June 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
Bleakley Platt Partner, William P. Harrington Recognized as 2013 “Super Lawyer”
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that William P. Harrington has once again been recognized by New York Super Lawyers as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in the New York – Metropolitan Area in the areas of Energy, Environmental Litigation, and Land Use. Mr. Harrington has achieved the AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards. Read MoreDecember 17, 2012
BPS Partners Appointed to WCHRC Rules Committee
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that BPS Partners James W. Glatthaar and Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. have each been appointed to the Rules Committee for the Westchester County Human Rights Commission. The designated assignment for the Committee is to review and recommend changes to the Commission’s current Rules and Regulations to ensure that discrimination complaints are handled in a more...Read MoreDecember 4, 2012
Bleakley Platt Partner, Nancy J. Rudolph, to Speak at N.Y.S. Bar Association CLE Program
Nancy J. Rudolph, a partner in BPS’s Trusts and Estates Department, will speak on the topic of “Special and Alternative Forms of Letters and Proceedings” on December 10, 2012 at a N.Y.S. Bar Association sponsored CLE program on “Probate & Administration of Estates”which will explore the various proceedings involved in probate and estate administration. The program will be held in...Read MoreDecember 1, 2012
Bleakley Platt to Sponsor 2012 OCP Annual Event
Bleakley Platt is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor for the 26th Annual Event of the Orange County Partnership (OCP) to be held on December 4, 2012 at Anthony’s Pier 9, 2975 Route 9W, New Windsor, New York from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This year’s Annual Event will feature Keynote Speaker Stuart Varney, host of Varney & Co. on the Fox Business Network and longtime business...Read MoreNovember 4, 2012
Bleakley Platt Partner, Jim Glatthaar, to Speak at Landlord Tenant Law Seminars
James W. Glatthaar, a litigation partner in BPS’s White Plains office, will speak on November 29, 2012, at a 2 hour CLE seminar on Recent Developments in Landlord-Tenant Law & 21st Century Habitability Issues for the Mount Vernon Bar Association at Ristorante Buona Sera, 546 Gramatan Avenue, Fleetwood, NY. Topics to be covered include behavioral problems by tenants, such as...Read MoreOctober 4, 2012
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP Client Empire City Casino Granted Summary Judgment
On October 3, 2012, Bronx County Supreme Court Justice Mark Friedlander granted defendant Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway’s summary judgment motion and dismissed plaintiff’s negligence claim in Louis Jacobs v. Yonkers Raceway Corporation, Index No.: 304947/09. Plaintiff alleged that as a result of falling while exiting a Yonkers Raceway shuttle bus due to an alleged protrusion across...Read MoreMay 2, 2012
Bleakley Platt Partner Mary Ellen Manley Receives “Above the Bar” Award
We are pleased to announce that Bleakley Platt partner Mary Ellen Manley was recently named winner of the “Above the Bar” Award as the Leading Trusts and Estates Attorney in Westchester County for 2012. The “Above the Bar” Award was developed to honor the best and brightest Westchester-based attorneys in several categories according to representatives from the Award...Read MoreMay 1, 2012
Bleakley Platt Named as one of NYC-Metropolitan Area’s Top Law Firms
We are pleased to announce that BPS was recently named by Martindale-Hubbell as one of the leading law firms in the New York City-metropolitan tri-state area based on the number of attorneys in our Firm who have attained AV® Preeminent Ratings as judged by the confidential opinions of our peers and members of the judiciary. To compile its list of leading law firms, Martindale-Hubbell...Read MoreFebruary 4, 2012