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Alexandra Becker Interviewed by WRGB and Featured on CBS 6 News Discussing the Upcoming End of to-go Alcohol in Restaurants
- Category: Featured Alcoholic Beverages
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Partner Alexandra Becker was recently interviewed by WRGB and featured on CBS 6 News discussing the upcoming end of to-go alcohol sales in restaurants in April 2025. Read the full article here.
Read More ›REMEMBERING PAUL LEONARD GIOIA 1942 - 2024
Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of Paul Leonard Gioia, Senior Counsel. Paul is remembered not only as a colleague and mentor but as one of the pillars of New York State’s energy architecture. His career encompassed diverse roles, beginning with serving as a prosecutor in Manhattan, followed by positions as assistant counsel to three Governors and as First Assistant Counsel to Governor Hugh Carey. Paul also held the role of Chairman of the New York State [...]
Read More ›MICHELLE L. HASKIN APPOINTED TO STATEWIDE ADVISORY BOARD
- Category: Featured Family and Matrimonial Law
Michelle L. Haskin, a Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner, has been appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, to serve as a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee of the New York State Unified Court System. The advisory committee includes distinguished representatives from both the bench and the bar. The Committee makes recommendations on legislative proposals as well as providing recommendations to the Chief Administrative Judge on pending legislative [...]
Read More ›LOU LEWIS JOINS WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA AS SENIOR COUNSEL
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Lou Lewis, the founder and former senior member of Poughkeepsie-based Lewis & Greer P.C., has joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, as senior counsel. Lewis’ former firm is closing; two of its attorneys joined WOH as partners in November. Lewis will continue to work out of the 510 Haight Ave. space that housed the Lewis and Greer offices in Poughkeepsie; he will also spend some of his time at WOH’s Albany office located at One [...]
Read More ›WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP ADDS TWO NEW PARTNERS, EXPANDS REACH INTO DUTCHESS COUNTY
Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has welcomed two new partners, J. Scott Greer and Dylan C. Harris, who joined the firm Nov. 1. Previously, Greer and Harris practiced at Lewis & Greer, P.C. in Poughkeepsie. They will continue to work out of the 510 Haight Ave. space in Poughkeepsie, as WOH expands its presence in the Dutchess County area.“Scott Greer and Dylan Harris bring outstanding legal talent and experience to the firm and [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner appointed Vice-Chair of American Bar Association Group
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Robert A. Stout, Jr. was recently appointed Vice Chair of the American Bar Association's Land Use and Environmental Group, effective September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Robert is a partner with the Firm's Clean Tech, Environmental, Municipal, Real Estate, and Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use practice groups.
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate quoted in Times Union as part of Leadership Tech Valley Class
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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate Genevieve Trigg is a member of the Capital Region Chamber's Leadership Tech Valley class of 2017. Gen was recently quoted in a recent Times Union article about the group's community service project that provided a revamped movie theater for the Ronald McDonald House in Albany.
Read More ›Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan Recognized for Pro Bono Work - July 2017
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Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan, Associates with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, were recently recognized by the Northern District of New York-Federal Court Bar Association for their pro bono work. Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan served as pro bono trial counsel in a federal civil rights action to an individual who was unable to afford legal representation. Without the public service, professionalism and dedication provided by Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan, the legal [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner quoted in the New York Law Journal
- Category: Firm News Litigation and Appeals
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Robert S. Rosborough was quoted in a recent New York Law Journal article titled "Court of Appeals Asked to Eye Use of Anonymous Jury in Gang Attack Case". Please click here to view the article (subscription required).
Read More ›Monica Skanes, an Associate with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, was recently appointed as the Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Ms. Skanes also serves as a Co-Chair of the NYSBA Section’s Communications Committee. An attorney with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna since 2011, Ms. Skanes focuses her practice on labor and employment law, education law, and litigation, and is the [...]
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