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Margaret L. Murray Thomas H. Hefferon Alex MacKinnon Dennis Mastascusa Kenneth M. Bibbins Mary Reidy Doheny Mark Hall Nancy Henry Stephen M. Hunt II Brian McGrath Eric Virkler

Brian McGrath

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Audit
Finance & Budget
Telecommunications

Brian S. McGrath is serving as a member of the Development Authority of the North Country by appointment of former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Mr. McGrath is a partner, co-chair of the Consumer Financial Services practice and member of the Executive Committee at the national law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. Mr. McGrath focuses on advising clients on complex commercial litigation matters and class-actions with a particular focus on advising financial institutions on real estate and lender liability matters, including RESPA, FDCPA and FRCA litigations. He is an active member of both the national Mortgage Bankers Association and the New York Mortgage Bankers Association and routinely speaks at their conventions and conferences as one of the leading practitioners in the country on mortgage banking issues. 

Mr. McGrath brings to the Authority over twenty years of extensive experience in complex litigation in a wide variety of fields, including antitrust, intellectual property, financial services, white collar criminal investigations and sports labor law. Mr. McGrath previously served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office. Mr. McGrath currently serves as a member of the State University of New York, College at Oswego College Council and as a member of the Lewis County Health Systems Foundation. Crain's New York Business recognized him as an LGBTQIA+ Notable Leader in the New York metropolitan area for business professional achievement in both 2023 and 2024.

Mr. McGrath holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, College at Geneseo and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University at Buffalo, School of Law.  He is admitted to practice law in New York and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Current term start date is July 21, 2014 with an expiration date of October 17, 2015.

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