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William P. Hessney is Special Counsel with Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP in its Albany, NY office, and has been practicing law for over 36 years. He has a broad based real estate practice, representing buyers, sellers and lenders in both residential and commercial transactions, for which he has extensive experience in contract drafting and negotiation, document preparation and title examination. He has represented lenders and creditors in mortgage foreclosure matters and related litigation in State and Federal Courts throughout the State of New York. His practice also includes the formation and representation of corporations, not-for-profit corporations and limited liability companies in the Capital District.. Over the years William P. Hessney has participated in a number of continuing legal education programs. They include being the chair and speaker for the Albany Session of the NY State Bar Association Seminar on Practical Skills-Mortgage Foreclosures and Workouts, from 2004 to 2018, a coauthor and speaker for the seminar entitled New York Real Estate Title Law: Solutions to the Most Common Problems in 2004, coauthor and speaker for the seminar entitled Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in New York in 1994 and the coauthor and speaker for the seminar entitled New York Foreclosure and Repossession in 1993.. Born and raised in Canandaigua, New York, William P. Hessney has made the Capital District his home for more than 40 years with his family. He has served on the boards of a number not-for-profit organizations including serving for many years as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the Hart Cluett Museum in Troy, New York.

While on active duty as a JAG, Greg prosecuted and defended over a hundred felony cases with charges ranging from drug possession to murder. Additionally, he was selected to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. In that capacity he prosecuted hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases arising on federal property in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. Greg is often called upon by local news organizations to comment on prominent military legal cases. Greg's last active duty assignment was at the Defense Appellate Division in Washington DC where he wrote criminal appellate briefs and argued appeal cases. Greg was honorably discharged from the Army JAG corps in April 2004. Greg was awarded numerous awards from the army upon his discharge to include the Meritorious Service Medal.. Currently Greg’s practice area includes Criminal Defense, Appellate Advocacy, Family Law, and Federal employment litigation. Greg also serves as a law guardian where he represents children involved in family court litigation. He recently won a landmark victory at the Merit Systems Protection Board for federal employees in the case of Gregory Lee, Geoffrey Wellein v. Department of Justice and John Collins v. Department of Agriculture. Greg has numerous awards including the 2005 Freedom Team Salute by Peter J. Schoomaker, General of the United States Army, and Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army.  Greg is a life member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV).  Additionally Greg is certified by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and is a member of the NASD arbitration panel.. Greg has recently been appointed to the Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of New York Appellate Division’s Third Judicial District. Before prospective attorneys are admitted to the New York State Bar and allowed to practice law in New York State they must be personally interviewed by the Committee on Character and Fitness. The Third Judicial District includes Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties. He has also been elected to the Albany – Colonie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.Greg currently serves as the firm's managing partner. Before becoming an attorney, Greg retired from the East Meadow, New York Fire Department were he served as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician.

Walter Breakell, founder and principal of the Breakell Law Firm P.C., has been practicing law for over 30 years. Through his entire career Walter’s practice has been focused on the construction industry.. He has served contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, developers, and owners. He has helped his clients through contract reviews, performance disputes, delay claims, disputed and extra work issues, changed conditions, OSHA and labor law matters, payment bond claims, mechanics liens, and more. Walter’s intimate knowledge of the construction industry means he has the unique ability to get two divergent parties communicating in an effort to resolve their particular disputes without the necessity of a time consuming and costly litigation. But he is always prepared to mediate, arbitrate, or litigate a matter, if necessary.. Walter also counsels his clients through all types of business matters. His decades of experience in the industry mean he has insight necessary when aiding his clients in making business transactions including acquisitions, mergers, and transfers; succession plans; commercial transactions; real estate purchases; and MWBE/DBE certification; to name a few.. Walter is counsel to Northeastern Subcontractors Association and to the New York State Concrete Masonry Association. He is also a member for the Associated General Contractors of New York and the Eastern Contractors Association. He is a past member of the Upstate New York Construction Industry Advisory Counsel. He often gives informative lectures before these and other industry groups.. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Florida. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Construction Law and Litigation Divisions member), the New York State Bar Association and the Florida State Bar Association.. Walter is a mediator, arbitrator, and lecturer for the American Arbitration Association (AAA’s) for both construction and commercial disputes. He is a certified member of the AAA’s Large, Complex Construction Panel.

