The Advocate Fall Supplement 2014 The Dutchess County Bar Association P.O. Box 4865 Poughkeepsie, New York 12602 Phone: (845) 473-2488 www.dutchesscountybar.org 2014 - 2015 Executive Committee Hon. Frank Mora City of Poughkeepsie Court President Sharon Faulkner, Esq. Ostertag, O’Leary, Barrett & Faulkner President- Elect Kelly Traver, Esq. McCabe & Mack Vice-President Jeffrey Battistoni, Esq. VanDeWater & VanDeWater Secretary Veronica McMillan, Esq. Lewis & Greer Treasurer Mark Starkman, Esq. Assistant Treasurer Hon. Jonah Triebwasser Village and Town of Red Hook Justice Courts Immediate Past President Hon. Peter Forman Dutchess County Court Judiciary Liason ________________________________ The Advocate is a publication of the Dutchess County Bar Association. Submissions are always welcome, and can be sent via email to [email protected] or to P.O. Box 4865, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602. Ad rates vary. Please contact us via the methods described above for more information. ***The DCBA does not edit member contributions or advertisements for content, accuracy or style*** Save the Date November 13, 2014 November Luncheon 12:15 p.m. $22 for members paid in advance, $27 for walk-ins and guests The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel with keynote speaker Glenn Lau-Kee, President New York State Bar Association Thanks to our sponsor, Orange County Trust Company December 11, 2014 December Luncheon 12:15 p.m. $22 for members paid in advance, $27 for walk-ins and guests with keynote speaker Hon. Robert Smith, Associate Judge, NYS Court of Appeals The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel Thanks to our sponsor, Les Richards Menswear January 15, 2015 January Luncheon 12:15 p.m. $22 for members paid in advance, $27 for walk-ins and guests with keynote speaker Hon. Alan Scheinkman, Administrative Judge, 9th Judicial District The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel Thanks to our sponsor, Orange County Trust Company President’s Page Dear Fellow Bar Members: Our 2nd Annual Past President’s Dinner which honored our very own Bob Ostertag, Esq. on September 17, 2014, was a very fitting tribute to him. Bob has tackled the Pro-Bono reporting requirements head on. We were given an update by Bob at our luncheon on October 16, 2014. He will be attending the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates meeting on November 1, 2014. He has promised to be very vocal in continuing to object to the rules. For those of you who have not taken your composite photo yet, this is the LAST OPPORTUNITY. The final week to have your picture taken is October 27-31, 2014. There is no charge for having your picture taken. You can visit www.thephotographyco. com to see pictures of all who have had their photo taken thus far. Please make it a priority if you have not taken your picture, so we can have as many members as possible be in the composite. We have many informative CLEs coming down the pike. On October 30, 2014, Mathew Litt, Esq. will present The Definitive Legal Writing Workshop. This program was recently presented to the Erie County Bar and received rave reviews. Mr. Litt is an adjunct professor of legal writing at Seton Hall University and practices with the firm of Capehart Scratchard. On November 7, 2014, DCBA member Maureen Crush, Esq. is coordinating the panel discussion Shareholder and Member Disputes in New York: Is Dissolution the Answer? This program will be a popular one, so don’t wait to RSVP. Tom Kniffen, Esq. is Chief of Federal Regualtions for the Department of Veterans Affairs. On November 14, 2014, he will be joining us all the way from Washington, D.C. to present Veteran’s Law Primer. This course will provide the details of what you need to know about Disability and Pension benefits, health and medical benefits, Insurance, Burial Benefits, Vocational Assistance and Home Loans for veterans. Everyone needs ethics credits, and on November 20, 2014, Sarah Jo Hamilton, Esq., partner at Scalise and Hamilton, with present an Ethics Update. This will be the only stand alone ethics course offered until next fall, so don’t miss your chance to earn your ethics credits close to home. Finally, on December 5, 2014, DCBA member David Pisanelli, Esq. of River City Abstract will present Common Title Problems and How to Solve Them. This class was presented a number of years ago and is being updated to reflect today’s real estate climate. Our CLE programs are one of the most important benefits of DCBA membership. If you have an idea for a program you’d like to see presented, or even one you’d like to present yourself, please let us know. I look forward to seeing you at our next luncheon on November 13, 2014 at 12:15 pm at the Poughkeepsie Grand when we will welcome NYSBA President Glenn Lau-Kee, Esq. as our keynote speaker, and then again on December 11, 2014, when Hon. Robert Smith of the NYS Court of Appeals will be our keynote speaker. Of course, I continue to welcome your feedback anytime. I can be reached at 845-483-8164. Hon . Frank Mora Dutchess County Bar Association P.O. 