John Todd Refermat

Lacy Katzen LLP
130 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604

P.O. Box 22878, Rochester, NY, 14692

(585) 324-5762 (Phone), (585) 269-3009 (Fax)

Commercial and Civil Litigation
Real Property Tax Certiorari/Eminent Domain
Labor and Employment Law
Municipal/Land Use Litigation
Environmental Law

Monroe County Bar Association.

912032205

1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
2004, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
2005, U.S. Supreme Court

Hamilton College, B.A., 1991

University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1996

Assoc. for Neighborhood Rehab., Inc. v. City of Ogdensburg & Ogdensburg City School Dist., 24 Misc.3d 1206(A), 889 N.Y.S.2d 504 (St. Lawrence Co. Sup. Ct. 2009), aff'd., 81 A.D.3d 1214, 917 N.Y.S.2d 734 (3d Dep't 2011) - prevailed at trial on claims for exemption from real property taxes then successfully defended that victory on appeal; Hasbrouck v. Arrow Financial Svcs LLC, 2011 WL 1899250 (N.D.N.Y. 2011) - secured dismissal via motion of federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act lawsuit; Christensen v. Fashion-Fain Homes Inc. et al., 10 Misc.3d 1060(A), 809 N.Y.S.2d 480 (Yates Co. Sup. Ct. 2005) - achieved pre-discovery dismissal of negligence and strict products liability claims; Paynter et al. v. State of New York et al., 100 N.Y.2d 434, 765 N.Y.S.2d 819 (2003) - achieved and successfully defended dismissal of constitutional claims against school districts; Donsky v. Dermatology Assocs. et al., 1 A.D.3d 1065, 767 N.Y.S.2d 383 (4th Dep't 2003) - successfully argued defense of partial summary judgment before the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department; Waste Mgt. of NY LLC v. Town of Frankfort et al., (Herkimer Co. Sup. Ct. 2002) - secured summary judgment for petitioner in special proceeding under the Real Property Tax Law regarding legal treatment of landfill waste to energy devices; Cox v. McClellan et al. 174 F.R.D. 32 (1997) - successful defense of constitutional civil rights claims, including subsequent achievement of affirmance before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

John Refermat is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice includes complex civil and commercial litigation, real property tax certiorari/condemnation/eminent domain, zoning and municipal/land use li...

Lacy Katzen LLP
The Granite Bldg., 130 E. Main St. Mailing Address: Po Box 22878, Rochester, NY 14692
(585) 324-5762 (Office)
The Granite Bldg., 130 E. Main St. Mailing Address: Po Box 22878, Rochester, NY 14692
(585) 324-5762 (Office)

New York - Currently registered 1997

Partner at Lacy Katzen LLP - 2007-present
Attorney at Harris Beach PLLC - 1999-2007
Attorney at Chernin & Gold LLP (now Levene Gouldin LLP) - 1996-1999

Notre Dame Law School
Degree - JD - Law
Graduated - 1996
Hamilton College
Degree - BA - Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Graduated - 1991
McQuaid Jesuit High School
Graduated - 1987

Litigation - 50%, 28 years
Tax - 30%
Employment / Labor - 20%

English

Boy Scouts of America, Seneca Waterways Council - Chair, Nominating Committee, 2013-present
St. Thomas More Church - Trustee, 2011-present
Polish Heritage Society of Rochester - Member, Board of Directors, 2003-present
Monroe County Bar Association - Member, 1999-present

John Refermat is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice includes complex civil and commercial litigation, real property tax certiorari/condemnation/...