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John C. Armentano Land Use & Municipal Counsel I 631-367-0719 I jcarm entano@farrellfritz.com LOCATION: Hauppauge John C. Armentano is counsel in the commercial litigation department, focusing his practice on land use and municipal law. He contributes to the firm's Long Island Land Use & Zoning blog . Mr. Armentano is well-versed in all aspects of land use, SEQRA and environmental rules and regulations, including Brownfields and Green Buildings regulations. He has represented clients before various municipal boards, the Pine Barrens Commission and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He has also held positions as Planner II at the Nassau County Planning Commission; Acting Chairman at the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District and as Environmental Planner at a Melville-based engineering and consulting firm. Prior to joining Farrell Fritz, Mr. Armentano was an associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., where he was a member of the firm's environmental, real estate and litigation practice groups. Mr. Armentano serves as environmental counsel to the Peconic River Sportsman's Club, is counsel to the Captain James Corrigan Memorial Foundation, and is counsel to the Village of Hewlett Neck Board of Zoning Appeals. He is on the advisory board for Touro Law School's Institute on Land Use & Sustainable Development Law and is a member of the Touro Law Center Alumni Council. He is a board member of the Nassau Academy of Law (NAL) and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association. Mr. Armentano received the Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Growth of the Law Center from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. Mr. Armentano earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, in 2005 . He received his M.S. in Environmental Studies in 1998 from Long Island University and his B.A. in History in 1996 from College of the Holy Cross.
Office Hauppauge 100 Motor Parkway Suite 138 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Practice Areas Land Use & Municipal Environmental Commercial Litigation Education
Mr. Armentano is admitted to practice in all New Yori< State Courts, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
College of the Holy Cross (BA) Long Island University (MS) Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (JD)
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John D. Chillemi Associate John Chillemi is an Associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., where he is a member of the firm's Real Estate Depaiiment. Mr. Chillemi, a 2015 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, returns to the film where he was previously a Summer Associate. Mr. Chillemi's practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions including the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties throughout the United States. He has also assisted on a number of IDA matters, residential real estate transactions and change of zone petitions. During law school, Mr. Chillemi was a Senior Articles Editor of the St. John's Law Review, where he published "The Need for Speed" and "Judicial Notice: New York's Admissibility of LIDAR Technology in Law Enforcement," in 2015. He was an active member of the Entertainment, Arts and Spmis Law Society, and was head Student Representative of the Kaplan Bar Review. In addition to this, Mr. Chillemi was the recipient of the Vincent J. Crowe '47L and James J. Crowe '54CBA Scholarship, as well as Dean's Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Writing and Analysis Recipient. Mr. Chillemi is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and New Jersey.
Education
St. John's University School of Law (J.D., Dean's List 2015)
Pace University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2010)
Practice Areas
IDA & Municipal Development Incentives
Real Estate
Kevin J. Crean Biographical Sketch
Kevin Crean is the Deputy Director of the Nassau County Office of Housing & Community Development (OHCD), a position he has held since late 2002. The Nassau County OHCD is administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Consolidated Programs which include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Programs. At OHCD Kevin works with the thirty-two municipal members of the urban county consortium and numerous non-profit service providers and housing developers to address the many community development and housing needs in the County. Prior to obtaining his cunent position Kevin worked for almost fifteen years with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Community Planning and Development in the New York Field Office. There he first held the position of Community Planning and Development Representative and later was a Program Manager. He is a HUD-Certified HOME Program Specialist. Kevin holds both a B.A. and an M.A. in Government and Politics from St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens, NY. He is a life-long resident of Nassau County.
Martha Krisel mkrisel@nassaucountyny.gov
Martha Krisel is the Immediate Past President of the Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA). She is employed as a Deputy County Attorney for the Office of the Nassau County Attorney. Martha coordinates the Nassau County Legislature's calendars for the County Attorney and serves as the FOIL Officer for the County Executive and the Sheriff. She also co-chairs the Nassau County Executive's Task Force on Family Violence. As a member of the NCBA, she has chaired the Municipal and Environmental Law Committees and has also served as editor of the Nassau Lawyer. Currently, Martha chairs the Rockville Centre Board of Ethics and serves as Membership Co-Chair for the New York State Bar Association's Local and State Government Section.
