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WARN Law Causing Controversy
You hear a lot about layoffs these days. More than 200 New Process Gear in East Syracuse, 175 people at Super Steal in Schenectady and 25 people at New York Air Brake in Watertown. And workers in many cases heard …
Achieving New Heights: Local Attorney State’s First Space Officer
Lawyers in space? Well, maybe not yet, but local attorney Mathew Tully recently took one giant step for the legal profession. Tully, a partner at Tully Rinckey, a law firm with offices in Albany and Washington D.C. specializing in military …
Tully Rinckey PLLC & Albany Family Court Children’s Center
For the second year in a row, Capital Region law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC has joined Albany County Family Court in ensuring a merry Christmas for local families through participation in the Court’s eighth annual Adopt-a-Family program. The program is …
Local Attorney Graduates from Prominent Military Space Program
Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce that founding partner Mathew B. Tully, Esq. has successfully graduated from the clandestine National Security Space Institute (NSSI.) Tully is one of the few attorneys and the sole English solicitor to have attended …
County Outlaws Texting Behind the Wheel
Texting, especially popular among youngsters, will soon be added to the list of activities that could get you pulled over while driving in Schenectady County. The County Legislature voted Tuesday night 11-2 to prohibit writing, sending and reading text messages …
Schenectady County Bans Texting While Driving
The next time you get behind the wheel, be sure to keep your cell phone in your pocket. Beginning this coming March, it will be illegal to text and drive in Schenectady County. County legislators have passed a law prohibiting …
Analysts: ‘Fragging’ Verdict Shows System Works
A soldier’s exoneration in the bombing deaths of two superiors in Iraq shows military juries are not just “rubber stamps” for commanders and can be independent thinkers, legal analysts said Friday. A Fort Bragg jury on Thursday found New York …
Widows of Fragging Victims Said They Had Refused to Consider a Plea Deal
The widows of two Army officers slain in Iraq three years ago said they had refused to consider a plea deal for the soldier accused of killing their husbands because they wanted the truth to come out. That man, Staff …
Experts: ‘Fragging’ Verdict Shows System Works
Legal experts say a military jury’s acquittal of a New York Army National Guard sergeant accused of killing superiors shows the military justice system works. A Fort Bragg jury acquitted Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez on Thursday of two counts of …
Families Wonder if Slain Soldiers Would Have Lived if Threats Had Been Reported
As the jury deliberates whether Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez is guilty of murdering two superior officers in Iraq, their families wonder if their loved ones would have lived if alert soldiers had voiced their misgivings about the accused. Witness after …
Martinez Not Guilty
It’s one of the first fragging cases of the Iraq War. Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez of Troy, and member of the 42nd Infantry Division, stood trial for the murder of two Superiors: Captain Phillip Espisito of Suffern and Lt. Louis …
Greg Rinckey Reacts to Acquittal of National Guardsman
Military Attorney Greg T. Rinckey reacts to acquittal of National Guardsman in court martial murder trial.
Closing Arguments in Martinez Case
The prosecuting attorney arguing the case in the trial of Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez says witness testimony proves the soldier’s guilt. The Troy-area soldier is accused of killing his two superior officers in Iraq by detonating a mine in their …
Business Side of Law Focus of New Albany Law Course
Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce that founding partner Mathew B. Tully, Esq. and managing partner Greg T. Rinckey, Esq. have been selected to instruct the newly developed Law Practice Management course at Albany Law School. This is the …
Hanft Appointed as Legislative Assistant to Troy City Council
Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce that Richard Hanft, Esq. has been appointed to the position of Legislative Assistant to the Troy City Council. The City Council works with the executive branch of government within the city to enact …
Tilting the Legal Landscape
There has been much moving and shaking in the corrections legal world during the last few months. Several new or enhanced laws concerning mentally ill offenders, drug treatment requirements, victims’ rights, parole hearings, discrimination claims, and sentencing reform are now …
Greg Rinckey on WGY Radio
Greg T. Rinckey discusses USERRA and veteran employment rights with Al Roney of WGY on Veterans’ Day.
