JOHN R. LANGEY has assumed the position of CEO on the executive committee at Costello, Cooney and Fearon, PLLC. He previously served as CFO. Langey began his career with the law firm in 1989. His legal work includes providing counsel to all levels of local and countywide governmental agencies, and working with zoning and planning […]
JOHN R. LANGEY has assumed the position of CEO on the executive committee at Costello, Cooney and Fearon, PLLC. He previously served as CFO. Langey began his career with the law firm in 1989. His legal work includes providing counsel to all levels of local and countywide governmental agencies, and working with zoning and planning boards, developers, and private property owners. Langey’s primary focus in zoning matters is aiding his clients with right-to-build approvals, as well as defending and prosecuting Article 78 proceedings. He graduated from the University at Buffalo Law. Langey completed his undergraduate studies at SUNY Potsdam.
Costello, Cooney and Fearon has appointed ELIZABETH A. HOFFMAN as CFO in the firm’s executive committee ranks. She began her career with the firm in 2013. Hoffman concentrates her practice in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial litigation. She has effectively negotiated complex shareholder disputes, contract disputes and business separations resulting in favorable outcomes for her clients. Hoffman earned her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 2009 after previously receiving her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University.
MATTHEW W. O’NEIL has been elected to the partnership at Costello, Cooney and Fearon. O’Neil focuses his practice primarily on contract, business governance, and real property lawsuits, as well as appellate practice. He also provides advisement to clients regarding business disputes and dissolutions and practices mainly in the firm’s litigation, commercial real estate and construction practice groups. O’Neil graduated from Cornell Law School in 2015. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany.