of a program entitled "Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation under the New Law" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program, which was offered as a "web cast", took place in Manhattan on June 12, 2012.
March 14, 2012Frank W. Streng, who heads our Surrogate's Court Litigation group, continues to enjoy his "celebrity" status in purchasing the first pure electric car in Westchester County. Frank was interviewed by the Sierra Club.
January 25, 2012Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group and co-chairs our Trusts & Estates group, was reelected to the Executive Committee of the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and Chairs the section's Continuing Legal Education committee.
October 28, 2011Gail M. Boggio, a member of our Charitable Gift Planning, Exempt Organizations, Surrogate’s Court Litigation, Taxation and Trusts & Estates groups, was elected to the Executive Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association on October 28, 2011.
October 24, 2011Frank W. Streng is a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Introduction to Estate Planning" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program is offered in seven locations (Albany [10/24/11], Buffalo [10/26/11], Manhattan [10/24/11], Long Island [10/25/11], Rochester [10/25/11], Syracuse [10/24/11] and Westchester [10/27/11]).
September 21, 2011Frank W. Streng and Gail M. Boggio, both members of our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, lectured in White Plains, New York on September 21, 2011 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Everything you Wanted to Know about Property Turnover Proceedings in the Surrogate's Court." Frank was also the moderator for the program and the mock examination at the program. Click at examination to see Frank's presentation and his "topical" examination, used for the mock examination. Click at nuts & bolts to see Gail's outline for her presentation.
September 16, 2011Robert M. Redis, a member of our Appellate Practice, Business Litigation and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups, received an award from the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation for "Best E-Newsletter" for his editorial work on the periodic newsletter, Technology for the Litigator.
July 19, 2011Frank W. Streng lectured in Manhattan on July 19, 2011 on "Ethics for Trusts and Estates Lawyers" for the Continuing Legal Education Section of the New York State Bar Association, as part of a program entitled, "Bridging the Gap 2 - Making a Smooth Transition." Click at download to see Frank's seminar outline.
June 15, 2011Gail M. Boggio, Kathleen Donelli and Dolores Gebhardt were elected and then sworn in as directors of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.
June 02, 2011Frank W. Streng was on the Program Planning Commitee of a program entitled "Estate Litigation" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Albany [6/2/11], Buffalo [6/1/11], Manhattan [6/9/11], Melville [5/17/11], Rochester [5/24/11], Syracuse [5/19/11] and Tarrytown [6/3/11]. Frank lectured in Albany on "Property Turnover Proceedings in the Surrogate's Court" and authored an outline for the program entitled, "Ethics for Trusts and Estates Lawyers."
May 25, 2011Gail M. Boggio has been appointed as an Article 81 Court Examiner for Westchester County by Gail Prudenti, the Presiding Justice in the Appellate Division, Second Department. Prior to her appointment as Court Examiner, Gail, who is also a certified public accountant, satisfied various training and educational requirements established by Justice Prudenti. As Court Examiner, Gail's duties include examining the reports of guardians to ascertain whether such guardians have timely filed reports and accountings as required by Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law. As Court Examiner, Gail must also certify whether such guardians have satisfied their statutory duties and the provisions of the court order appointing them.
May 20, 2011Joseph J. Brophy, who leads the firm's Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury groups, was asked by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), a division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification (NBLSC), to participate in the examination process for applicants to the Board. Joe wrote an complex essay question in civil litigation and graded the answers of over twenty applicants. This is the third time that NBTA has asked Joe to write a question for their examination. Joe was first certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by NBTA in 1995 and was just recertified for the third time. The NBTA directory lists only 37 Certified Civil Trial Advocates in the entire State of New York.
April 28, 2011Phillip C. Landrigan has been elected to the Board of Directors of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley.
March 08, 2011Frank W. Streng lectured in Manhattan on March 8, 2011 on "Ethics for Trusts and Estates Lawyers" for the Continuing Legal Education Section of the New York State Bar Association, as part of a program entitled, "Bridging the Gap 1 - Making a Smooth Transition." Click at Outline for Frank's coursebook materials.
