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Contact:
Nina McCann
Director of Public Relations
Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP
516-248-1700
nmccann@ForchelliLaw.com
Partner Kathleen Deegan Dickson
Honored as a Top Influential Woman on Long Island
Uniondale, April 23,
2010 — Kathleen
Deegan Dickson, Partner at Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP
will be honored on May 20th, in a celebration of Long
Island’s 50 Most Influential Women by the Long
Island Business News.Launched in
2000, the Top 50 program recognizes Long Island’s
top women professionals in business, education, government
and the not-for-profit fields for their business acumen,
mentoring and community involvement.
Ms. Deegan Dickson, a resident of Glen Cove, was selected
because of her leadership in business and in the community.
Kathleen Deegan Dickson concentrates her practice in the
areas of real estate transactional matters, and, in particular,
land use and zoning law. Kathleen has an extensive
track record of success with and before municipal boards
and agencies on significant projects throughout Long Island.
Perhaps more importantly, she has a reputation for effectiveness
and integrity in the pre-hearing meetings and outreach
to municipal planning staffs and civic groups that are
now a must in Long Island's current development climate. She
is former counsel to the City of Glen Cove Planning and
Zoning Boards, and currently represents many developers,
property owners, corporations and private individuals in
all types of matters involving real property transactions,
zoning and land use. Currently, she is
a member of the Firm’s Marketing Committee, which
develops and implements the Firm’s strategic marketing
plans. As a female Partner in the Firm,
Kathleen has taken an active role in mentoring young women
both Associates & Paralegals.
She is a member of the
American and the New York State Bar Associations, as well
as the Nassau County Women’s
Bar Association, WEDLI (Women Economic Developers of Long
Island), the Nassau County Catholic Lawyer’s Guild
and the New York Democratic Lawyers Council where she acts
as the Glen Cove Elections Coordinator. Ms. Deegan
Dickson also serves on the Advisory Council of the North
Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove, and the Board of
Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation. She has been awarded
an "AV" legal ability and ethics rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory – the very highest rating this nationally
recognized publication has established.
A graduate of St. John’s Law School (class of 1991),
Ms. Deegan Dickson has published articles on land subdivision
in the New York Real Estate Journal. In addition,
while at St. John's Law School, she was on the staff of and
had an article published in St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary. She
earned her bachelor’s degree from Providence College
in 1988 and is an inaugural member of the new Providence
College Alumni Club of Long Island.
Founded in 1976, Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn, & Terrana LLP
is one of Long Island's most acclaimed and distinguished
law firms. Headquartered in Uniondale, NY,
the Firm provides counsel to a broad range of clients,
including national, regional and local businesses, major
real estate developers and organizations, banks, insurance
companies, municipalities, educational institutions, and
individuals.
*The Omni, 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 1010, Uniondale,
New York 11553*
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