Profile

Phil focuses on public finance transactions for municipalities, school districts and 501(c)(3) organizations, in addition to handling other business and real estate matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Phil served as counsel to the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) where he closed municipal bond transactions financing drinking water and sewage treatment projects. He is well versed with respect to the New York State programmatic requirements applicable to public infrastructure projects.

Phil was also an attorney at a Southern Tier law firm where he worked on real estate, business and loan transactions, as well as tax assessment and zoning law matters. After graduating from law school, he clerked in the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

  • New York State Bar Association
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • New York Government Finance Officers' Association
  • New York Water Environment Association

  • "Advanced Debt Management," New York Government Finance Officers' Association Government Finance Institute Seminar, November 2025
  • “Hot Topics in Municipal Bonds and Public Finance,” New York State Bar Association Local and State Government Law Section Fall Meeting, September 20, 2025
  • “Debt Issuance 101," New York Government Finance Officers' Association Annual Conference, April 2025
  • “Unlocking Value From Publicly Owned Real Estate," New York Government Finance Officers' Association Annual Conference, April 2024

  • Broome County Board of Elections, Former Election Commissioner, 2017-2019