January 19, 2011In 2004, the firm's web site contained the following item on firm news:
"As part of her representation of clients who were upset that a lawyer, acting as trustee of a trust fund created for a baby kidnapped from Harlem Hospital in 1987, had not provided proper accountings on the trust, Lisa Newfield, working with Frank W. Streng, had reviewed the lawyer’s records, identified improper withdrawals from the trust by the lawyer and ultimately forced the lawyer’s resignation as trustee. The lawyer had been the subject of a disciplinary complaint before a Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department. Lisa and the firm fully cooperated in this investigation. Citing Lisa’s investigatory work on the trust, the First Department, having first suspended the lawyer from practice, adopted the recommendation of its Disciplinary Committee and disbarred the lawyer in a decision and order dated August 12, 2004. The case has also been reported by different news publications."
In a remarkable development, in January, 2011, the kidnapped baby herself, Carlina White, through a diligent search of the website of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, was able to identify herself as a missing baby and find her parents, Joy White and Carl Tyson. The New York Daily News initially broke the story and reported, on January 19, 2011, that Carlina, whose name was changed to Nejdra Nance, was reunited with her parents in early January, 2011. The joyful story was a lead story for ABC News on January 19th and is now being reported by major media outlets throughout the country, including CNN.
December 01, 2010Robert M. Redis received an award from the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation for his editorial work on the periodic newsletter, Technology for the Litigator
Robert M. Redis was asked by the National Appellate Advocacy Competition committee of the American Bar Association to grade briefs for its Law Student Division for the 2011 Appellate Advocacy Competition.
Elizaveta Korotkova has joined the firm as an associate and is a member of our Appellate Practice, Business Litigation and Surrogate’s Court Litigation groups.
November 04, 2010Robert M. Redis edited an article, "Culling Data for Your Case", on electronic discovery for the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation. The article focuses on methods of effectively culling electronic discovery requests in order to minimize expense to clients facing electronic discovery issues in litigation.
October 19, 2010Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Practical Skills: Probate & Administration of Estates" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Albany [10/19/10], Buffalo [10/20/10], Manhattan [10/19/10], Long Island [10/20/10], Rochester [10/19/10], Syracuse [10/20/10] and Westchester [10/21/10]). Frank was also one of the contributing authors of educational materials for the program, and submitted an outline entitled, "Ethical Issues for Trusts and Estate Lawyers."
August 01, 2010Robert M. Redis was appointed by Judge Lippmann (Chief Judge, Court of Appeals) and Judge Pfau (Chief Administrative Judge) to a newly formed state-wide task force (see http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/comdiv/PDFs/E-DiscoveryReport.pdf) to develop uniform rules for managing electronic discovery - “E-Discovery” - for all New York trial courts. The Task Force will develop recommended rules for handling such issues as: preservation of electronically stored documents, cost allocations between the parties for managing electronic discovery, spoliation, culling of electronic searches and related issues.
June 25, 2010Gail M. Boggio was elected as a Director of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Gail is a member of our Charitable Gift Planning, Exempt Organizations, Surrogate’s Court Litigation, Taxation and Trusts & Estates.
June 23, 2010Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Everything you Wanted to Know about Representing a Political Candidate (. . . but was afraid to ask)" for the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in six locations (Albany [6/22/10], Buffalo [6/23/10], Manhattan [6/24/10], Long Island [6/23/10], Syracuse [6/24/10] and Westchester [6/18/10]).
Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Estate Planning after Divorce" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Albany [6/20/10], Buffalo [5/20/10], Manhattan [6/9/10], Long Island [5/26/10], Rochester [6/9/10], Syracuse [5/6/10] and Westchester [5/7/10]).
Frank W. Streng lectured in Yonkers, New York on June 7, 2010 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Select Issues in Fiduciary Litigation." For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
May 14, 2010Frank W. Streng was a coursebook author on "Ethics for Trusts and Estates Lawyers", as part of a program offered in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 2010 through May 15, 2010 by the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, entitled, "Maintaining Rational Relations: Advising the Family, the Fiduciary, and the Drafter." Frank's coursebook materials were used at this program by numerous Surrogates as part of their presentation on different ethical and court-mediation topics. Click at Outline for Frank's coursebook materials.
November 20, 2009Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Contested Accounting Proceedings in Surrogate's Court" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Latham (Albany) [12/3/09], Amherst (Buffalo) [11/17/09], Manhattan [12/10/09], Melville (Long Island)[12/8/09], Rochester [12/11/09], Syracuse [12/1/09] and Tarrytown (Westchester)[11/20/09]. Frank also partcipated in the Tarrytown session, where he lectured on the preparation of an estate and trust accounting.