Attorney at Law
Professional Experience Office of the Nassau County Attorney September 2006-September 2014; August 2016 to present Deputy County Attorney; Special Legal Counsel, Nassau County Department of Social Services August 2016 to present Oversight of Quality Management, Planning, Research, Grants; Development and Implementation of Corrective Action Plans Research and implementation of Sheriff's Department health care initiatives FOIL Officer: County Executive and Sheriff's Department Co-Chair, Nassau County Task Force on Family Violence September 2006 to September 2014 Chief Deputy County Attorney for Special Projects Coordinated and trained 70 deputy county attorneys in ten litigating and transactional bureaus. Coordinated oversight of outside counsel retained for complex litigation to work in tandem with deputy county attorneys. Designed comprehensive Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs for municipal officials and attorneys. Secured NYS Accredited Provider approval; handled annual reporting and triennial reaccreditation. Designed and supervised law and college student internships, externships and 50-hour New York State mandated Pro Bono projects; recruited and trained attorneys and paralegals. Land Use, Municipal Law and Emergency Preparedness Counseled Nassau County's agencies in municipal practices, including SEQR, FOIL, procurement, emergency preparedness and workplace policies; developed county-wide training to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Agency Counsel Counsel to the Human Rights and Planning Commissions. Counsel to the Office of Consumer Affairs. Fair Housing Initiatives Designed and implemented protocols and training for Nassau County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) consortium members on all aspects of HUD funding, including Section 8/Housing Choice vouchers. Implemented Nassau County's housing amendments to its Human Rights Law through development of regulations and training.
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Member, HGA & Associates Team Penda Aiken, Inc. (Subconsultant to HGA) September 2014 to July 2016 Subject Matter Expert, Infrastructure and Community Reconstruction Initiatives Consulting with New York State Governor's Office ofStorm Recovery (GOSR) on its implementation of federal law (PL 113-2) disaster relief funding (HUD CDBG-DR) for New York's post-Sandy infrastructure rebuild. Procurement in accordance with federal, state and local laws and policies, including drafting requests for proposals, notices of funding availability, reviewing proposals and conducting research. Evaluation and interpretation of Federal Register Notices and Community Development Plan (CPD) memos, implementing PL 113-2 funding of HUD and disaster relief initiatives. Quality Assurance/Quality Control of federal, state and local documentation of subrecipients and GOSR projects for audit. Evaluation of mandatory OMB A-133 reports and all aspects of HUD CDBG grantee and subrecipient compliance. Assessment of eligibility of projects in accordance with HUD CDBG and CD BG-DR regulations. Document development for Rebuild by Design; NOF A/RFP development and risk assessment for the stages of NY Prize.
Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre Village Attorney November 1996 to June 2006 In-house counsel; represented Mayor and Board of Trustees and oversaw all board
meetings, minutes and adoption of laws and resolutions.
Managed litigation and outside counsel handling employment, workers' compensation,
D& 0 liability, land use matters.
Drafted and negotiated contracts, leases, legislation, resolutions, directives and policies,
and counseled on procurement.
Trained all employees annually in employment policies.
Served as FOIL Officer.
Oversaw Village compliance with all state and federal laws.
Collaborated with Village Superintendents (Electric, Public Works, Building, and Water)
and Police Commissioner on initiatives for Board adoption and implementation.
Law Office of Seward and Seward September 1993 to November 1996 Represented Village of Rockville Centre in all matters.
Hofstra University School of Law August 1989 to August 1994 Appellate Advocacy; Legal Research and Writing. Instructed first and second year law students.
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Health & Welfare Counsel of Nassau County April 1990 to November 1991 Legislative Counsel, Public Policy Director
Coordinated Long Island's not-for-profit legislative agenda.
Legal Aid Society August 1986 to August 1989 Criminal Appeals Bureau
Authored and argued briefs at the Appellate Division and Court of Appeals.
Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services June 1985 to July 1986 Supervising Attorney
Represented individuals over age 60 in civil matters.
Legal Aid Society April 1981 to June 1985 Juvenile Rights Division
Represented children in criminal and civil proceedings.
