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Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has had two practice groups named Times Union "Best Of" for legal services. Our Matrimonial Practice Group was included The Best Divorce Lawyers Near Albany list and our Trusts and Estates Practice Group was included in The Best Estate Planning Attorneys Near Albany list. Law firms that the team of professional curators at the Times Union chose for this list have at least one attorney [...]

Michelle L. Haskin, a Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner, has been appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, to serve as a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee of the New York State Unified Court System. The advisory committee includes distinguished representatives from both the bench and the bar. The Committee makes recommendations on legislative proposals as well as providing recommendations to the Chief Administrative Judge on pending legislative [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Brian J. Palamar has joined the Firm as an Associate.Brian Palamar graduated magna cum laude from Albany Law School and served as the Symposium Editor for the Albany Law School Journal of Science and Technology as well as Competition Chair of the Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Competition.  A summa cum laude graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. Palamar [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 20, 2021) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced six new partners: Erin Callahan, Rochelle Cavanagh, Jon Crain, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Charles Gottlieb and Daniel Hubbell.“We’re delighted to welcome such a highly talented group of lawyers to our partnership,” said John Henry, Co-Managing Partner. “Each of our new partners have distinguished themselves as attorneys and will continue to [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP, the largest and most well-respected law firm in the Capital Region, is pleased to congratulate four of its partners who have been named Lawyers of the Year in the 27th edition of Best Lawyers in America. The designation is based on extremely high feedback among peers in the legal profession, as only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with the distinguished award.Best Lawyers was created to serve as a valuable [...]