To thank his colleagues for supporting him and his family when he went through 30 weeks of training in the Army National Guard, Army Specialist Anthony Frangella, a paralegal at Rivkin Radler and a Lindenhurst resident, nominated seven of them for a Patriot Award. The award is given by the Department of Defense’s Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve program (ESGR).
On March 23, Rivkin Radler held an awards-presentation ceremony in its Uniondale office. ESGR New York Area Chair Emil Baker presented the awards.
Winners were Martha Raskin, a paralegal coordinator from Port Washington; Wendy Belmonte, a senior paralegal from Lynbrook; Frederick J. Esposito, executive director from Lynbrook; Anthony LaMonte, the records department manager from Smithtown; Jean McCann, the director of human resources from Farmingdale; Tamika Parker, a paralegal supervisor from West Babylon; and Michael Sirignano, a partner from Huntington.
Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Evan H. Krinick led the firm in a moment of silence for the fallen servicemen in last week’s helicopter crash in Western Iraq. He then recognized members of the firm who are veterans: Partner Christopher J. Kutner (U.S. Air Force), Anthony LaMonte (U.S. Navy Communications Division), and Partner Frank Valverde (U.S. Army Specialist).
The Patriot Award recognizes supervisors for providing support to a service member and his or her family through measures such as flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families and granting leaves of absence if needed. ESGR was established in 1972 to promote cooperation between Reserve service members and their civilian employers.
Established in 1950, Rivkin Radler LLP has offices in Albany, N.Y.; Hackensack, N.J.; New York City; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and Uniondale, N.Y. The firm was founded by Leonard Rivkin, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Silver Star. The firm, which employs approximately 180 attorneys across 21 practice groups, is nationally recognized and was named an American Lawyer Media “Go-To” Firm by its clients. In addition, the firm is among the National Law Journal’s 350 largest firms in the U.S. For more information about the firm, visit www.rivkinradler.com.
