Former Hacker Murphy, LLP Attorney Elected to New York Supreme Court

Thomas D. Buchanan, Esq will be serving a fourteen-year term.

2012-12-16

LATHAM, NY, December 16, 2012 (Press-News.org) Hacker Murphy, LLP is pleased to announce that one of its former attorneys was recently elected to the New York State Supreme Court to serve a fourteen-year term as a Justice in the 4th Judicial District. Thomas D. Buchanan, Esq. will sit in Schenectady County and hear cases throughout the district, which includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington Counties. Judge Buchanan formerly practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense and ERISA. The firm expects to hire a lawyer to take Judge Buchanan's place in January 2013.

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