Firm Hires New Associate

Egan & Golden, LLP is pleased to announce the hiring of Christiopher A. Bianco, as an associate in its litigation group.

Mr. Bianco, received his B.A., cum laude, in Political Science and Economics from the University of Notre Dame. He received his law degree from New York University School of Law, where he was an executive editor for the Journal of Law and Liberty.

During law school he interned with United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco of the Eastern District of New York. Christopher assisted the court and judicial clerks in legal research. He also completed a summer associate program with a prominent New York City law firm, Winston & Strawn, where he worked on a variety of complex litigation cases.

Mr. Bianco is admitted to the bar of the State of New York. He is a member of the New York State and Suffolk County Bar Associations.

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.

Egan & Golden helps client go GREEN

Egan & Golden, LLP partner Brian T. Egan, Esq. was pleased to join firm client John Tortorella, CEO of the J. Tortorella Group (JTG), in the inauguration of the largest solar electric system on the East End of Long Island. In total, JTG's planned 150kW solar arrays will produce 165,000kWh of electricity annually, saving $36,300 in electricity bills, 950lbs of SO2; 320 lbs of NoX; 200,500lbs of Co2; and 10,911 gallons of gasoline. These savings are equal to taking 403 cars off the road and planting 175 acres of trees annually - the visual equivalent of driving past seven miles of preserved Long Island Pine Barrens along Sunrise Highway -- and lighting the Montauk Lighthouse for 100 years. The solar array was installed by Sun Stream USA, LLC, the leading renewable energy company on Long Island. For more coverage of the event, click HERE.

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 hosts artist for 3rd Annual Walking Art Tour

Egan & Golden, LLP is once again pleased to support and host a featured artist in the 3rd Annual Patchogue Arts Council Walking Art Tour. The hosted artist this year is Dana Flaherty who has her photography displayed before the historic iron gates in the firm's reception lobby. The tour will run throughout the Fall and is hosted by businesses in Patchogue, Blue Point-Bayport and Sayville.Click here for a map of the walking tour

Egan Testifies in Support of Small Business at NYS Assembly Hearing

Egan & Golden, LLP partner Brian T. Egan, Esq. testified at a hearing of the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Small Business in New York State. The Task Force hearing was organized by Assemblyman Dean Murray (R-East Patchogue) and members of the Assembly Minority. The Task Force seeks to ensure a thriving small business community of Long island by cutting bureaucratic “red tape” and easing the hefty tax burden on small business that destroys economic growth. Mr. Egan testified about the experiences business clients have had with regulatory and agency inefficiencies and its effect on business. “Without real and substantial reforms, New York will continue to force businesses to close or relocate and jobs will evaporate from Long Island”, Egan testified. “New York State and it regulatory and taxing burdens is strangling business owners and making Long Island non-competitive”.

Egan & Golden partner appointed to Grievance Committee

Egan & Golden, LLP partner Brian T. Egan, Esq. has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Suffolk County Bar Association to serve as a member of the Association's Grievance Committee for the 2010-2011 term.  The Grievance Committee hears and resolves complaints about attorneys' conduct and professionalism. Egan stated, "It is an honor to have been appointed by the Board to this important committee. The integrity of our profession must be maintained to preserve the trust our citizens have reposed in the rule of law."