HUMES & WAGNER - Key Persons
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Deputy Mayor
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Zoning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Firm
Beverly J. Bell is member of the firm concentrating in estate planning and administration and real estate. Her practice includes estate planning, probate and administration of estates and trusts, pre and post-death counseling concerning estate matters and representation of clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions. Ms. Bell is a frequent lecturer to various and varied groups concerning estate planning and real estate. She co-hosted a radio show with Dennis Haber on WGBB, The American Dream Hour, a forum on legal and social concerns. She has served as past President of the Council for the Arts on the North Shore and Moderator for three years of the Board of Trustees for New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is a co-founder of Ballet New York, Inc., a professional ballet company on Long Island and has served as a Board member of the H-Andy Fund, Parish Resource Center of Long Island West and numerous other charities and community organizations. Ms. Bell currently as Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Heckscher Musuem of Art, Huntington, New York, and serves as Chair of the Development Committee for The Heckscher. She also serves as Director Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Glen Cove Neighberhood Assocation in Glen Cove. Ms. Bell received her B.A. from Muhlenberg College in 1973, her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1976, her M.Div., summa cum laude, from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1993. In 2002 she received the S.T.M. degree at Union Theological Seminary in New York City concentrating in systematic theology and ethics. She received the Citation by the Dean for Special Service from Hofstra University School of Law. In 1998, she received the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Award for the top women business owners of Long Island. She was further honored with the George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award given by the Hofstra University Alumni Association in 1999. She is listed in Who's Who in the World and Who's Who of American Women among other listings. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and in the State of West Virgina.
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Village Clerk / Treasurer
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- Member of the Mayor & Trustees Team
Christopher G. Wagner is a Member and Partner of the firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal law, zoning and land use, real estate transactions and related litigation. Mr. Wagner has extensive experience in municipal and land-use law. He represents several villages and acts as legal counsel to their respective Boards of Trustees, Planning Boards, Boards of Zoning Appeals, Building Departments and Village Clerks. Mr. Wagner currently serves as Village Prosecutor for the Villages of Centre Island, Cove Neck, Lattingtown, Lloyd Harbor and Matinecock, and has served as special counsel to others. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Wagner worked in New York City Hall as a staff member for a prominent NYC Councilman. Mr. Wagner was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in 2008 and is a member of the Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Mr. Wagner received his Juris Doctorate from Touro Law School in 2007 where he was an active member of the Moot Court Board and received numerous awards for academic excellence.
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Village Clerk - Treasurer
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- Member of the Mayor & Trustees Team
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Mayor & Trustees Team
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- PARTNER
- Member of the Firm
H. Brooks Smith is a member of the firm, born in New York, New York, on May 28, 1954. He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1976, a J.D. from Hofstra University in 1980, and an L.L.M. in taxation from New York University in 1982. In 1981, he was admitted to the New York State Bar. He is currently a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Nassau County Bar Association (Surrogate's Court and Estates and Trusts Committees), and the New York State Bar Association (Trusts and Estates Section). His practice areas include Trusts and Estates, Taxation, and Real Estate.
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Clerk - Treasurer, Assessor
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- Village Clerk / Treasurer
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Firm
- Retired
John Ritter, Jr. is a member of the firm, born in New York, New York, on April 12, 1949. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1980 and a J.D. from New York Law School in 1983. In 1984, he was admitted to the New York State Bar, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. He served as a Nassau County Assistant District Attorney from 1983 to 1985, and a Nassau County Planning Commissioner from 1995 to 1998. During his term on the Planning Commission the first Master Plan for the future growth and development of Nassau County was written and adopted. He is currently a member of the Nassau County Bar Association serving on the the Committees for Municipal Law and Environmental Law, and a member of the New York State Bar Association serving in the Municipal Law Section. His practice areas include Local Government and Land Use Law; Real Estate and Environmental Law; and related litigation.
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- Member of the Zoning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Village Clerk / Treasurer
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- Village Clerk - Treasurer
Kiera E. Cammarota is an associate of the firm, born in Manhasset, New York, on May 25, 1984. She received a B.S. from Boston College in 2006 and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2009. She was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar in 2009 and the New York State Bar in 2010. She is a member of the Nassau County, New York State, and American Bar Associations. Her practice areas include Estate Planning and Trust and Estate Administration.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Secretary to Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Court Clerk
- Village Court Clerk
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- Administrator & Clerk - Treasurer
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Zoning Board
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- Court Clerk
- Village Court Clerk
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Zoning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Counsel
- of COUNSEL
- Retired
PETER B. COLGROVE is counsel to the firm, born in Glen Cove, New York, on November 11, 1956. He received a B.S. from the University of Oregon in 1980 and a J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1984. In 1985 he was admitted to the New York State Bar, and in 1986 he was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District. He is currently a member ofthe Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. His practice areas include Municipal Law, Land Use and Real Estate and Not-for-Profit Law
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- PARTNER
- Member of the Firm
Peter M. Weiler is a member of the firm, born in Glen Cove, New York, on September 16, 1938. He received a B.A. from St. Vincent College in 1960 and a J.D. from Fordham University in 1963. He was President of the Fordham University Student Bar Association from 1962 to 1963. He was also a government special agent for the FBI from 1963 to 1966. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1966. In 1980, he was admitted to the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, and in 1988 he was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. He is currently a member of the Nassau County Bar Association in the Real Estate and Municipal Law Committees, and also a member of the New York State Bar Association. His practice areas include Business, Employment, Not for Profit, Land Use, Environmental, Municipal & Real Estate Law, and related Litigation.
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- PARTNER
- Member of the Firm
Peter P. MacKinnon is a member of the firm, born in Glen Cove, New York, on May 31, 1948. In 1970, he received a B.S. from Clarkson College of Technology, and in 1974 he received a J.D. from St. John's University. In 1974, he was admitted to the New York State Bar, in 1980 he was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, in 1981 he was admitted to the Virginia State Bar and the Supreme Court of Virginia, and in 1988 he was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the general corporate counsel to the American Red Cross Nassau County Chapter. He is member of the Nassau County Bar Association in the Real Estate, Computer and Municipal Law Committees, and a member of the New York State Bar Association in the Real Estate and Municipal Law Sections. He is also a member of the Virginia State Bar Association. His practice areas include Municipal Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning, Wills and Estates.
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Mayor & Trustees Team
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Zoning Board
Sara E. Masouras is an associate of the firm, born in West Islip, New York, on August 22, 1980. She received a B.A. from Marist College in 2002 and a J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 2005. She was admitted to the Connecticut State Bar in 2006 and the New York State Bar in 2007. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Her practice areas include Trusts and Estates and Real Estate.
Shannon T. Ackerly is a partner of the firm, born in Plainview, New York, on May 23, 1975. She received her B.A. in 1997 from SUNY New Paltz, and her J.D. from New England School of Law in 2000. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2001. She is a member of the Nassau County and American Bar Associations. Her practice areas include Trusts and Estates and Real Estate.
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- Chairman of the Zoning Board
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Chairman of the Planning Board
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- Financial & Facility Administrator
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- Member of the Zoning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Planning Board
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- Member of the Board of Trustees