October 4, 2014
11 Bleakley Platt Attorneys Named 2014 New York Super Lawyers
Each year, Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, identifies no more than five percent of the lawyers in New York State as “Super Lawyers” – “outstanding lawyers” who have attained a “high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.” The selection process includes independent research and peer evaluations. The publication recently announced that 11 Bleakley Platt...Read MoreJuly 4, 2014
Bleakley Platt Announces New Partner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Palermo has become a member of the firm, in the litigation practice group. His practice focuses on matters involving contractual disputes, unfair competition and consumer protection claims, product liability, real estate litigation, common law fraud and False Claims Act matters. He has represented corporate clients in jurisdictions...Read MoreApril 1, 2014
Appellate Division First Department Affirms Surrogate’s Court Decision in Favor of BPS Clients and Rejects Estate Executor’s Claim of Undue Influence as to Turnover of the Renowned “Pyramid of Hope” and “Butterfly of Peace” Diamond Collections
On April 1, 2014, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously affirmed a Bronx County Surrogate’s Court decision dismissing the claims against Bleakley Platt & Schmidt’s clients, Alan Bronstein and Aurora Gems, Inc. David Gould, the Executor of Harry Rodman’s Estate, sought to set aside Rodman’s transfer of his fifty percent interest in Aurora Gems, Inc., to his stepson, Alan...Read MoreApril 1, 2014
Appellate Division, 2d Department, Unanimously Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against BPS Client
By unanimous Decision and Order dated March 19, 2014, the Appellate Division affirmed the Order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Loehr, .J) entered on June 5, 2012, which granted the oral motion of the defendant Marlene Magarelli, executor of the estate of Isaac G. Sargiss, and the separate oral motion of the defendants Julius Sargiss, brother of Isaac, and Panrad Automotive...Read MoreJanuary 1, 2014
Bleakley Platt Announces New Partner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Frances M. Pantaleo has become a member of the firm, handling a broad range of matters with a particular emphasis in the areas of elder law, estate planning, drafting wills and trusts, probate and administration of estates, guardianship proceedings, and the drafting and administration of supplemental needs trusts. Ms. Pantaleo is the Chair of the...Read MoreSeptember 4, 2013
Bleakley Platt Attorneys Recognized as 2013 New York “Super Lawyers”
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that eight of its Partners have been recognized by New York “Super Lawyers” 2013 as among the top attorneys in the New York-Metropolitan Area in their respective areas of concentration. “Super Lawyers” is a listing of outstanding lawyers that evaluates each candidate based on peer recognition and professional achievement; verdicts and...Read MoreSeptember 4, 2013
BPS Partner, Joe DeGiuseppe, Selected as “2013 Top Rated Lawyer” in Both “Labor & Employment” and “Immigration Law”
We are pleased to announce that BPS Partner Joe DeGiuseppe, who is the head of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, has been selected by Martindale-Hubbell™ and the American Lawyer Media as a “2013 Top Rated Lawyer” in both “Labor & Employment” and “Immigration Law.” Mr. DeGiuseppe also has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell™, the highest...Read MoreJune 4, 2013
Bleakley Platt Partner, Joe DeGiuseppe, to Speak at Employment Law Update Seminar
Joe DeGiuseppe, the head of the Firm’s Immigration Law and Employment Law Practice Groups, will speak on June 18, 2013, at a CLE accredited seminar being sponsored by Lorman Education Services. Joe will give a presentation on the topic of “Wage and Hour Compliance.” The Lorman seminar will be held at the Radisson Hotel New Rochelle, One Radisson Plaza in New Rochelle, NY, from 8:30 am to...Read MoreJune 4, 2013
Bleakley Platt Partner, Nancy J. Rudolph, Appointed to the Governing Board of WVNS Group
We are pleased to announce that Nancy J. Rudolph, who works in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group, has been appointed to the Governing Board of the Westchester Visiting Nurse Services Group, Inc. (WVNS Group), the parent organization of VNS Westchester, the largest nonprofit Medicare-certified community based home healthcare agency in the County and of Westchester Care at Home, its...Read MoreJune 4, 2013
BPS Partner, Fredrick J. Martin, Selected As “2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law”
We are pleased to announce that BPS Partner Fred Martin, who is a Senior Member of the Firm’s Executive Committee, has been selected by Martindale-Hubbell™ and the American Lawyer Media as a “2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law.” Mr. Martin has successfully litigated constitutional due process, freedom of speech and eminent domain claims, statutory construction and Article 78 cases and...Read MoreMay 4, 2013
Bleakley Platt Partner Robert Braumuller Receives “Above the Bar” Award
We are pleased to announce that Bleakley Platt partner Robert Braumuller was recently named winner of the “Above the Bar” Award as the Leading Corporate Attorney in Westchester County for 2013. Bob is a corporate partner and heads our Health Law practice group. The “Above the Bar” Award was developed to honor the best and brightest Westchester-based attorneys in several...Read MoreMay 4, 2013