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Melissa D Lescault Attorney

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Phone: (518) 792-1174

Address: 288 Glen St, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Website: http://mfcllp.com

Lescault Melissa D

Family Law

Guardianship
Our attorneys also help families through the court process when it becomes necessary to appoint a lifetime guardian to help protect the interests of a loved one.

Criminal Law

Criminal Defense
DUI/DWI
Our firm represents persons charged with Driving While Intoxicated offenses. We offer our legal services at affordable prices with flexible payment options. We know and keep abreast of the ever-changing laws about DWI. The firm’s experienced and dedicated attorneys know what it takes to achieve the best possible outcome for you. They will diligently work to defend you and all of your legal and constitutional rights.
Traffic Violations
If you received a traffic ticket or violation of any kind on the Northway (I-87) or on other roads in the Glens Falls, Lake George and Saratoga Springs, NY region, our experienced and capable attorneys are ready to immediately assist you in avoiding higher insurance costs, higher fines and surcharges, points assessed against your driver’s license, a suspension or revocation of your driving privileges, or even jail time that may be associated with your traffic ticket or violation.
Sex Crimes
Robbery
Burglary
Theft
Misdemeanors
Arrested, indicted or given an appearance ticket for criminal violations, misdemeanors or felonies in the counties of Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Essex or Hamilton, New York? If so, our experienced, reputable and affordable attorneys are prepared and ready to immediately defend and protect you and your constitutional rights. The firm’s capable and highly qualified attorneys are fully familiar with all local town, village, city, county and federal courts, district attorneys’ offices and all aspects of criminal proceedings from the investigative stage, to plea bargaining to a jury trial.
Drug Crimes
Assault
Murder
Homicide
Arson
Forgery
Kidnapping
Prostitution

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Our attorneys have experience forming and advising not-for-profit companies, 501(c)(3) organizations, foundations and charities. The boards of these organizations also rely on us to advise them about corporate governance matters. We also routinely assist not-for-profits purchase and sell land and conduct other transactions. When necessary, the Firm helps clients navigate the dissolution process, including developing plans for the liquidation and distribution of assets.
Business Formation
Vanessa A. Hutton is an associate with McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum LLP. Her practice is focused primarily on estate planning and administration. Ms. Hutton is also experienced with general and non-profit business formation and counsel, corporate governance, and real estate transactions.
Business Disputes
Courtney M. Haskins is a partner at McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum, LLP. Her areas of practice include civil litigation focusing on personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, premise liability, product liability and construction accidents. Ms. Haskins also assists clients with the litigation of medical malpractice defense, contract disputes, labor law issues, real property issues as well as provides assistance with regulatory compliance in both general healthcare and banking law. Before joining the firm, Ms. Haskins practiced in New York City where she successfully represented clients in pursuing and defending their claims in jury trials, mediation, arbitration and at the appellate court level. She is admitted to practice in New York State and Northern District of New York.
Business Transactions
Our attorneys have assisted several local and regional businesses in connection with their international business transactions involving companies or operations in Colombia, Canada, Dubai, Peru, Lithuania, Trinidad, Turkey and Qatar. As a part of these transactions, our attorneys have traveled to these foreign countries to conduct negotiations and close deals.
Limited Liability Companies

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination
The Firm both defends employers and businesses, and pursues claims on behalf of individuals in employment discrimination cases involving race, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, national origin or disability.
Employment Contract
Our attorneys have experience helping clients form, transfer, sell and dissolve businesses and corporate entities. This includes forming Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, S-Corporations, and Professional Corporations. We also prepare shareholder buy-sell agreements to assist owners of closely held businesses plan for the future of their companies. Business clients also rely on us to advise them on a wide array of contractual matters from commercial leases, employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and sales contracts. We help buyers and sellers of businesses from the initial negotiations to the final closing. This includes drafting asset purchase and stock purchase agreements, assisting with due diligence investigations into the health and strength of the target business, and drafting non-compete clauses and contracts.
Sexual Harassment
Employment Discrimination also includes Sexual Harassment Claims resulting from Quid Pro Quo Discrimination and/or a Hostile Work Environment. Unwelcome Sexual Advances involving Verbal or Physical Conduct, Sexual Jokes, Slurs and Innuendoes are potential grounds for a Claim of Employment Discrimination.

