Background
Long, Richard B. was born on May 30, 1931 in Bainbridge, New York, United States.
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Richard B. Long
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, 1957).
Career
Worked at Coughlin & Gerhart (Binghamton, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Appellate and Trial Practice. Banking, Corporation, Securities, Tax, Real Estate, Probate, Trust and Estate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing, Health, Life and Casualty Insurance, Personal Injury, Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction, Labor Relations (Public and Private), Municipal, Education, Utility, Environmental, Tax Assessment and Condemnation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1957, New New York
Company-Author: "Preparing Foreign and Trying the Civil Lawsuit," New York State Bar Association, 1987 and 1991 and 1994 Supplements. Trustee, Syracuse University, 1977.
Chairman, Audit Committee, Syracuse University, 1986-1988. Member, New York Advisory Committee on Civil Practice, 1977.
Member, Board of Visitors, Syracuse Law School, 1978.
Commissioner, New York State Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1981. Chairman, 1992. Director, Committee for Modern Courts, 1989. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association, Master Arbitrator.
Member: Broome County (President, 1979-1980), New York State (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers.
TICL; Commercial and Federal Litigation. Former Delegate, House of Delegates, 1991-1993.
Committee on Courts and the Community) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Association of Life Insurance Counsel.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, New York Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation. Coughlin & Gerhart was founded October 1, 1973 by the merger of two existing Binghamton law firms.
Its predecessor firms date back to the 1890s.
lieutenant represents one of the oldest full service law firms in the Southern Tier of New New York The firm"s general civil practice is conducted throughout the State and Federal Courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
The firm encourages continuing professional education among its partners and associates. Its lawyers are active in the Broome County, New York State and American Bar Associations, and its past and present partners include high-level bar association and community leaders.
The lawyers of the firm participate in a wide variety of community services, pro bono work, and take part in civic and charitable activities.
Coughlin & Gerhart today services corporations and individual clients in all areas of their legal needs.
Achievements
Membership
Member, New York Advisory Committee on Civil Practice, 1977. Member, Board of Visitors, Syracuse Law School, 1978. Commissioner, New York State Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1981.
Chairman, 1992.
Director, Committee for Modern Courts, 1989. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association, Master Arbitrator. Member: Broome County (President, 1979-1980), New York State (Member, Sections on: Trial Lawyers.
TICL.
Commercial and Federal Litigation. Former Delegate, House of Delegates, 1991-1993. Committee on Courts and the Community) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
Association of Life Insurance Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, New York Bar Foundation.
American Bar Foundation.
