Can you give one example as to how tax certiorari attorneys can help save businesses money (especially during these unprecedented times)? Property taxes, based on assessed value of the property, represent a significant cost for any business. During the pandemic, we have seen businesses operating in many forms of commercial space, including office, retail, hospitality and entertainment, struggle dramatically. Because real property is assessed as…

What topic do you see as a pressing issue in your field of practice? Combatting misinformation spread on social media by those opposed to development projects is important to a project’s success. The project team must monitor chat rooms and comment boards in which the project is being discussed and make sure that incorrect or misleading assertions are appropriately addressed. I advise clients to create…

Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, Major Sponsor of LIBN’s 2021 Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards, is proud to announce that the firm will be recognized with respect to the following projects: • Top Commercial Redevelopment | Cornerstone at Yorkshire, Lynbrook • Top Multi-Family Redevelopment | Laurel Homes, Roslyn Heights • Top Multi-Family Projects | Village by the Bay, Amityville • IDA Project of the Year…

Real estate associations or organizations that you are currently a member of: Vision Long Island (Board of Directors); Options for Community Living, Inc. (Board of Directors); Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) (Associate Board Member) What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? As the first woman named partner in the firm, I know that it takes hard work and perseverance…

Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP is pleased to announce that AABANY President Terrence Shen has appointed Jane Chen a Co-Chair of the Association’s Real Estate Committee for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Her term concludes on March 31, 2022. Ms. Chen, a Bayside, Queens, NY resident, earned her J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her B.A. from Stony Brook University.

Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP warmly congratulates Jeffrey D. Forchelli, the firm’s Managing Partner, on being selected for inclusion in Long Island Business News’ Power 25 Law list. Mr. Forchelli and his fellow honorees were chosen exclusively by the paper’s Editor & Associate Publisher Joe Dowd and the editorial team based on their outstanding achievements and standing in the legal community. Mr. Forchelli, a Lattingtown, NY…

  The Access to Justice Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association (“NCBA”), in conjunction with The Safe Center LI and Nassau/Suffolk Law Services, will be recognizing Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) as a 2018-2019 Honoree for Volunteer Service. During this time period, the firm provided the greatest number of pro bono service hours of any law firm in Nassau County. A virtual celebration will…

Mary E. Mongioi, a partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, and chairperson of the firm’s Veterinary practice group, will be chairing VetPartners’ 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held February 2-4, 2021. The virtual meeting environment will afford registrants the opportunity to learn and network quickly and easily. Click here to register for the Meeting. VetPartners is a nonprofit association of more than 300…

Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP warmly congratulates Gerard R. Luckman, a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring practice group, on his appointment to the Institute of Management Accountants’ (IMA) – Long Island Chapter’s Board of Directors. His one-year term began on January 12, 2021. IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) is the worldwide association of accountants and financial professionals in business. They are…