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
Mr. Shuler specializes in Real Estate Law, Probate and Trust Law and Corporate Law. He has extensive experience in representing buyers and sellers in preparing and reviewing purchase and sale contracts, obtaining and reviewing all necessary title insurance, survey documentation, mortgage commitments and related documentation.
Premises Liability
Slip and fall accidents are the most common type of “premises liability” cases, which center on the question of a property owner’s duty to care for his or her property. Injury by fire or other accidents resulting from defects in the conditions of buildings located on the property also fall under this category.
Construction Litigation
Our attorneys represent homeowners, developers, builders, and workers in all aspects of residential and commercial construction law matters, such as...
Real Estate Transactions
Before joining the firm, Ms. Hutton had a solo practice serving the Southern Adirondacks where she primarily handled real estate transactions, small business and non-profit formations, general business matters, and corporate governance. Previously, she practiced in New York City as a consulting attorney for global financial institutions, specializing in regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Ms. Hutton regularly practices in both our Glens Falls and Chestertown offices.
Land Use and Zoning
Our attorneys assist clients with an extensive range of environmental permitting and zoning matters. Clients depend on us to help them determine which permits are required for their proposed home building or commercial development projects and to navigate them through the zoning and land use permitting process, at the local, regional and state levels. We have experience appearing before local planning boards and zoning boards of appeal. To facilitate this process, the Firm strives to develop close working relationships with our client’s engineering and environmental consultants and the regulators responsible for granting the final approvals. We have successfully obtained various project approvals including site plan review, special use permits, subdivision approvals, storm water management permits and SEQRA negative declarations, as well as required area and use variances. When necessary our litigation attorneys challenge the decisions of local boards utilizing the Article 78 proceeding process.
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Our attorneys represent landlords and tenants in the lease negotiation and drafting process, and handle eviction and landlord/tenant disputes for commercial and residential property owners. Clients rely on us to guide them through the entire eviction process, from evaluating the merits of their case to representing them in court. We also understand that eviction can be time sensitive matter, and our attorneys are prepared to act quickly to help you recover possession of your property.
Property Damage
Research from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that defective or unsafe products cause 29.4 million injuries and 21,400 deaths each year. Within the U.S., an estimated $700 billion is spent annually on the injuries, deaths, and property damage caused from consumer product incidents. You or your child may be injured by something seemingly harmless or something you use everyday, such as a hair dryer, toaster, baby chair, toy, iron, coffee maker, air conditioner, car, hand tool or even your clothing. Product liability law gives consumers the ability to sue for and recover damages from manufacturers, distributors and vendors for injuries resulting from accidents caused by products. Virtually all products are subject to products liability law, not just items on the store shelves – products subject to the law run the spectrum from food, drugs, appliances, automobiles, medical devices, medical implants, blood, tobacco, gases, real estate, writings, maps, and even commercial jets.

Health Law

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum, LLP has extensive experience in the defense of hospitals, physicians, psychologists, nurses, therapists, physician extenders and other health care providers. Our medical malpractice defense team has decades of litigation experience. We have aggressively defended our clients against numerous claims of medical malpractice involving serious injuries and death, which had the potential for multi-million dollar exposure.
Auto Accidents
Medicaid Planning
As part of our comprehensive estate planning services, we help clients plan for their future health care needs by drafting living wills and health care proxies or evaluate options for funding long term care. We also understand that the high cost of nursing homes may force our clients to deplete their life savings. Our attorneys also regularly assist clients with developing plans to protect their assets as part of our Medicaid planning and application process.
Dog Bites
Daniel J. Hogan is a partner of McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum LLP, where he has practiced since 1994. His principal areas of practice are motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, real property litigation including mortgage foreclosures, boundary line disputes and contested real property matters, creditors rights in bankruptcy, contract preparation, negotiations and general litigation. Mr. Hogan’s personal injury practice includes slip and falls, product liability, dog bites and employment injury.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Our attorneys advise executors, personal representatives and estate administrators through each step of the estate administration, probate and Surrogate Court process. This includes the proper distribution of the estate and trust assets. We prepare all required documents to ensure that our clients are properly discharged from their positions. We have experience with the court process and regularly practice in multiple counties throughout New York and Florida.
Wills
When disputes arise within estates and trusts, our experienced trial attorneys have experience challenging and defending estate and trust fiduciaries, and advocating on behalf of estate and trust beneficiaries. Our experience includes will contests, estate discovery proceedings, and contested accountings.
Trusts
Power of Attorney
Mr. O’Connor’s professional practice is devoted to estates and trust matters and elder law, including representing seniors and persons with special needs and their families in connection with asset preservation planning, supplemental needs trusts, Medicaid, guardianship, wills, trusts, power of attorney, health care directives and living wills.
Probate

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Foreclosure
Our attorneys have extensive experience representing local banks at all levels of financing including residential purchases, mortgage home equity loans and lines of credit, in addition to commercial loan financing, including construction and agricultural (farming) loans. Collection and foreclosure matters are also performed by our Firm on behalf of our clients.
Tax Law
Our estate planning practice includes all aspects of structuring lifetime and postmortem transfers, including estate, gift and income tax planning to help protect your assets or your family business during your lifetime and for succeeding generations. Our primary goal is to devise a strategy to transfer your hard earned assets according to your wishes. We work with individuals, families and businesses that require transfer tax planning. We aim to help implement your goals but will provide guidance on tax reduction strategies along the way. This includes the preparation of wills, health care proxies, living wills and powers of attorney. When appropriate we also utilize LLCs to help transition assets to the next generation. We have significant experience helping families throughout the Adirondacks and Lake George area ensure that their family cottages and camps will pass to the next generation. We also prepare revocable and irrevocable lifetime trusts and testamentary trusts of various degrees of complexity.

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