Tom’s affiliation enables the firm to offer a full range of criminal litigation and courtroom services including misdemeanor and felony cases from pre-arraignment through trial. His proven litigation techniques and prosecutorial outlook are valuable in forming a viable defense strategy. Born in Galway, Ireland, Tom attended the National University of Ireland where he received his BA in Economics and Law. He was employed with the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and then with the Department of Defense, Operations and Civilian Employee Bureaus in Galway. Tom received his law degree from the National University of Ireland and was awarded the Sweet and Maxwell Law prize for first place in the study of law. After graduating from Law School , Tom moved to New York and worked in the Office of the District Attorney in Brooklyn , prosecuting serious crimes including narcotics and gang violence. Thereafter, he entered private practice focusing on Criminal and Civil Litigation, including Family Court, Surrogates Court, Criminal Court, Housing Court , Civil Court and Supreme Court cases. In 2004, Tom became a DWI prosecutor for Delaware County. Most recently, as Bureau Chief in the Special Victims Unit in Rensselaer County, Tom regularly handled felony and misdemeanor sex crimes, domestic violence, crimes against children and crimes against the elderly. In addition to his work at the offices of the District Attorney, Tom joined the New York State Assembly Minority staff as an associate counsel and later became Deputy Legislative Director.. Tom is often called upon by local and national news organizations to comment on prominent criminal cases.  He has been called upon as an expert in both the political and legal fields for Fox News, Capital News 9, News Channel 10, as well as National Public Radio (NPR) and WGY, making numerous appearances on the Al Roney Show as well as The Tully Rinckey Legal Power Hour.

Tom Mortati joined Martin, Harding and Mazzotti, LLP in 2017 and brought with him 26 years of litigation and trial experience. Tom graduated from Fordham University in 1988 and then attended Albany Law School graduating in 1991 where he served on the Albany Law School Journal of Science and Technology. Tom began his legal career in New York City as an associate with a large multinational firm before moving to the Albany area permanently in 1993. He was a partner in a personal injury defense firm for 20 years handling high exposure cases in the fields of medical malpractice, law enforcement, construction and products liability, among many others, in both state and federal court before joining the MHM team. Tom has tried numerous cases in courts in over 20 counties in New York from Brooklyn to the Canadian border as well as in Connecticut. He was prominently featured in 2016 on a two hour Dateline NBC special as well as in 2017 on an episode of Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall for his work in a high profile law enforcement case.. Tom is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York, the District of Connecticut, as well as at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Eighth Circuits and at the United States Supreme Court. He is a past President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association and has lectured for the New York State Bar Association and CDTLA among others over the years. He has been rated AV by his peers through Martindale Hubbell since 2002 and also named in Super Lawyers for medical malpractice several years in a row. Tom is also a member of the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Tim co-founded Burke & Casserly,P.C. in 1988. Since then he has been helping clients in all areas of estate planning, wills and trusts, elder law and retirement planning. Tim is also a Certified Financial Planner and founding member and President of Arista Investment Advisors, Ltd., a Registered Investment Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has lectured nationally to professionals, corporations and the general public on issues pertaining to the elderly and planning for long term care and has been quoted in the New York Times and Money Magazine.

The Koff Law Firm, PLLC was founded by attorney Howard M. Koff, J.D., LL.M. (Tax) after he left the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He then decided to dedicate his time guiding clients and their businesses through IRS law in the Albany, NY area. As a former appellate attorney, Koff brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our practice.. Reach out to attorney Koff today to learn more about The Koff Law Firm. We'll do everything we can to help you find the right solution to your tax problem.. CONCERNING HOWARD KOFF'S QUALIFICATIONS, SOME HIGHLIGHTS:. *Prior Results Do Not Guarantee A Similar Outcome.

