Keith G. Flint, Esq.

1941-2022

The founding member of our firm, Keith practiced law in the Village of Chatham for over 50 years and helped countless individuals, families and businesses with their personal and commercial legal matters. A consummate professional, he was well known and widely respected by clients and his peers for his expertise in real estate, estate proceedings, municipal work and school law. His passion for staying abreast of an ever changing legal landscape, and commitment to a client centered practice, are the principles upon which our firm was built.

Education

• Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York
  L.L.B. – 1965
  Law Review: Albany Law Review, Member, 1964 – 1965
• Union University, Albany, New York
  B.A. – 1962
  Honors: Eliphalet Nott Scholar

Published Works

• Author, “Divorce By Personal Jurisdiction of the Parties – A Support for the Mexican Bi-Lateral Divorce”, 29 Alb.L.Rev. 328

Representative Cases

• Rosenstiel v. Rosenstiel, 16 NY2d 64, 71 (1965)
• Lone Star Cement Corp. v. Board of Education of City of Hudson, 32 App Div 2d 101 (1969)
• Mobile Home Owners Protective Assn v. Town of Chatham, 33 App Div 2d 78 (1969)
• Mobile Home Owners Protective Assn v. Town of Chatham, 26 NY 2d 750 (1970)
• Smith v. Great American Insurance Co., 29 NY 2d 116 (1971)
• Levy v. Board of Assessors of the Town of Ghent, 72 Misc 2d 468 (Sup Ct. 1972)
• Kinderhill Farm Breeding Associates v. Edwin Walker, 42 NY 2d 919 (1977)
• Cosgrove v. Richard D. Klingler, 58 App Div 2d 910 (1977)
• Cosgrove v. Hanson, 58 App Div 2d 911 (1977)
• Estate of Paine, 103 Misc 2d 393 (NY Surr Ct. 1980)
• Matter of Estate of John L. Edwards, 86 App Div 2d 702 (1984)
• Burrows v. Board of Assessors of the Town of Chatham, 64 NY 2d 33 (1984)
• Pfaff v. Columbia-Greene Community College, 99 App Div 2d 887 (1984)
• Capital Newspapers Div of Hearst Corp v. Lee, 139 App Div 2d 31 (1988)
• Face v. Board of Education of New Lebanon Central School District, Decisions of the Commissioner of Education No. 12,547 (1991)
• Flemming v. Board of Education of Chatham Central School District, Decisions of the Commissioner of Education No. 15,028 (2004)

Representative Clients

• Richmor Aviation, Inc
• Chatham Central School District
• Payn Foundation for Aged People, Inc

Past Employment Positions

• Columbia-Greene Community College, General Counsel, 1981 – 1987
• The Shaker Museum Foundation, Counsel, 1975 – 1995

Pro Bono Activities

• Payn Foundation for Aged People, Inc., Director and Counsel, 1988 – 2014