October 20, 2009Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Introduction to Estate Planning" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program is offered in seven locations (Albany [10/20/09], Buffalo [10/20/09], Manhattan [10/19/09], Melville [10/20/09], Rochester [10/20/09], Syracuse [10/20/09] and Tarrytown [10/20/09]).
Frank W. Streng authored an article for Calvary Hospital on the New Power of Attorney Statute (Foresight, Fall 2009).
July 01, 2009Robert M. Redis is an attorney editor of the Ninth Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary (West 2009). Black’s is recognized as the most authoritative dictionary of legal words and phrases and is often cited by the courts in written decisions.
June 18, 2009Dina M. Aversano was elected by the Westchester Women's Bar Association to be a delegate to the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.
June 12, 2009Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Everything You Wanted to Know About Estate Planning for the Middle Class Client (But Were Afraid To Ask)" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program was offered in seven locations (Albany [5/20/09], Buffalo [5/27/09], Manhattan [6/9/09], Melville [5/30/09], Rochester [6/3/09], Syracuse [5/14/09] and White Plains [6/12/09]). Frank was also a course book author of the program materials for this program, entitled "Ethical Issues for Trusts and Estates Lawyers." Click on Seminar Outline for his course book materials.
June 01, 2009Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on June 1, 2009 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Ethical Issues in Estates and Trusts Litigation." For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
June 01, 2009Robert M. Redis heads the the Ninth Judicial District's pro bono Unemployment Insurance Litigation initiative for the Access to Justice Program, established by the Appellate Division, Second Department. The firm was honored for these activities during Pro Bono week in 2009
Robert M. Redis is a member of the Access to Justice Program, established by the Appellate Division, Second Department. The committee's primary goal is to improve the delivery and responsiveness of the courts to pro bono and poverty clients in litigated matters and assist courts in dealing with these matters.
October 23, 2008Gail M. Boggio lectured on “Preparing for Estate Administration” and “Alternative Forms of Letters” as part of an all-day program in Mount Kisco, New York on October 23, 2008 entitled "Practical Skills: Probate and Adminstration of Estates" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
October 23, 2008Frank W. Streng was the moderator of an all-day program in Mount Kisco, New York on October 23, 2008 entitled "Practical Skills: Probate and Adminstration of Estates" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
October 08, 2008
For the second straight year, Joe Brophy was selected as a Super Lawyer in the New York Metropolitan area in the field of Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice. 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. Super Lawyers has a rigorous selection process; only five percent of all lawyers in each state are eligible for consideration, and far fewer are selected. Brophy was one of only two lawyers in his practice area in Westchester to achieve this distinction in 2008.
October 07, 2008Frank W. Streng participated in a mock examination of an attorney draftsperson in a prospective will contest in Manhattan on October 7, 2008 in a program sponsored by Calvary Hospital entitled "Ethics For Breakfast: 'Who Is Your Client?' — Ethical Considerations When Representing Multiple Parties in Estate Proceedings".
June 12, 2008Frank W. Streng presented in White Plains, New York on June 12, 2008 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "How to Win in Surrogate's Court through CPLR Prehearing Discovery."
Frank W. Streng was the moderator of a program in Tarrytown, New York on June 3, 2008 entitled "Successfully Handling an Examination under SCPA 1404" and presented on "Ethical Considerations" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
May 07, 2008Frank W. Streng was a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Representing a Political Candidate (And Winning!)" for the New York State Bar Association. The program, offered in six locations (Albany [5/14/08], Buffalo [4/23/08], Manhattan [5/7/08], Melville [5/16/08], Syracuse [5/16/08] and Tarrytown [4/25/08]), was the first-ever election law program offered by the New York State Bar Association.
May 01, 2008Gail M. Boggio was elected President of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.
March 01, 2008Katherine Sohr Jedlicka has joined the firm as an associate and is a member of our Business Litigation, Surrogate's Court Litigation and Trusts and Estates groups.
November 13, 2007Gail M. Boggio lectured in White Plains, New York on November 13, 2007 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Everything you Wanted to Know About Preparing Surrogate Court Accountings (but was afraid to ask)". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
October 23, 2007Frank W. Streng was the moderator of an all-day program in Mount Kisco, New York on October 23, 2007 entitled "Practical Skills: Introduction to Estate Planning" and presented on "Ethical Considerations" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
September 01, 2007Dina M. Aversano has joined the firm as an associate and is a member of our Business Litigation, Surrogate’s Court Litigation and Matrimonial and Family Law groups.
