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Bruce William Migatz
also known as Bruce W. Migatz
About Bruce
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Licensed in New York for 50 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Albanese & Albanese LLP
1050 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530
Albanese & Albanese, LLP
1050 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY, 11530-2920
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Experience
Honors
2015
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Village Attorney, Village of Asharoken
2001 - Present
Partner, Albanese & Albanese LLP
1900 - Present
Member, Albanese & Albanese LLP
1986 - 1991
Village Attorney, Village of Manorhaven
1979 - 1981
Chief Deputy Town Attorney, Town of North Hempstead
Associations
Nassau County Bar Association
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
In the Matter of Colin Realty v. Town of North Hempstead, 24 N.Y.3d 96 (2014)
In overturning a 1972 decision, New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals, held a parking variance was an area variance.
Marchand v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al.
New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals, held that a private road cannot become a street by prescription if it is not regularly maintained by the municipality.
Cohen v. Board of Appeals of Village of Saddle Rock, 100 N.Y.2d 395 (2003)
New York State's highest court, the Court of Appeals, held that local muncipalities cannot supercede State law standards for area variances.
Education
1975
St. John's University School of Law
JD
1972
Boston University
BS
Speaking Engagements
2009
Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law
Procedures for Applications to Zoning Boards and Planning Boards
2008
Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law
Appealing Zoning Board Decisions - The Article 78 Proceeding
2007
Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law
Procedures for Applications to Zoning Boards and Planning Boards
2006
Zoning and Land Use
The Subdivision Process
Publications
2012
Nassau Lawyer
The Answer to When a Private Road can Become a Public Street by Prescription
2007
Nassau Lawyer
When Does a Private Road Become a Street by Prescription?
2005
Nassau Lawyer
No "Do Overs" for Zoning Board of Appeals
2003
Nassau Lawyer
The What, When and What If of Board of Appeals' Findings of Fact
2003
Nassau Lawyer
Uniformity, Not a Blow to Zoning Laws
Languages
English