Appointments and Membership Immediate Past President, Nassau County Bar Association June 2017-June 2018 President November 2015-June 2017 Executive Committee 2011-2016 Access to Justice/Pro Bono Chair 2013-2014 Member, Board of Directors 2008-2011 Chair, Pro Bono Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force 2007 to present Created NCBA's award-winning Mortgage Foreclosure and post-Sandy Task Forces. Established NCBA consultation clinics in May of 2009 through the recruitment and training of volunteer attorneys to assist with Superstorm Sandy problems including FEMA, SBA, and private insurance and landlord-tenant matters. Obtained multi-year NYS Attorney General Home Ownership Protection Program (HOPP) grants to fund legal staff to coordinate NCBA clinics and mandatory court settlement conferences. New York State Bar Association Membership Co-Chair, Local and State Government Section Rockville Centre Board of Ethics June 2007-present
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Awards Hofstra Law School's Outstanding Women in Law (2017)
Long Island Business News Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business (2016)
New York Law Journal's Lawyers Who Lead by Example (2011)
Award of Merit; New York State Conference of Bar Leaders (2009)
Nassau County Bar Association President's Award (2009)
Presentations Nassau County/Hofstra Annual Land Use Conference. "Best Practices" Moderator and Panelist: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Fair Housing Updates: 2013; 2016 Nassau Lawyer Publications 2017: A Working Guide to Federal Register Notices 2016: A Working Guide to Parkland and Parking Spot Alienation 2015: A Working Guide to Municipal Procurement 2014: A Working Guide to the Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs 2014: Limitations on the First Amendment Rights of Government Employees Past Appointments Nassau County Board of Ethics 2005-2010 New York State Bar Association Presidential appointment to Committee on Attorneys in Public Service (CAPS) 2006Â 2010 Admissions
United States Supreme Court United States District Court Appellate Division 2nd Dept.
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo J.D. May 1980 B.A. May 1976 (Cum Laude)
February 2016 March 1989 March 1981
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Sarah Oral, P.E., LEED AP BD+C
Sarah has over fourteen years of experience in traffic and transportation engineering, and sustainability planning, design and analysis . She has been responsible for computer aided traffic flow modeling, the preparation and review of traffic impact studies, parking studies, traffic calming studies and signal warrant studies including data collection and engineering analysis. Ms. Oral has designed parking layouts and various roadway improvements incorporating road diets, Complete Streets design elements, Smart Growth concept integration, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and maintenance and protection of traffic plans. She has performed access management and design, as well as Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design and analysis. Sarah has expanded her planning expertise in the fields of climate change mitigation and adaptation. She is currently serving as Long Island coordinator for the Clean Energy Communities program for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), in which she assists local governments in completing high-impact actions items that reduce energy reliance, save money, foster a vibrant economy and improve the environment. Under Climate Smart Communities (a previous NYSERDA program), Sarah helped municipalities across Long Island create Climate Action Plans that provide a roadmap for future climate change mitigation measures. Ms. Oral also organized the creation of the Long Island CRS Users Group to help support and educate communities about FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System, which meets quarterly. Sarah graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering and completed Accident Construction Training at the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University. She has served as a Village Trustee in the Village of Roslyn since 2013, and was previously a member of the Village of Roslyn Planning Board {2012-2013), and the Roslyn Gardens Board of Directors {2010-2013).
Executive Management Group
Gwen O'Shea President & CEO Gwen O'Shea is the President and CEO of CDCLI. She joined the organization in March 2017 after seNing on its Board of Directors since 2013. She oversees the organization's annual budget of $85 million, assets of $30 million , and a workforce of more than 85 employees. She is instrumental to its growth and expansion, and advocates for policies and programs that advance the corporation's mission and vision. Prior to her appointment at CDCLI, Ms. O'Shea seNed as the President/CEO of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI). She was appointed CEO in 2007, was the fifth executive in the organization's history, and its first female executive. In her role , Ms. O'Shea was responsible for the organization's four focus areas: regional planning , access to health care , nutritional security, and economic stability. This included the development of collaborative planning among hundreds of health and human service providers and spearheading the organization's research and advocacy on public policy and legislative issues as they pertain to Long Island's at-risk populations. This collaborative planning was most critical under the economic stability component. HWCLI facilitates the Long Island Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (LIVOAD) which has actively prepared , planned for, and responded to disasters since 9/11 . Through the LIVOAD, HWCLI established the Long Island Long Term Recovery Group, a collaboration of over 150 non-profit voluntary agencies committed to helping those most vulnerable as they navigate the complex and daunting
recovery process. Collectively, over $10 million in private funds were raised to assist those most vulnerable with their recovery. Ms. O'Shea has served as an adjunct professor at LIU Post in the Health Care and Public Administration and Social Work graduate departments. She is an Advisory Board Member of the Energeia Partnership at Molloy College and a Board Member of the Long Island Federally Qualified Health Clinics. Ms. O'Shea is a graduate of the Energeia Partnership at Molloy College, as well as a graduate of the Columbia Institute for Nonprofit Management programs. She received her MS from The New School's Robert J. Milano Graduate School for Nonprofit Management and Urban Policy, and a BS in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
