Bar Admissions

• New York (1968)
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York (1975)
• U.S. Tax Court (1975)
• U.S. Supreme Court (1976)

Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1968)
• LeMoyne College (B.S., 1965)
• McQuaid Jesuit High School (1961)

Speaking Engagements

Joe has lectured on Fire District affairs, estate and succession planning for small businesses, and land use planning and zoning matters.

Professional Affiliations

Joe is a member of the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations and a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the New York State Bar Association. He served as an arbitrator for the Monroe County Bar Association, served on the Bar Association's Judiciary Committee and also served as Chairperson of the Monroe County Board of Ethics.

Relevant Experience

Joe has been with the firm since October 2004. Joe is counsel to his many long time clients who require legal assistance in all areas of estate and trust administration, business succession planning for individuals and closely held and family owned enterprises, general corporate matters including asset sales and purchases, entity formation and dissolution, commercial real estate transfers, leasing, land use development and finance and municipal matters. Joe is also attorney for several municipal entities and Fire Districts.

Joe has more than 42 years of experience in these specialties for clients across Western New York.

Bio

Joe and his wife, Maryann, live in Penfield and have 2 grown children.  Maryann, a nurse by education and training, is a hospice volunteer at The Shepherd Home in Penfield. Their daughter, Bridget, is a pediatric nurse practitioner in Rochester and their son, Joe, is a City Prosecutor and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in Charlottesville, Virginia. Joe enjoys spending time at his camp on the St. Lawrence River and using Skype with his grandchildren in Virginia.