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Nina McCann
Director of Public Relations
Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP
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Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP Congratulates
8 Partners Who Have Been Chosen by their Peers as 2011 New York Super Lawyers®.
Uniondale, September 20, 2011 — Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP (the Firm) congratulates its partners who have been chosen by their peers as New York Super Lawyers®.
The Firm has a solid reputation for successfully representing clients in real estate, land use and zoning, tax, trusts and estates, tax certiorari, corporate and commercial law and litigation matters. Formed in 1976, the Firm’s areas of expertise have expanded to include banking, bankruptcy, employment and labor, environmental, entertainment, sports law and more. Throughout its growth, one thing has remained constant—the firm’s long running record of success.
Jeffrey D. Forchelli is the founder and managing partner of the Firm. His extensive practice concentrates on complex real estate and land use matters. He has served on the boards of many organizations, both charitable and governmental, and is currently a Trustee of Brooklyn Law School and a Trustee and Treasurer of the Board of Wagner College. Mr. Forchelli is also a Vice Chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee. Forchelli was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in American Law,and he is consistently included on the “Who’s Who in Law” listing by Long Island Business News. He was also selected for New York Super Lawyers in 2007, 2009 & 2010.
Terence E. Smolev leads the Firm’s tax, trusts and estates department. Mr. Smolev has been an adjunct professor at Hofstra University Schools of Business and Law. He has edited tax-related professional texts, authored articles for The New York Law Journal and has served as an expert source for a number of Newsday articles. His chapter titled, ‘Estate Planning Client Strategies,’ has been published in Inside the Minds: Estate Planning Client Strategies. Smolev has been listed in Long Island Business News’ “Who’s Who in Tax Law,” Who’s Who in America’ and ‘Who’s Who in American Law,’ andwasalso selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers in 2009 & 2010. He was an honoree of the 2010 Care on the Fairways event by the Alzheimer Foundation of America (AFA).
Partner Donald Jay Schwartz has developed an expertise in all aspects of litigation, involving such diverse areas as real estate, business contracts, corporate, partnership, commercial landlord and tenant, employer and employee rights, insurance law and personal injury. Mr. Schwartz handled the landmark case of Mostow v. State Farm Insurance Company (88 N.Y.2d 321) from the initial arbitration award through his successful argument in New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. The case was responsible for changing the law in New York with regard to the interpretation of underinsurance clauses in insurance contracts. Mr. Schwartz also manages all aspects of the Firm's litigation practice. Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of Directors of the Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO). He was the recipient of the Court Officer's Benevolent Association of Nassau County's Jurisperitus Award. Mr. Schwartz has been listed in Long Island Business News’s Who’s Who in Litigation Law 2007 & 2008 and selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers in 2010.
Daniel P. Deegan heads up the firm’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Municipal Incentives and Government Relations practices, with particular emphasis on facilitating and implementing responsible real estate development projects. He specializes in Real Estate Development Law, Zoning Law, Municipal Incentives/IDA Law, and Government Relations/Municipal Law. Mr. Deegan is on the Board of the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) and is Vice Chairman of the Long Island Chapter for Nassau County. He has served as President of the Glen Cove Rotary. He is also a member of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS) and was honored as the 2010 Associate Member of the Year. He is a frequent lecturer to trade groups and others on the law and practice relating to Economic Development Incentives and Industrial Development Agencies and was published in the New York Real Estate Journal. Mr. Deegan was also selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers in 2010.
Barbara Shaheen Alesi concentrates her practice in corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, private placements of securities and mortgage and asset-based financing. She has served as Chair of the North Shore Animal League America President’s Advisory Board and as a member of the Advisory Board of Chicago Title Insurance Company. Ms. Alesi has served as an Executive Board member of the National Association of Women Business Owners-LI Chapter and on the membership committee of the Executive Women’s Golf Association, Long Island Chapter. She has been recognized in many Long Island Business News’ listing including Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business (2001 & 2011), Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services (2007), Who’s Who in Corporate Law (2009). She was an honoree of the 2010 Annual Golf Classic event by the Education & Assistance Corp. (EAC). Ms. Alesi was also selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers in 2010.
Robert H. Groman concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and commercial matters including business succession planning, estate planning, probate, trusts, income, gift and estate tax law, and the establishment of charitable organizations. He has represented a broad range of clients, both as General Counsel and for specialized matters, in various business sectors, including the manufactured products, retail, health care, service and food industries. Mr. Groman is the partner-in-charge of the Firm’s Veterinary Medicine Practice Group.
Mr. Groman has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the B’nai B’rith Youth Commission, Chair of the Nassau/Suffolk B'nai B'rith Youth Organization and twice served as President of a local B'nai B'rith unit. He has served as President of a Republican Club and has been designated on several occasions as a delegate to the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Convention for the 10th Judicial District. He has also served as President of his civic association and was a member of the Planning Board of the Town of North Hempstead. Mr. Groman is a member of several committees of the New York State Bar Association and Nassau County Bar Association, and served as Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Committee for Attorneys and Accountants. He has lectured for the New York State Bar Association and other organizations on corporate and tax issues and estate planning issues.
Kathleen Deegan Dickson concentrates her practice in the areas of real estate development 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. 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.
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. 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 and the All Saints Regional School. Ms. Deegan Dickson has published articles on land subdivision in the New York Real Estate Journal. She was named one of Long Island's 50 Most Influential Women by the Long Island Business News. Most recently, she was honored by the John J. Byrne Community Center | UNIONDALE™ at its inaugural “Long Island Outstanding Advocate for Children and Youth Awards Reception Benefit.”
James C. Ricca concentrates his practice in the areas of banking and finance law; foreclosures; creditor's rights; trusts and estates; corporate law; and real estate litigation. Mr. Ricca counsels individuals, small businesses and institutional lenders and has significant experience representing private and institutional lenders on large commercial mortgage loan transactions. Mr. Ricca began his career as a Bronx Assistant District Attorney and later joined the general law practice of Ricca & Donnelly where his father was a principal. At Ricca & Donnelly, Mr. Ricca carried forward the firm's concentration in the practice of banking, real estate law and trusts and estates. After ascending to Managing Partner, he merged Ricca & Donnelly with Forchelli, Curto, et al. in 2002.
Mr. Ricca is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations and is Chairman of the Queens County Bar Association's Banking Law Committee. Mr. Ricca has authored articles concerning foreclosures and banking law and has given his time to various community groups including lecturing to first time home buyers. Mr. Ricca has been recognized by the Neighborhood Housing Development Corp. for pro bono services, has served as a volunteer mentor with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organization and as a Trustee on the Board of Jamaica Hospital. He was recently honored by the Long Island Business News' "50 around 50" (2010) awards as a Long Island business leader.
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 is conveniently located for clients in Nassau and Suffolk. The Firm employs nearly 50 attorneys who provide 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. Personal attention and quality representation that is both practical and cost-effective are hallmarks of the Firm's policy towards clients.
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