Natalie P. Hempson-Elliott

Natalie P. Hempson-Elliott has over ten years of experience representing clients in various business, real estate, and public finance transactions. Natalie has served and advised clients in matters relating to real estate development, commercial lending and financing, leasing, and the acquisition and sale of real property interests. In particular she has significant experience representing not-for-profit Read More »

Public Finance

The Internal Revenue Code and New York State law provide tax incentives to encourage and support projects that serve the public, promote economic development and advance charitable and public purposes.  These incentives include tax-exempt bonds, tax credits and the abatement of real property, sales and use and mortgage recording taxes offered by Industrial Development Agencies Read More »

Virginia A. Hoveman

“It’s always about the client.” Virginia recently retired as a partner at Bousquet Holstein PLLC. She continues to retain her position as Of Counsel to the firm.  Her experience, advice, and counsel will be available to her colleagues at Bousquet Holstein PLLC who have agreed to become primarily responsible for the clients who have relied on Read More »

Aidan Mitchell-Eaton

Aidan joined the firm in 2011 and focuses his practice on trust and estate administration, estate planning, and trust and estate litigation.  Aidan’s expertise in the areas of estate tax, gift tax, generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax, and fiduciary (trust and estate) income tax is a foundation of his practice. Aidan’s colleagues and clients rely on Read More »

Sharon A. McAuliffe

After 30 years as a Member of Bousquet Holstein, Sharon McAuliffe will serve as Of Counsel to the firm on a part-time basis. She will continue to provide services to clients in matters involving employee benefits, trusts and estates and the separation of retirement assets via court orders (qualified domestic relations orders). Experience Throughout her Read More »

Steve Paquette

Individuals facing divorce or separation need compassionate and skilled professionals, whether the divorce is contested, uncontested, and whether it is considered to be a “simple divorce” or a more complex divorce. They need to try to find the best divorce lawyer for their needs, and one versed in all areas of divorce and family law resolution:  Read More »

Robert J. Kawecki

Robert is an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate and Estate Planning Practice Groups in our Ithaca office, focusing his practice on residential real estate transactions and estate planning. Whether it's buying or selling your home or preparing your estate plan, he understands the complexities and pitfalls in these legal areas. He strives to make Read More »

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Bousquet Holstein PLLC is a versatile law firm with offices in Syracuse and Ithaca, representing clients across many industries. The firm’s clientele is comprised of businesses and individual clients for whom we provide legal advice and counsel on a broad range of matters covering more than 30 different practice areas. Our mission and core beliefs Read More »

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Over the next several years, UAV/UAS (more commonly known as “drone”) technology will play a significant role in the growth and evolution of commerce in our region, as well as nationally, and globally.   Bousquet Holstein’s UAV/UAS practice group was formed to work alongside our clients to help them successfully navigate the legal and regulatory environment while seeking out opportunities Read More »

L. Micha Ordway, Jr.

"As a litigator, I see myself first and foremost as a problem solver. My goal is not just to resolve issues, but to pave the way for my clients' success and peace of mind." Micha Ordway is a skilled litigator with more than 20 years of experience representing clients both inside and out of the Read More »