For 35 years, Borrell & Riso, LLP, has been a general practice law firm with locations in Staten Island, Brooklyn, the New York Metropolitan area; and New Jersey. Our practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Matrimonial Law, Family Law, Workers' Compensation, Wills and Estates, and Landlord/Tenant. We are a dedicated firm and will make house calls for the seriously injured, elderly or infirmed on a case by case basis.

Tracy Donovan Laughlin is a practicing lawyer serving Otsego County in Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, and Oneonta, New York as well as the surrounding counties with offices located in Cherry Valley and Oneonta. Located 40 minutes or less from the county seats of Otsego, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie, Chenango, and Delaware Counties. Practice has been focused on meeting the needs of families since 1995 in areas of Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, (both contested and uncontested matrimonials), Adult Guardianships, and Trust & Estates. Experienced Senior Attorney with a demonstrated history of working with adult and child family members in the court system including, but not limited to, victims of family violence and sexual assault, as well as families and individuals plagued by mental illness and addiction. Skilled in Appellate Practice and Trial Practice, as well as Mediation and Dispute Resolution. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a MS focused in Criminal Justice and Planned Change from SUNY Albany - School of Criminal Justice. In practice with husband, Dennis B. Laughlin, for past 12 years.

Mr. Connor D. Deverell earned his bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in French from the College of Charleston in 2009. He went on to receive his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2012. While in law school, he served on the editorial board for the Loyola Law Review, and published the case note, “Defining A Corporation's ‘Principal Place Of Business’: The United States Supreme Court's Decision In Hertz Corp. V. Friend.” Mr. Deverell participated in numerous legal internships and volunteer activities, both in college and in law school. While studying abroad in Australia, he assisted refugees in obtaining residency and work visas as a volunteer for C.A.S.E. Law Firm for Refugees. As a law clerk for a legal services organization, he aided the homeless in securing public assistance. He also interned at a national healthcare law firm and a public defender’s office before becoming a project attorney at an international law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Deverell was an associate attorney for a disability and personal injury law firm prior to joining Disability Justice. He advocated for clients’ Social Security disability benefits in more than 900 hearings before administrative law judges..

Attorney Irina Yadgarova focuses her practice on Trusts & Estates, Probate & Administration, Elder Law, and Real Estate. She is licensed to practice law in the courts of the State of New York, the State New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Ms. Yadgarova's practice encompasses all aspects of Estate Planning, Elder Law and Real Estate. She provides legal services to residents of New York and New Jersey and handles matters pertaining to Wills, Trusts & Estates and Long Term Care Planning. Prior to establishing her own practice, Ms. Yadgarova worked as a wealth management attorney at UBS Wealth Management. While at UBS, she counseled the business with regard to their high net worth clientele. Ms. Yadgarova obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University and her Juris Doctor degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, she acted as president of the Russian Speaking Law Students Alliance and wrote for the Cardozo Law Journal of Dispute Resolution. Ms. Yadgarova is a member of the New York State Bar Association and their Trusts & Estates Law section, the Queens County Bar Association, and the Russian Speaking Business Alliance Network. Ms. Yadgarova frequently lectures on Estate Planning and Advance Directives. Her articles on Estate Planning and Elder Law are often featured in community newspapers. She is fluent in Russian and resides in Queens, New York with her husband and three children.

Kevin T. Conway is a local criminal attorney practicing in the field of criminal law. Attorney Conway have over 30 years of experience representing clients through a variety of legal issues. He is licensed in the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Mr. Conway maintain local offices in Rockland County and Bergen County routinely appearing and handling all types of criminal cases, including Rockland and Bergen County DWI, in the Superior, County, Justice, and Borough Courts. Kevin T. Conway previously served as the county-wide DWI prosecutor, personally handling the responsibility and oversight of all DWI-related offenses, both misdemeanor and felony, as well as vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault DWI-related cases. This background has provided him with invaluable experience to assist clients facing criminal or DWI offenses in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. Attorney Conway regularly appears in the courts in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He maintains a good professional working relationship with the prosecutors and the judges in Rockland and Bergen Counties which allows him to effectively represent your interests in court.

