Background
Karson, Scott M. was born on September 24, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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Scott M. Karson
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State University of New York at Stony Brook (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Syracuse University College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975).
Career
Worked at Cahn Wishod & Lamb, Limited Liability Partnership (Melville, New York) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Agencies. Commercial, Corporate, Municipal, Education, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Environmental, Taxation, Health and Hospital and Banking Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New New York
1977, United States.
District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New New York 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Senior Survey Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1974-1975.
Associate Editor, Journal of the Suffolk Academy of Law, 1988.
Editor, The Suffolk Lawyer, 1995. Author: "The Scope of Discovery in New York: Liability Insurance Policies," 25 Syracuse Law Review 646, 1974.
"Avoiding Dismissal of an Appeal," 3 The Suffolk Lawyer Number. 13, p.2 November, 1987.
Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, New York, 1975-1983.
Principal Law Clerk to Honorary Lawrence J. Bracken, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 1983-1987. Village Prosecutor, Incorporated Village of Nissequogue, 1987. Special Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, New York, 1990.
Member: Suffolk County (Director, 1994.
President"s Award, 1996. Directors" Award, 1989.
Awards of Recognition, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992. Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1986-1988.
Member, Pro Bono Legal Services Committee, 1988-1989.
Library Trustee, 1988-1990. Chair: Judiciary Committee, 1992-1993. Chair, Judicial Screening Task Force, 1993-1995) and New York State (Member: House of Delegates, 1993-1995.
Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, 1993) Bar Associations.
Suffolk Academy of Law (Officer, 1985-1989. First Vice President, 1987-1989.
Faculty Member). Suffolk County Bar Pro Bono Foundation (Secretary, 1990-1992.
Member, Board of Managers, 1990-1994). Suffolk County Criminal Bar Association.
Cahn, Wishod & Lamb, Limited Liability Partnership is a full-service law firm, representing a wide variety of individual, corporate and municipal clients. Our firm operates on the principle that all work must be done in accordance with the highest professional standards.
All of our lawyers have superior educational backgrounds and the ability and experience to provide the finest legal representation.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Suffolk County (Director, 1994. President"s Award, 1996. Directors" Award, 1989.
Awards of Recognition, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992.
Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, 1986-1988. Member, Pro Bono Legal Services Committee, 1988-1989.
Library Trustee, 1988-1990. Chair: Judiciary Committee, 1992-1993.
Chair, Judicial Screening Task Force, 1993-1995) and New York State (Member: House of Delegates, 1993-1995.
Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction, 1993) Bar Associations. Suffolk Academy of Law (Officer, 1985-1989. First Vice President, 1987-1989.
Faculty Member).
Suffolk County Bar Pro Bono Foundation (Secretary, 1990-1992. Member, Board of Managers, 1990-1994). Suffolk County Criminal Bar Association.