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Box 4865 Poughkeepsie, New York 12602 Last Call for the 2014 Composite Photo! LAST CHANCE TO BE IN THE DCBA 2014 COMPOSITE PHOTO!!!!! Does your current portrait look like these - a 'little' out of date? Here’s your chance to get up-to-date and look your best for Dutchess County Bar Association's 2014 Pictorial Composite! The Photography Co. by Victoria Friend will be photographing by appointment October 27th – October 31st Dutchess County Bar Association 42 Catherine Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 First floor Please make your appointment to secure your preferred time and location by contacting Victoria and her staff at (800) 693-2306, ext. 1, or email [email protected]. Appointments for the above dates are requested so that we know how many members would like to participate and can schedule time accordingly to include all who wish to be photographed. Time will be added if we need it, so please let us know if you will be participating in the photography session. Victoria Friend will be taking formal portraits of the Bar Association's members at the above location. Photo sessions are by appointment with no waiting and only take approximately 10-15 minutes. You will be able to view proofs immediately and select your photo for the bar association directory. If you wish to purchase additional photos for your own marketing, web, and print purposes, Victoria or Gina can help you with that when you view your pictures immediately after the photos are taken. This is a formal sitting and men are encouraged to wear a dark, solid-colored suit jacket and a favorite tie. Colored shirts do photograph better than white in digital but a white shirt is fine under a jacket. Women are encouraged to wear bold, bright colors with sleeves to the elbow or long sleeves. Very important: Please note that plaids and herringbone patterns do not photograph well on digital. Small, busy patterns on large clothing items (jackets) are discouraged due to poor print quality. Patterns on ties and blouses are fine. An Update on Mandatory Pro Bono by Robert Ostertag, Esq. The NYS Bar Association’s House of Delegates will meet in less then two weeks on an extremely important issue to you, your and everyone else’s membership, and your delegate to the House will be voting. I have written to every county bar association in the state, and every county bar association but one has expressed support for my opposition to the Administrative Board’s rules 118.1 and 118.2, as adopted at the instance of the Chief Judge, requiring mandatory reporting of attorneys’ pro bono contributions in time (a minimum of 50 hours per year) and dollars, with the threat of his reporting to the local press the names of those attorneys who do not meet his arbitrary minimum requirement. Such mandatory reporting makes pro bono itself essentially mandatory despite ethics rule 6.1 which specifically makes pro bono aspirational only. There is widespread opposition throughout the state to the current rule. The issue here is not pro bono, but rather mandatory reporting of pro bono and its aftermath. Within the past few months, the state bar’s president has negotiated with the Chief Judge and his representatives in an effort to undo what the Chief has initiated. His efforts have been many and are commendable. He, too, opposes the mandatory requirement. The rule already exists and reporting of hours and dollars is already upon us. Many (though I don’t know how many) attorneys throughout the state (including me) have declined to provide any such information on their re-registration forms, and I’m led to believe that that number is indeed substantial. Another component to the problem is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIL) which would require OCA, upon request, to release to the local press the names of lawyers who do not comply with the Chief’s rule. The threat of public ridicule is real, particularly upstate where local newspapers have little to write about and would likely write critically, even to the possibility of effectively putting someone out of practice. There apparently has been a tacit understanding that would no longer require attorneys to identify themselves with regard to the reporting mandate, so that whatever numbers OCA obtains would be anonymous. We’ve seen nothing binding, however. How that agreement would be implemented has yet to be determined. It likely cannot occur through the use of a computer, or so I understand. That would seem to leave the US mail, using anonymous envelopes, postmarked (at least by upstate attorneys practicing in small towns) from locations other than where they practice to make anonymity foolproof. That tomfoolery is where the judicial hierarchy seems to have led us. Numbers of hours (minimum of 50 per year) have not been addressed. That requirement is particularly discriminatory to solo and small firm practitioners who comprise some 63% of the privately practicing bar in NY and who, for the most part, cannot afford such a minimum commitment. Nor has the issue of monetary contribution reporting been addressed. Seems that just about everyone believes that the Chief Judge has no business in our checkbooks, and he doesn’t. I would offer that delegates should think carefully before they support the adoption of anything binding upon the state bar’s membership before all the issues are determined and agreed upon by both sides, preferably in writing, including pro bono hours, money reporting issues, the method of unidentified reporting and the assurance of its anonymity. And I believe we should also seek a ssurance that what the Chief Judge does with the information he acquires does not morph its way into mandatory pro bono which the State Bar Association has consistently opposed, and which the Chief once said he would not seek to impose, but which he later seemed to retract when he told us that everything is now on the table. May I respectfully urge, therefore, that you call these matters to your respective