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Our Attorneys
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Tel. (845) 225-8404
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JOHN A. PORCO
John A. Porco, Senior Partner in the firm, practices primarily in the area of Real Estate and Banking Law. Mr. Porco has practiced law in Putnam County for over 35 years and serves as counsel to a number of banking institutions and commercial developers. He attended Fordham University where he received his B.S.S. in 1959 and his J.D. in 1962. Mr. Porco is admitted to practice in New York. Mr. Porco has served as Assistant District Attorney (1966-1973); Putnam County Attorney (1978-1979); Town Attorney, Town of Kent (1964-1974; 1979-1984); and Special Counsel, Town of Kent (1984-1989). He is a member of the Putnam County and New York State Bar Associations, New York State Trial Lawyers Association and New York State Defender's Association.
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DAVID E. DANIELS
David E. Daniels, Managing Partner in the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Health Law, Business/Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law and Estate Administration. He serves as counsel to numerous hospitals, physicians, other business entities and individuals. Mr. Daniels' varied experience as hospital in-house counsel and private practitioner has given him a practical, results-oriented perspective towards the practice of law. He is an active member of the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, including service as Chair of its Committee on Legislation. Mr. Daniels is a member of the American Health Lawyer Association (“AHLA”) and frequently lectures on health law issues. He serves as a dispute resolver for AHLA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Service and is also a Judge for the Town of Pawling, New York. Mr. Daniels graduated from Dartmouth College in 1979 with an A.B. with distinction in economics and from Boston College Law School in 1982 with a J.D., cum laude. He is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut. Mr. Daniels has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 19th Edition for his work in Health Care Law..
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ROBERT C. LUSARDI
Robert C. Lusardi, a Partner in the firm, practices primarily in the area of Real Estate and Zoning Litigation, Civil Litigation and Matrimonial Law. He has extensive experience in Real Estate and Zoning Litigation, Environmental Litigation and practice before Planning Boards. Bob attended College of Holy Cross where he received his B.A. in 1975 and Syracuse University where he received his J.D. in 1978. He is admitted to practice in all courts of New York, U.S. District Court and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Bob has served as Assistant District Attorney, Putnam County, New York (1982-1987); Member, Town of Putnam Valley Zoning Board of Appeals (1999-2003); Village Attorney, Village of Nelsonville, New York (1984 to present). He is a member of the Putnam County and New York State Bar Associations.
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EMILY J. WESTBROOK
Emily J. Westbrook, a Partner with the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Residential and Commercial Real Estate. Emily graduated cum laude in 2000 from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a B.A. In 2005, she received her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she also graduated cum laude. Emily is admitted to practice in New York.
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IAN S. MACDONALD
Ian S. MacDonald, a Partner with the firm, practices in the areas of Municipal Law, Litigation, Elder Law, Trusts and Estates, Tax Certiorari, Real Estate and Criminal Law. Ian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Iona College in 1990 and with a Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School of Union University in 1999. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Dutchess County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
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CHARLES E. STEWART III ("TERRY")
Charles E. Stewart III ("Terry"), Of Counsel to the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Real Estate, Municipal Law, Land Use and Zoning, Small Business/Corporate Law, Estate Planning, and Guardianships. Mr. Stewart is the Town Attorney for the Town of Pawling, New York from 1986 to date. He does a significant amount of real estate work and is a Certified Distressed Propert Expert ("CDPE"). He was a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee from 1996 to 2000 and was a small claims tax hearing officer from 1989 to 1997 handling tax assessment claims. Mr. Stewart graduated from Grove City College with a BA in 1968 and received his master's degree from Western Connecticut University in 1974. He graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1981. He is a member of the New York State, Putnam and Dutchess County Bar Associations. Mr. Stewart was the Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Dutchess Community College and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Trinity-Pawling School. He is admitted to practice in all courts in New York and to the Southern, Eastern and Northern Federal District Courts in New York.
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JINEEN C. ESPINOSA
Jineen Cuddy Espinosa, an Associate with the firm, practices in the area of Health Law, Trusts and Estates and Business/Corporate Law. Jineen graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 1989. In 1993, she received a J.D., with distinction, from McGeorge School of Law, where she was also an editor of the Pacific Law Journal. Jineen has worked in California for the Stanislaus County Superior Court and private law firms, practicing in the areas of Employment Law, Insurance Litigation and Coverage, Environmental Law and Real Estate/Land Use. Jineen is admitted New York and California.
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MARIEL D. GIL
Mariel D. Gil, an Associate with the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Commercial and Civil Litigation. Mariel graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. in 2004. In 2007, she received her J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Mariel is admitted to practice in all New York state courts and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mariel is also admitted to practice in North Carolina. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association, a board member of the United Way of Dutchess County and co-Chair of the Young Leaders United. Mariel is also fluent in Spanish.
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NILES T. GERRY
Niles T. Gerry, an Associate with the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Civil Litigation, Municipal Law, and Criminal Law. Niles graduated with a B.A. in 2001 from Colgate University, where he also played Division I football. In 2005, he received his J.D. from Pace Law School, where he earned a specialized certificate in Environmental Law. Niles worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Orange County, New York from 2006 to 2010. Niles is a member of the New York State and Dutchess County Bar Associations, and he is admitted to practice in New York.
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KRYSTAL M. REAM
Krystal M. Ream, an Associate with the firm, practices primarily in the areas of Health Law, Elder Law, and Trusts and Estates. Krystal graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in 2005. In 2009, she received her Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, NY. Krystal is admitted to practice in New York.
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SHEA E. FITZEKAM
Shea E. Fitzekam, an Associate with the firm, practices primarily in the area of Health Law. Shea graduated magna cum laude in 2000 from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. In 2003, she received her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. Shea is admitted to practice in New York.
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G. BRIAN MORGAN
G. Brian Morgan, an associate of the firm, practices primarily in the area of healthcare law, zoning litigation, labor relations, civil litigation, municipal law and land use development practice. Brian served as Corporation Counsel for the City of Poughkeepsie from 2008 through 2011, served as Town Attorney to the Town of Hyde Park, attorney for the Town of Poughkeepsie, Village Attorney for the Village of Maybrook and special counsel for the Historic District Review Board of the Village of Cold Spring, in addition to representing numerous other municipalities since 1986. Brian attended Marist College and New York Law School where he received his J.D. in 1983. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, U.S. District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court. Brian has served as Assistant District Attorney, Dutchess County, New York; past president of the Dutchess County Bar Association; Co-chair of the Legislative Committee of the Municipal Section of the New York State Bar Association; Member of the Board of Directors of the Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation; author of “The Limited Right to Independent Counsel for Local Agencies,” published in the Municipal Lawyer by the New York State Bar Association, Summer edition, 2012.
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