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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of founding partner John Hanna Jr. Mr. Hanna passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 85 after a long illness. John co-founded Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in 1975 with Michael Whiteman, Melvin Osterman, and Joel Hodes. The Firm has grown to be the largest Albany law firm with 78 attorneys. Mr. Hanna focused his practice on environmental and commercial law."John inspired us all, the more seasoned [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Announce New Partners
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 2, 2020) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced three new partners: Christopher W. Meyer, Monica R. Skanes, and Brian M. Wang. Chris Meyer leads the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Management practice, helping clients protect critical business and consumer information. He also represents clients in commercial litigation, corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Assists the City of Troy with Successful Prosecution of “Zombie Property” Enforcement Case
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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna attorneys Tom Shepardson and T.J Ruane assisted the City of Troy with the successful prosecution of a recent "Zombie Property" enforcement case. The successful prosecution is part of the City’s ongoing Zombie Enforcement program to achieve compliance from mortgage lenders with zombie properties in Troy Please click here for the full article.
Read More ›Just after 5:00 PM (EST) on December 6, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will implement an H-1B registration process for fiscal year 2021 cap-subject petitions. The initial registration period will run from March 1 – March 20, 2020 and upends longstanding government practice for what many have referred to as “H-1B season” from January through early April each year. There are more questions than answers at this writing, but [...]
Read More ›WOH Attorneys Prevail in Challenge to Amazon Distribution Facility
- Category: Featured Firm News Litigation and Appeals Environmental
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna recently prevailed in the defense of a challenge brought to halt the construction of an approximately one million square foot Amazon distribution facility located in Schodack, New York being constructed by Scannell Properties. After prevailing in the lower court, the firm’s attorneys successfully defended an appeal which sought to set aside the approvals and environmental review process for the facility. The New York Supreme Court, Appellate [...]
Read More ›With immigration matters figuring so prominently in the news, one might wonder, how did we get here? Many of us might think that things were always difficult, that legal entry always involved a formalized process, and that our own ancestors surely did things “the right way” after the formation of the sovereign United States of America.There were no bars to U.S. immigration until 1875, when the first exclusionary law barred convicts and prostitutes from entry. In the decades that [...]
Read More ›USCIS Issues New “Notice to Appear” Policy, With Significant Impacts on Applicants for Immigration Benefits
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On July 5, 2018, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published new guidance regarding its procedures and policies for issuing Notices to Appear (NTA). An NTA is a charging document that is issued to foreign nationals, placing them in removal proceedings and directing them to appear before an immigration judge. The Department of Homeland Security has long relied upon its enforcement arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to handle the issuance of NTAs in most cases. [...]
Read More ›USCIS Updates Procedures on Issuance of Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny
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On July 13, 2018, USCIS issued a policy memorandum, providing guidance to adjudicators regarding the discretion to deny an application, petition, or other benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) if required evidence is not submitted with the initial petition/application package, or if the evidence in the record does not establish eligibility for the benefit sought. This guidance is effective September 11, 2018.This policy memo [...]
Read More ›“Not in my front yard!” is the battle cry for residents and battleground for municipalities across New York, as they prepare for the deployment of the next generation of wireless infrastructure 5G technology. Cellular services providers, with the assistance of federal law and FCC orders, have opted to deploy the latest technology - small cells and DAS systems - in municipal rights-of-way, much to the chagrin, in many cases, of local leaders and residents. By one [...]
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Join us as we welcome Peter Lopez, Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Peter was appointed as EPA Regional Administrator for Region 2 in 2017. Prior to that, he served as a Member of the New York State Assembly.
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