delegates’ attention and that they ask to be heard at the House meeting. Thanks so much. Join us at our November and December Luncheons The DCBA November and December luncheons will feature two prominent speakers. At our Novemebr luncheon on November 13, 2014 we will welcome New York State Bar Assocaition President Glenn Lau-Kee, Esq. Hon. Robert Smith of the New York State Court of Appeals will be the keynote speaker at our December luncheon on December 11, 2014. Both luncheons will be held at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel beginning at 12:15 p.m by remaining financially strong and independent, capable of making timely decisions here at home. From nine locations in the mid-Hudson Valley region, the Bank provides a variety of products and services for individuals and businesses. For more information, visit www.orangecountytrust.com. Hon. Robert Smith, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in New York, New York in 1944, and grew up in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He graduated from Stanford University (B.A. 1965, with great distinction) and Glenn Lau-Kee assumed office June 1 as the 117th Columbia Law School (LL.B. 1968, magna cum laude), president of the New York State Bar Association. where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. From 1968 Lau-Kee is the first Asian-American president of the 75,000-member Association. Lau-Kee, a member of the to 2003 he practiced law in New York City with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, taking a one-year State Bar Association for 25 years, spent the past year leave of absence in 1980-81 to serve as Visiting Professor serving as president-elect and chairing the House of from Practice at Columbia Law School. He was a Lecturer Delegates. in Law at Columbia Law School from 1981 until 1990. On He has served on the New York State Screening Com- June 1, 2003, he became an individual practitioner and Special Counsel to the firm of Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard. mittee for the First Department and was appointed by On November 4, 2003 he was appointed by Governor George former Chief Judge Judith Kaye to the Committee to Promote Public Trust and Confidence in the Legal Sys- E. Pataki to the Court of Appeals. The appointment was confirmed by the State Senate on January 12, 2004. He and his tem, as well as the Commission to Examine Solo and wife, Dian G. Smith, live in New York City. They have three Small Firm Practice. children and three grandchildren. Lau-Kee was the former president of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (1997-1999). He has served on the boards of directors of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, Legal Services for New York City, Fund for Modern Courts, Queens Legal Services Corporation, YMCA of Greater New York and US-Asia Institute in Washington, D.C. He is former covice chair of the Commission on Human Rights of the City of New York. A graduate of Yale University, Lau-Kee earned his law degree from Boston University School of Law. After law school, he was an associate with Coudert Brothers in Hong Kong. The December luncheon is sponsored by Les Richards Menswear. LesRichards is family owned and operated with two locations in Philadelphia as well as one location in Poughkeepsie, New York. The addition of LR2 in Liberty Place has allowed LesRichards to expand upon its trademark, modern style and old school value. At LesRichards, they have a passion for their work and for assisting their customers in creating a persona with the perfect suit. Their stylists are professional, knowledgable and go the extra mile to service you and provide you with the best menswear selections at the best prices. All their He has been a partner at Kee & Lau-Kee since 1977. He locations feature master tailoring and alterations. They are also experts in formalwear and special occasion suiting. and his father, Norman Kee, who founded the firm in 1956, are joint recipients of the 2010 Hon. George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award, given by the Commercial and Reservations for both events are encouraged. Please call the Federal Litigation Section of the State Bar Association. DCBA Office at (845) 473-2488 or email [email protected] to reserve your seat. 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MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY : 845-296-1200 From Bench & Bar From Village and Town of Red Hook Court NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, THE BAR AND ALL POLICE AGENCIES CHANGE IN COURT DATES November, December 2014 and January 2015 The following changes are being made in the November, December 2014 and January 2015 calendars for the Village and Town Courts of Red Hook: The November 27, 2014 and December 25, 2014 criminal calendars in Town Court will be held instead on Thursday, December 11, 2014, with Judge Martin presiding at 4:00 p.m. and Judge Triebwasser presiding at 6:00 p.m. The December 18, 2014 traffic calendar in Town Court is cancelled. The January 1, 2015 traffic calendar in Town Court will be held instead on Thursday, January 15, 2015, with Judge Triebwasser presiding at 6:00 p.m. All other court dates remain the same. