Howard Protter
Mr. Protter is the Managing Partner of the firm and as the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for administrative management, entrepreneurial leadership, strategic planning, client and community relations and the mentoring and professional development of partners, associates and staff. Howard is a member of the Municipal Law Team and leads the firm's International and Intellectual Property practice areas on the Business Team.
Mr. Protter was Village Attorney for Cornwall-on-Hudson 1982 - 2008 and the Tuxedo Town Counsel since 1996. His primary practice has been devoted to municipal law and litigation, representing local governments and municipal officials in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and Putnam counties since 1983 in various types of municipal litigation, labor relations, disciplinary proceedings, land use and environmental matters. Mr. Protter's business, international and intellectual law practice has involved a wide variety of commercial transactions, including importation and licensing in the US, Netherlands, Italy, England, and France.
Areas of Practice
- Municipal Law
- International and Intellectual Property
- Commercial and Real Estate Transactions
Litigation Percentage
- 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of International Trade, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1980
- State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
- B.A. - 1976
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, Municipal Law Section, Chairman, Executive Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Mass Disaster Response Committee
- Orange County Bar Association, Chairman, Municipal Law Committee
- Orange County Bar Association, Ethics Committee
- American Bar Association Local Government Law Ethics Committee, Member
- American Water Works Association, Member
- AWWA Research Foundation, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum-Trustee and General Counsel
- The Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation-Trustee
- The Claire J. Hoyt Memorial Foundation-Director
- The Orange County Land Trust-Director
- The Orange County Citizens Foundation-Trustee
- The Cornwall Lions Club-Member
- The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley - Advisory Board Member
- Builders Association of The Hudson Valley, Education Committee Member