Area Veteran Suing Car Dealer
A Sarasota man is suing an area car dealer, claiming it violated his employment rights as a veteran employee. Army Sgt. Andrew Mobley, 30, says Gettel Automotive Group, with dealerships in Bradenton and Sarasota, discriminated against him and fired him …
Carr Graduates from FBI Citizens’ Academy
Tully Rinckey PLLC, a full-service law firm in the Capital Region, is pleased to announce that Thomas Carr, Esq. has graduated from the Fall 2008 FBI Citizens’ Academy. Designed to promote a partnership and strengthen the relationship between the FBI …
Tully Rinckey PLLC Named One of the Best Places to Work
Tully Rinckey PLLC has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in the Capital Region” by The Business Review for 2008. This is the third time since 2005 that the law firm has been honored with this achievement. …
Officer Widows Testify in Murder Trial of First Soldier in Iraq Accused of Killing Superiors
The widows of two military officers killed by an anti-personnel mine in their quarters in Iraq testified briefly Thursday in the court-martial of the New York National Guard soldier charged in their deaths. Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, 41, of …
Court-martial Begins in Suffern Army Captain’s Slaying
Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez was conducting a “personal war within a war” when he planned and executed the murders of his two superior officers in Iraq in 2005, the prosecution said in opening statements in Martinez’s death penalty court-martial. Capt. …
Fort Bragg Trial to Start in ‘Fragging’ Case
The court martial of the first soldier accused of killing a direct superior in Iraq — known as “fragging” during the Vietnam War — opens Wednesday, three years after a suspicious blast tore through the living quarters of two National …
Gloversville Firefighter Sues City for Discrimination
A former firefighter in Gloversville has filed a 400-thousand dollar lawsuit against the city claiming that he was discriminated against because he took time off the job to serve with the Air National Guard in Afghanistan. Kyle Partlow contends that …
Guardsman Say Service Led to Harassment
A state Air National Guardsman has sued the city and its Fire Department, saying he suffered a “sustained and continuous campaign of discrimination and harassment” as a city firefighter because of his military service. Kyle Partlow, a 20-year member of …
Firefighter Suing City of Gloversville for $400K Claims He Was Mistreated, Harassed into Retirement
A recently retired Gloversville firefighter is seeking $400,000 from the city and its Fire Department on the grounds that department officials passed him over for promotion and harassed him for taking leave to serve in the Air National Guard. Kyle …
Thomas Carr on WGY Radio
Criminal Attorney Tom Carr gives legal commentary on the OJ Simpson verdict.
Sergeant’s Trial Starts Tuesday
National Guardsman Alberto Martinez could face death penalty if convicted in killing of 2 officers The next U.S president could decide the fate of Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez of Schaghticoke. The 40-year-old National Guardsman from Rensselaer County will go on …
Thomas Carr on WGY Radio
Attorney Tom Carr gives legal commentary on local curfews and their impact on local crime rates.
On the Bright Side: Tully Rinckey Donates $1,000 for Children
Tully Rinckey donated $1,000 in support of the 2008 Greater Capital District Ride for Missing Children. The event honors the memory of missing children and aims to increase public awareness of the plight of all missing and exploited children and …
Tully Rinckey PLLC Donates $1000 to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce its donation of $1000 in support of the 2008 Greater Capital District Ride for Missing Children. The event honors the memory of missing children and aims to increase public awareness of the plight …
Tully Rinckey PLLC Ranks Among Top 10 Law Firms in the Capital Region
Tully Rinckey PLLC was recently named one of the Top 10 largest law firms in the Capital Region of New York State by The Business Review. The firm ranked eighth among 50 other law firms within the area. Tully Rinckey …
Starting Your Own Business
I know first hand the stress and excitement involved in making the decision to start your own business. Just five years ago, I went through this myself when I chose to venture out on my own and open my law …
Native Correctional Officer Files Racial Discrimination Suit
Albany County correctional officer Robert Hunter has filed a racial discrimination suit against the Albany County Correctional Facility and Albany County in New York state. Hunter, 36, is an Abinake from the Odanack reserve in Quebec. He left the reserve …
Cortelyou Promoted at Tully Rinckey PLLC
Tully Rinckey PLLC, a full-service law firm in the Capital Region, is pleased to announce the promotion of Graig Cortelyou to Director of Marketing. Cortelyou manages the firm’s contract procurement, lobbying, direct marketing, public relations and website development. He is …
Grand Jury Clears Agents in Shooting
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were unanimously cleared Thursday by a Franklin County grand jury in the May 5 shooting of a suspected drug smuggler. The 19-member jury ruled that Dennis J. Rascoe and Daniel S. Taylor were justified in …
Border Agents Cleared After Months of Investigation
A grand jury ruled Thursday that two border agents were justified in shooting at a man who allegedly tried to run them down on an ATV. It took three months of investigation and four days of testimony for the Franklin …
Border Agents Cleared in Drug-related Shooting
Federal agents who shot a suspected drug smuggler who allegedly tried to run them over with an ATV were cleared of any charges by a Franklin County grand jury. Timothy J. Fleury, 25, of 52 Bird Road, Constable was shot …
DA Soares Releases Troopergate Documents
Attorneys sometimes call it a document dump. But reporters requested it and we got it – 8,562 pages of flight records, e-mails, and transcripts. Defense Attorney Thomas Carr said, “It seems to be all the raw data, all the raw …
Tully Named as One of Few American Attorneys Admitted to the Supreme Court of England and Wales
Tully Rinckey PLLC, a full-service law firm in the Capital Region, is pleased to announce that founding partner Mathew B. Tully, Esq. has been admitted to the Supreme Court of England and Wales as a solicitor. With one billion dollars …
Correction Officer Claims Discrimination
American Indian man plans to sue Albany County over alleged treatment at jail An American Indian correction officer intends to sue Albany County, alleging systematic discrimination by co-workers and supervisors, his lawyer said Monday. Robert Hunter, 36, contends he was …
Albany County Corrections Officer Claims “Severe” Discrimination
A Native American corrections officer at the Albany County Correctional Facility is accusing coworkers and supervisors at the jail of “severe” discrimination. The allegations by Robert Hunter include acts over a period of three years, which his supervisors were aware …
Jail Guard Claims Discrimination
An Albany County Jail guard said he was repeatedly harassed with slurs about his Native American heritage. He’s been out on sick leave for more than a month and wants the case resolved before he returns. Robert Hunter said he …
Classes Aid Men New to the U.S.
