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John R. Dunne, Senior Counsel with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, will be honored with the Haywood Burns Memorial Award by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Civil Rights on October 16 at the City University of New York Law in Long Island City, New York. The award was established by the Committee to honor the late civil rights lawyer and academic, Dean W. Haywood Burns of CUNY Law School, who sought to expand the rights [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Obtains Favorable Ruling for the Town of Coxsackie
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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna managing partner John J. Henry and associate Gabriella R. Levine, members of the firm’s litigation and appeals practice, recently obtained a favorable judgment dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Town of Coxsackie. The suit alleged that the Town violated the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) by adopting a local zoning law that restricted the siting of large, utility-scale solar energy systems to commercial and industrial zoning [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Scott Fein co-authored the article "New York Public Authorities: Who's Running the Railroad", that was recently published in Crain's New York Business. The article discusses the role of New York public authorities, and who should have oversight and control of these entities. Click here to read the full article.
Read More ›By: Thomas A. Shepardson, Esq.Shot clocks are intended to spur action on the part of opposing entities. For example, the National Basketball Association has the 24-second shot clock, and college basketball opted for a shot clock following the University of North Carolina’s four-corners “offense”. Even in chess, players must stop the clock after they make a move. The Federal Communications Commission took this to heart and applied the shot clock concept to approval [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, proudly welcomes Jeffrey C. Hamilton as the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Hamilton was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 30 years including 18 years as a Tax Partner. Mr. Hamilton will oversee all aspects of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP’s finance and accounting functions. Mr. Hamilton has a Master’s Degree in Taxation from the State [...]
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 ›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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