LINDARS & IUELE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at Stenger, Glass
A.J. Iuele is a partner at Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP and joined the firm in 2020 to oversee our family law and criminal law teams.
Prior to Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, A.J. spent four years as an Assistant District Attorney at the Orange County District Attorney's Office. A.J.'s tenure as a prosecutor has been followed by over a decade in private practice as solo practitioner, Associate Attorney at Greher Law Offices, P.C. and Associate Attorney at Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC. A.J. has achieved numerous accomplishments in all aspects of litigation, including many high-profile cases. He has litigated thousands of cases both as prosecutor and defense counsel. A.J. was named to Super Lawyer's 2020 list of Rising Stars.
Albert P. Roberts has been practicing law for over 52 years. He is essentially retired but remains active in practice for select clients. He is a friend and mentor to every member of our firm and he willingly shares his extensive experience in Land Use, Land Development and Municipal Law with other members of the firm.
Al graduated from Suffolk University Law School in Boston in 1970 with a Juris Doctor Degree; he was admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York in January, 1971, and shortly thereafter was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
For 7 years, he was an Associate in the Law Firm of Russell E. Aldrich in Poughkeepsie, New York and upon Mr. Aldrich's death, became a partner at Crane, Wolfson, Roberts & Greller where he remained until 1990; in 1990, he was appointed Attorney to the Town of Wappinger. Since one of his partners was a Town Justice, Al was required to relocate his practice. He briefly joined the firm of Gellert & Cutler until 1993, when he became a partner in the firm of Vergilis, Stenger, Lucia & Roberts, the predecessor of this law firm, Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP.
The emphasis in Al's practice has been business relationships (corporations, LLC's and partnerships), land use, land development and environmental law, which led to his appointment as Attorney for several municipalities, including the Town of Union Vale, the Town of Wappinger and the Town of Dover. He also was General Counsel to the Wappinger Central School District and New Paltz Central School District. Al has also consulted with the Village of Wappingers Falls and the Village of Fishkill.
Al had two terms as Attorney for the Town of Union Vale: 1977-1993 and again 2005-2017. While at Union Vale, he oversaw massive re-drafting of the Town's Zoning Code, Subdivision Regulations, and developed special legislation to permit the Town to use a portion of the Town-owned Tymor Park (the largest town park in the State of New York) for use as a Town Hall Complex.
As Attorney to the Town of Wappinger, Al oversaw several major re-drafts of the Town's Zoning Code, Subdivision Regulations and internal Town Codes. He negotiated the original contract with the Tri-Municipal Sewer Commission for the treatment of the Town's sewerage at the Tri-Municipal Sewer Plant in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Al also formulated special legislation to permit the Town to consolidate its separate Sewer Districts and Sewer Improvements into one large district for ease of administration and management. He did the same for the Town's Water Districts and Improvement Areas. This special legislation greatly simplified the management of the Town's Water and Sewer Systems.
In the private sector, Al was lead Attorney on several large shopping centers in Dutchess and Orange Counties, including many of the commercial properties and shopping centers from the southern part of the Town of Poughkeepsie through to the Town and Village of Fishkill. In the 1980's, he was the lead Attorney for the annexation of a large parcel of land into the Village of Fishkill which resulted in the Fishkill Shoprite Plaza.
Al's current practice is limited to land development and business transactions for a select group of long-standing clients.
Ian C. Lindars, a native of Dutchess County, has been practicing law in the Hudson Valley since 2005. Ian's extensive experience practicing law includes; Personal Injury, Municipal, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, and Landlord Tenant Law. In 2014, Ian joined Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP as an associate in the Litigation, Municipal and Real Estate Law Departments.
In the Litigation Department, Ian represents clients who have sustained serious personal injuries resulting from automobile accidents, slip/trip and falls, dog attacks, construction accidents and medical malpractice.
As part of the Municipal Law Department, Ian advises Town Boards on various aspects of New York State Town Law, General Municipal Law, Public Officers Law and Civil Service Law.
Jad B. Haddad joined Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP in 2022 as an associate supplementing the criminal, litigation, family law and real estate teams. Jad is licensed to practice law in the State of New York. He attended Binghamton University where he obtained his bachelor's degree and earned his law degree from Albany Law School. Prior to joining Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, Jad's practice was focused on civil and criminal litigation matters with an emphasis in workers' compensation, personal injury, and SSD law.
While in law school, Jad worked with the Albany Law School Justice Center's Health Law Clinic representing individuals with chronic disabilities. He also worked with the Entrepreneurship Law and Emerging Technologies Clinic in which he aided startup entrepreneurs in identifying legal issues pertinent to their businesses.
Jad was born and raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley, graduating from F. D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, NY. He comes from a well-established family which own and operate a small local business. When he is not working, Jad enjoys working out, traveling, and watching sports.
Jessica J. Glass joined Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP in 2015. Her areas of expertise include business law, liquor licensing, commercial and residential real estate, and business and secured lending.