Artan Serjanej understands how difficult it can be for new immigrants to navigate the thicket of unfamiliar laws they encounter when they move to America. Now 43, Serjanej fled the Eastern European country of Albania as a young man, arriving …
Town, Saugerties Police Chief Reach Settlement
The town and Police Chief Gregory Hulbert have reached a settlement of their legal differences, with the chief agreeing to retire. The Town Board agreed to the settlement during a meeting Wednesday night and issued a joint press release with …
Town, Saugerties Police Chief Reach Settlement
The town and Police Chief Gregory Hulbert have reached a settlement of their legal differences, with the chief agreeing to retire. The Town Board agreed to the settlement during a meeting Wednesday night and issued a joint press release with …
Saugerties Board, Police Chief May Settle His Claim, Lawyer Says
The attorney for town Police Chief Gregory Hulbert, who was placed on administrative leave Jan. 11, says he expects the Town Board to hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss a settlement with Hulbert over a notice of claim alleging …
Saugerties Board, Police Chief May Settle His Claim, Lawyer Says
The attorney for town Police Chief Gregory Hulbert, who was placed on administrative leave Jan. 11, says he expects the Town Board to hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss a settlement with Hulbert over a notice of claim alleging …
Cost of War, in a Field of Flags
A woman’s 5-acre plot is designed to show number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq At work, Caren Crootof delivers babies. At home, she tends a field devoted to the dead. Between shifts at her job as a midwife, Crootof …
A Rocky Start for Veterans Project
Vietnam returnees say part of “early intervention” message demeaning A Saratoga County project that would anticipate legal difficulties of troubled returning military members started badly after some veterans questioned its function and called part of its message demeaning. Other veterans, …
Pension Probe Snags Area Law Firms; Others See Chance to Sign New Clients
The timing could hardly have been worse for the education lawyers at Girvin & Ferlazzo P.C. in Albany. Each spring, law firms bid to retain or win new contracts to provide legal services to Capital Region school districts. In mid-April, …
Letter About Vets Draws Apology
Saratoga County’s top defender and prosecutor are working on a project aimed at helping returning war veterans, but a message about the effort has offended some people in the community. Public Defender John Ciulla and District Attorney James Murphy III …
Iraqi Translator Gets Help From Officers
Two state Army National Guard officers recognized an Iraqi woman, who was an Arabic translator for the U.S. Army for more than four years, as deserving to become one of the chosen few to take advantage of a Special Immigrant …
Iraqi Translator Taken in by War Veteran and Family
“I don’t even know how I’m still alive,” said “Sarah,” an Iraqi interpreter. Meet “Sarah,” one of thousands of interpreters risking her life, and her family’s, to help translate for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. “Many of my friends got killed …
Iraq Veterans Help New Immigrants
Bullets whizzed past as “Sarah” translated for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Shrapnel from a roadside blast hit her protective vest. In her off hours, she worried about retribution for helping the Americans. A sign reading “traitor” was posted on her …
Saugerties Police Chief Prepares to Sue over Suspension
Town Police Chief Gregory Hulbert has taken the first step toward a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the town of Saugerties, the Town Board and Supervisor Gregory Helsmoortel for breach of contract, libel and slander, according to the chief’s attorney. Hulbert, …
New Immigration Lawyer Has Walked the Walk
Tully Rinckey PLLC of Albany has added immigration law to its practice. The company hired Artan Serjanej, previously a New York City-based attorney, who not only practices immigration law but is an immigrant himself. Serjanej entered the United States in …
Legal Troubles Now Spitzer’s Next Big Issue
From Out of Office to In the Pen? While His Political Career May be Over, Could Governor Spitzer. Also Lose His Future as a Free Man? Now that Governor Spitzer nears the end of his time in office, the next …
Legal Ramifications for Spitzer
Local attorney Thomas Carr tells us at most, Spitzer could be charged with a misdemeanor, and even that is usually plead down to disorderly conduct, not a crime, but a violation. “It’s very, very rare for the Feds to actually …
Her Toughest Battle
