Firm News
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The MacArthur Business Alliance welcomed Guest Speakers RTTP Partners, Lester P. Taroff (pictured) and Elliott M. Portman, who presented a general discussion and entertained questions on: "Credit Decisions and Consequences"
October, 2011
RTTP Partner, Elliott M. Portman, has been re-appointed Chair of the Creditor's Rights Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
RTTP Partner, John J. "Pete" Roe III, has been re-appointed Chair of the Surrogate's Court Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
July, 2011
RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman commented on the New York State cuts to the civil court system at AccountsRecovery.net
Verbatim:
"There will always be a court to hear the civil complaints. In the past, civil cases have been substantially delayed to trial, but tried nonetheless. After all, criminal defendants have rights, civil litigants don't."
- Elliott Portman, Partner of Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman, LLP on the discussion of When Civil Courts Close
June 24, 2011
Martindale-Hubbell recognizes RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman as an AV® rated attorney, the highest such rating available to any individual lawyer. Law firms are given the rating of the highest rated individual attorney.
Martindale-Hubbell statement: The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings system is based on the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary, including both those who are rated and those who are not.
Martindale-Hubbell representatives conduct personal interviews to discuss lawyers under review with other members of the Bar. A compilation of these opinions from various sources is necessary to form a consensus, and lawyers under review are sometimes asked to provide professional references to assist with the process. In addition, confidential questionnaires are sent to lawyers and judges in the same geographic location and/or area of practice as the lawyer being rated. Members of the Bar are instructed to assess their colleague's legal ability and general ethical standards.
May 2, 2011
RTTP welcomes Christine M. Perrucci.
Ms. Perrucci joined the firm as an associate and concentrates her practice in the areas of residential real estate, estates and trusts.
She is a 2008 graduate of Hofstra University School of Law.
March 1, 2011
RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman was profiled in the March, 2011 Suffolk Lawyer in the Meet Your SCBA Colleague column.
January 18, 2011
In-Committee CLE at Suffolk Bar Association
RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman presented a program at the Suffolk County Bar Association on the Civil Enforcement of Money Judgments - the program was geared to basic techniques, required forms, and the current state of judgment-debtor exemptions from judgment enforcement. Relevant sections of Article 52 of the CPLR were used to guide attendees on how to effectively collect on unpaid judgments.
September 1, 2010
Top Legal Eagles - Roe, Taroff, Taitz & Portman, LLP
RTTP Partner John J. Roe, III was recently profiled in Long Island Pulse Magazine as one of the top lawyers in the area.
August 1, 2010
RTTP Welcomes Christine R. Shiebler as Counsel to the firm. Her concentration of practice in the areas of wills, trusts and estates, elder law and real estate.
She was previously a partner at Sarisohn Law Partners, LLP.
Ms.Shiebler is a native Long Islander. She was born and raised in Sayville.
August 1, 2010
A new Era for the Firm begins.
We have relocated to Airport Corporate Center, in Bohemia, NY.
Our new offices are minutes from Sunrise Highway and the Long Island Expressway. From a more central location in Suffolk County, we now have the ability to service more of Long Island, our home.
The Bohemia offices are across Veterans Memorial Highway from Islip MacArthur Airport (ISP).
There are a number of overnight accommodations in the area. Meeting with our out-of-State clientele has never been easier.
June 21, 2010
Congratulations of RTTP partner John J. (Pete) Roe III. He is this years Good Scout honoree by the Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk County Council.
An awards banquet was held following the 38th Annual Good Scout Golf Tournament. Mr. Roe previously earned his Eagle Scout Award at Troop 44, sponsored by the Congregational Church of Patchogue.
June 1, 2010
John J. Roe, III, a Partner in the firm, has been appointed to serve as Chair of the Surrogate's Court Committee of the Suffok County Bar Association. The appointment is for a two year term, beginning June 1, 2010.
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Lester P. Taroff, a Partner in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights Department, received a decision from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, which denied a judgment-debtor the right to claim a homestead exemption for his “motor home”. Under New York law, CPLR §5206, there exists a $50,000.00 Homestead Exemption to enforcement of a money judgment against the judgment-debtor’s principal residence. Included in the exemption statute as property covered by the exemption are “mobile homes”.
In the case of Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. Paul W. Hoversen, the firm’s client had obtained a judgment against the owner of the “motor home” and sought to have it sold by the Suffolk County Sheriff to satisfy the judgment. The judgment-debtor objected to this action, claiming the “motor home” to be his primary residence, continuously occupied as such for over a year, and therefore entitled to the Homestead Exemption under New York law.
A case of novel impression, the Judge concluded that, after applying common definitions of each, the “mobile home” was designed to be a semi-permanent structure and that a “motor home” was “…a large motor vehicle equipped as living quarters.”
The vehicle was sold at public auction.
On January 14, 2010, RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman received Certificates of Appreciation from the International Association of Commercial Collectors (IACC) for their work on that organization's Legislative Review Committee.
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On June 1, 2009, RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman was appointed Chair of the Creditors' Rights Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association for the 2009-2010 Association Year.
Update: June 1, 2010: Mr. Portman was re-appointed to the position for the 2010-2011 Association Year.
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Patchogue, New York (March 4, 2009)
Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman, LLP Partners give Continuing Legal Education Seminar at the Suffolk County Bar Association
Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman presented a three hour Continuing Legal Education Seminar entitled "Enforcement of Money Judgments" for the Suffolk Academy of Law, the educational arm of The Suffolk County (NY) Bar Association. The seminar covered the state of the current New York law, including amendments effective January 1, 2009, that substantially changed the practice.
The three hour discussion was an open forum, with the audience encouraged to interject both opinion and experiences they have had.
Both presenters are past Chairs of the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Creditors Rights Law Committee. Mr. Portman is currently Vice-President of the Commercial Lawyers Conference of New York, a chartered bar association for the practice of creditors’ rights law. Mr. Taroff is a past Vice-President of the same organization. Both men are members of the Suffolk County Bar Association, The Commercial Law League of America and other collection industry organizations.
"The seminar was well attended and there was great interest in the subject" said Suffolk Academy of Law moderator, RTTP Partner Steven Taitz. "Many of the attendees that I spoke with afterward were very impressed with the content and delivery of the speakers."
January 22, 2009
RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman received Certificates of Appreciation from the International Association of Commercial Collectors for their work on that organization's Legislative Review Committee.
RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff (on right) and Elliott M. Portman co-authored an article entitled "The Not-So-Automatic Renewal Clause" in the October, 2008 IACC Scope Magazine.
November, 2008
Congratulations to RTTP Partner John J. ("Pete") Roe, III, who was elected for his twelfth four-year term as Bellport Village Justice.
He has been serving in this capacity since 1964.
He is a past lecturer for the Justice Court training program sponsored by the New York State Office of Court Administration.
On September 18, 2008 we were at the Bellport Country Club for a fundraiser, sponsored by the Patchogue Rotary Club, for Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck. RTTP Partner Steven Taitz (pictured) served on the organizing committee for the event.
Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck's mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education in a summer environment.