Coughlin & Gerhart LLP

Attorney Rachel A. Abbott

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 2005
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Keuka College, New York, New York, 2002
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Attorney Meiying Z. Austin

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2005

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 2004
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, 2000
  
  • B.A.

Attorney Brady L. Begeal

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2012
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2012
• Pennsylvania, 2017

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 2011
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
• Keuka College, Keuka, New York, 2008
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Thomas H. Bouman

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2018
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  
  • J.D. - 2017
  • Honors: Legal Extern at the Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Columbia University, M.F.A. (Creative Writing, Fiction Concentration), 2005
• Johns Hopkins University, (B.A. Writing Seminars), 2001
  
  • Honors: General & Departmental Honors; Phi Beta Kappa

Attorney Jeffrey A. Brown

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1987
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1986
• State University of New York, Brockport, New York
  
  • B.S. - 1982
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Corinne K. Cavanaugh

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2022
• Pennsylvania, 2025

Education:

• Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, Delaware, 2022
  
  • J.D.
• Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, 2016
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Attorney Mary Lou Conrow

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1992
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2013

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1991
• St. Bonaventure University
  
  • B.B.A. - 1986

Attorney Nicholas S. Cortese

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2015
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2016

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 2014
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Boston University
  
  • B.S. - 2006
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Journalism

Attorney Keegan Coughlin

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2017

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • Juris Doctorate - 2016
• State University of New York at Geneseo, New York
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 2013
  • Major: Political Science

Attorney Michael P. DeGroat (Retired)

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1977

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1977
• LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1972
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Economics

Attorney Jared R. DiNicolantonio

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2024
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2024

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 2023
  • Honors: Student Attorney, Elder & Health Law Clinic at Syracuse University
• SUNY Geneseo
  
  • B.A. - 2020

Attorney Susan L. English

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1997
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1989
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
• State University of New York, Binghamton, New York
  
  • B.S. - 1984
  • Honors: With High Honors
• Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
  • A.S. - 1982
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Marcie A. Finlay

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1996
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Illinois
  
  • B.A. - 1991
  • Honors: University Honors

Attorney Dirk A. Galbraith

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1972

Education:

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1971
  • Honors: President, Cornell Law Student Association, 1970-1971
• Davidson College
  
  • A.B. - 1968

Attorney Candice Geller

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2017
• District of Columbia, 2025

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  • J.D. - 2016
  • Honors: cum laude
• Binghamton University
  • M.B.A. - 2012

Attorney Keith A. Gorgos

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2010
• District of Columbia, 2010
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2013
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2015

Education:

• University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York
  
  • J.D. – 2009, magna cum laude
  • Honors: 2009 Justice Philip Halpern Award for Excellence in Writing on the Law Review
  • Buffalo Law Review (Articles Editor)
  • Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal (Editor-in-Chief)
• University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
  
  • B.S. – 2006, magna cum laude, with Highest Distinction in the Major
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa’s Iota Book Award; Simon School of Business Early Leaders Award
  • Major: Brain & Cognitive Sciences

Attorney Mark S. Gorgos

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1985

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1980
• Union College, Schenectady, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1978
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Law
  • Major: Public Policy

Attorney Irene Graven

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1985

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1984
• State University of New York, Potsdam
  
  • B.A. - 1977

Attorney Caroline M. Guiles

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2018
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  
  • J.D. - 2017
• University at Buffalo
  
  • B.A. - 2014
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Economics and Political Science

Attorney Anna K. Holmberg

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1976

Education:

• Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1975
• University of Michigan
  
  • M.A. - 1969
• Cornell University
  
  • B.A. - 1967

Attorney Lindsey L. Johnson

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 2019
• State University of New York at Oswego
  
  • B.A. 
  • Major: Public Justice

Attorney Robert R. Jones

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1991
• Pennsylvania, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1991
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2013
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

Education:

• State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1990
  • Honors: cum laude
• Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1987
  • Honors: With Honors

Attorney Angie M. Kanavy

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania

Education:

• Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • J.D. - 2025
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Dean’s List, Fall 2022 & Spring 2025  
• Loyola University Maryland
  • B.A. - 2022
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Dean’s List, Fall 2018 – Spring 2022
  • Honors: Zertifikat auf Deutsch (Academic Excellence in German Award)
  • Major: Political Science

Attorney Shannon E. Kane

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2017
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2017
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2017
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2018

Education:

• University of North Carolina
  
  • Master of Healthcare, expected 2020
• Syracuse University College of Law
  
  • J.D. - 2016
• Binghamton University
  
  • B.A. - 2013
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: English

Attorney Nancy E. Kline

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1990

Education:

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  
  • J.D. - 1989
• Yale University
  
  • B.A. - 1982

Attorney Nathan Kopp

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2021
• Utah, 2014
• Illinois, 2007

Education:

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
  
  • J.D. - 2007
• Cornell University
  
  • B.S. - 2004

Attorney Ian S. Lamont

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2017

Education:

• Liberty University School of Law, Lynchburg, Virginia
  
  • J.D. - 2016
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Dean's Honor Roll

Attorney Emily Lovelass Lantrip

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2021

Education:

