DIACONIS & RODRIGUEZ WIN JUDGMENT FOR COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER POTENTIALLY WORTH OVER $4 MILLION
Partner John Diaconis and Counsel Adam Rodrigues successfully moved for summary judgment on behalf of Westchester County against the Netherlands Insurance Company and Unity Mechanical Corp., in a defense and indemnity case brought in Westchester County Supreme Court. The lawsuit arose out of injuries sustained by a Unity employee on May 30, 2013. The Unity employee was injured while...Read MoreClient Alert: Unique Estate Planning Opportunities Available Now
Certain aspects of the current economic environment allow for unique planning opportunities that are not available during more usual times. The following factors combine to present these unprecedented estate planning opportunities: Historically High Gift/Estate Tax Exemptions. Generally speaking, transfers to your loved ones (other than a spouse) during your life or at your death are subject...Read More
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt and Continuing Legal Education
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP is proud of it’s more than 80-year legacy of providing superior legal counsel to the residents and businesses of Westchester County and Greenwhich, CT. The firm is also dedicated, however, to helping foster the talent of up-and-coming lawyers and to the education of the legal community. For this reason, our attorneys, like partner Frances M. Pantaleo,...Read More
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt’s Frances M. Pantaleo to Speak at WCBA January CLE
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt partner and head of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, Frances M. Pantaleo, Esq. will speak at a Continuing Legal Education course entitled “An Introduction to Elder Law and Special Needs Planning,” presented by the Westchester County Bar Association’s Trust & Estates and Elder Law committees, on Thursday, January 16. Elder law is the area...Read More
The First Three Westchester County Executives
Both Judge Bleakley and Judge Hopkins were former BPS attorneys. Click here for an accessible text only version of the flyer shown above. Read MoreMcGOWAN ELECTED TO ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE
In November 2019, John W. McGowan was elected to a 4-year term on the Rockland County Legislature. In his capacity as Legislator, Mr. McGowan, who took office on January 2, 2020, represents residents in District 15, that encompasses portions of Orangetown (Pearl River), Clarkstown (Nanuet, West Nyack), and Chestnut Ridge. To read Mr. McGowan’s attorney profile, click here. Read More