Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Egan Sworn In to US Supreme Court Bar

Washington, DC – On Monday, in a ceremony in the historic courtroom of the United States Supreme Court, Patchogue lawyer Brian T. Egan, Esq. was sworn in as a member of the bar for the highest court in the nation. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. presided over the panel, which included seven of the nine sitting Justices. To qualify for admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court, an applicant must have been admitted to practice in the highest court of their home state for a period of at least three years immediately before the date of application, can not have been the subject of any adverse disciplinary action and must appear to the Court to be of good moral and professional character. Applicants also must be sponsored by two members of the Supreme Court bar who endorse the correctness of the applicant’s statement and affirm that the applicant possesses all the qualifications required for admission, and affirming that the applicant is of good moral and professional character.

Mr. Egan is a partner in the law firm of Egan & Golden, LLP, with offices in Patchogue and East Hampton, NY. Mr. Egan concentrates his practice in the fields of commercial litigation and municipal law.