Craig
R. Welch 
Attorney Profile
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Partner
Chairperson of the Corporate, Business and Banking Law Department
Resident Partner of our Canandaigua Office |
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Corporate Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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General Practice |
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Wills and Estates |
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Municipal Law |
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University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) (J.D., 1979)
St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1976) |
| Admissions: |
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York |
Mr. Welch has been practicing law for more than 27 years, and represents clients who have diverse needs that typically involve issues from a variety of practice areas. In representing his clients, Mr. Welch matches his clients’ needs with the lawyers best suited in the Firm to address those needs.
Real Estate and Related Services
Mr. Welch is experienced in handling and advising clients in all aspects of real estate, real estate development and related transactions on behalf of individuals and businesses.
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Residential and Commercial Purchase and Sale Transactions |
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Mortgages |
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Foreclosures |
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Contract Preparation |
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Homeowners Associations |
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Lease Agreements |
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Evictions |
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Zoning and Planning |
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Subdivision and Land Development |
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Corporate, Business and Banking Services
Mr. Welch is the current Chair of the department and counsels business owners in addressing the many legal issues facing business owners. In the course of the representation of his clients, he will match a business owner’s needs with the appropriate attorney within the law firm.
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Formation and organization of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies,
limited partnerships, professional service corporations and not-for-profit organizations |
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Business counseling |
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Commercial lending transactions and loan restructuring |
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Equipment lease financing |
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Shareholders agreements, buy-sell agreements and stock redemptions |
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Capital acquisition and financing |
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Business acquisitions, mergers and liquidations |
Wills, Estates and Personal Planning
In representing individual and business owners, Mr. Welch represents clients in developing a comprehensive estate plan, again, matching up the needs of the clients with the appropriate level of service within the Firm.
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Wills, trusts, succession planning |
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Powers of Attorneys |
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Health Care Proxies and Living Wills |
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Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts |
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Standby Guardianships |
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Estate Probate and Administration |
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Elder Law and Medicaid Issues |
Other Legal Services
Mr. Welch’s familiarity with the legal issues in other areas of law helps him counsel clients when they are affected by other areas of law:
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Bankruptcy |
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Criminal Law |
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Corporate and Business Law |
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Civil Litigation (including personal injury matters) |
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Debt Collection |
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Municipal Law |
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General Legal Counsel |
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Professional Affiliations and Community Service
Mr. Welch is a member of the following organizations:
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Monroe County Bar Association |
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New York State Bar Association |
Lacy Katzen LLP
Attorneys at Law
Direct Dial Phone: 585.324.5726;
Fax: 585.269.3083; TTY: 585.454.1315
Canandaigua: Phone: 585.394.5220; Fax 585.269.3083
E-Mail: cwelch@lacykatzen.com
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Christopher B. Mumford 
Attorney Profile
| Position: |
Partner and Resident Partner of the Ontario Office |
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Real Estate Law |
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Corporate Law |
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Wills and Estates |
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General Practice |
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Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1967)
University of Vermont (B.S., 1963) |
| Admissions: |
New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York |
Mr. Mumford has been practicing law for more than 40 years. His varied legal experience includes representing clients in the following legal services areas:
Real Estate
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Purchase, sale or lease of residential and commercial properties |
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Leases, contracts and options |
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Financing arrangements, including mortgages |
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Mortgage foreclosures |
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Representation of municipalities |
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Construction contracts |
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Homeowners Associations and condominiums |
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Subdivision and land development |
Business Matters
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Guidance for routine business matters |
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Forming new organizations, such as |
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Limited liability companies |
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Sole proprietors |
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Purchases and sales of businesses |
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Employment contracts and non-competition agreements |
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Not for profit corporations |
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Commercial lending transactions |
Estates, Trusts and Elder Law
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Wills |
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Durable Powers of Attorneys |
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Health Care Proxies and Living Wills |
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Revocable "Living" Trusts |
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Irrevocable "Medicaid" Trusts |
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Estate probate and administration |
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Trust Administration |
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Insurance trusts |
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Guardianships for the incapacitated |
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Supplemental Needs Trust for the disabled |
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Charitable gifts, bequests and trusts |
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Medicaid and long-term health care planning |
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Trusts for children and grandchildren |
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Professional Affiliations
Mr. Mumford is a member of the following professional organizations:
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Monroe County Bar Association |
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Wayne County Bar Association |
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New York State Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
Lacy Katzen LLP
Attorneys at Law
Ontario: 315.524.5000; Fax: 315.524.5600
Phone: 585.324.5709; Fax: 585.269.3054; TTY: 585.454.1315
E-Mail: cmumford@lacykatzen.com
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Terrance
W. Emmens 
Attorney Profile
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Estate Planning
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Elder Care Planning |
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Estate Litigation |
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Medicaid & Long Term
Health Care Planning |
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Guardianships |
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Planning for People with
Disabilities |
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Vermont Law School (J.D., 1991)
George Washington University (B.A., 1986) |
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New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, Western District of New
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of
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Prior Experience
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Francis G.
Conrad, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the
Southern District of New York from May 1991 to
August 1992.
Trust and Estate Planning Services
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Wills |
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Trusts including: |
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Supplemental Needs Trusts
for the disabled |
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Charitable trusts |
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Medicaid trusts |
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Powers of Attorney |
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Health Care Proxies |
Elder Law Services
Mr. Emmens represents clients developing a comprehensive
plan that preserves wealth for his clients.
Mr. Emmens' Elder Law and Asset Protection Strategies article in the March 17, 2008 issue of Country Folks West. Read the article.
Professional and Community Affiliations
Mr. Emmens is a frequent lecturer on Elder Law
issues and specifically, the lawful rules surrounding
Medicaid transfers. He has been a guest speaker
to numerous New York State Bar Associations and
Monroe County Bar Association sponsored Continuing
Legal Education.
Mr. Emmens is a member of the following organizations:
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Monroe County
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Trust and Estate Section,
Executive Council |
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New York State
Bar Association |
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Trust and Estate Section |
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Volunteer Legal
Service Project |
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Estate Planning
Counsel of Rochester |
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Presbyterian Home,
board member |
Lacy Katzen LLP
Attorneys at Law
Phone: 585.324.5713; Fax: 585.269.3026;
TTY: 585.454.1315
E-Mail: temmens@lacykatzen.com
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Mark
H. Stein 
Attorney Profile
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Collections
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Evictions |
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Real Estate |
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University of Dayton (J.D.,
1988), Phi Alpha Delta
University of Rochester (B.A., 1985) |
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New York State Bar
U.S. District Court, Western District of New
York |
Mr. Stein has been a practicing attorney in collections
and evictions for over 10 years. Mr. Stein is
a partner in the Collection Department of the
firm. He and Michael Schnittman, Esq. oversee
a department consisting of about 15 employees.
Collections and Creditors' Rights
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Retail |
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Commercial |
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Credit card debt |
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School |
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Subrogation |
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Enforcement
of foreign judgments |
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Medical and
hospital |
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Evictions
Mr. Stein represents private and commercial landlords
in summary proceedings throughout the region.
Professional Affiliations and Community Service
Mr. Stein has lectured extensively to various
organizations, including judicial school, educating
judges and other attorneys on collections and
the enforcement of money judgments and landlord-tenant
law. He is a member of the following professional
and service organizations:
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Monroe County
Bar Association |
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New York State
Bar Association |
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Commercial Law
League of America |
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Board of Directors
- Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council, Inc. |
Lacy Katzen LLP
Attorneys at Law
Phone: 585.324.5706; Fax: 585.269.3074;
TTY: 585.454.1315
E-Mail: mstein@lacykatzen.com
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