Municipal Law law in New York covers local government operations, zoning and land use, public finance, government liability, and municipal regulation. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. New York has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to municipal law cases, and attorneys who practice in Supreme Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for municipal law matters in New York is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Supreme Court, and New York's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New York State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on municipal law in New York bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right municipal law attorney in New York means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to municipal law law in New York for an in-depth look at New York's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Casey Fundaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fundaro Law; Fundaro Recinos
 5521 North University Drive, Suite 204 Coral Springs FL 333067
(718) 304-9980
State University of New York - Buffalo (1983)
Bar #2133825
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Spencer David Shapiro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright, LLP
 814 Elm Street Suite 402 Manchester NH 03101
St. John s University School of Law
English
Bar #5558507
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Municipal Law Personal Injury
Pablo A. Fernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright LLP
 400 Garden City Plaza Suite 500 Garden City NY 11530
(585) 245-0255
City University of New York School of Law (2001)
English, Spanish
Bar #4066122
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Construction Law Criminal Law
Ryan P. Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bailey, Johnson & Peck
 5 Pine West Plaza Suite 507 Albany NY 12205
(518) 456-0082
Albany Law School (2011)
English
Bar #5358171
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Insurance Defense Medical Malpractice
Alexander Z. Lonstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Alexander Lonstein
 190 South Main Street Ellenville NY 12428
(845) 905-2216
New York Law School (2015)
English
Bar #5666086
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law
Jacob Henry Zoghlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Zoghlin Group, PLLC
 300 State St 502 Rochester NY 14614
(585) 434-0790
American University Washington College of Law (2011)
English
Bar #5480561
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Environmental Law
James Long - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Long Law Office, PLLC
 120 East Washington Street Suite 304 Syracuse NY 13202
(315) 991-8000
New York University School of Law (2007)
Bar #5826532
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Defense
Jack Richard Lebowitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lebowitz Legal Services, PLLC
 175 Broad St., Ste. 414 PO Box 4244 Glens Falls NY 12804-0244
(518) 282-4472
Boston University (1973)
Bar #1186030
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Thomas J. McManus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
 120 Broadway 18th Floor New York NY 10271
(212) 732-9000
American University (2005)
English
Bar #2537272
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Family Law Municipal Law Personal Injury
Arthur O Tisi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 225 Broadway Suite 1202 New York NY 10007
(917) 789-1390
Brooklyn Law School (1992)
English, Italian
Bar #2741965
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Construction Law Medical Malpractice
Richard E. Nunez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C.
 99 Court St White Plains NY 10601
(914) 946-8900
Brooklyn Law School (1985)
English, Spanish
Bar #2079598
Appellate Division, First Department Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Municipal Law Personal Injury
Gonzalo G. Suarez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
 120 Broadway 18th Floor New York NY 10271
(516) 742-0707
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #5105424
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Medical Malpractice Municipal Law Personal Injury
Steven M. Silverberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverberg Zalantis LLC
 120 White Plains Rd #305 Tarrytown NY 10591
(914) 682-0707
New York University School of Law
English
Bar #4882742
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Ryan Ockenden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 300 State Street Suite 502 Rochester NY 14614
(585) 434-0790
Syracuse University College of Law
Bar #6082929
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Environmental Law Municipal Law
Andrew Francis Lavadera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cellino Law
 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 830 New York NY 10170
(718) 550-1692
Seton Hall University School of Law
English
Bar #5441803
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Municipal Law Personal Injury Products Liability
Katherine Zalantis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverberg Zalantis LLC
 120 White Plains Rd #305 Tarrytown NY 10591
914682070713
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
English
Bar #2714954
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Douglas J. Rose - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 441 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 218-7100
Boston College
Bar #3995933
Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Gov & Administrative Law Municipal Law
Robert F. Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Singleton, Davis & Singleton PLLC
 120 East Main Street Mount Kisco NY 10549
(914) 666-4400
Pace University
Bar #5467709
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
Guvenc Acarkan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Acarkan Law
 411 Hackensack Ave Continental Plaza 2nd Floor Hackensack NJ 07601
(201) 904-1020
Bar #5884887
Turkey Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Family Law
Laura Wong-Pan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Laura Wong-Pan PLLC
 319 Mill Street Poughkeepsie NY 12601
(845) 218-1288
Tufts University
Bar #2852416
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Education Law
Ira Michael Emanuel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emanuel Law P.C.
