ALBANY, N.Y. (January 17, 2012) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced three new partners: John P. Calareso, Jr., Timothy P. Morrison, and William S. Nolan.

Mr. Calareso joined the Firm in 2001 and is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation and Health Care Practice Groups. His primary focus is in the area of federal and state civil litigation. Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Calareso worked as an Assistant Corporation Counsel with the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. Mr. Calareso is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations as well as the President of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region and Co-Chair of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and Chamber of Schenectady County’s Leadership Tech Valley Program.

Mr. Morrison joined the Firm in 1998 and is a member of the Firm’s Business, Corporate and Commercial; Estate Planning and Administration;; Public and Private Finance; and Real Estate Practice Groups. His practice focuses on providing comprehensive legal advice to businesses, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations, with respect to corporate, real estate, financing, and wealth transfer and preservation transactions. Mr. Morrison is a member of the Board and served as President (2009-2010) of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, and is the Co-Founder, and an Officer and Director of the Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundation.

Mr. Nolan joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna as an associate in 2001 and is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Practice Group. Mr. Nolan has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, including depositions, motion practice, trials, and appeals. He regularly represents individuals, municipalities, and corporate clients, including FORTUNE 500 companies, in both federal and state court. Mr. Nolan serves as a voluntary Mediator and Arbitrator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Capital District Local First, Inc., a non-profit corporation dedicated to advancing the interests of locally owned businesses in the Capital Region.

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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has developed a reputation for innovative solutions and professional leadership. Through integrated, firm-wide collaboration, it offers clients a broad range of expertise in business, commercial, education, energy, utility regulation, environmental, land use, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor, employment, real estate development, tax and telecommunications law as well as estate planning and administration, government relations and litigation.

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