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, HON. JEFFREY C. MARTIN HON. JONAH TRIEBWASSER, Welcome New Members Joseph Buono Debra Burg Elizabeth D’Andrea Roderick deRamon Darren Fairlie Joseph Gemmati Brian Kearney Ryanne Konan John-Raphael Pichardo Andrew Regenbaum Congrats! To Michelle Almeida. Michelle has been named a rising star in health care law by Super Lawyers, a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. To Angel Falcon. Angel recently opened his own practice in Fishkill. He is accepting cases in many practice areas including criminal, real estate and foreclosures. He can be reached at (845) 687-3000. To Hon. Jonah Triebwasser. Judge Triebwasser has been named Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Law, Youth and Citizenship Committee. Office Space for Rent OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT—Route 9, Fishkill. Convenient to i-84 and Taconic State Partkway. Ample Parking. 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Clients On October 15, 2014 the Dutchess County Bar Association welcomed Sandy Tambone, Director of the Mid-Hudson Multiple Lisitng Service as the keynote speaker at our October luncheon. He spoke about the real estate market in our region and what the market might do in the future. Mr. Tambone has been with Mid- Hudson since March, 1991. MidHudson Multiple Listing Service LLC is a computerized real estate information source that provides real time property for sale information to its membership of real estate brokers and salespersons serving primarily Dutchess County, New York. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors and the Dutchess County Association of Realtors. He is also an avid photographer and a member of Canon Professional Services. He works as a freelance photographer and is a contributing photographer for Minor League Baseball. This event was sponsored by Executive Process Service. 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Heat and hot water included in rent. 102A Little Market Street- 568 Square Feet, $450 a month, office, reception area and bathroom, handicap accessible. 106A Little Market Street- 1015 Square feet, $1,400 a month, private entrance, full kitchen, 2 offices and a reception area, with exposed brick, gives it a loft feel! For more information or to schedule a tour of the property please call Tina Duggan or email: Hudson River Housing at 845-454-5176 ex 107 or [email protected] In Memoriam William Tendy, Esq. by Jay Cantor, Esq. It was really very simple… and it made a lot of sense. He was a Catholic kid from Queens; I was a Jewish kid from Brooklyn. He enjoyed a challenging courtroom battle; I didn’t even know where the Courthouse was. I was happy to stay in the office putting real estate deals together. We were a couple of years out of law school working together at, what was then, Poughkeepsie’s largest law firm. It was Veteran’s Day in November 1984. The office was closed but Bill and I were working. I approached Bill and said “C’mon, we can do this on our own.” Bill looked at me and replied, “Let’s do it” – and that’s how Tendy & Cantor was born. We started out without a desk, sitting on the carpeted floor staring at the telephone, waiting for it to ring. Pretty soon the phone began to ring and it rang and it rang and it rang. And it wasn’t just luck – it didn’t take long for Bill to become well known as a skilled trial attorney. Bill quickly gained a reputation in the Hudson Valley as a stellar criminal defense attorney who pulled a rabbit out of a hat in the toughest of cases. Time and time again, Bill won cases that other attorneys turned away because there was no hope of winning. And yes, it wasn’t just luck, and it wasn’t just because Bill was a good attorney. It was because Bill Tendy was a GREAT attorney – the most incredibly gifted and skilled attorney I have ever seen. I don’t feel that way just because Bill was my partner – there are dozens of other attorneys and judges here in Dutchess County who will agree that Bill was not just good, he was great. And he was MY partner – I was incredibly blessed to have had Bill Tendy as my partner for 28 years. For those 28 years, Bill never ceased to amaze me. If you were a client of Bill’s, you were fortunate because you were represented by the best. When Bill was on trial, little else mattered. He put blinders on to everything else in the world, except for his family of course. He out-worked, out-strategized and anticipated his adversary’s every move. Bill had this uncanny ability to view things differently than others did. He’d talk to a client or a witness and immediately know if they were telling the truth or lying. He’d go to a crime scene and would notice things that no one else saw; his legal mind was amazing and his ability to strategize, absolutely incredible. As we all know, Bill chose to practice law upstate. He loved the quieter pace of living up here, a good cigar, some Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, and perhaps most of all, the solitude of fly-fishing on his beloved trout stream in upstate Chauteguay. But I am convinced – in fact, I am certain - that if Bill Tendy had chosen to practice law in New York City, he’d be a nationally renowned and celebrated attorney. Yes, Bill was that good. Yes, Bill was that great. A few days after Bill passed away, I ran into Bryan, an old friend of mine. I told him that Bill had passed away and immediately, tears began to run down Bryan's face. About 15 years ago, Bryan's then 20 year-old son ran into some trouble - for lack of better words, he just wasn't a good kid. On more than one occasion, Bill helped Bryan's son out of a jam and made a real effort to turn this kid’s life around. Bryan proceeded to tell me that today, his son is a fine, upstanding family man. He is now 35 years old, has a wife, two kids, and is a Sergeant Major in the United States Air Force. “Congratulations” I