The attorneys
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Tara ViscontiTara Visconti earned her Juris Doctorate from the City University of New York School of Law in 2000. She began her career at the Town of Islip, representing Islip in cases involving Town Zoning Code and State Fire Code violations. She then spent some time working as an associate for private firms, representing criminal defendants, matrimonial clients and insurance companies, before returning to the Town of Islip as Assistant Town Attorney and the Director of Law Enforcement. After three years as a town prosecutor and managing law enforcement staff, Ms. Visconti joined Rivkin Radler's Real Estate, Zoning and Land Use Practice Group. In this position, she handled land use matters involving zone changes, subdivisions, site plans, special permits, variances and architectural review, and Article 78 proceedings, on behalf of landowners, commercial developers, and national corporations. She has made regular appearances in the Supreme and District Courts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Ms. Visconti also served as in-house counsel for a development firm where she managed all aspects of land use and zoning, as well as negotiated commercial leases and construction contracts on behalf of the company. She coordinated with builders, engineers, and various consultants, and drafted real estate contracts and brokerage agreements. In 2010, Ms. Visconti started a law firm with her partners, Joseph Buzzell and Nicole Blanda, where she continues to handle zoning and real estate matters, as well as commercial leasing and litigation matters. Ms. Visconti has been active in Kiwanis for 3 years. She has been on the Board of Directors since 2008 and was Club Secretary in 2009/2010. She was recently elected as Vice President for the 2010/2011 year. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to serving the needs of children, raising money to send underprivileged children to summer camp. Kiwanis also provides Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in the community and a Christmas shopping tour for underprivileged children. These children are provided with winter coats and shoes, as well as toys. |