Tanya Towne says she lost everything in Iraq, starting with physical custody of her first child. Before Towne’s 2004 deployment, a Montgomery County Family Court judge gave her son, Derrell Diffin, to her first husband because she was being sent …
Soldier Returns Home to Custody Battle
Tanya Towne couldn’t wait to finish her mission in Iraq to return to her mission back home as mom to two young sons. While she was deployed, her youngest lived with his father, Towne’s husband at the time. Custody of …
Court Decision May Imperil Servicemembers’ Custody Rights
A Jan. 3 ruling by the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court in a child custody case could have a wide-ranging impact, undermining the rights of parents enlisted in the reserves. In the case, Diffin v. Towne, …
Local Mother Who Served in Iraq Says She Will Fight for Custody of Her Son
An Iraq war veteran said Monday she will continue to fight for her son after losing an appeal for his custody last week. The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court ruled against Canajoharie resident Tanya Towne in her appeal …
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Social Media Executors Legislation
Tully Rinckey’s Graig Zappia provides estate planning advice to CBS 6 viewers after a downstate Assemblyman is proposing a bill that would require people to appoint a social media proxy in their will to handle all accounts after they pass …
WGNA’s “Ask the Lawyer” – Thomas Carr
Tully Rinckey’s Tom Carr appears on WGNA’s “Ask the Lawyer” to answer listener’s criminal law questions.
Sanctuary for Independent Media’s Director Hopes to Build Positive Relationship with City
More details have emerged about the settlement reached between the City of Troy and the Sanctuary for Independent Media, which include $5,000 payment to the sanctuary and a potential $50,000 matching grant from the city for neighborhood improvements. The settlement, …
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Coats for Veterans 2011
Tully Rinckey PLLC partnered with Dickies Clothing to give 50 coats to veterans in the Capital Region for their second annual “Coats for Veterans” event. Tully Rinckey PLLC Managing Partner Greg Rinckey shakes hands with one of 50 veterans who …
Jennifer Corcoran Receives Prestigious Award for Her Charitable Efforts
The Make A Wish Northeast New York Chapter Board of Trustees presented Tully Rinckey’s Jennifer Corcoran with an achievement award for her 12 years of service on the board. Twelve years is the longest tenure a trustee can serve at …
Tully Rinckey PLLC “Gives Back”
Tully Rinckey Chief Finance Officer, Jeremy Noble, presents a donation check to the Make a Wish Foundation.
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How to Handle That Post-Holiday Credit Card Hangover
Follow these tips to ensure you start the New Year off debt free. The magic of the holiday season can quickly wear-off come January, when the bills roll in and many find themselves in over their head. Many call this …
Tully Rinckey Presents Veterans With Winter Coats
It’s hard to believe that as cold as the winter nights and days can be in the Capital Region many veterans still called the streets their home in 2011. Across the nation on any given night the U.S. Department of …
Local Veterans to Receive Warm Holiday Surprise
What: According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 107,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. While only 8 percent of the general population can claim veteran status, nearly 23 percent of the entire homeless population consists of veterans. …
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Traffic Offenses – February 21, 2012
Presenter: Thomas J. Carr, Esq. Date: February 21, 2012 Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m. (half-hour break in the middle) Skills: 1 CLE Credit Hour Areas of Professional Practice: 1 CLE Credit Hour Join us as Tully Rinckey partner Thomas Carr presents a …
Business of Law and Conflicts of Interest – March 20, 2012
Presenter: Douglas J. Rose, Esq. Date: March 20, 2012 Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m. (half-hour break in the middle) Ethics and Professionalism: 2 CLE Credit Hours If you have questions on any of our FREE Continuing Legal Education courses, please call 518-640-3503 …
Overview of Drug Crimes: Controlled Substances Offenses – April 17, 2012
Presenter: Thomas J. Carr, Esq. Date: April 17, 2012 Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. Areas of Professional Practice: 1 CLE Credit Hour If you have questions on any of our FREE Continuing Legal Education courses, please call 518-640-3503 or e-mail CLE@tullylegal.com. RSVP is …