In her business law practice, Jessica represents individual and corporate clients of all type and sizes in an array of business transactions, including forming or dissolving a company; purchases and sales of stock or assets; and drafting and negotiating contracts, including commercial leases. Jessica further specializes in hospitality businesses and regularly works with numerous craft beverage manufacturers, including breweries, wineries, distilleries and cideries, as well as retail businesses such as restaurants, hotels, catering facilities, liquor stores, bars, and others in dealings with the New York State Liquor Authority, including preparing applications for liquor licenses and addressing violations.
Jessica's real estate practice includes representing commercial and individual sellers and buyers in all phases of real estate transactions from single family home purchases through the acquisition and financing of large-scale commercial development projects. As part of her banking and secured lending practice, Jessica represents a variety of financial institutions and borrowers on a multitude of secured lending projects, including residential, commercial, industrial and institutional real property and machinery and other personal property.
Jessica was born and raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Prior to joining Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, she was a litigation associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP in New York City, and a transactional associate at another local law firm. She also served as a law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where she honed her legal research and writing abilities.
When she is not working, Jessica enjoys visiting her client's breweries and restaurants, long distance running, and volunteering with a variety of community organizations.
Practice Areas
Business Law:
Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP handles a wide range of business matters for both emerging businesses and established companies including business formation, contracts and acquisitions, liquor licenses and buyouts.
Joan F. Garrett has been practicing law for more than 30 years at Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP. Joan concentrates on civil litigation, banking, commercial and residential real estate. While working at Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, Joan has been the second seat at many trials and she focuses on discovery, motion practice, legal research and trial preparation.
Karen E. Hagstrom began working at Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP in January of 2019, as part of the litigation team. She brings over 28 years of experience to the firm. Karen spent the first nine years of her career as a prosecutor for the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office, where she gained extensive negotiation and trial experience.
Karen has been in private practice for the past 19 years, focusing on tax certiorari, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, land use, and municipal law. Karen served as counsel to the Dutchess County Legislature from 2019 to 2021.
In her tax certiorari practice, Karen assists owners of commercial and residential real estate by reducing their real property taxes, from initial negotiations with the Assessor, to the filing of grievance complaints, appearances before Boards of Assessment Review, filing petitions, Article 78 motion practice, hearings, and trial. Karen represents both property owners and municipalities, including the Towns of Rhinebeck and Milan.
Kenneth M. Stenger graduated from Georgetown Law School at 23. At Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP he focuses on litigation, Land Use and Development and Real Estate. Whether it is taking on Daryl Hall for the Town of Pawling, getting a final judgment vacated because of ex-parte communications with the Court, securing the approvals for a brand-new Hyatt Hotel on Route 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, or getting a Notary Public to recognize that her signature was forged to save an Estate, the task remains the same. See the problem. Find the solution. Do the work.
Ken has been practicing law in Dutchess County for nearly 40 years. At Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP, there is a whole new generation of lawyers that Ken works with every day, sharing everything he has learned. They understand that there is a solution for every problem. They won't quit until they find it. He is very proud of all of them.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Dutchess County SPCA
Kyle is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Dutchess County SPCA where she sits on the finance committee and is committee chair for its Pets-4-Vets program, past board member of the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council, Friends of Seniors of Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association, and the Dutchess Community College Paralegal Program Advisory Board. She is an adjunct professor at Dutchess Community College and the State University of New York at New Paltz, and is a frequent lecturer on topics Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Guardianships.
Mary K. Ephraim is an attorney practicing civil litigatio n at Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP. Before joining the firm in 2020, she practiced in a wide range of areas, including consumer and corporate bankruptcy, asset sales, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
Mary Kate began her legal career practicing bankruptcy law. She clerked for the Hon. Cecelia G. Morris, the Bankruptcy Judge for the Poughkeepsie Division of the Southern District of New York bankruptcy court, from 2008 to 2012. When her term ended, she joined the bankruptcy group of Kramer Levin Naftali's & Frankel, LLP as an associate. At that firm, she prepared a New York City hospital for its chapter 11 case and represented bondholders in litigation regarding the amount and priority of their claims.
In 2015, Mary Kate joined the national creditors' rights firm of Weinstein & Riley, P.S., where she defended her clients in FDCPA class action suits and regulatory matters initiated by consumer protection agencies. Additionally, she advised Oak Harbor Capital, LLC, a pioneer in the distressed consumer debt industry, on its compliance program under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as well as on state debt buyer licensing regimes applicable to its private equity funds.
In January 2017, Mary Kate transferred to Oak Harbor Capital full-time as an in-house counsel. She continued to support W&R while handling the general corporate matters of the company, with emphasis on purchases and sales of residential mortgage loans and portfolios of chapter 13 claims, private equity fund formation and dissolution, and the universe of problems presented by nonperforming notes and REO properties.
Mary K. Ephraim earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont and her law degree from Pace Law School. She is admitted to practice in the state courts of New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, and the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Eastern District of New York (EDNY), and the Middle District of Pennsylvania (MDPA).
Job Titles:
- Banking & Secured Lending
- Family Law