A heated, emotional and bellicose climate is certainly not new to U.S. politics, but constant connectivity to a never-ending news cycle, combined with new forms of communication technology by way of social media presents new challenges for active duty and reserve...
News & Insights
Updates and achievements regarding the firm and our partners, as well as observations and analysis on the laws and legislation affecting our community.
Twomey Latham Announces 2017 Riverhead Community Service Scholarship
Bernadette Tuthill, an associate with the law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, was proud to honor Riverhead High School Kathleen Gregory at an awards ceremony on June 1 at Riverhead High School. Kathleen was the recipient of the...
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems For Construction Industry Professionals
Since publication of our June 2016 blog article about the imminent Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) rules for the use of small unmanned aircraft, the final rule has been issued and the use of these unmanned aircraft...
Twomey Latham Announces 2017 Southampton Community Service Scholarship Recipients
David Dubin, a senior partner of the law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, and Alexandra Halsey-Storch, an associate, were proud to honor Southampton High School seniors, Irma Martinez and Sophie Rhind at an awards ceremony on June 8...
Twomey Latham Announces 2017 East Hampton Community Service Scholarship Recipients
Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo announced the recipients of its Community Service Scholarships. On Thursday night the 2017 Scholarship recipients were announced at the East Hampton High School’s award ceremony. The year’s winners are Raquel Burns...
New Partner Adds New Practice Area
Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP announced that Jeffrey W. Pagano, one of the nation’s leading labor & employment litigation attorneys, formerly of Crowell & Moring, LLC and a Co-Chair of that firm’s Labor & Employment Practice...
Village of Southampton Dimensional Regulation Changes
On April 13, 2017, the Southampton Village Trustees amended Village Code Section 116-17.1(E). The intent of the Village Code change is to reduce the maximum permitted total gross floor area for dwellings on lots located within Residence Zoning Districts R-40, R-20,...
Village of East Hampton Zoning Code Changes
Effective March 2, 2017, the East Hampton Village Trustees enacted two important zoning code changes (Local Laws 5 and 6 of 2017), which changed a number of definitions, including “Flag Lot", “Lot Depth", “Lot Width”, “Lot Width, Rear”, “Playing Court", and...
Lorraine Paceleo Joins The Firm
Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo is pleased to announce the addition of Lorraine Paceleo as an associate. Ms. Paceleo has been practicing law in New York since 1999, after graduating from St. John’s University School of Law. Lorraine is also a...
Kramer vs. Kramer, Part 2 (the fight over the family pet)
In the movie Kramer vs. Kramer, Ted and Joanna Kramer call it quits after many years of marriage prompting a heated custody battle over Billy, the couple’s five year-old son. However, what if instead of being their son, Billy was, in fact, the Kramers’ pet dog or cat?...
Protecting Your Website From Liability
A. Privacy Policy. Website owners often times ignore the Privacy Policy for their site because there is not a lot of information on needs and requirements. The Privacy Policy for a website is a very important element if there are any breaches of security. This...
You’ve Served Your Country Honorably and You Are Now Entitled To Benefits. Use Them – You’ve Earned It!
Thousands of people, both young and old, have been galvanized to take to the streets with signs, to march in solidarity in the name of various important social issues, but sadly, nobody is marching to protect our veterans, or to guaranty them the safe and comfortable...