ASHIRA OSTROW Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development B.A. , University of Pennsylvania J.D ., Columbia Law School Phone: 516-463 -7051 Email: Ashira.Ostrow@hofstra.edu
Biography Professor Ostrow teaches courses in Property, State and Local Government Law, Land Use and Federalism. Her research focuses on federalism , with an emphasis on the interaction between federal laws and local land use policies. She has received a number of awards and honors for her scholarship. Process Preemption in Federal Siting Regimes, 48 Harv. J. Legis. 289 (20 I I) was selected as the 2011 Winner of the American Association of Law School ' s Scholarly Paper Competition and was published as one of the 5 best a11icles in land use in the Land Use and Environmental Law Review. Land Law Federalism, 61 Emory L.J. (2012) was selected for the 2012 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty forum , hosted by Harvard Law School. Before joining the Hofstra faculty in January, 2007, Professor Ostrow worked as a real estate associate in Davis Polk & Wardwell's corporate depa11ment. Her practice included the representation of real estate investment funds , lenders, borrowers, landlords and tenants in sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. Professor Ostrow received her JD from Columbia Law School in 2003. While at Columbia, Professor Ostrow was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She served as a Notes Editor on the Columbia Law Review and published her Note, entitled Dual Resident Voting: Traditional Disenfranchisement and Prospects for Change, in the Columbia Law Review. In 1999, Professor Ostrow graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in political science and religion.
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Partner Michael H. Sahn is the Managing Partner of the firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of zoning and land use planning, real estate law and transactions, corporate, municipal and environmental law. He also represents the firm's clients in all facets of civil litigation. Mr. Sahn is a Member of the Board of Overseers of No1thwell Health System, Inc. and a Member of the Community Board of Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, New York. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill. He is a Member of the Nassau County Bar Association and previously served as the co-chair of the Real Property Law Committee and as Chairman of the Administrative Agencies Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Sahn is also a member of the Paralegal Studies Program Advisory Committee at Hofstra University's School of Continuing Education, where his focus is on ensuring the continued high quality of the program. Mr. Sahn is also a member of the Women's Bar Association of the State ofNewYork (WBASNY). He is frequently invited to lecture before professional groups in his areas of expertise. Mr. Sahn began his legal career as a Deputy Town Attorney of the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, in 1977. Atthe Town of North Hempstead, Mr. Sahn served as Counsel to the Board of Zoning and Appeals from 1978 through 1979, and as Senior Deputy Town Attorney in 1979. He then served as Commissioner of Planning and Research Development for the Town of North Hempstead from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, he joined the law firm of Margiotta & Ricigliano in Uniondale, New York, where he served as a partner of the firm. Additionally, from 1984 through 1997, Mr. Sahn served as Associate Counsel to New York State Senator Michael J. Tully, Jr. representing the Seventh Senate District in the New York State Senate. From 1997 to 1998, he served as Associate Counsel to New York State Senator Michael Balboni, also representing the Seventh Senate District in the New York State Senate. Mr. Sahn has written various articles, including two articles for InnovateLI: "Infrastructure Bonding: Pay Now, Or Pay More Later" (August 18, 2016 edition) and "Big Projects Deserve Environmental
Oversight" (April 21, 2016 issue); "Zoning Laws Must Change to Meet Changing Times," which appeared in the January 9-15, 2016 edition of Long Island Business News; two articles he co-wrote with Firm Associate Nicholas Cappadora for Nassau Lawyer: "Ripeness for Land Use Disputes  Williamson is Here to Stay" (September 2016 issue) and "When Is A Local Land Use Dispute Ripe for Federal Court Review?" (October 2015 issue); two articles that appeared in New York Real Estate Journal: "Resiliency and Sustainability- Can Long Island Follow New York City's Lead?", which he co-wrote with Firm Partner Daniel H. Braff (July 16, 2013 edition) and "NYC Local Law 84 Data Due May 1," (May 24-June 6, 2011 edition) He also co-wrote two articles with Partner Adam Koblenz for Nassau Lawyer: "Navigating Unchartered Waters in Land Use Development - Proceeding in the Wake of the Supreme Comt's Ruling in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District" (September 2013) and "Interpreting Koontz One Year Later" (September 2014). He also wrote the following articles for Report From Counsel, the firm's newsletter: "Let's Make Hurricane Sandy the Catalyst for Change So We Don't Suffer The Same Catastrophic Damage Again" (Spring 2013); "Beyond Smart Growth: New Urbanism" (Spring/Summer 2012): and "The Extent and Scope of the Powers of Eminent Domain" (Spring 2005). In 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Mr. Sahn was selected to the list of New York Metro Super Lawyers. He was recognized in the practice area of Land Use/Zoning. In 2011, he received the Leadership in Law Award from Long Island Business News. Mr. Sahn was admitted to practice in the State of New York in 1977, and was subsequently admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1978, and the United States District Court for the Southern District ofNewYork in 1980. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Comt. Mr. Sahn graduated from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan with High Distinction and from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, cum laude.
