Anthony M. Brown
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW

60 E 42nd St Suite 950
NY, NY 10165
Tel: 212-953-6447

361 Atlantic Ave
East Rockaway, NY 11518
Tel: 516-599-2020
Fax: 516-599-6476
                                                          
brown@msclaw.net

www.msclaw.net/nontraditional.html
 

Anthony graduated from Brooklyn Law School, where he served as research assistant to Nan Hunter, the founder of The Gay and Lesbian Project at the ACLU.  Anthony worked as a law guardian for The Children’s Law Center, representing the legal needs of children in Brooklyn Family Court.  Anthony also worked as a legal intern for Lambda Legal in the summer of 2002.  While there he helped to prepare briefing for the landmark case of Lawrence v. Texas and his research was quoted specifically in Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's concurring opinion.  Anthony currently works for the law firm of McKenna, Siracusano and Chianese heading their nontraditional family and estates law division.  McKenna, Siracusano & Chianese is a full service, Long Island based law firm with offices in Manhattan.  MSC has over 25 years of experience and dedication to the tri-state area.  

Practice areas include:

1. Personal Injury

                                                               i.      Dental Malpractice

                                                             ii.      Medical Malpractice

                                                            iii.      Automobile Accidents

                                                           iv.      Slip and Fall Cases

                                                             v.      Hospital Negligence

2. Real Estate Matters

                                                               i.      Purchase or Sale of residential / Commercial premises, Including Coops and Condos

                                                             ii.      Refinancing / 2^nd Mortgage

                                                            iii.      Foreclosures

                                                           iv.      Real Property Dispute and Litigation

                                                             v.      Deed Transfer

3. Estate Matters

                                                               i.      Preparation of Wills and Trusts

                                                             ii.      Contested Proceedings

                                                            iii.      Administration and Probate

4. Family Law Matters

                                                               i.      Separation – Actions and Agreements

                                                             ii.      Divorce – Contested and Uncontested

                                                            iii.      Custody Matters

                                                           iv.      Support Enforcements and Modifications

                                                             v.      Child Support

5. Business Matters

                                                               i.      Purchase or Sale of Business, Retail, Wholesale or Manufacturing

                                                             ii.      Restaurants, Bars, Liquor Stores and Beer Licenses

                                                            iii.      State Liquor Authority Licenses

                                                           iv.      Lease Negotiations

6. Criminal Matters

                                                               i.      Driving While Intoxicated or Impaired

                                                             ii.      Traffic Violations

                                                            iii.      Misdemeanors (Petty Larceny, Assault, etc.)

                                                           iv.      Felonies

                                                             v.      Drug Related Charges

7. Nontraditional Family and Estates Law

                                                               i.      Wills Specific to Nontraditional Families

                                                             ii.      Living Wills

                                                            iii.      Healthcare Proxies / Medical Powers of Attorney

                                                           iv.      Nomination of Guardian for Personal Matters, Property Management or Child Rearing

                                                             v.      Priority Visitation Directives

                                                           vi.      Affidavits of Burial / Cremation

                                                          vii.      Domestic domestic partnerships

                                                        viii.      Co-parenting Agreements

                                                           ix.      Individual Contribution to Shared Property Agreements

                                                             x.      Equitable Determination Agreements

Anthony has also been a member of the Board of Directors of The Wedding Party since its inception in 2000.  The Wedding Party is an all volunteer nonprofit organization that celebrates same-sex partnership and creates events that draw national attention to and educate the public about the need for securing equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.  Our goal is to foster understanding and tolerance of same sex unions and to educate the public on the need to secure the freedom for same-sex couples to enter into legally recognized marriages and be granted all the 1,138 federal benefits, legal protections and rights that civil marriage provides. In so educating the public our goal is to secure those freedoms for same-sex couples. We plan to change the climate of our country, ensuring equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

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