News Archive

2003:

December 2003 - Richard K. Zuckerman and Sharon N. Berlin currently partners in the law firm of Rains & Pogrebin, P.C. will be joining the firm as partners, and Michele A. Baptiste will be joining the firm as an associate. Lamb & Barnosky is delighted to welcome these three outstanding lawyers. Their talent and experience will add immeasurably to the depth and quality of the firm’s labor, employment, municipal and education law practice areas.

October 2003 - Eugene R. Barnosky gave a presentation to the New York State School Boards Association Annual Pre-Convention Law Conference in Rochester, New York, on the subject of "Alternative Revenue Sources for School Districts." In tough fiscal times, school districts must grapple with the legal, economic and philosophical implications of commercial ventures on school grounds.

September 2003 -Margaret K. Terry has also joined the firm as an associate in the firm's banking department. Ms. Terry was previously an associate at Thacher Proffitt & Wood in Washington, D.C. and Clifford Chance US LLP in New York City. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the Tulane University Law School, where she was the Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review.

September 2003 - Lamb & Barnosky Partner Scott M. Karson to Chair New York State Bar Association Appellate Practice Program

September 2003 - Lamb & Barnosky is Victorious in Election Law Case; Brookhaven Council Candidate Restored to September 9th Primary Ballot

August 22, 2003 at the Holbrook County Club - Lamb & Barnosky Partner Scott M. Karson Receives Award For Support of Partners Against Crime Mentoring Program

August 2003 - Lamb & Barnosky Sponsors Harbor Day

August 2003 - Eugene R. Barnosky has been appointed Chair of the Municipal Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association for the 2003-2004 administration.

July 2003 - Eugene Barnosky appeared on News12 Long Island on July 23, 2003 with anchor Carol Silva. He discussed the impact of the Court of Appeals decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York on Long Island school districts. While Long Island school adminsitrators may be worried about reduction in State aid in order to fund New York City schools, Mr. Barnosky stated that the Legislature now has the opportunity to formulate a more ambitious overhaul to remedy the inadequacies of funding statewide.

June 2003 - On June 1, 2003, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP entered into a 7-year lease renewal with 534 Broad Hollow Road L.L.C., the owner of 534 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York. The firm has been at this location since its inception in 1981 and now occupies nearly half an acre of space. As part of the renewal, the entire office will be renovated and a state-of-the-art multimedia conference center will be installed allowing for conferences, seminars and receptions.

June 2003 - Scott M. Karson, a partner who has been with Lamb & Barnosky since 1987, was installed as President-elect of the Suffolk County Bar Association on June 6, 2003. This continues a long tradition of Lamb & Barnosky leadership at the Association, as three of the firm's four founding partners have previously served as President.

May 2003 - On May 9, 2003, Newsday published an article "Buyers and Cellars," that cited partner Scott M. Karson, the first vice president of the Suffolk County Bar Association. Karson spoke about the Bar's decision to authorize him to send a letter to State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Selden) in support of his bill to repeal New York State's Property Condition Disclosure Law, which requires sellers to fill out a 48-question form about various aspects of their property.

April 2003 - On April 17, 2003, Lamb & Barnosky partner Steven Godsberg delivered a speech entitled: "Insurance during the Construction Process - Uses and Pitfalls" to the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) in Manhattan. Mr. Godsberg, who joined Lamb & Barnosky in an October 2002 merger, discussed errors and omissions insurance, builder's risk policies, and payment and performance bonds. The speech was followed by a question and answer session with the AACE membership.

February 2003 - On February 25, 2003, partner Gary Holman retired as a Director of State Bank of Long Island and was given the honorary title of Vice Chairman Emeritus. He was a founder of the bank in 1966 and has served on the Board of Directors since 1968. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Loan Committee, as well as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

January 2003 - On January 16, 2003, Howard Newman was the featured guest speaker for the Western New York Chapter of the New York Association of Mortgage Brokers (NYAMB) in Cheektowaga, NY. Mr. Newman, who is a national expert on mortgage legislation and regulations, spoke about new New York State laws and their impact on the mortgage industry. Mr. Newman has been a guest speaker at Western New York's NYAMB meeting for the past several years.

2002:

December 2002 - On December 9, 2002, partner Eugene R. Barnosky did a rerun of the "Who Wants to be a Board Member?" quiz show entitled "Who Wants to be an Educator?" at the Annual Law School Conference of the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law. This program focused on special education, labor law, and the "No Child Left Behind Act."

