Firm continues string of victories for father of child

Egan & Golden, LLP associate, Erin B. Kowtna, successfully completed the last act of litigation in the case of Scala v. Evanson. In this most recent matter, Ms. Kowtna obtained an order of the New York Supreme Court, (Jones, J) after a hearing, authorizing the name change of the parties' child to the father's last name, Scala, where the parties had never married, and the six-year old child had previously gone only by the mother's last name, Evanson. Last November, the Appellate Division, Second Department unanimously affirmed the Family Court's order of a change of custody, granting sole custody to the father and supervised-only visitation to the mother, after a 31-day trial, in which the mother had made numerous false allegations of abuse against the father. A link to the Order is here. The father was represented by Karen Golden and Erin B. Kowtna.

Golden, Wishod named “Long Island’s 2011 Top Legal Eagles”

Egan & Golden, LLP partner Karen Golden, Esq. and senior counsel Eugene L. Wishod, Esq. were both named by Long Island Pulse magazine as “Long Island’s 2011 Top Legal Eagles”. The ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and members of the judiciary. Golden was named in the Litigation category. Wishod was named in the Civil, Criminal and Commercial Litigation category. Egan & Golden, LLP, with offices in Patchogue and Wainscott, NY is a full service law firm that represents corporations and individuals throughout the Long Island and metropolitan area.

Golden, Wishod named “Long Island’s Top Legal Eagles”

Egan & Golden, LLP partner Karen Golden, Esq. and senior counsel Eugene L. Wishod, Esq. were both named by Long Island Pulse magazine as “Long Island’s 2010 Top Legal Eagles”. The ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and members of the judiciary. Golden was named in the Litigation category. Wishod was named in the Real Estate category. Egan & Golden, LLP, with offices in Patchogue and Wainscott, NY is a full service law firm that represents corporations and individuals throughout the Long Island and metropolitan area.

Firm Scores Double Header Legal Fee Victory for Client

 Egan & Golden, LLP scored two winning decisions in the same action in two different courts within two days of each other.


In post-judgment proceedings in Rubio v. Rubio (Suffolk County, Supreme Court), firm partner Karen Golden and associate Erin Kowtna represented the defendant-wife in her appeal in the Appellate Division, Second Department to reverse a lower court’s denial of an award of attorney’s fees incurred during rigorous enforcement of her equitable distribution and maintenance awards. In a victorious opinion for the firm's client, on February 9, 2010, the Appellate Division ruled that the parties’ settlement agreement expressly provided for the award of attorneys’ fees in the event of default, and that the plaintiff failed to challenge defendant-wife’s claim for fees. The lower court had denied the award, claiming that defendant-wife had not submitted adequate proof of fees incurred. The appellate court disagreed and reversed, granting defendant-wife a money judgment in the amount of $13,921.00. A link to the decision is here.

Two days later, February 11, 2010, in separate, further post-judgment enforcement proceedings, Justice Marion McNulty (Supreme Court, Suffolk County) granted defendant-wife a new money judgment in the amount of $154,269.30, this time including attorneys’ fees of $18,698.66 for such enforcement.