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| | Location: 217 South Salina Street, Seventh Floor, Syracuse, New York 13202, (Onondaga Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Melvin & Melvin, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business, Commercial, Condemnation, Construction Litigation, Copyright and Trademark Law, Corporation, Creditors Rights, Environmental, Estates, Family, Insurance, Labor and Employment Law, Municipal, Negligence, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Trial and Appellate Practice and Trusts. | | Year Established: 1921 | | Firm Size: 22 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Central New York Regional Market Authority; Babbitt Bearings Inc.; Fox Automotive Group; Fuccillo Automotive Group; Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Oswego County; Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Madison County; Leonardi Mfg. Co., Inc.; Chamundi, Inc.; Service Machine Corporation of Syracuse, Inc.; Allied Spring & Service Corp.; DeWald Roofing Co., Inc.; Trol-Mation, Inc.; Aramatic Refreshment Services, Inc.; Kelly and Dutch Real Estate, Inc.; Lan-Co Companies, Inc.; Dave Pirro Ford, Inc.; iCone Products, LLC; Apple Bioactives, Inc.; AppleBoost Products, Inc.; ProcesScience, Inc.; Prime Energy Solutions, Inc. |
SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company; Key Bank, N.A.; Government Employees Insurance Co.; American Escrow and Closing Co.; Ace USA; Town of Fabius; Town of Volney; Town of Vienna; Bank of America, N.A.; Town of Fabius Planning Board; Town of Owasco; Town of Camillus Zoning Board of Appeals; Village of Jordan; J.D. Taylor Construction Corp.; Boston Culinary Group, Inc.; Stewart Title Insurance Company; Washington Mutual Bank, F.A.; Citizens Bank, N.A.; Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.; Manth-Brownell, Inc.; Quantum Corporate Funding, Ltd.; Apple Roofing; Champion International; Spensieri Diversified Contracting; Diamond & Thiel Construction; Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc.; County of Onondaga; Craig Evans Association, Inc.; HSBC Bank; Village of Baldwinsville; Home Funding Finders, Inc.; Saunders Concrete Co., Inc.; Canastota Concrete Co., Inc.; Cortland Ready Mix, Inc.; W.F. Saunders & Sons, Inc.; J.G. Wentworth Company; Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.; NBT Bank, N.A.; Sunbridge Capital, Inc.; Pentech Financial Services, Inc.; Solvay Bank; Calmar Holdings, LLC; OP-TECH Environmental Services, Inc.; Upstate Capital, Inc.; EcoTechnology Solutions. | Reference:
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Jonathan E. Fox (Member) born Utica, New York, May 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1964); Georgetown University (J.D., 1968). Member: Onondaga County (Member, Real Property Section, Grievance Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial and Foreclosure Law; Debt Restructuring; Commercial Leasing. Email: Jonathan E. Fox | | Roger W. Bradley (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1966); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1969). Member, Order of the Coif. Member of Staff and Editorial Board, Syracuse Law Review, 1968-1969. Law Clerk to Hon. Louis M. Greenblott, Appellate Division, Third Department, Supreme Court of New York, 1969-1971. Special Assistant Attorney General of New York State, 1971-1973. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member: Commercial and Federal Litigation Section; Construction Committee) and American (Member: Forum Committee on Construction Industry; Business Section; Litigation Section; Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Construction Specifications Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Roger W. Bradley | | Robert S. Scalione (Member) born Syracuse, New York, November 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1966); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1969); George Washington University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1974). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Labor Relations Law; Automotive Franchises and Dealerships. Email: Robert S. Scalione | | Howard J. Woronov (Member) born Buffalo, New York, April 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1961; LL.B., 1964; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2007; Upstate Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Author: "Substantive Motions During a Matrimonial Case Disclosure," copyright NYSBA, 2001. Lecturer: Practical Skills-Basic Matrimonial Practice, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and Practical Skills-Family Court Practice, 1985, 1991, New York State Bar Association. Assistant New York State Attorney General, 1967-1971. Director, Onondaga County Bar Foundation. Member: Onondaga County (President, 1988) and New York State (Member: Executive Committee of Family Law Section; House of Delegates, 1988; Committee on Professional Discipline; Designated Mentor, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Manager, N.Y. Chapter, 2004—; Member, Fifth District Grievance Committee, 1989-1995). Reported Cases: Smolen v. Smolen, 185 Misc.2d 828; Reader v. Reader, 236 A.D. 2nd 829; Mary C. v. John G., 280 A.D. 2nd 958. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Howard J. Woronov | | Ronald S. Carr (Member) born Syracuse, New York, September 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: LeMoyne College (B.A., 1969); Syracuse University (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Attorney, Village of Baldwinsville, 2006—. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Law; Municipal Law; Zoning. Email: Ronald S. Carr | | Louis Levine (Member) born Massena, New York, April 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1977). Member, 1975-1976 and Member of the Editorial Board, 1976-1977, Albany Law Review. Author: "Statute of Limitations on Strict Products Liability Actions in New York," 40 Albany Law Review 869, 1976. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy, Syracuse University College of Law, 2001-2002. Member, Local Rules Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York, 1985-1989. Member: Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association (Treasurer, 1992-1994; President, 1995-1996). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Bankruptcy; Debt Restructuring; Creditors Rights; Secured Transactions. Email: Louis Levine | | Richard M. Storto (Member) born Syracuse, New York, September 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member: Elder Law Section, Committee on Estates, Health, Insurance and Personal Planning; Trusts and Estates Law Section, Committee on Trusts and Estates Administration) and American Bar Associations; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Estate Law; Trust Law. Email: Richard M. Storto | | Kenneth J. Bobrycki (Member) born Syracuse, New York, June 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Columbia College; Columbia University (B.A., 1973); Syracuse University (J.D., 1977). Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member: Business Law Section; Commercial and Federal Litigation Section), American (Member: Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section), Northern District of New York Federal Court and Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; INSOL; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Litigation. Email: Kenneth J. Bobrycki | | Frank J. Vavonese (Member) born Syracuse, New York, March 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Canisius College (A.B., 1971); Boston College (J.D., 1974). Member: Onondaga County (Member: Family Court Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Business Law; Criminal Law; Trusts and Estates; Litigation. Email: Frank J. Vavonese | | Susan E. Otto (Member) born Rochester, New York, January 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (A.B., 1983); Syracuse University (J.D., 1986). Staff Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1984-1985. