Mr. Tabner has been engaged in Trial Practice since 1952, after he concluded his one year clerkship with New York State Supreme Court Justice Kenneth S. MacAffer.

His Trial Practice, in addition to personal Injury, medical malpractice and commercial litigation, has included numerous cases involving tax certiorari proceedings starting with Stanford Associates v. Board of Assessor of the Town of Niskayuna, 67 Misc.2d 477, Affirmed 39 A.D.2d 800, appeal denied 31 N.Y.2d 643 (1972), which established the right of school districts to intervene in tax certiorari proceedings, before the right was granted under the present statutes.

His trial practice in this field has involved public utilities, shopping centers, refrigerated warehouses, nursing homes, manufacturing plants, steel mills and numerous types of commercial property.

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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION

Partner

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Trial Practice
Municipal Practice
Commercial Transactions
Business
Real Estate

LITIGATION PERCENTAGE

50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York, 1951
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

EDUCATION

Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York, 1951
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude

Siena College, Loudonville, New York, 1949
A.B.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Trial of a Negligence Action, Albany Law Review, June, 1959

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Stanford Associates v. Board of Assessor of the Town of Niskayuna, 67 Misc.2d 477 (1971), 34 AD2d 800, motion for leave to appeal denied 31 NY2d 643 (1972)

Green Harbour Homeowners' Assn., Inc. v. G.H. Dev. & Constr., Inc., 14 A.D.3d 963 (2005), 789 N.Y.S.2d 319

Green Harbour Homeowners' Ass'n v. Town of Lake George Planning Bd., 1 A.D.3d 744 (2003), 766 N.Y.S.2d 739

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Justinian Society
Member

Assembly, State of New York, 1952 - 1954
Member

Town Planning Board, Town of Colonie, 1954 - 1970
Attorney

Joint Legislative Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, 1956
Counsel

New York State Broadcasters Association, 1958 - 1988
Counsel

Hudson River Regulating District, 1969 - 1978
Counsel

Saratoga County Water Authority, 1991
Counsel

Capitol District Transportation Authority, 1970 - 1971
Chairman

Capitol District Transportation Authority, 1972 - 1974
Member

Third Judicial Department, Character and Fitness Committee on Admission to the Bar, 1971 - 1999
Member
Siena College, 1975 - 1989
Associate Trustee

Siena College, 1984 - 1987
Chairman

Cohoes Memorial Hospital, 1979
Director

Lake George Club, 1987 - 1992
Director

Lake George Club, 1992
Vice President

Lake George Realty Company
President

Albany County Republican Committee, 1960 - 2005
Counsel

Albany County Bar Association
Member

New York State Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association
Member

New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Member

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Hon. Justice Kenneth S. MacAffer, New York State Supreme Court, Clerk