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Rodney L. Klafehn

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About Rodney

Providing quality legal services to our clients and friends - and to new friends we have yet to meet - for nearly 40 years

Practice areas

OtherState, local, and municipal lawReal estateProbateEstate planning
  1. Estate planning: 20%

    Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning and Revocable Living Trusts

    43 years

  2. Probate: 20%

    43 years

  3. Real estate: 20%

    Residential, Business & Commercial and Recreational Land Transactions; Subdivision & Zoning Matters; Real Property Tax Assessment Matters

    43 years

  4. State, local, and municipal law: 20%

    General Municipal Law; Planning, Zoning & Subdivision; Real Property Tax Assessment Review / Tax Certiorari; Public Employment / Labor Law; Fire & Emergency Services

    43 years

  1. Elder law: 20%

    43 years

Contact

172 Co Hwy 12
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172 Co Hwy 12
Laurens, NY, 13796-1115

PO Box 305
Laurens, NY, 13796-0305

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
NYCurrently registered 197607/11/2019
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Awards
Award nameGrantorDate granted
Incident Safety Officer CertificationFEMA National Fire Academy2008
Incident Safety Officer CertificationNYS Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention & Control2008
Work Experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
Town AttorneyTown of Decatur, NY2011 - Present
AttorneyOtsego County, NY Firefighters Association2010 - Present
AttorneyOtsego County Fire Police Association2010 - Present
AttorneyLaurens, NY Fire District2010 - Present
Special Counsel (Commercial Property Tax Assessment Review)Town of Hartwick, NY2010 - Present
County AttorneyOtsego County, NY2006 - 2007
Administrator, WC / VFBL Self-Insurance FundOtsego County, NY2006 - 2007
Village & Town AttorneyVillage & Town of Laurens, NY1993 - 2005
Chairman, Eminent Domain Appraisal CommissionNYC Department of Environmental Protection1993 - 1996
Attorney ConsultantNYSBA Special Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs1990 - 1992
Assistant District AttorneyOtsego County1984 - 1984
Deputy City ProsecutorCity of Oneonta, NY1979 - 1995
CounselCorning Glass Works Self-Insurance Fund1978 - 1987
CounselRiegel Textile / Georgia Pacific Self-Insurance Fund1978 - 1987
CounselDelaware County Self-Insurance Fund1976 - 1987
CommissionerCity of Oneonta, NY Urban Renewal Appraisal Commission1976 - 1980
Associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
Otsego County Firefighters' AssociationVice President2009 - Present
Laurens, NY, Volunteer Fire DepartmentFire Police Captain & Squad Safety Officer / Firefighter B2006 - Present
Otsego County Fire Police AssociationDirector of Training & Education2006 - Present
Broome County, NY, Bar AssociationMember, Municipal Law and Oil & Gas Law Committees2000 - Present
NYS Bar AssociationMember1976 - Present
Otsego County, NY, Bar AssociationMember & President (1989-90)1976 - Present
County Attorneys Association of the State of New YorkMember2006 - 2007
Education
School nameDegreeGraduated
SUNY at Buffalo School of LawJD1975
Hartwick CollegeBA (Summa Cum Laude)1972
Speaking Engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Delaware-Otsego Board of Realtors Brokers' / Salespersons' Qualifying CoursesReal Estate & Contract LawN/A

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