Tauseef Ahmed is an Associate in the Albany office of Tully Rinckey PLLC, where his unique legal, business, intellectual property, and science research experience allows him to assist clients across a range of practice areas.. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Tauseef served as General Counsel for SNR Development in Seaford, NY, where he advised on company strategies and their implementation, managed the legal function, and obtained and oversaw the work of outside counsel. He also was directly involved in complex business transactions and successfully negotiated multiple contracts with institutional clients.. Tauseef’s judicial experience includes working for the Hon. Leonard D. Wexler, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, NY. There, he researched and drafted bench memoranda, orders, and letter opinions in both criminal and civil cases. He also prepared for cases and participated regularly in court proceedings, reviewed and analyzed habeas corpus petitions involving inadequate assistance of counsel, and reviewed case files and assisted the Judge with a variety of matters that came before the court.. Tauseef was a full-time Legal Extern in the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, VA, where he reviewed granted patents in reissue and reexamination post-grant proceedings. At the CRU, he drafted non-final office actions establishing the USPTO’s legal position on a range of patentability issues including subject matter, novelty, obviousness, claim interpretation, and adequacy of enablement; researched prior art and proposed positions based on findings; and managed a project correlating the post-grant proceedings that occurred at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) with those that occurred at the CRU to determine trends in patent litigation.. At the USPTO, he completed the patent examination training program covering patent systems; role of the patent examiner and flow of an application; basic requirements to file and formalities; claim interpretation; 35 USC 101; 35 USC 112 (a); 35 USC 112 (b) and (d); prior art rejections; 35 USC 102 (AIA and pre-AIA); 35 USC 103; patent classification; planning a search; restriction practice; and double patenting.. As a Legal Intern for the Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic at Hofstra Law School in Hempstead, NY, Tauseef provided transactional assistance to small businesses and startups with a particular focus on intellectual property issues that arise in the earliest stages of venture formation. He also performed a patentability analysis for a startup company’s sports technology; researched prior art and patent claim construction, focusing on statutory standards of novelty and obviousness; obtained trademark for a small business; and researched registered trademarks and submitted responses with the USPTO. Tauseef also drafted a music licensing term agreement for Hofstra University’s student-run record label.. Other legal experience includes positions as a Senior Researcher for the Research Laboratory for Law, Logic and Technology, Hofstra Law School; Corporate Legal Extern for iLuv Creative Technology, Port Washington, NY; Legal Extern, First Medicine, New York, NY; and Legal Intern for Nassau University Medical Center, Office of the General Counsel, East Meadow, NY.. Tauseef is a trained research scientist with four years of experience in molecular biology, cellular neuroscience and molecular genetics.

STEPHEN G. LEVY, JD, CELA  is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He limits his practice to the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Long Term Care Planning. Mr. Levy is a member of the Elder Law and Trusts and Estate sections of the New York State Bar Association. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.. A graduate ofOberlinCollegeandAlbanyLawSchool, Mr. Levy was admitted to practiceNew Yorkand the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1994. His office is located at21 Everett RoadExt.,Albany,New York,12205.

Prior to becoming a divorce attorney, Asa Neff researched the area of family law while assisting a family member in preparing for divorce.. Throughout his research, Mr. Neff recognized the profound effect the divorce would have on his relative’s life and how much good legal representation could make a difference.. “When the opportunity to practice family law presented itself, I recognized that it would be a great opportunity to help people manage and move forward with their lives during a very difficult transition,” he said.. No matter how adversarial a particular case may be, Mr. Neff tries to develop and maintain a professional and working relationship with his opposition in order to achieve his client’s goals, which usually include maximizing their roles in their children’s lives.. “As a father, I take a lot of pride in helping other fathers obtain as much parenting time as possible without having to pay unfairly for what should be right,” Mr. Neff said. “Too often the courts treat a father’s parenting time as a privilege and not a right. That is something we should all work to correct.”

Practice is focused on Elder Law, Probate and Administration, Estate and Elder Law Mediation, Estate Taxation, Wills, Trusts and Accountings.

Practice areas: Business and Corporate Law, Non-Profits, Contract Administration, Employment Law, Administrative Law, and extensive Legal Research background.

Philip “Phil” Mazzotti was born and raised just outside of Albany, New York. Growing up, Phil always wanted to attend Syracuse University, where his family attended, and become an attorney. Phil graduated from Syracuse University in 2011, with Bachelor’s degrees in Finance, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship for Emerging Enterprises. Phil pursued his passion to be an attorney at Albany Law School, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 2014.. Throughout his life, Phil has always had a passion to help people. From volunteering at local food shelters as a child, mentoring inner city kids while at Syracuse University, or as a professional helping people who have been wrongfully injured, Phil is looking forward to the career that is ahead of him in the litigation department at Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP.. In his time away from the firm, Phil enjoys spending time with his family, friends and participating in local sport leagues.. Direct Phone:Toll-Free Office: Email:

Peter Hickey was born and raised in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. He received his Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, in 1987 from the University of Maryland, where he was also elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He is a 1990 cum laude graduate of Albany Law School.. Peter was admitted to the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1991. He was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in 2005.. Prior to joining the team at Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, Peter was the civil litigation partner at a local firm where he concentrated his practice in personal injury litigation, matrimonial and family law. Over the past 23 years, he has litigated hundreds of cases involving diverse areas of New York State law, including, Labor Law, automobile, premises liability, and medical malpractice. Peter has extensive trial experience in both State and Federal Courts.. When offered the opportunity to join the litigation department at Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, Peter was eager to join such a reputable team.. Mr. Hickey resides in southern Saratoga County with his wife and three sons. He is active in Halfmoon Youth Baseball where he volunteers as a coach and also sits on its Board of Directors.

