Terence J. Devine | Attorney

Terence J. Devine

Terence J. Devine

Devine, Markovits & Snyder

Language(s): English

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About Terence

Mr. Devine is engaged in a business law and tax practice with the law firm. He is involved in virtually all aspects of corporate law, entity selection, business formation, financial and tax matters, corporate mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, tax litigation, employee benefits and estate planning. Mr. Devine has also worked hand in hand with attorneys inside and outside the firm in connection with litigation of commercial disputes, shareholder disputes and white-collar tax crimes. He has been successful in dealing with some of the largest Chapter 11 cases filed in the Northern District of New York and has also successfully litigated ERISA cases involving employee stock ownership plans.

In addition to his practice in the firm, Mr. Devine served as a Legal Assistant on the New York State Board of Law Examiners from 1977 to 2009. In that capacity, he was involved in the drafting and grading of the New York Bar Exam and the review of the Multi-State Bar Exam. He still manages a grading team with respect to the exam.

Mr. Devine attended Villanova University and Elmira College and received his B.A. in Political Science, with honors, in 1973. He graduated from Albany Law School, with honors, in 1976 and was a member of the Albany Law Review and the Justinian Society. While practicing law in Albany, he also attended New York University and was awarded an L.L.M. in Taxation in 1982.

Experience

Legal Assistant

New York State Board of Law Examiners

1977-2009

Grader

New York Bar Exam

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Admission

Verified New York State

 

Education

New York University

L.L.M. in Taxation

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Villanova University & Elmira College

B.A. (Political Science, with honors)

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Albany County, Saratoga County, New York State and American Bar Associations.
Honors / Awards
  • Member of the Albany Law Review and the Justinian Society.