October 2002 - On October 24, 2002, partner Eugene R. Barnosky was the moderator of an interactive quiz show program entitled "Who Wants to be a Board Member?" that was presented to more than 300 school board members and administrators at the 6th Annual Pre-Convention School Law Seminar held in Syracuse. The questions and answers probed legal issues under the Open Meetings Law, the Education law, as well as recent Supreme Court decisions regarding drug testing and use of school grounds by religious groups.

October 2002 - On October 23, 2002, Lamb & Barnosky partner Patrice Dowd Shenn served as the Program Planning Chair and a panelist for the New York State Bar Association's conference, "Preparing and Drafting the Operating Agreement of an LLC and PLLC" at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, NY.

July 2002 - On July 18, 2002, the New York Law Journal published an article written by partner Eugene R. Barnosky analyzing the U. S. Supreme Court case upholding the Cleveland School Voucher program and highlighting its significance in New York State.

April 2002 - On April 26, 2002, partner Eugene R. Barnosky presented "The IDEA, Section 504 and their Integration into Juvenile Justice" at the Conference on Balancing Justice for Emotionally Troubled Teens in Holbrook, NY. The presentation focused on civil rights considerations for those with disabilities and was co-sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Suffolk County and the Probation Department of Suffolk County.

February 2002 - On February 27, 2002, partner Eugene R. Barnosky appeared on News 12 Long Island and discussed with anchor Carol Silva the Supreme Court ruling that allows the federal government to issue vouchers for religious private schools. Mr. Barnosky explained that opponents of vouchers see them as a violation of the Church/State separation that would lead to the degradation of the public school system, while supporters of "school choice" argue that vouchers level the playing field by allowing both wealthy and poor children to attend private schools if their school districts provide an inadequate education.

2001:

On December 3, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky presented a seminar entitled "Health Concerns in the Public Schools" of the Annual School Law Conference, which was jointly held by the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and the Education Law Committees of the Suffolk County and Nassau County Bar Associations in Mineola, NY. At the same conference, partner Robert H. Cohen was a member of a Mock School Board Meeting that concentrated on open meetings law issues and dealing with difficult board or community members.

On October 18, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky presented an interactive quiz show called "Eradicating Bad Conduct by Board Members" at the 5th Annual Pre-Convention School Law Seminar, a conference sponsored by the New York State School Boards Association and held in Buffalo, NY. The quiz show dealt with unethical school board member behavior and how school boards can handle these situations.

On September 18, 2001, Newsday published an article which quoted partner Scott M. Karson, Vice President of the Suffolk County Bar Association, on the issue of civil liberties in the wake of September 11th and in response to several anti-terror bills signed by New York Governor George Pataki.

On September 10, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky, the President of the New York State Association of School Attorneys, was featured in an interview by Newsday reporter Maira A. Kraljevic in a piece entitled "Ten Questions." Barnosky answered questions about his career in law, recent cases he had been involved in and his family life.

On August 20, 2001, the New York Law Journal published an article by partner Eugene R. Barnosky entitled "Good News May Be Bad News for School Officials," which analyzed the recent Supreme Court decision granting religious groups greater access to school facilities.

On July 24, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky gave a presentation, "Dealing With the Public During Negotiations" and "Ratification and Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreements" at the summer meeting of the New York State Association of School Business Officials.

On June 18, 2001, the New York Law Journal-LI Edition published an article entitled "The ABC's of Representing Schools," written by Leigh Jones, which featured an interview with partner Eugene R. Barnosky. Barnosky discussed the recent Supreme Court ruling in Good News Club v. Milford School District, stating that school districts would be forced to review their after school policies for accommodation of after-school religious groups.

On June 17, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky appeared on a program on WALK radio hosted by David North. He discussed the recent Supreme Court case of Good News Club v. Milford School District which held that if a school district creates a limited open forum, religious groups must be granted access for similar activities even it they include prayer and Bible memorization in their programs.

On June 16, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky appeared on News12 Long Island with Reverend Thomas Goodhue of the Long Island Council of Churches, Joseph Infranco, a Constitutional Law Attorney, and reporter Lea Tyrrell to discuss the implications of a Supreme Court ruling on religious events at public schools. This segment of News 12's "At Issue" series was entitled "The Separation of Church and State: Have the Lines Gotten Blurrier?" and explored whether the Supreme Court had gone too far in allowing church groups to hold functions on school grounds.

