WILLIAM L. MAHER
WILLIAM L. MAHER received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Georgetown University School of Law Center in 1957. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1958 and to the District of Columbia Bar in 1957.
Mr. Maher served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. and President of the Nassau County Legal Aid Society, Inc. He has been a Justice of the Village of Brookville for 29 years and is a past Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee of the Village of Brookville.
Mr. Maher has represented many public corporations and held a position as corporate secretary and general counsel to a public corporation for 25 years. In addition, he acted as counsel for several not-for-profit corporations including the Long Island Association, Long Island Transportation Management, Inc. and the Theatre Society of Long Island, Inc. Mr. Maher was formerly Chairman of the Group Insurance Trust of the Long Island Association and was a member of the Council of Overseers of C.W. Post College.
In addition to his corporate law experience, Mr. Maher has extensive experience in commercial litigation, real estate and estate matters. He is a former Chairman of the Corporation Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association and is a member of the Bar Association's Grievance Committee.
E mail address: mbolegal4@aol.com
DIANE K. MENDEZ
DIANE K. MENDEZ received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science and history from Fordham University in 1982 and her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law in 1985. Upon her admission to the bar, she practiced in the area of professional liability defense litigation, specializing in legal and architectural malpractice. Since 1990, she has concentrated her practice on Surrogate's Court litigation and business and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. She has extensive experience in contested probate proceedings, contested accounting proceedings, discovery proceedings and guardianships.
Ms. Mendez is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is a member of the NYS, Nassau County and American Bar Associations.
E mail address: dkmendez@mbolegal.com
ROBERT L. GARFINKLE
ROBERT L. GARFINKLE received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Long Island University in 1971 and his Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School in 1974.
Immediately prior to joining our firm, Mr. Garfinkle was an Elections Commissioner for Suffolk County. Prior to that time, he was a Bureau Chief in the Suffolk County Attorney's Office and an Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Huntington. He concentrated on condemnation and tax certiorari matters, contracts, land title disputes involving tax deeds and public finance. He has acted as general counsel to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and the Suffolk County Electric Agency. His practice includes both trial and appellate work.
Mr. Garfinkle is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Claims. He is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association. E mail address: rlgarfinkle@mbolegal.com
CATHERINE Z. O'BRIEN
CATHERINE Z. O'BRIEN received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Virginia in 1987 and her Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from St. John's University School of Law in 1992. After interning at the United States Court of Appeals in and for the Second Circuit with Hon. George C. Pratt, Ms. O'Brien began her legal career with Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan in New York City where she was employed in the corporate department. She handled various corporate transactions specializing in equipment financing, securities and institutional lending. She joined Murphy, Bartol & O'Brien in 2004 where she has continued her work in the general corporate, real estate and personal property acquisition, financing and leasing areas.
E mail address: czob@mbolegal.com
PETER MORRA
PETER MORRA received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in economics and Italian from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Hofstra University School of Law in 1993. Mr. Morra is a member of the New York State Bar. Mr. Morra has been engaged in a general practice with an emphasis on zoning and land use, residential and commercial real estate and real estate financing, including multi-family loans, U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a), 504 loans, construction financing loans, as well as residential and commercial, CEMA's and co-op loans.
Mr. Morra also represents various individuals and corporations in all
aspects of zoning, real estate transactions, landlord/tenant, corporate and
commercial law and land use.
Mr. Morra is a Commissioner on the Town of Oyster Bay Housing Authority.
His E mail address is pmesq@optonline.net.
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