 Born: Buffalo, New York
1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2006, Western District of New York; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998)
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John V. Hartzell, Associate Email Address: jhartzell@nolanandheller.com
John is a 1984 cum laude graduate of Clarkson University, and a 1998 magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law. At Syracuse, he received the American Bankruptcy Association Medal of Honor, was an editor on the Journal of Legislation and Policy, and was inducted into the Justinian Honor Society. He also undertook a legal externship with the Hon. James C. Tormey, III, New York State Supreme Court Justice. Following law school, John was an associate at Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall of Watertown until his appointment as Jefferson County Attorney in 2000, a position he held until 2006. As County Attorney, John practiced in State and Federal Courts in a wide variety of matters including defense of tort claims, civil rights suits and Article 78 proceedings, and was involved in extensive municipal transactional work, real property tax foreclosures, public employer relations, public works construction-related matters, appellate practice, collections, and building code enforcement. Prior to joining Nolan & Heller, LLP., John worked as an associate with Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C., where he handled a variety of litigation and transactional matters including commercial real estate, local development corporation and industrial development agency representation, real property tax assessment challenges, and business and corporate formations and sales.
Prior to pursuing a career in law, John served as Deputy County Administrator and County Administrator for Jefferson County over a period spanning 11 years.
John has volunteered with many community organizations, including the United Way, Jefferson Community College Foundation, Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization, Jefferson County Job Development Corporation and Watertown Rotary Clubs. He grew up in Potsdam, New York, and is an avid outdoor enthusiast and distance runner.
John is admitted to practice in New York State Courts as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of New York. Banking Business Law Corporate and Securities Law Commercial Litigation Environmental Law and Regulation Land Use Municipal Law Real Property Tax Assessment Challenges |
