Richard S. Fernan, Esq.

Richard S. Fernan, Esq., is a partner with extensive legal, public service, and academic experience in New York. He earned his A.B. cum laude from Georgetown University in 1972 and his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1975. He was admitted to practice in New York and the United States Tax Court in 1976, followed by admission to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1978.

Richard has held several public and legal positions, including Confidential Law Secretary to a New York State Supreme Court Justice, Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Southampton, and General Counsel to the Southampton Union Free School District. He also served on the Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, including as chairman, and taught at Southampton College of Long Island University. His public service includes work as special counsel to several local municipalities and as a former Special Assistant District Attorney. He has been a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association since 1976.