said, “I give your son a lot of credit.” “No,” said Bryan, “Give Bill Tendy the credit. Without Bill's influence on my son, who knows where my son would be today or if he would even be here today.” So to Bill’s wife Esther, his children Lauren and Will, and to the rest of his family and friends, please take some comfort from the fact that unlike so many other lives that come and go, Bill’s life, albeit too short, had true meaning. Bill left a mark on those whose path he crossed, and had a positive impact on the lives of so many people. He was a great guy and a great attorney. I am so honored, so privileged, and so humbled that for 28 incredible years, I was Bill Tendy’s partner. And to, and on behalf of, everyone and anyone who reads this, I say... Thank you Bill... Thank you my friend. In Memoriam William Tendy, Esq. by Hon. David Steinberg A sense of overwhelming sadness and loss descended on our legal community in August when William Tendy, Jr. died after a courageous struggle against ALS. He was 60 years old. When the Poughkeepsie Journal posted the news of Bill’s death, they got it right: “Revered local attorney who died was compassionate, intelligent.” It is true that Bill was revered by so many of us as a gifted trial lawyer, and a strong and compassionate advocate for his clients. He represented the very highest ideals of our profession that exists to assist and counsel people in need. So many of us looked up to him. So many of us wanted to be like Bill Tendy when we grew up. I had the good fortune to work with Bill on a few cases. I saw first hand what he went through during the process of defending an individual, and how serious and committed Bill was to that awesome responsibility. He would talk about it at times, about the weight of defending an individual on trial for his liberty, his reputation, and even his life. He would lose sleep, working and thinking about his clients at all hours of the day and night. He would worry that he might be missing some fact or detail that would be the key to a successful defense. He went to visit clients in jail at night and on weekends, always respecting their need to be involved in their defense, or to make the difficult decision to take a plea or go to trial. He showed the utmost respect for the humanity of his clients. How fortunate were they to have Bill Tendy as their lawyer. I had the greater fortune to call Bill my friend. He was simply a fine human being. Many know of his sharp sense of humor with its sardonic view of the system. He loved to lacerate the pompous and self-righteous. We both knew that sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying in this line of work. We come into this world with nothing more than our names, and we hope we can leave this world with a good reputation. We also hope to leave the world a better place. Bill’s legacy on both counts is assured. Bill is survived by his beloved family: his wife, Esther and his children, Lauren and William. He is also survived by his mother, Anna, and his three sisters, Susan, Sheila, and Paula D’Elia, and his three brothers, John, Thomas and Robert. Let’s keep Bill in our hearts always. Upcoming CLE The Definitive Legal Writing Workshop Thursday, October 30, 2014 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel 3 Skills Credits Presented by Matthew Litt, Esq. $75 for members paid in advance $95 for non-members and walk-ins Includes dinner Shareholder and Member Disputes in New York: Is Dissolution the Answer? Friday, November 7, 2014 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel 3 Professional Practice Credits Panel Discussion coordinated by Maureen Crush, Esq. $65 for members, $85 for non-members and walk-ins Includes breakfast Veteran’s Law Primer Friday, November 14, 2014 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location TBA 3 Skills Credits Presented by Tom Kniffen, Esq., Chief, Federal Regulations, Department of Veterans Affairs $65 for members, $85 for non-members and walk-ins Includes lunch Ethics Update Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel 2 Ethics Credits Presented by Sarah Jo Hamilton, Esq. $55 for members paid in advance, $75 for non-members and walk-ins, Includes dinner Common Title Problems and How to Solve Them Friday, December 5, 2014 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel 3 Professional Practice Credits Presented by David Pisanelli, Esq. $65 for members paid in advance, $85 for non-members and walk-ins, Includes breakfast Out & About Robert Ostertag, Esq. was honored at the Past President’s Dinner on September 17, 2014. He is joined in the photo above by DCBA Immediate Past President Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, DCBA President Hon. Frank Mora and NYSBA President Glenn Lau-Kee, Esq. Sandy Tambone, Director of the Mid-Hudson Multiple Listing Service, was the keynote speaker at our October lunch. He is pictured above with DCBA President Hon. Frank Mora. Representatives from Family Services joined us at our October lunch to speak about their event, Walk A Mile in Her Shoes. Pictured above with DCBA President Hon. Frank Mora is Whitney Bonura, Coordinator, Dutchess County Universal Response to Domestic Violence and Pam Tarquinio, Director of Development. RAISING THE BAR on Legal & Business Reporting Ser ving the Hudson Valle y Legal Community Since 1963 Babiarz Court Reporting provides court reporting and complete litigation support services for trials, depositions, arbitrations, meetings, hearings and conferences. 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