BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP announced it has added former state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey A. Tait to the law firm.

Tait will collaborate with fellow attorneys in the litigation and trial, matrimonial, business, and other practice groups. He also offers mediation services in divorce, personal injury, contractual disputes, child victim cases, and more.

“We are thrilled to have former Justice Tait on our team at Coughlin & Gerhart,” Rachel Abbott, managing partner of the law firm, said in a news release. “He possesses decades of experience; this, coupled with his extensive dispute-resolution expertise, will allow the firm to offer more mediation services and to help seek amicable resolutions for clients.”

Tait served as a New York Supreme Court justice for the Sixth Judicial District from 2004 to 2023. From 2022-2023, he was the assigned judge, handling all pretrial motions, hearings, and discovery issues for all Child Victim Act cases in the Fifth and Sixth Judicial Districts.

He began his career at Twining, Nemia, Hill & Steflik, where his practice focused on labor and employment law, construction, business, and municipal law. Tait then joined the firm of O’Connor, Gacioch & Pope, which later became O’Connor, Gacioch, Pope & Tait. He also served as the town attorney for the towns of Union and Binghamton.

“I am excited to join Coughlin & Gerhart and am looking forward to assisting the firm in continuing to provide quality legal representation to its clients,” he said.

Tait is accepting new clients in the law firm’s seven-county market area.

Coughlin & Gerhart is a multi-service law firm with more than 55 attorneys and a professional support staff. The firm provides services across numerous practice areas. The firm has its main office at 99 Corporate Drive in Binghamton, and branch offices in Bainbridge, Cortland, Hancock, Ithaca, Owego, and Walton as well as Montrose, Pennsylvania.