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Nov. 21, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Associate

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Dominique Albano has joined the Firm as an Associate.Dominique received her Juris Doctor from The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. A cum laude graduate of Binghamton University, Ms. Albano received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. Ms. Albano will be practicing with the Firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Our Environmental Group has a vast [...]

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Nov. 18, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Associate

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Bradley Schober has joined the Firm as an Associate.Bradley Schober received his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law. A summa cum laude graduate of Loyola University, Maryland, Mr. Schober received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in International Business. Mr. Schober will be practicing with the Firm’s Business, Corporate and Commercial [...]

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Nov. 07, 2022

Father-Daughter Team Joins Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Expanding The Firm's Alcoholic Beverage & Hospitality Practice

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has extensive experience representing clients in the area of Alcoholic Beverage Law and is continuing to grow this practice with the addition of Alexandra Becker and Richard Burstein.Alcoholic beverage regulation is uniquely complex. The industry is constantly evolving and COVID has exacerbated the already high demand for licenses and need for new capabilities, including take out of alcoholic beverages and the [...]

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Jun. 21, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Associate

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Melissa Cherubino has joined the Firm as an Associate.   Melissa Cherubino received her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School and Master of Public Administration from the University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.  Over the last fifteen years, Melissa has developed extensive experience managing development, planning and code enforcement with local [...]

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Jun. 13, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Associate

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Brian J. Palamar has joined the Firm as an Associate.Brian Palamar graduated magna cum laude from Albany Law School and served as the Symposium Editor for the Albany Law School Journal of Science and Technology as well as Competition Chair of the Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Competition.  A summa cum laude graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. Palamar [...]

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Jan. 25, 2019

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Represents the Adirondack Council in an Amicus Brief with the New York State Court of Appeals to Protect Wild River Areas

            Wild river areas in the Adirondack Park Forest Preserve like the one encompassing the breathtaking Hudson River Gorge are entitled to special protection under the New York Constitution’s Forever Wild clause and the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act. When the State acquires new land in the Park and designates it as a wild river area, it is required to eliminate any prior nonconforming uses of the land and prohibit all motor vehicle [...]

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Nov. 08, 2018

FCC Limits Local Control for Deployment of 5G Network

BACKGROUNDPursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, on September 26, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order (the Order) that preempts certain state and local regulatory authority claiming that existing local regulations hinder the deployment of 5G infrastructure.  The Order was published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2018 and becomes effective on January 14, 2019.  Local rules concerning aesthetic concerns [...]

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Oct. 30, 2018

Who Is Allowed to Vote in the United States?

With election day coming up, many are wondering whether or not immigrants have voting rights in the United States. The answer isn’t quite so black and white. Depending on immigration status, individuals may be prohibited from voting in local, state, and federal elections. Native United States CitizensA native citizen of the United States is one that was born in the United States, and/or has citizenship through their parents. Native citizens who are 18 years of age or older are [...]

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Oct. 16, 2018

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Associate Featured in Albany Business Review Discussion on End of Year Financial Planning

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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Associate Myles B. Fischer was recently featured in the Albany Business Review’s Table of Experts. The five experts featured in the “End of Year Financial Planning” discussed new tax rules and financial planning challenges and opportunities. You can read the full discussion here: Download TOE End of Year Financial Planning.pdf. 

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Sep. 20, 2018

FCC Takes Aim (Again) at Municipal Rights to Promote Faster Local Deployment of 5G Network

New York municipalities beware.  On September 4, 2018, in response to complaints from the telecommunications industry that local rules and regulations are a burden to the deployment of their facilities, the FCC announced that it will vote on September 25, 2018 on an Order that will speed deployment of new 5G network technologies across the country that will have an immediate impact on New York State municipalities.  Approval of the Order appears to be a foregone conclusion.  See [...]

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