McCarthy Fingar

McCarthy Fingar, with offices in Manhattan and White Plains, New York, serves the legal needs of a diverse group of clients throughout New York, Connecticut, Florida, and beyond. Founded by Robert J. McCarthy and Elmer Lee Fingar (now deceased), McCarthy Fingar has been a leader in the legal and business communities for over 60 years. Our attorneys have come to us from a divergent group of law schools, from other law firms, from corporations, and from the judiciary. Our attorneys demonstrate a special blend of skills and know how which helps our clients succeed in their business and personal planning, in transactional matters and in litigation. Over the years, the firm has drawn on the judiciary for partners and counsel. Former Justice Sondra M. Miller , who retired in 2005 after more than 15 years at the Appellate Division, Second Department, is Chief Counsel to the firm. Past members of the firm include the late judges Frederick P. Close, Gerald Nolan, and Arthur D. Brennan, all former members of the Appellate Division, Second Department, the late Hon. Charles H. Griffiths, Surrogate of Westchester County, and Leonard Rubenfeld, a former Supreme Court Justice and Associate Justice of the Appellate Term. Hon. Timothy J. Sullivan, late Justice of the Supreme Court, was a member of the firm before going on the bench. Today, McCarthy Fingar, with more than 25 lawyers with diverse areas of concentration, works with a base of long-standing clients engaged in various industries, including financial, banking, manufacturing, real estate development and lending, insurance, private equity capital, accounting and software development and with many charitable organizations. Our Practice Areas include Appellate Practice , Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Charitable Gift Planning , Collaborative Law , Commercial Finance , Corporate and General Business , Exempt Organizations , Intellectual Property , Matrimonial and Family Law , Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury , Real Estate Transactions , Surrogate's Court Litigation , Taxation, Tax Certiorari and Condemnation and Trusts and Estates . In transactional matters, McCarthy Fingar has been involved in multi-million dollar private placement offerings, sales and acquisitions of corporations, mergers and acquisitions, land acquisition and development and cutting edge financing for important real estate and business projects. McCarthy Fingar is recognized for its ability to negotiate using sophisticated techniques and tax planning, and close complex transactions in a variety of areas. In litigation matters, McCarthy Fingar's attorneys have been successful in a wide variety of complex trials and appeals, both in the Federal and New York State courts, involving substantial sums of money and novel legal issues. In estate planning, our attorneys have assisted clients from all walks of life in the development and implementation of their estate and financial plans to achieve significant tax savings and meet personal goals. In the Surrogate's Courts, our attorneys have, either through litigation and/or negotiated solutions, helped our clients achieve their goals in litigated estate and trust matters. We invite you to learn more about us by exploring our web site or by contacting us.