Hon. Edward P. Borrelli
Counsel
Judge Edward P. Borrelli concentrates his practice in New York guardianship law. He is Counsel to the firm and a member of various practice groups, including our Guardianship Practice, Mediation & Arbitration and Trusts & Estates groups. Judge Borrelli joins McCarthy Fingar following an illustrious 40 year career in the New York State Unified Court System, where he has presided over a very wide variety of cases, 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.
Judge Borrelli has served as a judge in the Yonkers City Court. He has also served as a full-time trial Judicial Hearing Officer and as a Special Referee in Supreme Court in Westchester, Dutchess and Orange Counties and Family Court in Putnam and Orange Counties as well as Yonkers City Judge.
Judge Borrelli also administrated and served as representative judicial faculty member at the P.E.A.C.E (Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness Program) for the 9th Judicial District. The goal of the P.E.A.C.E. Program is to minimize the impact on the children of divorcing parents during and after litigation in the Supreme and Family Courts.
Prior to assuming judicial office, Judge Borrelli served for 23 years in the NYS Unified Court System Education and Training Office where he was responsible for the orientation and continuing education programs for New York State’s Judiciary. Judge Borrelli has also assisted in CJE programs for the National Judicial College, the National Judge’s Association, the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association and many Court systems of other nations, states and CJE/CLE providers.
Judge Borrelli frequently serves as a faculty member at the New York State Judicial Institute.
For more than 3 decades, Judge Borrelli has also served in various capacities on the NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics (ACJE) including 2nd Department Chair, Counsel, Special Counsel and voting member. Judge Borrell currently serves as a voting member and is Chair of the statewide Judicial Campaign Ethics Subcommittee of the ACJE.
Areas of Experience
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Elder Law and Supreme Court Guardianship Proceedings
- Matrimonial Law
- Appeals
Borrelli Lectures on Ethics & Diversity Training
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured on “Ethics” and “Diversity Training” at a program sponsored by the Yonkers Lawyers Association.
Borrelli Lectures on Judicial Ethics
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured in Manhattan on “Judicial Ethics Update – 2020”, at the Annual Convention for the New York State Association of Towns, as part of its Town and Village Justices Program.
Borrelli Lectures to New Judges on Judicial Ethics
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured at the NYS Judicial Institute in White Plains, New York on “Judicial Ethics”, for the Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-elected Town and Village Justices.
Borrelli Lectures on Judicial Ethics for New Judges
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured in Albany, New York on “Assuming the Bench – Judicial Ethics”, for the Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-elected Town and Village Justices.
Borrelli Lectures to Law Students on Judicial Ethics
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, was a guest lecturer in White Plains, New York at a Professional Responsibility class at Pace Law School (Elisabeth Haub School of Law), speaking on “How Judicial Ethics Issues impact your Law Practice”.
Borrelli Lectures on Judicial Ethics
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York on “Judicial Ethics”, at the Annual Meeting for the NYS Association of Supreme Court Justices.
Borrelli Lectures on Judicial Ethics
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured in Lake Placid, New York on “Judicial Ethics Update – 2019”, at the Annual Convention of the NYS Magistrates’ Association, as part of its Justices’ Advanced Certification Program.
Borrelli is Dinner Speaker for Association of Supreme Court Justices
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, was a dinner speaker for the Association of Supreme Court Justices of the City of New York in Queens, New York.
Judge Borelli Speaks to Judges and Judge Candidates on Campaign Ethics
Judge 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, Judge Borrelli served on a panel at the NYS Judicial Institute in the taping of the “2019 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.
Borrelli Speaks at Dinner of Association of Supreme Court Justices
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, was a speaker in Staten Island at a dinner of the Association of Supreme Court Justices of the City of New York.
Judge Borrelli Speaks to Newly-Elected Judges
Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured at the New York State Judicial Institute, as part of the Newly-Elected Judges’ Program.
Judge Borelli Lectures for Judges and Judge Candidates on Campaign Ethics
Judge 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.
Judge Borrelli Speaks to Judges on Judicial Ethics
Judge 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.
Judge Borrelli Presents for Unified Court System on Ethics Issues
Judge 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
Judge Borelli Joins Firm
We 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.
Judge Borrelli Part of Panel Discussion on Rules Governing Judicial Conduct
Judge 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.
| Presenter | Description | Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | “Ethics” and “Diversity Training” |
02/25/2020 | |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Judicial Ethics Update – 2020 |
02/17/2020 | |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Judicial Ethics |
NYS Judicial Institute, Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-elected Town and Village Justices. |
01/07/2020 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Assuming the Bench – Judicial Ethics |
Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-elected Town and Village Justices |
12/06/2019 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | How Judicial Ethics Issues impact your Law Practice |
Pace Law School (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) |
11/26/2019 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Judicial Ethics |
NYS Association of Supreme Court Justices |
09/18/2019 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Judicial Ethics Update – 2019 |
NYS Magistrates’ Association |
09/17/2019 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Dinner Speaker |
Association of Supreme Court Justices of the City of New York |
09/11/2019 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | 2019 Judicial Campaign Ethics Online Training Video |
05/29/2019 | |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Online Training Video for Judicial Candidates |
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics |
05/22/2018 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | Judicial Ethics |
New York State Unified Court System |
04/13/2018 |
| Hon. Edward P. Borrelli | “Judicial Ethics Updates” “Ethics: Civic Participation Limitations” |
02/19/2018 |
- Westchester County Bar Association
- Yonkers Lawyers’ Association
- New York City Civil and Criminal Courts Bar Association
- Honorary member, Mount Vernon Bar Association
- New York State Association of Supreme Court Justices by designation (former member)
- New York State Association of City Court Judges (former member)
- National Association of State Judicial Educators (former national Secretary and member)
- Commissioned an Honorary Texas Citizen by Governor Mark White for service to Texas courts.
- Honored by the New York State Association of Magistrate Court Clerks for meritorious service to the Courts.
- Honored by the Dutchess County Magistrates’ Association for meritorious service to the Dutches Courts