When handling municipal matters, experience counts. Our attorneys have served as both elected and appointed government officials on the state and local level.
Chaired by Scott Middleton, our Municipal Liability department has advised and represented some of the largest municipalities in New York State and on Long Island including counties, cities, towns, villages, and school districts. Seven out of ten towns in Suffolk County have called our attorneys their counsel. This experience has taught us how to address the issues that elected and appointed officials face when defending and prosecuting cases and gives us a unique ability to effectively problem-solve.
The firm represents municipalities in a variety of matters, including litigation in state and federal court. Representative matters include defense of personal injury, property damage, and civil rights claims; civil service law; zoning, subdivision, and land use; road design; enforcement proceedings; Article 78 proceedings; labor issues; contract matters; Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Open Meetings Law issues; and environmental matters including SEQRA (State Environmental Quality and Review Act) and CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act).
Representative Matters
- Middleton Prevails at Trial for Town of Smithtown
- CMM’s Litigation Team Prevails for Nassau County Public Authority
- Scott Middleton Obtains Unanimous Verdict at Trial for Town of Smithtown in Slip and Fall Case
- CMM Prevails on Behalf of St. James Fire District in Appeal
- CMM Secures Dismissal of Engineering-Related Lawsuit Against Suffolk County Town
- CMM Prevails on Behalf of Suffolk County Town in First Amendment Lawsuit
- CMM’s Municipal Liability Team Saves Smithtown Millions in Potential Exposure
- Case Dismissed! CMM Prevails on Behalf of Stony Brook Fire District
- CMM Prevails for East End Village in Zoning Appeal
- CMM Prevails on Behalf of Riverhead’s Finest
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- CMM Secures Yet Another Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Town of Riverhead
- CMM’s Municipal Liability Team Secures Dismissal of Lawsuit Filed Against our Client, the Town of Riverhead
- Lawsuit Against Town of Smithtown Dismissed Thanks to CMM’s Municipal Liability Team
- CMM Municipal Team Defeats Court Challenge Filed Against East End Village and its Planning Board
- CMM’s Municipal Litigation Team Prevails in Land Use Case
- CMM Secures Dismissal of Frivolous Ethics Claim Against Our Client
- CMM’s Municipal Litigation Team Prevails in Court on Behalf of St. James Fire District
- CMM Represents Town of Smithtown in Successful Effort to Replace Leadership at Animal Shelter Due to Safety Concerns
- In a Victory for the Election Process, CMM Secures Certification of Election Results as Special Counsel to Village of Poquott
