Comstock Lawyers

Pam has been a Partner at O’Connell & Aronowitz since 1997 where she practices in our Personal Injury Litigation Department. She was the firm’s managing partner for fifteen years. Pam consistently obtains excellent results representing plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, automobile collisions, trucking crashes, dangerous products, abused children, and defective medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Pam recently settled an automobile collision involving a pedestrian for $4 million. She settled a pedestrian-construction case for $2.65 million. Pam co-counseled a trial for an $11 million verdict in a medical malpractice case involving sexually abused children. Pam obtained a $1.8...

David is a Shareholder focusing his practice on Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance audits & investigations, Health Law including fraud and abuse, governmental investigations of all kinds, administrative hearings, Federal and State False Claims whistleblower cases, Medicaid compliance plans, criminal defense, and Article 78 cases. He is the head of the Firm’s Government Investigations Unit and a member of the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Unit. David has had a number of high ranking positions within New York State government. Former Governor George Pataki appointed him General Counsel of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) when the OMIG was created...

Marc T. Napolitana, an Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Washington, D.C. office, practices in support of clients needing representation in Military Law and National Security Law. Marc brings his extensive legal experience to Tully Rinckey from the U.S. Marine Corps Defense Services Organization (National Capital Region) and two private law firms. His extensive experience handling security clearance review triggers with respect to personal conduct, alcohol, drugs, financial considerations, criminal conduct, handling of classified information, and misuse of information systems will augment the firm’s security clearance representation expertise.

Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Marc spent his entire legal career on active duty...

Jeffrey is a health care attorney and an accomplished litigator in health care, commercial and employment cases. In his national health law practice, Jeffrey has represented providers and their trade associations for 45 years. His clients include clinical laboratories, substance abuse and behavioral health clinics, home care providers, adult care facilities, DME suppliers, and professional practices. His clinical laboratory practice is nationwide, and he is regularly tapped to speak at national conferences and forums on issues affecting clinical laboratories. Jeffrey practices in all federal and state courts and health care regulatory agencies. He has successfully represented the state hospital industry...

Cristina is Of Counsel with O'Connell and Aronowitz in the Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation groups. Cristina attended Albany Law School where she served as both a member and Senior Editor of the Albany Law Review and was a semi-finalist in the Domenick L. Gabrielli Appellate Advocacy Competition. Further, she interned for the Honorable David R. Homer, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of New York. Upon her graduation, she was inducted into the National Order of Barristers for excellence in student advocacy.

Florence M. Richardson, who joined O’Connell and Aronowitz in January 2018, is Of Counsel with our firm and has dedicated herself entirely to the field of matrimonial law since she was admitted to practice in 1984. She focuses her practice on divorce, custody, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, child support, spousal support and equitable distribution. Before joining O’Connell and Aronowitz she was principal at Kahn and Richardson, an Albany law firm that focused exclusively on Family & Matrimonial law. From her decades of experience guiding and advising clients, Flo is well aware of the physical, emotional and financial burdens imposed by contested...

Sara B. Sweeney, Esq. is an Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Albany office, where she focuses her practice in civil litigation, real estate law, family and matrimonial Law and criminal defense.

Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Sara was an Associate in an Albany law firm, where she practiced in the area of real estate law and handled both commercial and residential transactions. Sara also represented commercial mortgage lenders in complex transactions, including SBA loan closings, secured transactions, construction lending work and co-lending and intercreditor arrangements.

Sara previously worked as a Law Clerk for a commercial litigation law firm with offices in Los...

James Melita, who grew up in Gloversville, graduated from Plattsburgh State University of New York with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He then graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan. After graduating from law school, James Melita formed his own law practice with a main office in Albany, NY, specializing in Traffic Defense Law, Collections Law, Family and Matrimonial Law, and Real Estate Law.

Steve is a Shareholder in the Business Law department at our firm. He advises business owners and family groups on a broad range of corporate, tax, and estate planning matters. Steve excels in integrating these disciplines to assist clients in navigating complex transitions, whether preparing for growth or transferring ownership to family members or external buyers. Collaborating with the team at O’Connell and Aronowitz, Steve ensures that each transition is executed according to the client’s wishes, with an emphasis on tax efficiency and alignment with the client’s broader estate planning goals. In addition to his broader business practice, Steve has developed...