Esseks, Hefter, Angel, Di Talia & Pasca, LLP is one of the preeminent general practice law firms on the East End of Long Island, New York. Our main office in Riverhead is centrally located between the Hamptons of the South Fork and the Wine Region of the North Fork, within minutes of the Suffolk County Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, and County Court.
Our satellite offices in Southampton and East Hampton allow for more personal access to the community and local resources. After serving this region for over 50 years, our firm has earned a reputation for providing exceptional legal representation to clients who expect no less. Our lawyers engage in all aspects of civil litigation, estate and business planning, real estate transactions, zoning and land use development, and related areas.
Our satellite offices in Southampton and East Hampton allow for more personal access to the community and local resources. After serving this region for over 50 years, our firm has earned a reputation for providing exceptional legal representation to clients who expect no less. Our lawyers engage in all aspects of civil litigation, estate and business planning, real estate transactions, zoning and land use development, and related areas.
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EHA represents clients at all levels of civil litigation, from the planning and commencement of an action, through the conduct of trials and hearings, to the briefing and argument of appeals. Our attorneys have appeared as counsel of record in over 300 published opinions from the Federal and State courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. District Courts of New York, the N.Y.
Often the most critical step in any lawsuit is the appeal. Effective appellate lawyers must know when to appeal (or not to appeal), how to present arguments most effectively (both in briefs and orally), and how to navigate the unique rules of each appellate court.
Our appellate attorneys share a collective experience briefing and arguing hundreds of appeals in both State and Federal appeals courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals, and the New York Appellate Divisions.
Our appellate attorneys share a collective experience briefing and arguing hundreds of appeals in both State and Federal appeals courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals, and the New York Appellate Divisions.
With eastern Long Island's extraordinary real estate values, land titles that date to the 17th century, and unique title issues affecting waterfront lands, title disputes in our region are often complex and at the forefront of New York's common law.
EHA's attorneys have participated in many of these title disputes, representing landowners and title companies in "quiet title" actions, boundary disputes between neighbors over their shared property lines, "adverse possession" and "prescriptive easement" cases, disputes over the use and scope of rights of way, and trespass claims.
EHA's attorneys have participated in many of these title disputes, representing landowners and title companies in "quiet title" actions, boundary disputes between neighbors over their shared property lines, "adverse possession" and "prescriptive easement" cases, disputes over the use and scope of rights of way, and trespass claims.
On Eastern Long Island, real estate planning and development can be an unusually complex process involving multiple levels of zoning, environmental, and other regulatory land-use applications and permits. Department of Environmental Conservation, Pine Barrens Commission, U.S. Army Corps., local conservation boards, and town trustees.
On eastern Long Island in particular, the land use development processes often lead to a type of litigation known as the "Article 78," which is brought in the State Supreme Court by either neighbors who are contesting approvals or by applicants who are challenging denials of their permits.
Our lawyers have decades of experience working with landowners, other lawyers, municipalities, and neighbors bringing and defending against Article 78s, which involve special procedures, rules and standards of review.Our experience, which includes successfully overturning and defending scores of decisions, helps us advise clients as to when it may be worth challenging some decisions and when challenges to others would likely be futile.
Our lawyers have decades of experience working with landowners, other lawyers, municipalities, and neighbors bringing and defending against Article 78s, which involve special procedures, rules and standards of review.Our experience, which includes successfully overturning and defending scores of decisions, helps us advise clients as to when it may be worth challenging some decisions and when challenges to others would likely be futile.
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