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member: Trial Lawyers Section) and American (Member: Trial Lawyers Section; Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Email: Susan E. Otto | | Holly Salop Wallace (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1978); New York University (M.A., 1982); Syracuse University (J.D., 1985). Member, Syracuse Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Real Estate Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Foreclosure Law. Email: Holly Salop Wallace | | ASSOCIATES | | Michael R. Vaccaro (Associate) born Englewood, New Jersey, August 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Florida; 1990, North Carolina. Education: Fordham College (B.A., 1970); St. John's University (J.D., 1975). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for New York Trial Practice. Dean's List, 1973-1974, 1974-1975. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Sections on: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Real Property Law; Trial Lawyers; Commercial and Federal Litigation; Labor and Employment; Environmental Law; Health Law; Elder Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Forum on the Construction Industry; Public Contract Law) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Association of New York; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. [Active Duty, U.S. Navy, 1971-1973, Honorable Discharge, 1976]. Email: Michael R. Vaccaro | | Elizabeth A. Genung (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Managing Editor, Syracuse Journal of Legislation and Policy, 1997-1998. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Section on Commercial and Federal Litigation), American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Torts and Insurance Practice; Public Contract Law), Northern District of New York Federal Court and Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Nationwide Tarps, Inc. v. Midwest Canvas Corp., 228 F. Supp.2d 202 (N.D.N.Y. 2002); Nationwide Tarps, Inc. v. Midwest Canvas Corp, 244 F.Supp.2d 14 (N.D.N.Y. 2003); In re Estate of Witherill, 306 A.D.2d 674 (3d Dept. 2003); Allen v. Berry, 43 A.D.2d 1418 (4th Dept. 2007). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Commercial Law; Business Litigation. Email: Elizabeth A. Genung | | Robert G. Smith (Associate) born Niskayuna, New York, March 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Plattsburgh; Sullivan County Community College (A.A.S., 1981); State University of New York at Binghamton; Syracuse University (J.D., 1988). Planning Board Member, Town of Cochecton, New York, 1983-1985. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate; General Practice. Email: Robert G. Smith | | David B. Jones (Associate) born New Hartford, New York, September 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1999); Syracuse University (J.D., 2003). Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce. Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Attorney, Village of Baldwinsville, 2006—. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Litigation. Email: David B. Jones | | Kevin P. Kuehner (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., 1996); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Order of the Barristers. Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Adjunct Professor: Syracuse University, College of Art and Science, 1999-2008; Syracuse College of Law, 2004. Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Board of Directors, 2008—) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; New York Trial Lawyers Institute Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Litigation. Email: Kevin P. Kuehner | | Matthew Van Ryn (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, New York and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1982); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1993). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Disability Advocacy; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Law; Entertainment Law. Email: Matthew Van Ryn | | COUNSEL | | Domenic A. Mazza (Of Counsel) born Ithaca, New York, May 3, 1918; admitted to bar, 1944, New York. Education: Cornell University; Canisius College; Syracuse University (LL.B., 1943). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Condemnation Law. | | William C. Fox (Of Counsel) born Auburn, New York, November 27, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1963); St. John's University, Brooklyn, New York (LL.B., 1967). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Merle D. Melvin (Of Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, February 26, 1928; admitted to bar, 1959, New York. Education: Clarkson College of Technology (B.S., 1956); Syracuse University (LL.B., 1959). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trust Law; Probate Law; Real Estate Law. | | Charles R. Greiner (Of Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, March 25, 1929; admitted to bar, 1956, New York. Education: Siena College. Member: Onondaga County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Mortgage Law. | | John Joseph Falge (Of Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, March 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1986). Chief of Police, Syracuse Police Department, Syracuse, New York, 1999-2001; Police Department, 1973-2001. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Labor Relations; Wills, Estates and Trusts; Contracts. Email: John Joseph Falge | | Douglas H. Young (Of Counsel) born Bronxville, New York, October 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1992, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1970); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member, Justinian Society. Member of Staff and Editorial Board, Syracuse Law Review, 1977-1978. Who's Who in American Law. President, Board of Directors, Legal Services of CNY, 1995-1996. Municipal Attorney, Village of Jordan, 1980-2006. Attorney, Town of Owasco Planning Board, 2001-2006. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. [Capt. USAF, 1971-1976]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Litigation; Municipal Law; Condemnation Law. Email: Douglas H. Young | | Thomas S. Brett (Of Counsel) born Ithaca, New York, November 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1974, District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.S., 1964); State University of New York at Albany (M.S., 1966); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1972). Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1978. Assistant General Counsel, Carrier Corporation, 1978-1988. Vietnam Veterans' Leadership Program of Central New York. Member: New York State and Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. [Captain, USA Artillery, 1966-1969; Combat Veteran, Vietnam, Purple Heart, 1967]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Age Discrimination Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation Litigation; Civil RICO Litigation; Federal Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate and Business Acquisitions. Email: Thomas S. Brett |
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