PETER P. PETERSON

Born Brooklyn, New York, March 23, 1910, admitted to bar, 1936, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Education: Colgate University (B.A. 1932); Cornell University Law School (LLB, 1935, JD, 1969).

Member: Nassau County Bar Association, Real Estate, Banking. General Practice Committees; Charter member East Meadow Kiwanis; Former member Board of Directors and, General Counsel of Roosevelt Savings & Loan Association and Heritage Federal Savings and Loan Association; Director Emeritus Anchor Savings Bank.

Governmental: Member Board of Zoning Appeals, Town of Hempstead; Member of the Town of Hempstead Planning Commission.

Mr. Peterson concentrates in the area of banking, real estate and wills. He is a member of the Town of Hempstead, Board of Zoning Appeals and the Hempstead Planning Commission.

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GREGORY P. PETERSON

Born Brooklyn, New York, December 22, 1942, admitted to bar, 1970, New York.

Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A. 1966); St. John's University, School of Law (J.D. 1970).

Governmental/Political: Chairman and CEO of Nassau Downs OTB; Presiding Supervisor, Town of Hempstead (4/93 to 1/98); Supervisor, Town of Hempstead (1/87 to 3/93); Former Councilman, Town of Hempstead, elected: 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984; First Vice Chairman, Nassau County Republican and Town of Hempstead Republican Committees.

Member:Nassau County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; Former Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County, 1970-72; Member: New York Bar Association, Real Estate, Criminal and General Practice Committees; Nassau County Bar Association; Nassau Lawyers Association; Advisory Board of Security Title and Guaranty Co.; East Meadow Kiwanis; East Meadow Chamber of Commerce; Former Assistant District Attorneys Association.

Mr. Peterson is the Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead since 1987 and First Vice Chair of the Nassau County Republican Committee.

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DOUGLAS E. SPELFOGEL

Born Queens, New York, November 3, 1963; admitted to bar New York, 1989 and District of Columbia, 1991;

Education:The George Washington University (B.A., 1985); New England School of Law (J.D., 1988); Appointment with Distinction, United States Attorney General's HonorsÕ Program, 1988;

Government Service: Counsel United States Department of Justice, Office of United States Trustee, 1988-95;

Lecturer: numerous bar associations and professional organizations;

Instructor: bankruptcy law, Hofstra University and Lehman College, 1994-Present;

Member: American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.

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JACK M. STEINGART

Born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1965, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1986, Florida.

Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (B.S. in Economics, 1952); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1955, Board of Editors, Dickinson Law Review).

Governmental: Village Attorney, Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, 1970-1976. Village Justice, Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, 1976-1985; Acting Village Justice, Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, 1985-1993 and 1995.

Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; Nassau County Magistrates Association (President, 1987-1988); New York State Magistrates Association (Executive Committee, 1989- 1992).

Past Directorships: Peninsula Counseling Center/ Peninsula Child Guidance Center (30 years), Five Towns United Fund, Fleet Bank Regional Board.

Mr. Steingart concentrates in the area of estates, trusts, wills, corporations and real estate. He is an Acting Village Justice and a former Village Attorney.

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LISA M. STEPHAN

Born Flushing, New York, November 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and New Jersey; United States District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1993.

Education: C.W. Post College, Long Island University (B.A., 1985); St. John's University, School of Law (J.D., 1988).

Member: American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association.

Government Service: Village Prosecutor - Incorporated Village of Malverne, 1990-1995; Acting Village Justice - Incorporated Village of Malverne - August, 1995.

Ms. Stephan concentrates in the area of residential mortgage foreclosure. She heads the firm's Foreclosure Practice Group. She is the acting Malverne Village Justice.

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PETER SULLIVAN

Born Glen Cove, New York, January 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd and 3rd Circuit.

Education: Nichols College (B.B.A., cum laude, 1968); St. John's University (J.D., 1978).

Member: Moot Court, Senior Board; Past President, Huntington Lawyers Club; Past President, Huntington Beach Community Association, Centerport, New York; Past President, Parish Council, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs R.C. Church, Centerport, New York, 1982; District Committeeman, Boy Scouts of America, 1979; President, Huntington Mens' Chorus, 1983-84;Director and Master of Ceremonies for the international musical show "UP WITH PEOPLE!", 1968-1973;

Member: Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations.

Mr. Sullivan concentrates in the area of federal and state litigation. He heads the firm's Litigation Practice Group with Joseph Macy.

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