• University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi
  
  • J.D. Concentration in Sports & Entertainment - 2019
  • Honors: Law Association for Women (President)
• State University of New York at New Paltz
  
  • Dual B.A. (English & Public Relations) - 2015
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Sorority Leader of the Y ear Award, 2015

Hon. Ferris D. Lebous

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1980

Education:

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University, 1979

Attorney Kristen K. Luce

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2008

Education:

• Regent University School of Law, Virginia Beach, Virginia
  
  • J.D. - 2007
• Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
  
  • B.A. - 2002
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Philosophy
  • Major: Politics & Law

Attorney Robert J. Madigan

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1978
• Pennsylvania, 1985
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1978

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1977
• St. Michael's College, Vermont
  
  • B.A. - 1974

Attorney Christopher S. McIlveen

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2021
• North Carolina, 2019

Education:

• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
  
  • L.L.M. (Transactional and Corporate Law) - 2020
• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 2019
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Student Bar Association (Executive Vice President)
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
  • B.A. - 2016
  • Major: History and Political Science

Attorney Lars P. Mead

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2003
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2003
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009

Education:

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
  
  • J.D. - 1998
• State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1994
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Molly Magnis

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2019

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  • J.D. - 2019
  • Honors: summa cum laude
• Siena College
  • B.A. - 2015
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Dean’s Scholarship and Trustee Prize (Tuition Scholarships)
  • Honors: Pro Bono Scholar – 2017–2018
  • Major: Political Science with Pre-Law Certificate

Attorney Scot G. Miller

Bar Admissions:

• Florida, 1996
• New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2012
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2015

Education:

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
  
  • J.D. - 1996
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  
  • B.A. - 1993
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Economics

Attorney Logan A. Nagle

Bar Admissions:

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Education:

• The Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law, 2020
  
  • J.D.
• Elmira College, 2015
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney James P. O'Brien

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2002
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2006
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2004

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1980
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• State University of New York College, Oswego, New York
  
  • B.A. - 1977
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Keith A. O'Hara

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1991
  U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1992

Education:

• State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York
  
  • J.D. - 1990
• University of Scranton
  
  • B.S. - 1987
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Attorney John P.R. Oswald

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2023
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Jeffrey Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition - 2022 - 2023
  • Honors: Americn Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Competition 2023
  • Law Journal: Mitchell Hamline Journal of Public Policy & Practice, Writing Associate/Editor
• East Carolina University, 2003
  
  • B.S.
  • Major: Business Administration: Marketing

Attorney Alan J. Pope

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  
  • Juris Doctor - 1979
• Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, New York
  
  • B.S.C.E.E., Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering - 1976
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon

Attorney Craig D. Specht

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2024
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2024

Education:

• Albany Law School
  • J.D - 2023
  • Honors: magna cum laude
• Binghamton University
  • B.A. - 2020
  • Honors: cum laude

Attorney Mark D. Spinner

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania

Education:

• Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
  • J.D. - 1998
• Allegheny College
  • B.A. - 1995
  • Honors: Alden Scholar
  • Major: Political Science

Attorney Joseph J. Steflik

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1972
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1972
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2000

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • J.D. - 1971
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • B.A. - 1968
  • Honors: cum laude

Attorney Paul J. Sweeney

Bar Admissions:

• New York
• New Jersey
• West Virginia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U. S. Court of Military Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
  • J.D. - 1987
• Fordham University, Bronx, New York
  • B.A. - 1984
  • Honors: In Cursu Honorum
  • Honors: Dean's List

Attorney Hon. Jeffrey A. Tait

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• New York

Education:

• Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
  • J.D. - 1979
  • Honors: cum laude
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • B.A. - 1975

Attorney Corinne E. Taylor

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2004

Education:

• Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • J.D. - 2003
  • Honors: Dean’s List
• University of Scranton
  • B.A. - 2000
  • Honors: Highest Distinction in the Major
  • Honors: Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society)
  • Honors: National Dean’s List
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Attorney Rachael B. Thomas

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2015
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2016

Education:

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  • J.D. - 2012
• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
  • B.S. - 2009
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Attorney Carrie A. Wenban

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2005
• Pennsylvania, 2013

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  • J.D. - 2004
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Justinian Honor Society, Member
• Binghamton University
  • B.A. - 2000
  • Honors: cum laude

Attorney Beth E. Westfall

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 1987
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  • J.D. - 1986
• University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
  • B.A. - 1978

Attorney Michael C. Whittaker

Bar Admissions:

• New York

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
  • J.D. - 2019
• State University of New York at Oswego, M.S. (Education)
  • State University of New York at Oswego,
  • B.S. (Technology Education), 2008

Attorney Nathaniel O. Stowe

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2026

Education:

• Penn State Law, University Park, Pennsylvania, 2005
  
  • J.D.
• St. Lawrence University, 2019
  
  • B.A. (History and African Studies)
  • Honors: cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Broome County Bar Association, Member
• Tompkins County Bar Association, Member

Attorney Jeffrey D. Walker

Bar Admissions:

• New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York

Education:

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 2002
  
  • J.D.
• North Carolina State University, 1997
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Sociology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Tompkins County Bar Association, Member, 2026