Twomey Latham

06/17/2026

The law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo announced the recipients of its annual Community Service Scholarships. This is the twenty-sixth consecutive year the Firm has awarded scholarships in East Hampton, Southampton and Riverhead, and the twelfth consecutive year the Firm has awarded a scholarship in Mattituck.

On June 11, 2026 at Southampton High School High Senior Awards Night, the 2026 Scholarship recipients were awarded to Ralph Carballal and Hannah Pak.

To read more, please visit: https://www.suffolklaw.com/twomey-latham-shea-kelley-dubin-quartararo-announces-community-service-scholarship-in-southampton/

Photo: Attorney Jesse Frost of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, and Ralph Carballal. (Hannah Pak was not available at the time of this photo.)

Photo Credit: Marketing Director Matthew Raynor of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP.

06/09/2026

The Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter announced that Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP Attorney Christina Russo is the new Vice Chair of the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Chapter Board of Directors, effective July 1.

To read more, please visit: https://www.suffolklaw.com/alzheimers-association-announces-christina-russo-as-new-vice-chair/

06/09/2026

The law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo has announced the recipients of its 2026 Community Service Scholarships. This is the twenty-sixth year the Firm has awarded scholarships in East Hampton, Southampton and Riverhead, and the twelfth year the Firm has awarded a scholarship in Mattituck.

On June 4, 2026, at the East Hampton High School Senior Awards Night, the 2026 Scholarship recipients were awarded to Maxim Bellenoue and Maya Taveras.

To read more, please visit: https://www.suffolklaw.com/twomey-latham-shea-kelley-dubin-quartararo-announces-community-service-scholarship-3/

Photo: Senior Partner John Shea of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, Maxim Bellenoue, Maya Taveras and Senior Partner Christopher Kelley of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP.

Photo Credit: Alexandra Saland.

06/09/2026

New York Refines Trapped at Work Act, but Key Questions Remain for Employers

Article by: Zachary Mike, Esq.

On February 13, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed chapter amendments to the state’s Trapped at Work Act (the “Act”), codified as Article 37 of the New York Labor Law, §§ 1050–1055 (the “Amendments”). The Amendments were intended to clarify the scope of the Act originally signed on December 19, 2025, and to address concerns raised by employers regarding bonus clawbacks, relocation repayment provisions, tuition reimbursement programs, and other “stay-or-pay” arrangements.

The Amendments continue to target a familiar employment device: contractual provisions that require a worker to repay money if the employment relationship ends before a stated period. But while the Amendments sharpen the statute’s text and carve out several important exceptions, they do not eliminate uncertainty. Employers with New York operations should use the period before the law takes effect, which occurs on December 19, 2026, to review training repayment, sign-on bonus, relocation, equity, and other separation-triggered repayment arrangements.

To continue reading this article, please visit: https://www.suffolklaw.com/new-york-refines-trapped-at-work-act-but-key-questions-remain-for-employers/

05/21/2026

Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo LLP attorney Christina Russo will join a team of presenters at the Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter’s “Impact of Brain Health on the Workplace” Annual Corporate Breakfast. The thought-provoking corporate breakfast will explore the growing impact of Alzheimer’s on today’s workforce—and the importance of promoting brain health for all.

To read the full article, please visit: https://www.suffolklaw.com/attorney-christina-russo-to-present-at-alz-corporate-breakfast/

04/22/2026

Workforce Affordable Housing: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

By: Christopher D. Kelley, Esq.

What if we could get the private sector to build affordable housing in East Hampton without a single dollar of government money being spent. It would be a win-win, right?

Since 2023, a local businessman committed to seeing workforce affordable housing in Town, and I as his attorney, have worked with the Town’s Housing office, Planning Department and a member of the Town Board to come up with a creative solution to a severe local social and economic problem.

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What if we could get the private sector to build affordable housing in East Hampton without a single dollar of government money being spent. It would be a win-win, right? Since 2023, a local businessman committed to seeing workforce affordable housing in Town, and I as his attorney, have worked with...

02/05/2026

Avoiding the Cliff: Understanding New York’s Estate Tax

Given the recent increase in the federal estate tax exemption, it is important to review New York State’s estate tax. This article provides an overview of New York’s estate tax and offers ways to avoid its punitive effects.

Please click the link to read this article by Jesse Frost

https://www.suffolklaw.com/avoiding-the-cliff-understanding-new-yorks-estate-tax/

01/15/2026

Dubin Closes Conservation Easement Deal Adjacent To Georgica Pond, Sets Precedent For Public-Private Acquisitions

Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP Senior Partner David Dubin represented a client who sold two adjacent, vacant lots on Georgica Pond, which closed in December 2025. The properties were sold to the Peconic Land Trust (PLT) for the sum of $55M, after which PLT granted the Town of East Hampton a Conservation Easement so that a 20-acre meadow leading to Georgica Pond will be created by assembling these properties with contiguous lots. This meadow will remain open and available to the public in perpetuity.

To read more on this article, please visit:

https://www.suffolklaw.com/dubin-closes-conservation-easement-deal-adjacent-to-georgica-pond-sets-precedent-for-public-private-acquisitions/

12/17/2025

On Saturday, December 13, 2025 members of Twomey Latham, along with family and friends, participated in the Polar Bear Plunge for Heart of the Hamptons at Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY. This was the 21st consecutive year the Firm participated in this fundraiser.

Please click on the link to read more!

https://www.suffolklaw.com/twomey-latham-nanooks-take-the-polar-bear-plunge/

10/31/2025

Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP are proud sponsors of Yaphank Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Several members of the Firm attended the event, which took place on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The event was held at the Suffolk County Farm.

Attorney Christina M. Russo is the Co-Chair of the Yaphank Walk To End Alzheimer’s and Attorney MaryKate Brigham is the Captain of the Firm’s team for the walk. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Yaphank Walk. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's Association Long Island Chapter

Please visit the link to read more:

https://www.suffolklaw.com/tlskdq-attorneys-volunteer-at-the-yaphank-walk-to-end-alz/