Firm News

Keane & Beane, P.C. is excited to welcome a new associate: Robert Zitt. Mr. Zitt will join the Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution and Municipal Law Practice Groups. He joins the firm with several years of experience in municipal litigation, environmental and land use law. Mr. Zitt has represented municipalities across the lower Hudson Valley region, including Village and Town Boards, as well as…

After a two-week trial in Supreme Court, Westchester County, a jury found in favor of Kela Tennis, Inc., holding the City of Mount Vernon liable for its breach of a 2015 License Agreement and the City's destruction of the tennis bubble leased by Kela Tennis, which covered the tennis courts at Memorial Field. The damages portion of the trial is scheduled to commence on…

On March 22, 2023, Jaclyn G. Goldberg will be presenting Navigating both GML § 207-c Claims and the Police Disciplinary Process at New York State Chiefs of Police - Police Executive Training Seminar. The presentation/session will give an overview of the requirements outlined in General Municipal Law (GML) Section 207-c, provide recommendations on drafting and negotiating GML Section 207-c and Light Duty Polices and…

On March 28, 2023, Stephanie M. Roebuck will participate on a panel of the Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association's (ESSAA) virtual presentation Student Discipline Reform: What School Leaders Need to Know. The ESSAA represents public school administrators and supervisors throughout New York State and is committed to the concept that public school administrators and supervisors deserve both legal and professional services that are…

Stephanie M. Roebuck will be presenting at the Westchester Putnam School Board Association's (WPSBA) Education Law Seminar on March 16 and March 23, 2023. The virtual seminar titled From the Classroom to the Boardroom is a two day/part program for board of education members and superintendents and will review social media and privacy rights, legal aspects of executive session, recent cases in board member…

On March 15, 2023, Jennifer L. Gray will be presenting “SEQRA Basics” at the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation ("WMPF") Land Use Law Institute at the Westchester Community College Gateway Center. WMPF is a voluntary association of officials representing the county’s 45 municipal governments, zoning and planning boards and land use consultants including lawyers, engineers, architects and planners and works closely with the Westchester County Department of…

In February 2022, Governor Hochul signed Chapter 104 of the Laws of 2022 (“Chapter 104”), which, among other things, created Section 135-c of the New York Executive Law authorizing electronic notarization and directed the Secretary of State to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement electronic notarization. Section 135-c of the Executive Law became effective on January 31, 2023, and the new Part 182.2-182.11…

On February 20, 2023, Jennifer L. Gray will be presenting Use of Accessory Dwelling Units to Respond to Changing Housing Needs at the 2023 Annual Meeting & Training School hosted by the New York State Association of Towns. The program will discuss the national housing shortage and the spike in home prices, particularly in high-demand urban and suburban areas. To increase the supply of…

On February 6, 2023, Jaclyn G. Goldberg will participate on a panel presenting Recruitment and Retention: Collaborative Strategies at the Bargaining Table at the New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) Winter Legislative Meeting. The panel will discuss what negotiators have been seeing and employing at the bargaining table to help a municipality, or a particular department, to not only retain good, hard and…