Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP

Attorney Michael S. Blustein

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 1992
• New York, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education:

• Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 1992
  
  • J.D.
• Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 1989
  
  • B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Middletown Bar Association, 1998 (Vice President)
• Middletown Bar Association, 1999 (President)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section (Member)
• Felony Narcotics and White Collar Investigations Unit (Member)
• City of Middletown (Member, Republican Committee)

Attorney Richard J. Shapiro

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1988
• New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1991

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988
  
  • J.D.
• Cornell University, 1985
  
  • B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Middletown Bar Association, 1996 (President)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Elder Law Section (Member)
• Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, 1995 - Present (Member)
• Cornell University Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, 1995 - 1996 (Regional Chairperson)
• Horton Medical Center, 1999 - 2002 (Trustee)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Willkill East Rotary Club, 1999 - 2000 (Member, President)
• Brittany Miller Foundation, 1996 - 1998 (President)
• Brittany Miller Foundation, 1996 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
• Orange Regional Medical Center, 2002 - 2011 (Trustee)
• Southwinds Retirement Home, 2003 - 2006 (Director)
• Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County (Member, Endowment Committee)
• WealthCounsel (Member)
• ElderCounsel (Member)
• Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Counties Professional Advisors Council

Certification:

• Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), 2017

Attorney Gardiner S. Barone

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1988
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1988

Education:

• Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1987
  
  • J.D.
• Thiel College, Greenville, PA, USA, 1984
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Philosophy & Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)

Attorney William A. Frank

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• St. John's University School of Law, Queens, New York, 1989
  
  • J.D.
• Albany State University, Albany, New York
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association (Member)

Attorney Jay R. Myrow

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education:

• University of Arizona College of Law
• Wilmington College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association; Environmental, Municipal and Real Estate Law Sections
• Orange County Bar Association

Attorney Diana L. Puglisi

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2007

Education:

• New York Law School, New York, New York, 2005
  
  • J.D.
• Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1998
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association

Attorney Barbara Garigliano

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1986
• Indiana, 1980
• New York Bar, 1981

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law
• University of Notre Dame

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association

Attorney Megan R. Conroy

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D.
• The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York
  
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association (Trusts & Estates, Elder Law and Business Law sections)
• Women's Bar Association of Orange & Sullivan Counties (WBAOSC) (Recording Secretary, Board of Directors)
• Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council
• Kiwanis Club of Minisink Valley
• Orange County Farm Bureau (Board of Directors)
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County (Treasurer, Board of Directors)

Attorney William Duquette

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2003
• Massachusetts, 2002

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School
• American International College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association; Member
• Massachusetts Bar Association; Member
• New York State Bar Association; Real Property Law Section Committee of Condominiums and Cooperatives
• Orange County Bar Association; Member
• Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties; Member

Attorney Brian M. Newman

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2013
• New York, 2014

Education:

• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
  
  • J.D.
• Colgate University, Hamilton, New York

Attorney Rita G. Rich

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1989
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education:

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 1985
  
  • J.D.
• Pace University, 1982
  
  • B.B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Accounting

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Middletown Bar Association (Member)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Municipal Law, Trusts and Estates, Real Property and Elder Law Sections (Member)
• Rotary Club of Middletown (Member)

Attorney Susie C. Sohn

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2004
• New York, 2005

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York
  
  • J.D.
• University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
  
  • M.A.
  • Major: American Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY)
• Women's Bar Association of Orange & Sullivan Counties (WBAOSC) (Board of Directors)
• Heritage at Goshen Homeowners Association (Board of Directors)
• Orange County Land Trust (Board of Directors)
• Wallkill River School of Art (Board of Directors)
• Vision Hudson Valley (Seligmann Committee Member)
• Leadership Orange (Class of 2022)

Attorney Stephanie Tunic

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2017

Education:

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 2017
  
  • J.D.
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Environmental Science
  • Major: Legal Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Women's Bar Association of Orange & Sullivan Counties (WBAOSC)
• New York State Bar Association

Attorney Jeanine Wadeson

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Fordham University School of Law
• Nazareth College

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New York State Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association

Attorney Lynn Piscopo

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2004

Education:

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
• Marist Collage, Poughkeepsie

Attorney Stephanie Tunic Midler

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
  • J.D., 2017
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • B.S., 2014
  • Honors: cum laude

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