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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Robert S. Rosborough IV, a partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, has been appointed editor of the New York State Bar Association’s CasePrepPlus newsletter. The weekly publication features summaries of significant New York State appellate cases from the previous week and is provided to all NYSBA members as a benefit of membership.“I’m honored to be named the new editor of the NYSBA CasePrepPlus newsletter, which has been such a valuable resource to NYSBA members, including [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that two new associates, Arthur Nix and David Craft, have joined the firm. Nix has joined the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment Practice Groups, and Craft has joined the Real Estate Practice Group. In his new role, Nix will counsel both public and private employers on a wide range of employment law issues, and will represent clients at all stages of civil litigation.Prior to [...]