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Forchelli receives ICON Award from LIBN

Uniondale, NY Jeffrey Forchelli, managing partner of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP, recently received an ICON Award from Long Island Business News. Among the criteria for the award are years of experience, an extensive list of achievements, and the ability to lead, motivate, and teach others. 

Forchelli was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in real estate.  

Best Lawyers in America compiles its list of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers.

Forchelli founded the original law firm which is now known as Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana, LLP in 1976 and has served as its Managing Partner ever since.  His personal practice concentrates on complex real estate and land use matters, including litigation and tax certiorari for major real estate developers and national corporations.  He has served as Counsel to the New York State Assembly, and served on the Legal Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of Security Title and Guaranty Company.

He is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and Wagner College, and is a trustee of both schools.

Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana LLP is one of Long Island’s most acclaimed and distinguished law firms.  Headquartered in Uniondale, NY, the Firm is conveniently located for clients in Nassau and Suffolk.  The Firm employs over 60 attorneys who provide counsel to a broad range of clients, including national, regional, and local businesses, major real estate developers and organizations, banks, insurance companies, municipalities, educational institutions, contractors, architects/engineers, and individuals.

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