Uniondale, NY, June 12, 2017 — Hon. Peter B. Skelos, a Partner with the Uniondale-based law firm of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo &Terrana, LLP has been recognized by The National Law Journal & Legal Times as a 2017 Alternative Dispute Resolution Champion. Judge Skelos was one of only 37 ADR professionals in the United States to be recognized as having distinguished themselves in the field of arbitration and mediation with a passion and commitment to the practice of alternative dispute resolution and a proven track record of success.

Before joining the Forchelli law firm in 2015, Judge Skelos was an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court. He directs the Firm’s Appellate Practice Group and is a member of the Litigation Department.

Judge Skelos was admitted to practice law in the State of New York after graduating from Fordham Law School. He was elected to the New York State District Court in 1994. He was elected as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of NewYork for the 10th Judicial District in 1998. Skelos was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court in 2002. Skelos was appointed in 2004 as an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, one of the busiest appellate courts in the country. In 2007, Skelos was appointed to be a member of the constitutional court of the Appellate Division. In 2012, he was found Highly Qualified for the position of Justice of the Supreme Court by the New York State Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission. He was reelected to the Supreme Court and re-designated to the Constitutional Court.

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