Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo recently announced that Huntington native Jennifer P. Nigro has joined the Riverhead-based law firm.
Ms. Nigro has more than 13 years of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts, and before arbitration panels. She is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association.
Ms. Nigro earned an undergraduate degree at SUNY Albany and her juris doctor, cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University. While attending law school, she worked for the New York State Office of the Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Bureau. Ms. Nigro also served as a special assistant district attorney for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, where she argued appeals before the New York State Appellate Division.
The law firm offers a full range of legal services to all of the East End, with branches in East Hampton, Hauppauge, Southampton and Southold.
Cook Maran and Associates, an East End-based insurance brokerage and consulting firm, recently named Regis McDermott as account executive. He will work out of the company’s Melville location in the Commercial Insurance Department.
Mr. McDermott graduated from Notre Dame in 2009, where he was captain of the lacrosse team, named third team All-American and a recipient of the Leader of Distinction Award.
As an account executive, Mr. McDermott will be responsible for developing new commercial clients in addition to maintaining existing client relationships.
In addition, the insurance broker and consulting firm recently named Meaghan Sullivan and Caetlyn Fallon as client advisors. Ms. Sullivan and Ms. Fallon will both work in the personal insurance division in the Southampton and East Hampton offices, respectively.
Ms. Sullivan is a 2013 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and a Southampton resident.
Ms. Fallon graduated from East Hampton High School in 2008 and received a bachelor’s degree in media communications from City College in Manhattan. She resides in East Hampton.
Cook Maran has offices in East Hampton, Southampton and Melville, as well as in Marlton and Fairlawn, New Jersey.
Andrea Harum Schiavoni of Sag Harbor recently joined Campolo, Middleton and McCormick, a full-service business law firm with offices in Bridgehampton and Ronkonkoma. She will focus on real estate closings and transactional matters for East End businesses.
Ms. Schiavoni is a graduate of the University of Miami and the Whittier College School of Law in California. She was elected Southampton Town Justice in 2008 and appointed as the Sag Harbor Village Justice in 2010. Ms. Schiavoni will continue to sit on both benches while working with Campolo, Middleton and McCormick.
Leadership Award Granted
BaintonLynch, a law firm based in Manhattan, Garden City and Queens, has announced that Carl A. Irace was awarded “The Leadership in Law Award” by Long Island Business News.
Mr. Irace, an East Hampton resident, was honored at a gala dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on November 13. The award recognizes individuals in the legal profession whose excellence in leadership has had a positive effect on Long Island.
Mike Gales of East Quogue recently announced that he has joined Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel representative and the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network. Mr. Gales will now offer exclusive pricing on a range of cruise, land and destination wedding packages, private cruises and more.
“Everyone travels, and it’s important to use a trusted travel specialist to help get the most value out of a vacation,” Mr. Gales said. “As a Cruise Planners travel advisor, I sell complete vacation packages, from exotic getaways to romantic retreats and culturally immersive European experiences to customized African safaris.”
For more information, contact Mr. Gales at (631) 594-3824, or mgales@myvacationandcruiseplanners.com.
27east on Jan 13, 2015