May 16, 2007Frank W. Streng was the moderator of an all-day program in Tarrytown, New York on May 16, 2007 entitled "Trust Your Planning: A Comprehensive Review of Trust Planning and Drafting Techniques" and presented on "Ethical Considerations" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
May 14, 2007Frank W. Streng presented in White Plains, New York on May 14, 2007 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Will Contests Including Preparation and Taking the Deposition and SCPA 1404 Witnesses". The program includes a mock examination. For the presentation materials, click on Seminar Outline.
May 01, 2007Gail M. Boggio was elected President-Elect of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York.
January 01, 2007Gail M. Boggio has been named a partner of the firm. Gail will continue to practice in the areas of Surrogate’s Court Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Charitable Gift Planning, Exempt Organizations and Taxation.
December 01, 2006Frank W. Streng was elected Co-Chair of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Westchester County Bar Association.
November 28, 2006Gail M. Boggio lectured on November 28, 2006 on "Probating Problem Wills" in White Plains, New York, in a program co-sponsored by Westchester Women's Bar Association and The Bank of New York Private Bank. For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
November 15, 2006Frank W. Streng lectured on Ethical Issues on November 15, 2006 in White Plains, New York at Pace University School of Law as part of a program entitled "What Every Lawyer Should Know about Estate Planning".
October 26, 2006Frank W. Streng was the moderator for a program in White Plains, New York on October 26, 2006 sponsored by the Westchester Women's Bar Association and the White Plains Bar Association entitled "Potpourri on Election Law".
October 24, 2006Frank W. Streng was the moderator of an all-day program in Tarrytown, New York on October 24, 2006 entitled "Probate and Administration of Estates" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
September 26, 2006Gail M. Boggio was a guest on September 26, 2006 on the Rockland County talk show “Mortgage Matters”, broadcast on 1300 AM, WRCR. Gail discussed reverse mortgages in medicaid planning as well as basic estate planning issues.
September 21, 2006Frank W. Streng participated in a panel discussion in Manhattan on September 21, 2006 sponsored by Calvary Hospital entitled "Ethics for Breakfast: Working through Issues of Capacity and Undue Influence".
Kirsten E. Prevete has joined the firm as an associate and is a member of our Surrogate's Court Litigation, Business Litigation and Trusts and Estates groups (9/06).
May 18, 2006Gail M. Boggio lectured on Uncontested Probate Proceedings in Tarrytown, New York on May 18, 2006 for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association as part of an all-day program entitled "Surrogate's Court Proceedings".
May 18, 2006Frank W. Streng was the moderator of an all-day program in Tarrytown, New York on May 18, 2006 entitled "Surrogate's Court Proceedings" for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Frank also lectured at that program on "Post-Probate Proceedings".
March 01, 2006We are pleased to announce that Philip C. Landrigan has joined the Firm as Counsel. Phil is a member of the Firm's Business Litigation group.
We are pleased to announce that Deborah Yurchuk McCarthy has been named a partner of the Firm. Deborah will continue to practice in the areas of Business Litigation, Surrogate’s Court Litigation, Bankruptcy and Matrimonial and Family Law.
January 01, 2006Frank W. Streng was elected the Ninth Judicial District Representative for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and serves on the section's Executive Committee.
December 19, 2005On December 19, 2005, Joseph J. Brophy obtained a $4.5 million settlement in the case of Barilla v. Giangrasso et al., after three weeks of trial in Nassau County Supreme Court. The client, who was 18 years old at the time, suffered multiple injuries when the car in which he was a passenger crashed at high speed into the rear end of a tractor trailer truck which was stopped on the roadway at night. Mr. Barilla's injuries included a severe stretch injury to the brachial plexus, rendering his right arm mostly paralyzed despite surgery, chronic severe pain from a torn nerve root in his neck, and a closed head injury. The settlement was one of the largest ever achieved for such injuries, and one of the largest for a motor vehicle accident in Nassau County in recent years.