Peter B. Jones is a Special Counsel based in the Hinman, Howard & Kattell’s Albany office and is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Peter practices in the areas of real estate, including residential, commercial, commercial real estate leasing, mortgage and relocation closings, estate planning and administration, personal injury, and general practice.. During more than thirty years of practice as an attorney, Mr. Jones has represented thousands of clients in cases and transactions ranging from the simplest closings to complex commercial transactions involving 1031 tax exchanges. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State, Rensselaer County and Albany County Bar Associations.. A lifelong resident of Rensselaer County and Troy High School graduate, Peter has served his community throughout his career as a member of the Board of Directors of the ARC of Rensselaer County (formerly Rensselaer County ARC), the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Corporation, Vanderheyden Hall and the Contemporary Artists Community at Woodside. He has been an agent of Chicago Title Insurance Company for over thirty years. He is also an avid skier, fly fisherman and traditional Irish fiddler.

Paul Marthy was born and raised in the Capital District and has deep roots throughout the area. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Paul worked in the public sector. He’s been practicing law since 1992 and was with the Breakell Law Firm prior to joining Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP.. Since being with the firm, Paul has dedicated the bulk of his practice to construction law. Paul has experience advising clients before, during, and after disputes arise. He has worked with clients during contract preparation and review; job dispute negotiations; and when necessary through mediation, arbitration, and litigation. Paul has been a litigator his entire career, he has extensive experience in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative law judges.. Paul also handles residential and commercial real estate matters, business formation, succession planning, acquisitions, mergers, and transfers.. Paul is an active member of the Northeastern Subcontractors Association, the Associated General Contractors of New York, the Eastern Contractors Association, and the New York State Concrete Masonry Association. He has lectured before these and other industry groups.. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Albany County Bar Association.. “To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.”— B.C. Forbes

Paul Giannetti was born and raised in Rotterdam Junction N.Y. and attended Bishop Scully High School. He received his Bachelors’ degree, cum laude, from St. Bonaventure University and Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1992.. After working for a small private law firm for 5 years, Mr. Giannetti started his own practice, Paul Giannetti Attorney at Law,  in 1998. Since that time he has represented hundreds of injury victims in personal injury, workers compensation and social security matters. His firm handles all types of accident and injury cases and represents only injury victims.

Patrick was born and raised in Buffalo, the son of a public school teacher and an assistant District Attorney. He attended the University at Buffalo, majoring in English and Psychology, and earned his law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law.. Upon completing law school, Patrick joined a firm that specialized in defending lawsuits on behalf of insurance companies. After several years of practice, he moved with his wife to Albany to start a family and went to work as an in-house attorney for a large insurance company. After eleven years of working on the defense side, Patrick learned how insurance companies handle cases and the strategies they use against those injured as a result of their customer’s negligence.. In 2018, Patrick decided to make a change in his career track and joined Martin, Harding, and Mazzotti where he now only represents injured plaintiffs. Patrick feels that he is in the best position to represent plaintiffs because he knows how insurance companies evaluate cases and the tactics they use to avoid paying injured parties what they owe. Patrick is dedicated to using his experience on the other side to assist his clients in obtaining the best possible result in their cases.. When he is not in the office, Patrick spends his time in Delmar where he lives with his wife and two young children.

Over the past 30 years, Daniel has become well-known in the Capital Region as an ardent advocate for the rights of people who have suffered injuries or lost loved ones because the intentional or negligent acts of medical professions, drivers, property owners, businesses, and other parties. As a Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, Daniel concentrates his practice on personal injury, medical malpractice and general litigation. Daniel has spent his entire legal career – which spans more than three decades – practicing law in the Capital Region. For most of that time he worked as a solo practitioner or name partner at law firms in Albany, where he built thriving medical malpractice and person injury practices. He has litigated a broad range of medical malpractice claims, including those pertaining to foreign objects left in the body during surgery, failures to diagnose and improperly performed medical procedures. His personal injury litigation experience runs the gamut of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, construction site accidents, slip, trip, fall accidents, building safety, product liability, and wrongful death. Daniel also focuses on civil litigation law and family and matrimonial law.

Originally from Long Island and a resident of the Capital District since 1984, Ronald “Ron” Orlando received his Juris Doctor from St. Johns’ University School of Law in 1982 and his Bachelor of Science degree from New York Institute of Technology, summa cum laude, in 1979.. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1983, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1989 and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1992.. Ron is a member of the New York Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, The Capital District Women’s Bar Association and the Albany County Bar Association.. He has been an active volunteer and member of the Board of Directors of The Legal Project for many years and served as President of the Board of Directors in 2007-2008.. Ron has received many awards including the President’s Pro Bono Service Attorney Award by the New York State Bar Association in 2005 and again was recognized as Empire State Counsel for Pro Bono services in 2008.

