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Stephen J. Penino is a graduate of both Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law.

He commenced the practice of law in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney at the Queens County District Attorneyâs Office in New York City. Mr. Penino served as a Prosecutor for nearly four years in both the Rackets & Economic Crime and Homicide Bureaus, where his litigation skills were developed and honed.

Subsequent to serving as a prosecutor Mr. Penino began his work in the Insurance Defense area. Initially he worked as an associate at a major Manhattan firm specializing in Medical Malpractice Defense litigation. In 1991 he relocated to the White Plains area of Westchester County where he has practiced to this day.

His work in Westchester centers around Insurance Defense and Commercial Insurance Defense matters and Real Estate Broker Errors & Omissions suits. He has conducted numerous Risk Management Seminars for local real estate brokers. These have been met with great enthusiasm by the local brokers. He also has conducted numerous seminars in the area of Labor Law and lead paint tort claims.

Mr. Penino is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar Association.

WE REPRESENT CLIENTS IN THE FIELDS OF INVESTMENT FRAUD AND BUSINESS LAW. OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS, WE HAVE RECOVERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST.

Andrew C. Cote, LLC is a boutique law firm representing individuals, families, securities professionals and businesses in securities fraud and business law. Andrew Cote's experience may be unique combining eighteen years as a securities, corporate and business attorney with a further nine years as a Registered Investment Adviser and Senior Executive in a brokerage firm. He has an invaluable insider knowledge of the securities industry - experience not offered by most attorneys. He is also a FINRA arbitrator. For free consultation, call 860-435-4721 or 800-290-4721.

The Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C. has been providing our clients with experienced legal services for many years. We provide all of our clients with personalized professionalism so that we successfully represent the needs of each of our clients.

Cecilia Buck-Taylor, J.D. has been practicing law for over 18 years in the areas of Domestic & Family Law, Real Estate, Probate, Corporate, Criminal, and Juvenile Matters. Attorney Buck-Taylor received her juris doctorate from the Fordham University School of Law where she graduated in 1991. Attorney Buck-Taylor also has dual majors in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany from which she graduated with honors. Attorney Buck-Taylor also has many years of experience and training as a mediator, collaborator and an arbitrator and is committed to resolving disputes outside of the court system.

Attorney Buck-Taylor is a member of the CT Bar Association - ADR & Family Law Sections, American Bar Association - ADR & Family Law Sections, the Litchfield County Collaborative Divorce Group, the International Association of Collaborative Professionals as well as the Association for Conflict Resolution - International & New England Chapters. Most recently Attorney Buck-Taylor has been appointed to the CBA Standing Committee - Dispute Resolution in the Courts (2009-2010).

Attorney Buck-Taylor is also active in her community and serves on the Ethics Commission of the Town of New Milford and the New Milford Housing Partnership. Attorney Buck-Taylor is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce.

Having many years of experience as a court appointed attorney for minor children and guardian ad litem and as a Family Masters, Attorney Buck-Taylor understands family and divorce issues, including custody issues, divorce, mediation, and collaborative work from many different perspectives.

Attorney Buck-Taylor's extensive experience and attention to the specific needs of her clients has been the cornerstone of her practice. This attention to detail allows Cecilia Buck-Taylor to provide each and every one of her clients with the personalized professionalism that can be hard to find at other law firms.

Attorney Michael Boyle has practiced immigration law since 1993. The Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating service* has assigned him its highest rating, AV. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America*, and is a James Cooper Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Association. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Chapter Chair of the Association’s Connecticut chapter from 2003-2005. He has provided training presentations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and its Connecticut chapter, the Connecticut Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Connecticut public defender’s office and other groups.

Attorney Boyle was the Chief Negotiator for Locals 34 and 35, Federation of University Employees, UNITE HERE, at Yale from 1991 to 2005. He is a graduate of Yale (BA, 1979), the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (MA, 1980), and the University of Connecticut (JD, 1993). He speaks Portuguese and Spanish.

*Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers in America organize and publish attorney peer review ratings. Ratings reflect the opinions of attorneys and judges.

Over 25 years of experience in workers' compensation claims, personal injury, unemployment compensation benefits, wage and hour claims, employment law, severance agreements, employment contracts, discrimination