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Biography
Joseph T. Sanseverino
• Since 2010 Mr. Sanseverino has been an Assistant Vice President with the Long Island Housing Partnership a non-profit developer of affordable housing on Long Island. He is responsible for affordable housing developments, down payment assistance programs, home improvement programs, federal, state and local grants development and implementation, the Rebuild Long Island Super Storm Sandy Community Development Disaster Recovery Program and technical assistance to local municipalities. • Prior to joining the Housing Partnership Mr. Sanseverino spent 30 years as the Community Development Director for Suffolk County, New York. At Suffolk County Mr. Sanseverino was responsible for the County's $4.2 million Community Development Block Grant Program, coordinating and monitoring the activities of 17 municipalities and various non-profit agencies in the development and implementation of neighborhood redevelopment projects, affordable and homeless housing developments and a variety of public services projects. He also administered the County's $2.2 million HOME Investment Partnership Program for the development of affordable and workforce housing. While at Suffolk County Mr. Sanseverino created and implemented the Suffolk County Down Payment Assistance Program and the Long Island Employer Assisted Housing Program, which uses federal, state and private funds to assist employees of local businesses purchase a home. He also co-authored the local law establishing the Suffolk County Housing Opportunities Program, which provides County funds for land acquisition and County surplus property for the development of affordable and workforce housing. • Mr. Sanseverino began his career in community development with the City of Chula Vista California Redevelopment Agency responsible for the administration and implementation of the city's Community Development Block Grant Program and assisted with the implementation of the city's three redevelopment projects involving downtown revitalization, bay front redevelopment and retail mall development. Mr. Sanseverino has a Masters of Public Administration from San Diego State University, a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Bernard M. Baruch College in New York and a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship from Harvard University. He is also a Past President of the National Association of Counties for Community and Economic Development, the New York State Association of Renewal and Housing Officials, the Long Island Community Development Directors Association and the Rocky Point School Board.
Judy Lynn Simoncic, Esq. Judy Lynn Simoncic (Hofstra University School of Law, 1992) started her legal career working in the Oyster Bay Town Attorney's office before joining the firm in 1992. She became the first woman named Partner by the Firm in 2003. Ms. Simoncic concentrates her practice in the areas of zoning, land use, environmental, municipal, and real estate law. She represents national franchises, Fortune 500 companies, national corporations, large real estate development companies as well as individual real estate developers in the development of both residential and commercial properties throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. She regularly appears on behalf of her clients before municipal boards on a diversity of zoning applications such as variances, special use permits, change of zones, site plan approval, and major and minor subdivisions. She has secured zoning approvals for Senior Housing Projects, Retail and Office Complexes, Multiple Dwelling Projects, Planned Unit Developments, Assisted Living Facilities, Equestrian facilities, Public Storage Facilities, Fitness Clubs, Public Utility Facilities, Restaurant Franchises, among others. Her skills in land use and zoning matters have impacted a number of pivotal projects on Long Island, including the subdivision of the former Northrop Grumman Corporation campus involving 700 acres of land in Bethpage, the subdivision and redevelopment of approximately 65 acres of The Long Island Home/South Oaks Hospital Campus property in Massapequa, the subdivision of 108 acres of land known as the former Winthrop Estate in the Village of Old Westbury and the subdivision and preservation of the Smither's Estate in Mill Neck. She also represents clients in a variety of litigation matters including Article 78 Proceedings and District Court proceedings relating to zoning matters. Ms. Simoncic is admitted to practice before the state bars ofNew York and New Jersey and is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and LIREG (the Long Island Real Estate Group). She was listed in Long Island Business News' "Who's Who in Women in Professional Services." In 2011, she was appointed to the Options for Living Inc. Board of Directors. In 2016, she was appointed to the Board of Vision Long Island. She was named a "Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business," by Long Island Business News (2015) and a New York SuperLawyer (2016 & 2017). Most recently, she was honored by Hofstra University with the "Outstanding Women in Law' award.
