About Michael

Practice Areas

Former Corporation Counsel, City of Schenectady; Former Chief Counsel, NYS Assembly Minority Conference; Attorney for two towns. Provide general legal counsel to municipalities on General Municipal Law, Zoning and Land Use, Contracts, Ethics, Public Officers Law, Town Law, Highway Law, Labor Law and other legal issues arising in municipalities.

39 years | 300 cases

50%

Employment and Labor 20%

Former Chairman, NYS Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board 1995-1998; Former Chairman, NYS Public Employment Relations Board 1998-2006; Currently represent municipal employers in collective bargaining and public sector labor relations matters

31 years | 400 cases

20%

Appeals 10%

Civil appeals in Election Law, Muncipal Law, Real Property Tax Law, Public Sector Labor Law, and Civil Procedure.

46 years | 75 cases

10%

General Practice 10%

Residential and commercial real estate transactions; Wills; civil litigation

46 years | 500 cases

10%

Insurance 10%

Defend municipalities in employment law cases before the NYS Division of Human Rights and the courts. Also defend municipalities in Article 78 proceedings involving zoning and land use matters, FOIL and other municipal law issues.

13 years | 6 cases

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 47 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1979

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

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Michael R. Cuevas, of Counsel Roemer, Wallens, Gold & Mineaux

13 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY, 12203-5165

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Experience

Rating: 6.7 (Good)

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Of Counsel, Roemer Wallens & Mineaux, LLP

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Associations

1979 - Present

New York State Bar Association

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Education

1978

Albany Law School of Union University

JD - Juris Doctor

1975

New York University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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