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    CityLaw Profile: Thomas McMahon of TLM Associates, LLC

    Thomas McMahon grew up in Staten Island, attended St. Joseph Hill Academy and Monsignor Farrell High School, and graduated from SUNY New Paltz. McMahon knew from a young age that he wanted to have a career in government and public service, and he felt that the best path forward included a law degree. (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw Profile, Thomas McMahon, TLM Associates LLC
    Date:04/23/2019
    Category : CityLand Profiles
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    Occasional Profiles of Former City Law Fellows: Frank St. Jacques ‘11

    Frank St. Jacques.

    While in college at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Frank St. Jacques dreamed that one day he would live in New York City. He did not know then that it would ultimately lead him to becoming a land use attorney at a national law firm, Akerman LLP. (read more…)

    Date:01/16/2019
    Category : CityLand Profiles, CityLaw
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    Jason Adolfo Otaño, General Counsel for the New York City Council

    Jason Aldofo Otaño, General Counsel for the New York City Council.

    Jason Adolfo Otaño, the General Counsel for the New York City Council, was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up in the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn. Otaño’s father was a City firefighter for 28 years, his mother a paraprofessional for the Department of Education, and his uncle a captain for the Department of Corrections. (read more…)

    Tags : attorney, City Council, general counsel, Jason otano, lawyer, reservist
    Date:10/01/2018
    Category : CityLand Profiles, CityLaw
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    CityLand Profile: Lynn Kelly of New Yorkers for Parks

    Lynn Kelly. Image credit: New Yorkers for Parks.

    New York City holds a special place in Lynn Kelly’s life. Ms. Kelly grew up in Old Town, Staten Island, has resided in Brooklyn’s Park Slope and now in Gowanus, and attended New York University in Greenwich Village. In reflecting on her life and career, Ms. Kelly said that “New York City has been the one thread through everything.” Ms. Kelly has dedicated her career to improving the City one job at a time. Currently, Ms. Kelly serves as the Executive Director at New Yorkers for Parks, an independent advocacy organization championing quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all City neighborhoods. (read more…)

    Tags : cityland profiles, Lynn Kelly, New Yorkers for Parks
    Date:04/10/2018
    Category : CityLand Profiles
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    CityLaw Profile – City Council Zoning Chair Donovan Richards on Improving Sustainability

    Donovan Richards
    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Councilmember Donovan Richards. Image credit: William Alatriste/NYC Council

    Donovan Richards was elected to the City Council from the 31st District in February 2013.  When you speak with City Council member Donovan Richards, two things become readily apparent:  an encyclopedic knowledge of the needs of his Southeast Queens Council district and the drive to pursue solutions for each of those needs simultaneously.

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    Tags : City Council, Committee on Environmental Protection, Council District 31, Council Member Donovan Richards, FRESH, Hurricane Sandy, mandatory inclusionary zoning, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:09/21/2015
    Category : CityLand Profiles
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