Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Sklyar, PC takes 1,200 s/f in Brentwood property; Island Associates manages Brent City Marketplace

Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Sklyar, PC, the Hauppauge-based law firm known for its marketing to Hispanics, has opened a storefront office in the heart of one of Long Island's largest Hispanic communities, Brentwood, in western Suffolk County. The firm, which markets itself as 1-800-CANTASO, opened the full-service law office in an end-cap unit that measures 1,200 s/f in the Brent City Marketplace. The center, managed by Smithtown-based Island Associates Real Estate Inc., draws 27,000 vehicles daily. Ferro, Kuba's neighbors in the center include La Espiguita Soccer Academy; Compare Foods Supermarket; La Espiguita Bakery, one of the best-known Colombian bakeries on Long Island; Rite Aid; a Checkers restaurant and the Suffolk County Brentwood Family Health Center. More than 289,000 people live within a 5-mile radius of the center. The center, at the corner of Brentwood Rd. and 2nd Ave., and a block away from the Long Island Railroad's Brentwood Station, is an ideal location for the firm, said William Ferro, a partner in the law firm. Brentwood's population was 53% Hispanic, according to 2000 U.S. Census figure. He said 70% of his firm's personal injury clients are Hispanic. Ambassador Dagoberto Alcides Torres of the El Salvadorian Consulate cut the ribbon to mark the office opening. The new office, called the 1-800-CANTASO Brentwood Law Center, features a reception area, a conference room and two offices. It will be staffed full time by Antonia LoBello, a former Bronx assistant district attorney, and one paralegal. The space will serve as a prototype for additional storefront offices that the firm may open in the future. Founded in 1989 as Ferro, Kuba, Mangano, Sklyar PC, the lawyers of 1-800-Cantaso provide legal services in the areas of personal injury, real estate and other business matters, trusts and estates, immigration and criminal defense. The firm has extensive trial experience in State and Federal Courts and prides itself on efficient and cost effective approaches to litigation. In addition, the firm serves the community through the promotion of music and concerts on Long Island and in New York City, by providing charitable assistance through scholarships, flu shot programs, toys and turkeys donations and other activities, The firm has offices at 825 Veterans Hwy, Hauppauge, N.Y.; 1819 Brentwood Rd., Brentwood, N.Y., and 424 W. 33rd St., Suite 440, New York, N.Y. For more information call 1-800-CANTASO or visit www.1800cantaso.com or www.ferrokuba.com ###