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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 [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Molly Parlin has joined the Firm as an Associate.  Molly Parlin received her law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law with a concentration in Environmental Law and graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies.  Ms. Parlin’s previous legal experience includes working with the New York State Attorney General’s [...]

Philip Gitlen, Senior Counsel with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna will be presenting at the New York State Bar Association’s Brownfield and Federal Superfund Programs, featuring updates on important developments in both programs. The co-keynote speakers will be the new Environmental Protection Agency’s Region II Administrator Lisa Garcia and the Acting Regional Administrator, Walter Mugdan.  Mr. Gitlen will participate in a panel discussion on the topic of Superfund along with [...]

Terresa Bakner and Rob Rosborough recently presented at the New York State Association of Towns Conference on the Municipal Review of Religious Projects.  The presentation focused on the municipal review of religious projects and the special requirements that apply to such projects under New York State and federal laws. Case law imposing and interpreting these requirements were covered in depth with a particular focus on recent cases involving challenges by religious institutions to land [...]

Jon Crain and T.J. Ruane recently presented at the New York State Association of Towns Conference on the Nightmare on Main Street:  The Fight Against Community Blight.  The presentation provided a brief overview of the tools available to towns to combat community blight by enforcing against property owners, first lien mortgage holders, and mortgage loan servicers. The presentation included a discussion of New York Zombie Property Laws (Real Actions and Proceedings Law 1308, 1309, and [...]