 4 Laurel Road New City NY 10956
(845) 634-9312
Albany Law School (1977)
Bar #1701853
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Municipal Law Real Estate Law
James Thompson Towne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 500 New Karner Road P.O. Box 15072 Albany NY 12212
(518) 452-1800
Albany Law School (1972)
English
Bar #1445212
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Matthew Mitchell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 5488 Sheridan Drive, Suite 500 Buffalo NY 14221
(716) 439-4700
Vermont Law School (1992)
Bar #6174643
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Environmental Law Insurance Claims
John Robert Theadore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John R. Theadore - Lawyer at Law, PLLC
 32 Lower Main Street, Suite 4 P.O. Box 182 Callicoon NY 12723
(845) 887-1855
Syracuse University College of Law (2011)
English
Bar #4985586
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Matthew R. Swenson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
BRADY & SWENSON PC
 41 MAIN ST Suite 1 SALAMANCA NY 14779
(716) 945-2000
SUNY Buffalo Law School (1993)
Bar #4072211
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Municipal Law Personal Injury
Steve V. Fils-Aime - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.
 120 Broadway 18th Floor New York NY 10271
(212) 732-9000
St. John s University School of Law (2013)
English
Bar #5246608
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Municipal Law Personal Injury
Michael Cirigliano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosas & Cirigliano
 404 Manor Road Second Floor Staten Island NY 10314
(718) 285-9196
New York Law School (2008)
Bar #5056668
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Christie Tomm Addona - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Silverberg Zalantis LLC
 120 White Plains Rd #305 Tarrytown NY 10591
914682070714
St. John s University School of Law
English
Bar #5093927
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Employment Law Environmental Law
Brian Daniel Nugent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 96 South Broadway South Nyack NY 10960
(845) 353-2000
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University (2000)
Bar #4272126
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Peter J. Famighetti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC
 280 NY-211 Middletown NY 10940
(631) 352-0050
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (1996)
English
Bar #3976784
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
George E. Patsis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
George E. Patsis, PLLC
 152 North Wellwood Avenue Suite 1 Lindenhurst NY 11757
(631) 225-4601
Hofstra University (1994)
English, Greek
Bar #3012770
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Gerard Glass - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerard Glass & Associates, P.C.
 72 E. Main Street, Suite 3 Babylon NY 11702
St Johns
Bar #2263929
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Estate Planning Landlord Tenant
Richard S. Pakola Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 521 Route 304 Bardonia NY 10954
(845) 634-2221
The George Washington University Law School (2003)
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Elizabeth K. Cassidy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Elizabeth K. Cassidy PLLC
 7 Grand St Warwick NY 10990
(845) 981-7223
Pace University (2005)
Bar #4680294
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Environmental Law Municipal Law Real Estate Law
Peter Christopher Lomtevas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Peter C. Lomtevas, Esq., P.C.
 240 State Street Unit 109 Schenectady NY 12305
(718) 745-3600
Touro College
Russian
Bar #3046414
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
William Preston Fletcher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 90 Office Park Way Pittsford NY 14534
(585) 264-1350
Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (1978)
English
Bar #1973676
Indiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Estate Planning
John J. Burke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller
 99 Court St White Plains NY 10601
(914) 946-8900
St. John s University School of Law (1975)
English
Bar #4034450
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Municipal Law Personal Injury Products Liability
Martin Stuart Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7 Saint John Street Suite 101 Monticello NY 12701
(845) 794-4440
SUNY Buffalo Law School (1971)
Bar #1005792
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Municipal Law
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