McMillan, Constabile, Maker & Perone, LLP.

WILLIAM MAKER, JR.

Larchmont, NY (914) 834-3500 Fax (914) 834-0620 Email: wmaker@mcmplaw.com

BAR ADMISSIONS
New York, 1976
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1982 & U.S. Tax Court, 1990

William Maker Jr. is a partner at McMillan, Constabile, Maker & Perone, LLP in Larchmont, NY, where his practice focuses on Municipal Law, Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates. He is active with both the Westchester County Bar Association and New Rochelle Bar Association, serving as Chairman (1999-2000) on the Grievance Committee of the WCBA. Mr. Maker has written articles for the NY State Bar Association and Westchester Bar Journals. He has taught seminars at Pace University and has spoken at many CLE programs throughout Westchester County. He is a graduate of New York University Law School.

PUBLISHED WORKS

  Of Keystrokes and Ballpoints - Real Estate, the Statute of Frauds and The Electronic Ace
    New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 80 No. 6 July/August, 2008
  Has the Court of Appeals Defined What is Meant by a "Claim of Right" in Adverse Possession Cases
    New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 79 No. 3 March/April, 2007
  Why Romeo and Juliet Could Not Have Been Written in New York
    Westchester Bar Journal, Spring, 2002
  The Tie Goes to the Courthouse
    Westchester Bar Journal, Fall, 2002
  Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
    Westchester Bar Journal, Spring, 2003
  It May be Your Fault if You Don’t Let Your Client Default
    Westchester Bar Journal, Fall/Winter, 2003

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

    Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Planning Board, 9 NY 3d 219 (NY Court of Appeals 2007)
    Walling v. Przybylo, 7 NY 3d 228 (NY Court of Appeals 2006)
    Mehta v. Surles, 905 F.2d 595 (Second Circuit 1990)
    Mandia v. King Lumber & Plywood Co., 179 App. Div. 2d 150 (Second Department 1992)
    Schulman Master Ltd. Partnership I v. Harrison, 162 App. Div. 2d 674 (Second Department 1990)
    Pressman v. Gunther, 243 App. Div. 2d 634 (Second Department 1997)

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:

Chicago Title Insurance Company
Town of Mamaroneck

CLASSES/SEMINARS TAUGHT:

  Adjunct Assistant Professor, Finance, Business
    Iona College, 2000 - 2002
  Lecturer, Real Property Section on Current Issues & In Zoning and the Regulation of Cellular Telephone Towers
    Westchester Bar Association, 2002
  Lecturer, Subdivision and Site Plan Review
    Westchester Municipal Planning Federation
  Lecturer, Subdivision and Site Plan Review
    Westchester County Department of Planning
  Lecturer, Subdivision and Site Plan Review
    Michaelian Municipal Law Resource Center of Pace University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

    Westchester County Bar Association, 1999 - 2000
    Chairman, Grievance Committee
    President, New Rochelle Bar Association, 1988 - 1990
    Member, Westchester County Bar Association, 1976 - Present
    Member, New Rochelle Bar Association, 1976 - Present

PRO BONO ACTIVITIES:

    Chairperson, South East Consortium for Special Services, Inc., 2000 - 2002
    Westchester County Coordinator, Annual New York State Bar Association High School, 1994 - 2002
    President, Harrison Junior Soccer League, 1992 - 1997

FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES:

Omicron Delta Epsilon

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  Commercial Litigation
  Trusts and Estates
  Municipal Law

EDUCATION

  New York University School of Law
    New York, NY   1982   LL.M.
  New York University School of Law
    New York, NY   1975   J.D.
  Queens College - CUNY
    Flushing, NY  1972   B.A.     Economics
    Magna Cum Laude,   Phi Beta Kappa

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