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ATTORNEY TERENCE E. SMOLEV ELECTED TO
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DOWLING COLLEGE


(Mineola, NY…November 29, 2007) Attorney Terence E. Smolev, a resident of Jericho, NY, and partner at the Mineola-based law firm of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Dowling College, located in Oakdale, NY.

Comprised of business and community leaders across the region, the Dowling College Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that the institution fulfills its mission of providing all students with the best education possible.

“Dowling College is committed to the success of its students,” explained Mr. Smolev. “I am honored to have been elected to the Board of Trustees and I look forward to offering my insight and leadership to assist the school in furthering its mission.”

A graduate of Washington College of Law at The American University, and New York University Graduate School of Law, Mr. Smolev began his career at a New York City accounting firm before establishing a private legal practice on Long Island and eventually merging his firm with The Firm in 2000. As partner-in-charge of the Tax, Trusts and Estates Department, Mr. Smolev concentrates his practice in all aspects of tax, corporate, estates, trusts and elder law. He has served as an adjunct professor at Hofstra University Schools of Business and Law, teaching accounting, business law, tax law and estate planning. He is also active as an impartial Hearing Officer for disputes in the public school system.

Over the course of his 38 year career, Mr. Smolev has shown a strong dedication to community involvement. He is a member of the New York City Police Museum Board of Trustees and serves as Vice President and Trustee on its Executive Board. He is also a member of the Long Island Cabinet for Israeli Bonds, the Nassau County Comptroller’s

Audit Advisory Committee and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Foundation Professional Advisor’s Committee. He is a past President of the Pickett Farm Homeowners Association and has served on the Hofstra University Board of Trustees. Mr. Smolev was featured in the Long Island Business News’ listing of “Who’s Who in Tax Law” (2006).

The Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in Mineola and Melville, NY, and has over 40 attorneys specializing in a broad range of practice areas, including land use and zoning, real estate, environmental law, tax certiorari, litigation, banking and financing, commercial and corporate transactions, loan closings and bulk loan sales, trusts and estates, tax and elder law, bankruptcy and insolvency, employment and labor law, municipal law, and business and personal transactions.

For more information on the firm, its partners and practice areas, please visit www.forchellilaw.com.

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