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Former Rome councilman pleads guilty to stealing more than $19K in unemployment benefits
ROME, N.Y. — A former Rome city councilman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $19,000 in unemployment-insurance benefits over an 11-month period. Louis DiMarco,
People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires Jeffres
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Kristi Jeffres as a tax senior associate in its Syracuse office.
N.Y. adopts regulations implementing paid family-leave law
New York has adopted regulations implementing the state’s paid family-leave law. The regulations outline the mandates on employers and insurance carriers in implementing the paid family-leave program. The program is mandatory for nearly all private employers — any employer with one additional employee. Public employers may opt into the program. Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, employers
Hancock Estabrook starts student-loan repayment- assistance program
SYRACUSE — Syracuse law firm Hancock Estabrook, LLP has started a student-loan repayment-assistance program for its younger attorneys. “All of our younger attorneys — our associates and junior partners — are eligible to participate in this program,” says Janet Callahan, the firm’s managing partner, noting that it went into effect in May. Callahan spoke with
NUAIR selects Bousquet Holstein as its corporate general counsel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based NUAIR Alliance has chosen Syracuse law firm Bousquet Holstein PLLC to serve as its corporate general counsel. NUAIR, which has
Dannible & McKee promotes two to partner
Forkin started with the firm in 2004 after graduation from SUNY Oswego. She has experience in all areas of income taxation, including multi-state taxation and
Cook elected president of Le Moyne College Alumni Association board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — John D. Cook, a partner with Barclay Damon LLP, has been elected president of the Le Moyne College Alumni Association board of
People news: Quinn joins Barclay Damon as senior adviser
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Barclay Damon announced that Jack Quinn has joined the law firm in the newly created role of senior adviser for public and
Pinnacle Holding Company names two new board members
SYRACUSE — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC announced it has appointed two new members to its board of directors — Dalton J. Axenfeld and Elizabeth N. Bartlett. Axenfeld currently serves as controller of Pinnacle Holding Company and oversees the financial reporting and accounting of the holding company and each subsidiary. He has more than five years
Harris Beach names Jagel new CEO, replacing Spitz, now chairman
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Harris Beach PLLC, a Rochester–based law firm with an office in Syracuse, has named a new CEO. Christopher Jagel replaced James (Jim)
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