November 01, 2005As one of the firm's administrative partners, Frank W. Streng was interviewed by the Westchester County Business Journal on whether legal business for Westchester law firms has been negatively impacted by law firms from New York City or elsewhere that have established offices in Westchester. Frank's comments were reported in the October 31, 2005 issue of the Journal. “I think local firms, like our firm, have entrenched relationships in the business community and it's because of our long-standing and historic reputation that we've established historic relationships. . . . . As for competitiveness, we have a pretty terrific Web site and pride ourselves in being involved in the community and promoting what we do. . . . There are some firms in the city who come here for economic reasons, to get better rent deals than they could get in the city but their practice remains the same. . . . They become a firm in the city that happens to be in a position to continue their New York City work up here.”
Frank W. Streng lectured in Mount Kisco, New York on October 27, 2005 for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association on Surrogate's Court Discovery Proceedings.
Frank W. Streng lectured in Mount Kisco, New York on October 5, 2005 for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association on Ethical Issues as part of a program entitled Practical Skills: Introduction to Estate Planning. For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
September 16, 2005Robert M. Redis lectured in White Plains, New York on September 16, 2005 on “The Freedom Of Information: Cameras In The Courtroom” for Lorman Education Services as part of a seminar entitled "Open Records Law."
May 19, 2005Frank W. Streng lectured in Tarrytown, New York on May 19, 2005 for the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association on Ethical Considerations as part of a program entitled Estate Planning and Will Drafting. For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
April 18, 2005Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on April 18, 2005 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Separation and Matrimonial Agreements and Implication in Estate Litigation". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
March 15, 2005Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on March 15, 2005 for the Westchester Women's Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "SCPA 1404: How to Examine the Witnesses to a Will and Defensive Estate Planning". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
January 01, 2005We are pleased to announce that Joseph J. Brophy has joined our firm as Counsel. Joe is a member of the firm's Business Litigation group and chairs the firm's newly established practice area, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury. Joe is best known as one of the leading plaintiff's medical malpractice litigators in the Hudson Valley. Joe's experiences also include notable cases in the areas of legal malpractice, commercial litigation and defamation.
January 01, 2005Robert M. Redis was re-elected President and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Food PATCH. The mission of Food PATCH, a certified affiliate of Second Harvest, the largest domestic hunger relief charity in the United States, is to alleviate hunger and minimize food waste in Westchester County.
October 05, 2004Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on October 5, 2004 on Ethical Issues for Trusts and Estates Lawyers for Lorman Education Services as part of a program entitled Exploring Probate Issues in New York. For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
August 12, 2004As part of her representation of clients who were upset that a lawyer, acting as trustee of a trust fund created for a baby kidnapped from Harlem Hospital in 1987, had not provided proper accountings on the trust, Lisa Newfield, working with Frank W. Streng, had reviewed the lawyer’s records, identified improper withdrawals from the trust by the lawyer and ultimately forced the lawyer’s resignation as trustee. The lawyer had been the subject of a disciplinary complaint before a Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department. Lisa and the firm fully cooperated in this investigation. Citing Lisa’s investigatory work on the trust, the First Department, having first suspended the lawyer from practice, adopted the recommendation of its Disciplinary Committee and disbarred the lawyer in a decision and order dated August 12, 2004. The case has also been reported by different news publications.
June 07, 2004Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on June 7, 2004 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Property Turnover Proceedings under SCPA Article 21 and Ethical Issues in Surrogate's Court Litigation". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
February 26, 2004As co chair of the Mock Trial Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association, Robert M. Redis ran the Westchester County High School Mock Trial Competition. The competition, which took place at the Richard J. Daronoco County Courthouse, started on February 26, 2004 and continued for many weeks. Thirty-six high schools participated.
Robert M. Redis acted as a Chair of Food PATCH's annual Valentine's Day dinner on February 13, 2004. Bob is also President of that organization.
January 01, 2004Robert M. Redis was elected President of Food PATCH. The mission of Food PATCH, a certified affiliate of Second Harvest, the largest domestic hunger relief charity in the United States, is to alleviate hunger and minimize food waste in Westchester County. Food PATCH solicits and administers donations from both the public and private sector, distributing food through local agencies, who, through various programs, meet the needs of individuals and families.
November 24, 2003Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on November 24, 2003 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Ancillary Documents – Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Living Will; and Ethical Issues in Estate Planning". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
June 04, 2003Gail M. Boggio was elected Treasurer of the Westchester Women's Bar Association.
