Firm News

Rosenthal & Markowitz, LLP has had several exciting years of unprecedented growth in both personnel and the range of services we offer. The Firm and our members continue to grow as professionals and as people.

Kathy Kathy proudly announces that she has been appointed to sit on The Board of Advisors of the Westchester Community Foundation (WCF). “We are so happy to welcome Ms. Rosenthal to the board,” said Kathy Shea, the chair of the Board of Advisors. “Her talents, along with her background in community activism and legal practice, bring a unique perspective to our work as a community foundation board of advisors. We are looking forward to working with her.”Ms Rosenthal said in accepting the appointment, “I am delighted and very pleased to join other members of the Westchester Community Foundation’s Board of Advisors. This board’s dedication to problem solving, and capacity building are truly extraordinary.” A full copy of the announcement can be read here.

In addition to practice, Kathy continues to teach Wills, Trusts & Estates as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University School of Law and also teaches Wills, Trusts & Estates for the “Transitions” program at Pace Law School for attorneys returning to work. As part of her ongoing community service, she will continue on the Board of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation and is serving a second term as Treasurer in 2009-2010. She recently finished her term on the Board of the Westchester Public Private Partnership, but remains as an Honorary Board Member. She remains busy with the Westchester Women’s Bar Association (past president 2001-2003). In her spare time this summer, after teaching summer session at Pace, Kathy will golf and garden and squeeze in a bit of traveling.

Lindahas added Collaborative Law to her practice in addition to litigation and divorce mediation. She is a member of the New York Association for Collaborative Practice, www.collaborativelawny.org and also a member of the Association of Collaborative Lawyers of Westchester and Rockland, www.collaborativelaw-ny.org. Linda continues to be active on many boards in the community and within the legal profession, including the Westchester Women’s Bar (past president 1999-2001), the Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation where she will be serving as President for the 2009-2010 year and the Surprise Lake Camp Board where she serves as Vice President and on the public relations and development committees. She uses her non-billable time to enjoy her four grandchildren and she is learning to play golf.

Adrienne continues to bring her considerable social work skills to the practice of law. This past year she focused much energy on resolution of the issues which arise when gay or other unmarried couples fail to plan adequately for their property in the event they separate, having litigated numerous partition actions over issues of title to real property. She reminds us that all couples need to engage in planning before intertwining their lives and assets. She finished serving two terms as Treasurer of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association and continues to assist the Directory Committee and is a Director. Adrienne founded the “lady lawyers” - a golf league that plays at Maplemoor Golf Course during the summer, and she continues to develop as a golf contender.

Simon works as “Of counsel” for us. He brings experience in different areas of expertise, increasing the depth of our knowledge to better serve our clients with corporate and commercial needs (in areas of corporate law, estate planning and real estate). You can read his biography in the "Our Attorneys" section of this website.

Stuart, our Senior “Of Counsel”, continues to work full-time as Vice-President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, but we are able to access his government relations, consumer law and administrative law expertise on an after-hours basis.

Paralegal, Linda Surace, continues to be our office manager extraordinaire and paralegal for the matrimonial and family law aspects of the practice, as well as exceeding expectations as Executive Director for the Westchester Women’s Bar Association.

Paralegal, Louise Trotman, works primarily on the estate settlement and real estate aspects of the practice.

 

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