Bridget Tartaglia is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Ms. Tartaglia received her Juris Doctor with honors from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1995. While attending Touro, Ms. Tartaglia was one of the founding members and the Research Editor of the Environmental Law Journal. Ms. Tartaglia was instrumental in publishing the first edition to the Law Journal in 1995. She also received numerous academic honors during her tenure at Touro, including a Community Service Award and the American Jurisprudence Aware of Excellence in Creditor’s Rights. She was active and integral member of the Columbian Lawyers Association where she served as President. She also served as intern for the Honorable Howard Levitt of the Supreme Court, State of New York, County of Nassau. Ms. Tartaglia was also recipient of two academic scholarships from the Columbian Lawyer’s Association while attending Touro. While attending her last year at Touro, Ms. Tartaglia was a law clerk at Jakubowski, Robertson & Goldsmith. After graduating from Touro, Ms. Tartaglia became an associate attorney with said firm and later became a member of said firm. Ms. Tartaglia was admitted to Practice in the State of New York, Second Department in January, 1996. She was admitted to Practice in the State of Connecticut in November, 1995. She was admitted to Practice in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York in March, 1996. She was most recently admitted to Practice in the Supreme Court of the United States America in March, 2005. Ms. Tartaglia has engaged in the general practice of law with an emphasis in Matrimonial and Family litigation. Since 1996, she has had substantial experience in litigating all issues relative to Matrimonial and Family Law matters. Ms. Tartaglia has litigated almost every possible issue that may arise between divorcing and non married parties. In addition to Matrimonial and Family Law litigation, Ms. Tartaglia also substantial experience in performing residential real property closings, representing both purchasers and sellers as well as experience in general civil litigation. Ms. Tartaglia is an active member of the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association. She is also a member of the Matrimonial Bar Association of Suffolk County, the Columbian Lawyers Association of Suffolk County and the New York State Bar Association (including the Family Law Section of said Bar Association). Ms. Tartaglia has received multiple awards relative to her practice in the area of Matrimonial and Family Law. These include her having an AV Preeminent rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards with Martindale-Hubbell since 2013; a 2019 Lawyer of Distinction for her work in Family and Divorce Law; Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer in Family Law; 2016 10 Best Females Attorneys in Family Law; Avvo Top Rated Lawyer, 2017 and a 2015 Client Distinction Award. Ms. Tartaglia also has been honored for the past two years by the Suffolk County Bar Association for her donation of her time to pro bono divorce matters in Suffolk County. In addition to receiving multiple awards relative to her work in the Matrimonial and Family Law field, Ms. Tartaglia also was honored by the WVI Dolphin Foundation and received a 2019 Spirit of Youth Sports Awards for her continued commitment and time volunteered to Youth Sports. Ms. Tartaglia is has been a youth basketball coach for Infant Jesus Church CYO program in Port Jefferson, NY for the past 9 years. She has spent countless hours each season coaching up to two different teams. Ms. Tartaglia was a division I college athlete where she played basketball at Brooklyn College. In addition, Ms. Tartaglia has worked on the fundraising committee for Mount Sinai Youth Soccer for the past 5 years where has volunteers time to raise money for a local soccer organization. Since 2013, Mrs. Tartaglia has been a Catechist for St Louis De Monfort Church in Sound Beach, NY where she has and continues to volunteer her time each week to teach two different religion classes each year. She is also a team leader for the Mount Sinai Neighborhood Watch for which she acts a liason for members of her community. In addition to work in her community, she also is a volunteer with the Suffolk County Bar Association pro bono foundation. She is a longtime resident of Mount Sinai where she resides with her husband and two sons.

Peter A. Romero has practiced exclusively in the area of employment law for 16 years. Mr. Romero regularly represents both employers and employees in workplace litigation, including trial and appellate practice, administrative proceedings before the Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and New York State Division of Human Rights. He is highly experienced in complex litigation, including collective and class action lawsuits.

Attorney Ryan Finn of Finn Law Offices has worked for big law firms and he knows how they approach a legal conflict. He is well known and well respected by state and federal judges and prosecutors based in New York. However, once he is your lawyer, his focus is on you, and only on you. “Team Finn” is relentless in our commitment to you. We mean what we say and say what we mean. We will help you understand your legal circumstances thoroughly, so you can make the best decision on how to proceed. You will be under no pressure to take a plea deal, accept a settlement or take a case to trial just because it might be easier for us. What matters is that no matter what you decide, you will be confident that our attorney can provide you with the results for which you’re hoping.

John J Bailly is a practicing lawyer in the state of New York who handles Accident & Injury cases.

Marc Taylor is a practicing attorney in New, York. He handles all phases of immigration, primarily including corporate and family immigration, permanent residence, and citizenship applications.