Partner Peter Skelos has been voted a Top Individual Mediator in the New York Law Journal’s Best of 2018 Annual Reader Rankings Survey

Litigation Partner Peter Skelos has been voted a Top Individual Mediator in the New York Law Journal's Best of 2018 Annual Reader Rankings Survey. Click here for full results.

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2018 Women In Real Estate, Professional Services: Judy L. Simoncic, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Name: Judy Lynn Simoncic Title: Partner Company Name: Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Real estate association / organization affiliation(s): Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG); International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); Vision Long Island (Board) How important is it for women to create a personal brand? I am a Land Use and Zoning partner in a top law firm on Long Island. While my firm is…

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Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Attorneys Named to the 2018 New York SuperLawyers Rising Stars® List

Uniondale, NY, September 13, 2018—Nine attorneys from Forchelli Deegan Terrana, LLP have been  named to the 2018 New York Rising Stars® SuperLawyers list. SuperLawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, are a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent…

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Lindsay E. Mesh Named a 30 Under 30 by the Long Island Business News

Uniondale, NY, September 13, 2018 — Associate Lindsay Mesh of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP has been selected by the Long Island Business News for the 30 under 30 Award Class of 2018.  She was recognized for her contributions to the Long Island community through public service and her business accomplishments. Lindsay E. Mesh concentrates her practice in the areas of real estate finance, banking, foreclosures,…

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Dan Deegan Quoted in Newsday For His Successful Representation of Client the NDP Group

Dan Deegan Was Quoted in Newsday For His Successful Representation of Client the NDP Group in the article, "NPD Wins Deal for $20M Plan." The NPD Group is a global retail and consumer analytics firm. The company submitted a $20M proposal to the IDA for a proposed renovation project and was granted another 10 years in tax breaks in hopes of preserving the company’s current…

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WHO’s WHO: Women in Professional Services

Mary E. Mongioi is a partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP in Uniondale. Mongioi concentrates her practice in the tax, trusts and estates department, where she offers clients years of experience in the handling of litigated estate matters as well as in civil litigation, appellate practice, and real estate. Mongioi also has significant experience handling the foreclosure of mortgages and other liens held by major…

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Selling Tobacco: Avoiding the Pitfalls that Lead to License Revocation

New York State takes regulating the tobacco industry seriously. There are several regulations that address the sale of tobacco. Violators are subject to fines and penalties. In, "Selling Tobacco - Avoiding the Pitfalls that Lead to License Revocation," Jessica A. Leis provides businesses who sell these products with five tips to avoid license suspension or revocation. Reprinted with permission from Chris Daniello, Executive Director of the…

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The Non-Citizen Resident Spouse

There are special estate and gift tax rules when the potential beneficiary is a non-citizen resident of the United States. This commentary will highlight some of the estate and gift tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) as they apply to property to be inherited or gifted to a United States citizen spouse as compared to a non-citizen spouse who is a resident of…

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