JUDY LYNN SIMONCIC, ESQ. WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797
E-MAIL JSIMONCIC@FORCHELLILA W.COM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Uniondale, New York November 1992-Present Specializing in land use and zoning, environmental and municipal law. Representing Fortune 500 companies, multinational franchises and individual real estate developers in all phases of commercial and residential developments throughout Long Island. Handle all phases of approvals for many real estate development projects containing over 200 acres of land. Prepare, file and regularly appear before various municipal boards in villages and towns throughout Long Island on applications for variances, special use permits, site plan approvals, subdivisions, change of zones for commercial and residential developments. Coordinate and prepare expert witnesses for testimony at zoning hearings. Review Environmental Impact Statements and handle all phases of environmental review under SEQRA for all projects. Prepare and file petitions with supporting papers, answers and returns, and memorandums of law for Article 78 Proceedings. Appear in Supreme Court and District Court on zoning matters. FORCHELLI, CURTO, DEEGAN, SCHWARTZ, MINEO & TERRANA, LLP
Partner
FARRELL FRITZ, P.C.
Uniondale, New York
Legal Assistant
May 1991-May1992
Emphasis on municipal and zoning litigation in both Federal and State Courts. Extensive research and drafting of memoranda pertaining to land use, zoning, municipal and environmental law issues. Developed working knowledge of SEQRA and RCRA. Uniondale, New York HON. KENNETH D. MOLLOY -NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT Judicial Intern September 1990-May 1991 Perf01med legal research and drafted memoranda pertaining to contract, negligence, corporate and commercial law issues. Drafted decisions for pending motions. Extensive observation of civil proceedings, pre-trial conferences, motion calendars and settlement negotiations. OFFICE OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY, TOWN OF OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, New York Law Clerk May 1990-August 1990 Extensive research on environmental, municipal, zoning, constitutional, negligence and tax law issues. Drafted state court appellate briefs, memorandums of law, pleadings and motions. PROFESSOR MONROE H. FREEDMAN Hempstead , New York Research Assistant January 1990-May 1990 Researched, analyzed and drafted developments in the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
BAR ADMISSIONS State of New York, July 1993 State of New Jersey, February 1993
EDUCATION HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Hempstead, New York
J.D., May 1992
Honors: Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Research Editor
Activities: N.I.T.A. Trial Techniques Program; American Bar Association, Law Student Division
ITHACA COLLEGE, Ithaca, New York B.S. in Business Management May 1989 Activities: Pre law Society, Teacher's assistant for labor relations and business law courses.
Member of Ithaca College Concert Band, Flutist
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND AWARDS Vision Long Island, Member Board of Directors, 2016-present Options for Community Living, Inc., Member, Board of Directors, 2011-present New York State Bar Association, Municipal and Environmental Law Sections Nassau County Bar Association, Municipal and Environmental Law Section Hofstra University recipient of Top Women in Law 2016 Long Island Real Estate Group, Member Long Island Business News- Selected as Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business on Long Island- October, 2015 Long Island Business News- Selected as Who's Who in Real Estate Law-May 2015
Wesley Sternberg, AICP
Wesley is a planner in the Town of North Hempstead Dept. of Planning and Environmental Protection where his responsibilities include commercial and multi-family site plan review, modifications to the Town's Zoning Code and Zoning Map, and park master planning. Prior to this he worked for the Nassau County Planning Department's Land Use and Comprehensive Planning Division where he worked on both development review and long range plans. Wesley holds a master's degree in Urban Planning from The University of Kansas and bachelor's degree in Geography from The University of Tennessee.