LIBN to honor legal and finance leaders making a difference across the region

Long Island Business News has announced the recipients of this year’s Leaders in Law and Leaders in Business & Finance Awards.

The Leaders in Law Awards recognize dedicated individuals whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has had a positive impact on Long Island. Recipients of these awards demonstrate outstanding achievements, involvement in their profession and support of the community. Awards are presented in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Associate, Civil Legal Services, Law Firm Support Staff, Leaders in Law, Partner and Sole Practitioner.

The Leaders in Business & Finance Awards honor financial professionals who have made outstanding contributions to their organizations and to the Long Island community. Recipients of these awards demonstrate outstanding achievements, involvement in their profession and support of the community. Awards are presented in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Budget Director/Manager, Chief Financial Officer/VP of Finance, Commercial Banker, Controller/Director of Finance, Independent CPA, Rising Star, Risk Management Director/Manager and Wealth/Financial Advisor.

The list of honorees is noted below:

2025 Leaders in Law Honorees

Lifetime Achievement

Brad Cronin, Cronin & Cronin Law Firm

Thomas J. Dargan, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Associate

Nicholas Spratt, Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP

Civil Legal Services

Julia Ilona Kudlacz, Empire Justice Center

Law Firm Support Staff

Leonard Warner, Rivkin Radler LLP

Leaders in Law

Brian L. Bank, Rivkin Radler LLP

Christopher J. Caruso, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (Hofstra Law)

Vincent Costa, Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP

Shawn Creedon, Esq., CPA, Convergent Consulting Group

Lawrence S. Han, Rivkin Radler LLP

Adam H. Koblenz, Goetz Platzer LLP

Chad H. Lennon, Tully Rinckey, PLLC

Andrew Lieb, Lieb at Law, P.C.

Jacquelyn Mascetti, Herman Katz LLP

Bret L. McCabe, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP

Marjorie Mesidor, Mesidor PLLC

Anthony A. Nozzolillo, Esq., Anthony A. Nozzolillo, Esq. – Attorney At Law

George J. Pammer, Esq., Batarseh Pammer PLLC

Paula Parrino, Nationwide Court Services, Inc.

Hon. Gail Prudenti, Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.

Adam H. Russ, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

Charlie Russo, Russo, Karl, Widmaier & Cordano PLLC

Douglas F. Wasser, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.

Partner

Anne Bracken, Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP

Keith Corbett, Harris Beach Murtha

Mia-Laine Martinez, Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt LLP

Paul Millus, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.

Brian Andrew Tully, Tully Law Group, PC

Sole Practitioner

David L. Perkins, The Law Office of David L. Perkins, PLLC

2025 Leaders in Business & Finance Honorees

Lifetime Achievement

Max Haspel, Focus Partners Wealth

Felicia R. Tucker, KPMG LLP

Chief Financial Officer/VP of Finance

Lisa Sammon, SCO Family of Services

Christopher C. Veros, People’s Arc of Suffolk

Commercial Banker

Chris Hilton, ConnectOne Bank

Kevin O’Connor, Valley Bank

Ellen Weber, Webster Bank

Controller/Director of Finance

Michelle Samaroo, BEB Capital

Lisa Zissel, Strata Alliance

Independent CPA

Corinna Creedon, CPA, Hexagon Consulting Group, LLC

Barbara R. Durante, CPA, Grassi

Megan Klingbeil, CPA, Anchin

Rising Star

Peter Purpura, Jovia Financial Credit Union

Alexander vonStrandtmann, Sasserath & Co.

Risk Management Director/Manager

Miranda Fischer, Alliant

Wealth/Financial Advisor

John Caffrey, Composition Wealth

John T. DeMarinis II, Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, A Mass Mutual Firm

Justin Manfredo, Life Legacy Concepts

“The 2025 recipients of Leaders in Law and Leaders in Business & Finance awards provide invaluable guidance to their organizations and clients. These accomplished professionals know their industries and demonstrate business acumen while also making significant contributions to the Long Island community and beyond,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Long Island Business News. “We at Long Island Business News are pleased to celebrate these stellar leaders in law, business and finance.”

The honorees will be recognized at an event on Thursday, Nov. 13, at Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury. Food stations, drinks and networking begin at 4:30 p.m. with the awards celebration at 5:30 p.m. Dessert, drinks and continued networking follow. The event hashtag is #LIBNevents.

Honorees will be profiled in a special section in the Nov. 14 issue of Long Island Business News and will be available online at LIBN.com.

The Experience Sponsor is UHY LLP Certified Public Accountants. For more information and the most updated listing of sponsors, visit LIBN.com/event/leaders-in-law-award/ and LIBN.com/event/leaders-in-business-and-finance-awards/.