May 05, 2003Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on May 5, 2003 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Contested Accountings". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
February 13, 2003Robert M. Redis acted as a Chair of Food PATCH's annual Valentine Day dinner on February 13, 2003. He was also reelected as First Vice President of that organization.
November 01, 2002Robert M. Redis was appointed as co chair of the Mock Trial Committee of the Westchester County Bar Association. As part of his work, he is working with 30 Westchester high schools whose students are participating in moot court trials.
Robert M. Redis is heading up a program of the Federal Bar Council to start a mentor program for the Federal and State Courts to work with the Westchester Bar and Westchester high schools.
Robert M. Redis was elected Regional Director of Notre Dame First (University of Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Resource Service Team) of the Alumni Association covering New Jersey, Southern Connecticut And Southern New York.
June 10, 2002Frank W. Streng lectured in White Plains, New York on June 10, 2002 for the Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Strategies for Avoiding Will Contests . . . But Winning if you Can’t". For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
June 01, 2002Frank W. Streng has joined the Professional Advisors Council of Calvary Hospital.
Frank W. Streng lectured on May 31, 2002 for the New York State Bar Association on "Ethical Considerations" as part of an all day program on Trust Planning and Taxation.
May 21, 2002Frank W. Streng lectured on May 21, 2002 for The Bank of New York on "Ethics and Tactics in Surrogate's Court Practice." For lecture materials, click on "Ethics and Tactics in Surrogate's Court Practice." and Ethics and Tactics in Surrogate's Court Practice Fact Pattern.
May 06, 2002Frank W. Streng lectured on May 6, 2002 for the Westchester Women's Bar Association on "Estate Planning for the Dysfunctional Family." For lecture materials, click on Seminar Outline.
March 01, 2002Gail M. Boggio was elected Secretary of the Eastchester Bar Association.
Gail M. Boggio was appointed co-chair of the New Lawyers Group of the Westchester Women's Bar Association.
March 01, 2002Robert M. Redis was honored for his volunteer efforts in behalf of Hudson Valley Hospital Center at a reception held at Xaviers in Garrison, New York.
As part of the firm’s pro bono activities, Robert M. Redis recently defended Pathways to Housing on a criminal complaint in Yonkers, New York. Pathways to Housing is a non profit organization that works to end homelessness for people living on the streets with concurrent mental illness and addiction
February 08, 2002Robert M. Redis acted as a Chair of Food PATCH's annual dinner on February 8, 2002; the Firm is a Silver Sponsor for the dinner.
January 01, 2002Robert M. Redis was elected in January, 2002 to Notre Dame's FIRST, a community service organization of the National Alumni Board for the University of Notre Dame in which he serves as a regional director for Metro New York, including New York City, lower Connecticut and the lower Hudson Valley.
November 01, 2001Robert M. Redis is a lecturer in a Fall, 2001 Ethics course at Pace Law School with Professor Carlisle.
October 23, 2001Frank W. Streng lectured on October 23, 2001 and October 24, 2001 for the New York State Bar Association on "Revocable Trusts" and "Ethical Considerations for Estate Planners".
September 14, 2001Robert M. Redis participated in a New York State Unified Court System’s Conference on Access to Justice on September 14-15, 2001.
September 11, 2001Frank W. Streng is volunteering his time in assisting families of victims of the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. The firm has also made available to attorneys throughout the New York City metropolitan region forms of trust agreements to serve as Memorial Trust Funds for the benefit of the families of the victims.
June 11, 2001Frank W. Streng lectured on June 11, 2001 for Westchester County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section) on "Ethics in Surrogate’s Court Litigation".
February 09, 2001Robert M. Redis acted as a Co-Chair of Food PATCH’s annual dinner on February 9, 2001
February 01, 2001Robert M. Redis was elected a fellow of The American Bar Foundation and The New York State Bar Foundation.
Robert M. Redis was selected as Chairman of the Fund Development Committee of Food PATCH.
Robert M. Redis is a member of the Golf Committee for Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
November 14, 2000Frank W. Streng lectured on November 14, 2000 for The Bank of New York on “Checklist Examination of Executor’s Account”.
October 18, 2000Frank W. Streng lectured on October 18, 2000 for the UJA-Federation of NY’s Conference on Estate, Tax & Financial Planning on “Ethical Considerations For Trust And Estate Lawyers”.
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