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Contact:
Nina McCann
Director of Public Relations
Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP
516-248-1700
nmccann@ForchelliLaw.com
Partner John V. Terrana Appointed
Co-Chair of The Suffolk County Bar Association’s
Condemnation & Tax Certiorari Committee
Uniondale, July 8, 2010 — John
V. Terrana, partner at Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn and Terrana LLP
(the Firm), has been appointed
Co-Chair of The Suffolk County Bar Association’s
Condemnation & Tax Certiorari Committee for the 2010-2011
term.
Mr. Terrana joined the Firm 1993; as partner-in-charge
of the Tax Certiorari Department, he has successfully obtained
millions of dollars in real estate tax refunds and savings
for clients, including national, regional and local owners
and tenants of all types of commercial & residential
property.
He served as a Deputy County Attorney for
Nassau County, where he practiced in the areas of tax certiorari,
condemnation, tax lien litigation and real estate. He
later became the Glen Cove City Attorney, where he was
general counsel to all of the city's departments and boards
and represented the city in its tax certiorari matters. He
was also counsel to the Glen Cove Community Development
Agency and the Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency,
where he prepared tax, financing and contract documents
for complex real estate projects.
Mr. Terrana is a member of the New York State, Nassau
and Suffolk County Bar Associations and serves on their
Tax Certiorari, Real Property and Municipal Law Committees. From 2001-2004,
he served as Chairman of the Tax Certiorari and Condemnation
Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. During
his tenure as Chairman, Nassau County completely changed
its tax assessment and review process to what it is today. Mr.
Terrana has published numerous articles and lectures on tax
certiorari issues. He was selected for inclusion
in the Long Island Business News’ "40 Under
40" (1999), the Long Island Business News’ listing
of “Who’s Who in Tax Certiorari Law” (2007)
and New York Magazine’s Super Lawyers (2009).
Founded in 1976, Forchelli,
Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn, & Terrana LLP
is one of Long Island's most acclaimed and distinguished
law firms. Headquartered in Uniondale, NY,
the Firm provides counsel to a broad range of clients,
including national, regional and local businesses, major
real estate developers and organizations, banks, insurance
companies, municipalities, educational institutions, and
individuals.
*The Omni, 333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 1010, Uniondale,
New York 11553*
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