Listen to this articleLong Island Business News has announced the 2024 recipients of this year’s Legal Leader Awards and Business and Finance Leader Awards.
The Leaders in Law Awards recognize dedicated individuals who have demonstrated leadership in both the legal industry and the local community and have made a positive impact on Long Island. Recipients demonstrate outstanding achievement, involvement in their field and support for their community.
The Business and Finance Leadership Awards recognize finance professionals who have made significant contributions to their organizations and the Long Island community.
2024 Law Leaders
Lifetime Achievement
William J. Condon, New York Mediation Solutions
Judy Slater-Hershon, Nassau-Suffolk Legal Services
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Courtney Chickvak, Long Island Dispute Resolution Center (EAC Network)
Jessica Lee Troerstedt, Berkman, Bottger, Newman & Shine LLP
Associates
Brendan Michael Ahern, Rappaport, Glass, Levine & Zullo LLP
Meredith Chesler, Visnick McGovern Milicio LLP
Richard A. DeMaio, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick
Victoria Liberchuk and Farrell Fritz, Attorneys
Jamie Shirley Eliasant Milfort, Rivkin Radler LLP
Nicholas G. Moneta, Rivkin Radler LLP
Justin T. Tauro, Ackerman Law Firm
Deal Maker
John Demaro, Ruskin Mosko-Faltisek PC
Neil D. Katz, Katz-Quat PC
Stella Leros, Rivkin Radler LLP
Law firm support staff
Donna Famiglietti, Nassau Suffolk Law Firm
Faye Rieckhoff, San Ward Bluff Cosignano LLC
Legal Leader
Jason Aaron, Fullerton Beck LLP
Lawrence Cohen, Law Offices of Lawrence Cohen
Daniele De Vo, Sane Ward Brough Coscignano PLLC
Brendan J. DeRighi, Sartilman Ballin Adler & Hyman LLP
Howard Fensterman, Abrams Fensterman LLP
Jacqueline Harounian, Wisselman Harounian Family Law
Robert Matthew Harper, Farrell Fritz LLP
Latoya James, James Farms LLC
Matthew Thomas McDonough, McDonough Law Firm
Constancia S. Papageorgiou, Visnick McGovern Militzio LLP
Michael Edward Ratner, Meister Seelig & Fein, PLLC
Matthew G. Roseman, Cullen & Dyckman LLP
Jamie Rosen, Meister Seelig & Fine PLLC
Leslie H. Thain, Thain Law Group
Brian Tully, Tully Law Firm
Dana Walsh Sivak, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
Paralegal
Judith W. Lespinasse, Touro Law Center
Business and Finance Leaders 2024
Lifetime Achievement
Stephen Davis, Safe Harbor Asset Management
Harlan J. Fischer, Branch Financial Services Inc.
Budget Director/Manager
Stephen Stallone, New York Institute of Technology
Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of Finance
Carla DeFrancisco, Family and Children’s Institute
Annmarie Gagliardi, GSE Dynamics
Commercial banker
Kevin Santacroce, ConnectOne Bank
Shawn Winchester, Webster Bank
Financial Controller/Director
Lisa Forka, Long Island Association of Realtors
Alan Layman, BEB Capital
Independent Certified Public Accountant
Robert Gilman, Antin
Michael Greenfield, Anchin
Michelle Schlereth, Falcon, Rappaport & Berkman LLP, Schlereth Tax & Accounting Group, LLC
Rising Star
Sean Lawrie, Sasseras & Co.
Wealth/Financial Advisor
Lawrence M. Stanger, Oppenheimer & Co.
“The 2024 Law and Business & Finance Leaders make a difference for their organizations, their clients and their communities. Their outstanding achievements contribute to further enhancing Long Island’s position as a legal, business and financial center,” said Suzanne Fischer Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Long Island Business News. “We at Long Island Business News congratulate this year’s winners.”
The winners will be recognized at an event on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury.
The experience sponsor is ConnectOneBank. For more information and a current list of sponsors, please visit https://libn.com/event/leaders-in-law-award/ and https://libn.com/event/leaders-in-business-and-finance-awards/.