On top of being a Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, Michael is the Section Chair of the firm’s New York State Employment Group and a Practice Area Head in the Federal Sector Labor & Employment Group. He focuses his practice on federal and private sector employment law claims, including claims involving the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), New York Labor Law, and New York Executive Law.. In his federal employment practice, Michael has represented employees before the following:. In his New York State employment practice, Michael represents employees and employers in both federal and state court, including claims before the following:. Michael also handles disciplinary hearings in the union, municipality, school district, and civil service areas, as well as contract negotiations, severance negotiations, and advising employees and employers regarding disciplinary investigations.. In addition to his practice in New York State and federal employment, Michael focuses his practice on all aspects of civil litigation. Whether handling contract disputes, business agreements, corporate formation, employment agreements, small claims, collections, landlord tenant disputes, or criminal law, Michael is always the strongest advocate for his client’s best interests.

Nicholas Khoury grew up in the Village of Altamont. He attended college at SUNY Albany where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2007. Nicholas received his Juris Doctorate from New York Law School in 2010 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2011 and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 2013.. Nicholas began his legal career practicing immigration, personal injury, and social security disability law in the New York metropolitan area. In 2015, Nicholas returned to the Capital Region where he represented injured workers before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board until becoming a full time social security disability attorney in 2016.. Nicholas joined Martin, Harding & Mazzotti in 2017 both in order to continue helping disabled individuals get access to their social security benefits and because it gave him the opportunity to work in an environment where he was encouraged to build meaningful relationships with his clients.. Nicholas enjoys water sports, motorcycles, and, when he can, working in his brother’s blacksmith shop. He is also a proud member of his local Masonic Lodge and Shriners International Center where he actively participates in social and charitable activities.

Mr. Garvey, a Partner with the Firm, focuses his practice on labor law and litigation. He is a graduate of Siena College and Boston College Law School and holds a L.L.M. in taxation from New York University. After graduating from law school, he served as a confidential law assistant to Hon. John T. Casey, New York State Supreme Court Justice. He is also former Counsel to the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee.. Mr. Garvey has extensive experience representing clients in labor and employment litigation, public sector collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, education law and municipal law matters. He represents a number of community colleges and municipalities in the Capital region. He has counseled executives on various matters, including the negotiation of employment contracts and severance agreements. He also advises clients on matters including employment laws and regulations, formulation of employment policies and practices, internal investigations, labor audits, and employee training.. His litigation practice includes representing clients in commercial and personal injury cases in trial and appellate courts. He is admitted to practice before the New York State Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. Almy has experience in representing Defendants in criminal cases, including felony DWI, gun possession, a variety of misdemeanors, and traffic tickets. His experience in civil litigation includes representing construction companies as plaintiff and defendant, estate litigation, personal injury cases, and Small Claims Court. He has appeared in Court throughout New York State.. Mr. Almy is admitted to practice law in New York State. He received his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Albany where he received his Bachelor’s Degree.. Mr. Almy is the attorney advisor for the Loudonville Christian School mock trial team, which competes in the New York State Bar Associations’ mock trial tournament. When he is not working, Mr. Almy enjoys golfing, playing tennis, and spending time at home with his wife and two dogs.

More than two decades of experience practicing law have armed Carolyn with the background needed to aggressively and effectively represent spouses, parents, grandparents in a wide range of legal matters. As a Senior Counsel at Tully Rinckey PLLC, Carolyn concentrates her practice on family and matrimonial law, handling cases involving divorce, separation, annulment, enforcement of divorce decrees, spousal maintenance, equitable distribution, child custody, child support, orders of protection, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. She also handles matters involving religious corporations.. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Carolyn was of counsel to Cooper Erving & Savage LLP in Albany, where she practiced family and matrimonial law and religious corporations in addition to real estate law. She worked for state government for 33 years before entering private practice, serving as an attorney for the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, a contract negotiator for the New York State Division of Budget, and an analyst for the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations. She also served an assistant county attorney for the Albany County Attorney's Office.. Carolyn’s work for Capital Region religious organizations extends beyond assisting them nonprofit corporate governance issues. She served as a Presbytery of Albany moderator. She is currently an Albany Rural Cemetery trustee, Fort Orange Club trustee, Capital South Campus Center Advisory Committee member, and board member of Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region. She has sat on the boards of directors of Habitat for Humanity, New Visions Foundation and St. Catherine's Center for Children.