John
M. Bansbach, Esq.
John joined the firm in 1990, after working in the litigation and general practice areas in the Rochester office of several regional law firms.
His practice concentrates in civil litigation and estate planning. He has extensive trial experience in New York State trial courts and the U.S. District Court in personal injury, business and commercial matters. His estate planning practice focuses on wills and trusts and Medicaid planning and eligibility .
John also maintains an active general practice which includes representation of individuals, businesses and homeowner's associations in real estate and business matters.
John is admitted to practice in New York, Massachusetts and the United
States District Court for the Western District of New York. He holds a B.A.
from SUNY Binghamton and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.
Mindy
L. Zoghlin, Esq.
Mindy is a founding attorney of Bansbach, Zoghlin, P.C. She previously practiced with a Rochester law firm and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.
Mindy represents individuals, small businesses, developers, citizens' groups and municipalities in a wide range of environmental and land use matters including toxic tort and property damage cases, Article 78 proceedings, zoning and regulatory permitting proceedings. She also has substantial experience in a variety of other personal and commercial civil cases. In addition to litigating in state and federal courts and counseling clients on ways to minimize and/or avoid litigation risks, Mindy's practice includes residential and commercial real estate matters.
Mindy is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western and Northern Districts of New York. A member of the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations, Mindy holds a B.A. from Brandeis University and a J.D. from SUNY Buffalo School of Law.
Mindy, a dedicated student of the martial arts, believes that in litigation, as in karate, one should "come in peace but fight if one has to." She was promoted to fourth degree black belt (yondan) in Isshin Ryu Karate in October 2007.
Gerald F. Wahl, Esq.
Gerry was born in Rochester, New York. He grew up in Gates, attended McQuaid High School and then completed his undergraduate education at St. John Fisher College in Rochester. After receiving his B.A in chemistry, Gerry attended St. Bernard Seminary in Rochester and received a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Theology. After working for three years as a drug counselor in the methadone maintenance program at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychology, he entered law school and obtained his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York in 1980.
Upon graduating from law school, Gerry practiced law in Westfield, NY from 1980-1987 where he also served as the attorney for both the Town of Westfield and the Village of Westfield. Upon moving back to Rochester in 1987, Gerry served as the Deputy Town Attorney for Greece, NY from 1989-1995 and the Town Attorney for Greece from 1995-1998.
From 1980-1998 Gerry maintained an active general practice in law firms in Westfield, NY and Rochester, NY. He resumes his practice at Bansbach Zoghlin P.C. where he has been a partner since 1997. Gerry has been the Corporate Counsel for Harbec Plastics, Inc. since 1998 and the Corporate Counsel for Optimax Systems, Inc. since 2006.
Gerry and his wife reside in Greece, New York.
Gerry represents corporations and businesses proving legal advice to management on:
- Export regulatory compliance (ITAR and EAR).
- Compliance with the terms of government supplier contracts and Small Business Innovation Research agreements (SBIR) requiring knowledge and familiarity with of FAR and DFAR procurement regulations.
- Terms and conditions in customers’ contracts.
- Commercial agreements.
- Human resource policies and procedures and compliance with FMLA, ADA, FLSA, rules, and regulations, including OSHA, ERISA, and EEOC.
- Compliance with environmental laws.
- Document and record retention/destruction procedures.
- Risk management policies.
- Commercial loan transactions.
- Real property acquisitions and leases.
- Commercial loan transactions.
- Intellectual property.
- Internal audits for compliance with ISO, OSHA, and internal quality, safety and environmental policies.
Gerry also represents clients with regard to Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Estates, Trusts, Elder law and Medicaid.
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York State
South Carolina
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, Western District of New York.
EDUCATION
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL OF UNION UNIVERSITY, Albany, New York
Juris Doctor
ST. BERNARD SEMINARY, Rochester, New York
Master of Divinity in Pastoral Theology
ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE, Rochester, New York
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry