Our law firm provides outstanding legal services both regionally and across the State of New York and Northern Pennsylvania. The firm maintains offices in Binghamton, Ithaca, Cortland, Owego, Bainbridge, Hancock, and Walton, NY and Montrose, PA. A large number of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in various editions of the “Super Lawyers” and “Best Lawyers” in America publications. Our attorneys and lawyers offer a combination of wisdom from experience and forward-thinking strategies to resolve our clients’ diverse legal needs. As a result, we are able to provide excellent legal services on a cost-effective basis to our many clients. We utilize a variety of billing methodologies that best fit the needs of our clients. Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP is one of the most established law firms in the Southern Tier of New York, dating back to the 1890s. The firm and its many partners have played an integral role in the development of the Broome County and surrounding areas. All of our lawyers are encouraged to participate and take leadership roles in the community, as well as in bar association activities. Coughlin & Gerhart has produced two Presidents of the New York State Bar Association, a Vice President of the State Bar, a chair of the New York Conference of Bar Leaders, judges and authors, as well as majority and minority leaders of the New York State Assembly. Other partners were instrumental in the establishment of the Roberson Museum and Science Center, and the Broome County Airport. The lawyers of the firm continue to be deeply involved in the Broome County community’s political, cultural, business and economic development. Coughlin & Gerhart remains committed to our founders’ ideals of quality, integrity and service. The lawyers who fill the firm’s ranks today are dedicated to maintaining a tradition of excellence. To better serve our clients, we are organized into six basic Practice Groups: Business and Banking Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Public Law, Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates. In addition to our main Practice Groups, Coughlin & Gerhart offers services in the areas of Oil & Gas Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, and Immigration Law. Complex matters within each practice area are supervised by lawyers experienced in the type of matter being handled. Because of the size of the office and diversity of the attorneys in the firm, lawyers from one practice group are able to routinely assist and augment lawyers in another group. Each group meets on a periodic basis to discuss the status of assigned and new matters, as well as current developments in the law.
• Business & Banking
- Commercial Transactions
- Finance
- Credit Union Regulatory Work
- Business Formation
- Contracts
- Mergers and Acquisitions
• Trusts, Estates, & Elder Law
- Estates, Estate Planning, and Estate Administration
- Preparation of Wills and Trusts
- Business Succession Planning
- Estate Administration
- Contested Surrogate’s Court Proceedings
- Elder Law
• Litigation & Trial
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Medical Negligence
- Commercial Litigation
- Workers Compensation
- Social Security Disability for Claimants
• Public, Municipal, & Education Law
- Representation of Towns, Villages, Cities, and Counties
- Education Law For School Districts
- Fire Districts, Volunteer Fire Companies, and EMS Providers
- Private Developers
- Planning, Zoning and Site Plan Development
- SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review Act) Reviews
- Other Environmental Reviews
• Real Estate Law
- Residential Purchase, Sale, and Mortgage Closings
- Commercial Sales, Purchases, and Financing
- Leases
- Land Use Development
• Labor & Employment (Representing Management Only)
- Consultation of State and National Companies an all Labor Matters
- Representation of Municipalities on GML (General Municipal Law) 207 Matters
- Collective Bargaining Negotiations
- Public and Private Sector Disciplinary Proceedings
- Review of Policy Manuals and Handbooks
• Family Law
• Criminal Law
• Immigration Law
• Oil & Gas Law
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