Linda S. Agnew
Partner
Linda S. Agnew is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. For nearly three decades, Ms. Agnew’s creative and cost-effective approach to litigation has consistently achieved the most favorable outcome for her clientele, which range from large to closely held corporations to individuals.
Ms. Agnew has extensive experience in trial and appellate advocacy with a concentration in commercial litigation, land use litigation, title insurance defense and the defense of civil forfeiture actions. She handles a wide array of commercial/business litigation matters in both state and federal courts including contract disputes, corporate dissolution and shareholder derivative actions, as well as employment related litigation. Ms. Agnew’s practice also includes land use litigation, including declaratory judgment actions concerning title and use of real property and Article 78 proceedings used to challenge municipal determinations regarding the use of real property.
Ms. Agnew co-authored an updated edition of Chapter 17 of the Real Estate Titles treatise published by the New York State Bar Association, entitled “Adverse Possession.” She proudly served as past President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Long Island Chapter. Ms. Agnew is a prior recipient of the Public Service Attorney of the Year Award presented by the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center as well as a prior recipient of the Long Island Business News 40 under 40 Award.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- B.A., Long Island University, magna cum laude – 1991
- J.D., St. John’s University School of Law – 1994
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association (Real Property Section)
- Suffolk County Bar Association
- Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association
- Nassau County Bar Association
- Nassau County Women’s Bar Association
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