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August 1, 2010 marks a new Era for the Firm. We are moving from the Village of Patchogue, our home for the last ten years, to Bohemia, NY.
The new office location is minutes from Sunrise Highway and the Long Island Expressway. It will give us the ability to better serve our clients.
From a more central location in Suffolk County, we have now have the ability to service more of Long Island, our Home. The Bohemia offices are directly across Veterans Memorial Highway from McArthur Airport.
There are a number of overnight accommodations close by so that meeting with our out-of-State clientele will never be easier.
Congratulations of RTTP partner John J. (Pete) Roe III. He is this years Good Scout honoree by the Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk County Council. An awards banquet will be held on June 21st, following the 38th Annual Good Scout Golf Tournament. Mr. Roe previously earned his Eagle Scout Award at Troop 44, sponsored by the Congregational Church of Patchogue.
John J. Roe, III, a Partner in the firm, has been appointed to serve as Chair of the Surrogate's Court Committee of the Suffok County Bar Association. The appointment is for a two year term, beginning June 1, 2010.
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Lester P. Taroff, a Partner in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights Department, received a decision from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Suffolk, which denied a judgment-debtor the right to claim a homestead exemption for his “motor home”. Under New York law, CPLR §5206, there exists a $50,000.00 Homestead Exemption to enforcement of a money judgment against the judgment-debtor’s principal residence. Included in the exemption statute as property covered by the exemption are “mobile homes”.
In the case of Chase Bank USA, N.A. v. Paul W. Hoversen, the firm’s client had obtained a judgment against the owner of the “motor home” and sought to have it sold by the Suffolk County Sheriff to satisfy the judgment. The judgment-debtor objected to this action, claiming the “motor home” to be his primary residence, continuously occupied as such for over a year, and therefore entitled to the Homestead Exemption under New York law.
A case of novel impression, the Judge concluded that, after applying common definitions of each, the “mobile home” was designed to be a semi-permanent structure and that a “motor home” was “…a large motor vehicle equipped as living quarters.”
The vehicle was sold at public auction.
On January 14, 2010, RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman received Certificates of Appreciation from the International Association of Commercial Collectors (IACC) for their work on that organization's Legislative Review Committee.
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On June 1, 2009, RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman was appointed Chair of the Suffolk County Bar Association's Creditors' Rights Law Committee for the 2009-2010 Association Year.
Mr. Portman was re-appointed to the position for 2010- 2011.
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Patchogue, New York (March 4, 2009)
Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman, LLP Partners give Continuing Legal Education Seminar at the Suffolk County Bar Association
RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman lectured fellow members of the Bar on Collection of Judgments .
Roe Taroff Taitz & Portman Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman presented a three hour Continuing Legal Education Seminar entitled "Enforcement of Money Judgments" for the Suffolk Academy of Law, the educational arm of The Suffolk County (NY) Bar Association. The seminar covered the state of the current New York law, including amendments effective January 1, 2009, that substantially changed the practice.
The three hour discussion was an open forum, with the audience encouraged to interject both opinion and experiences they have had.
Both presenters are past Chairs of the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Creditors Rights Law Committee. Mr. Portman is currently Vice-President of the Commercial Lawyers Conference of New York, a chartered bar association for the practice of creditors’ rights law. Mr. Taroff is a past Vice-President of the same organization. Both men are members of the Suffolk County Bar Association, The Commercial Law League of America and other collection industry organizations.
"The seminar was well attended and there was great interest in the subject" said Suffolk Academy of Law moderator, RTTP Partner Steven Taitz. "Many of the attendees that I spoke with afterward were very impressed with the content and delivery of the speakers."
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On January 22, 2009 RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman received Certificates of Appreciation from the International Association of Commercial Collectors for their work on that organization's Legislative Review Committee.
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RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff (pictured) and Elliott M. Portman co-authored an article entitled "The Not-So-Automatic Renewal Clause" in the October, 2008 IACC Scope Magazine.
Congratulations to RTTP Partner John J. ("Pete") Roe, III, who was elected for his twelfth four-year term as Bellport Village Justice.
He has been serving in this capacity since 1964.
He is a past lecturer for the Justice Court training program sponsored by the New York State Office of Court Administration.
On September 18, 2008 we were at the Bellport Country Club for a fundraiser, sponsored by the Patchogue Rotary Club, for Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck. RTTP Partner Steven Taitz (pictured) served on the organizing committee for the event.
Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck's mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence through a safe and quality program of camping, recreation, and education in a summer environment.
On Tuesday, June 10, 2008 we were an exhibitor at the 4th Annual "Helping Your Business Thrive Event." The event is sponsored by the Town of Brookhaven and Brookhaven's Small Business Advisory Council.
At a ceremony on May 7, 2007, RTTP Partners Lester P. Taroff and Elliott M. Portman received Awards of Recongnition from the Suffolk County (NY) Bar Association for their roles as co-Chairs of the Creditors Rights Law Committee during the years 2005-2007.
Pictured are SCBA President Scott M. Karson (L) and RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman (R).
As reported in the New York Law Journal on May 21, 2007, RTTP Partner Elliott M. Portman successfully defended a case in the First District Court of Nassau County. The Judge's Decision reaffirmed the New York rule that a depositor bears risk of loss on a dishonored check,
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