On June 13, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky appeared on News12 Long Island to comment on a Supreme Court ruling that said public schools could not discriminate against church groups who wanted to use school facilities after school hours. Mr. Barnosky explained to News 12 correspondent Carol Silva that if a school chooses to allow organizations like the Boy Scouts to use their facilities, it must allow church groups as well.

On June 9, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky appeared on News12 Long Island to discuss the Roosevelt School District's decision to close their middle school and high school because of disciplinary infractions such as fights, fires, and false alarms that had grown out of control. Mr. Barnosky, the President of the New York State Association of School Attorneys, explained to News 12 reporter Carol Silva that in the post-Columbine era, the safety of children comes first and the school made the right decision. Furthermore, he cited the shortage of security guards and inadequate discipline of troublemakers as reasons contributing to the district's problems.

On May 29, 2001, Newsday published an article entitled "Getting Schools Ready for the Unthinkable" that featured an interview with partner Eugene R. Barnosky, the President of the New York State Association of School Attorneys. Mr. Barnosky commented on the New York State legislation called "Project SAVE (Safe Schools Against Violence in Education)," which, "...requires districts to establish response plans that include working with local authorities to handle a school shooting or any other type of emergency."

On May 7, 2001, Lamb & Barnosky partner Scott Karson was interviewed in a Newsday article entitled "Public Attorneys Fight for Pay Raise." Mr. Karson, who is also the treasurer of the Suffolk County Bar Association and managing director of the Suffolk pro bono foundation, explained that the compensation for court-appointed attorneys on Long Island is among the lowest in the nation, which means that few lawyers are willing to represent such clients at all. Karson said that raising the rates would assure that the right to representation is guaranteed in all cases.

On March 18, 2001, partner Eugene R. Barnosky, the President of the New York State Association of School Attorneys, published an article in Newsday's "LI Topic" section entitled "What have they learned?" He argued that New York State law should be amended to ensure that school districts have more discretion in conducting criminal and other background investigations of teaching applicants so that the safety of students is not compromised.

On January 1, 2001, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP celebrated its 20th Anniversary. An article in the Long Island Business News (Vol. 48 No. 1, Jan 5-11) chronicled Lamb & Barnosky's history from its founding to its present status as Suffolk County's largest commercial firm. At the conclusion of the article, founding partner Paul Lamb explained the firm's plans for the future: "We look forward to continued growth and change either by the hiring of new lawyers, the acquisition of practices or merger with larger firms. In addition, we continue to make creative alliances with lawyers who can service the new technologies which fuel the growth of our local economy."

2000:

On July 21, 2000, the New York Law Journal published an article entitled "Trustee Abused Discretion on House Sale" that cited partner Michelle S. Feldman, who joined Lamb & Barnosky during the October 2002 merger, as the winning attorney for the defendants in the case.

1999:

On December 6, 1999, partner Eugene R. Barnosky moderated the panel "Student on Student Sexual Harassment" at the Annual School Law Conference of the Nassau & Suffolk Academies of Law. At the same conference, Rita Fishman Sheena discussed "The Immigrant Child's Right to an Education."

On November 3, 1999 the New York Law Journal published an article which quoted partner Scott M. Karson, the Chairman of the Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, regarding a transcript fee report that was crucial to establishing the framework for negotiations regarding the price of court case transcripts.

1998:

On December 7, 1998, partner Robert H. Cohen made a presentation entitled "Sex and the Middle School Student: Island Trees Revisited" to the Suffolk & Nassau Academies of Law at their Annual School Law Conference at the Suffolk Country Bar Center in Hauppauge, NY. This roundtable discussion dealt with the present state of the law regarding censorship and age-appropriate student materials and expression, as well as offering practical advice regarding public relations positions taken by school boards and administration

1997:

On December 8, 1997, partner Eugene R. Barnosky lead a panel entitled "The Prosecution and Defense of Discrimination Claims" at the Annual School Law Conference at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola. The Conference was sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and the Education Law Committees of the Nassau County Bar Association
and the Suffolk County Bar Association.

1996:

On December 9, 1996, partner Eugene R. Barnosky served on a panel on "Capital Projects: Everything you Need to Know About Legal Procedures." The panel was a segment of the Suffolk Academy of Law's Annual School Law Conference and took place at the Suffolk County Bar Center in Hauppauge, NY.