Larchmont resident James Staudt, a partner in the law firm of McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP (MGS) in White Plains, was recently honored at the 27th annual Julian Y. Bernstein Awards. Bernstein was a Council board member and visionary communal leader. Each spring, the Westchester Jewish Council honors extraordinary volunteer leaders from among the member organizations of the Council with the Bernstein award.
Staudt is being honored for his work with United Hebrew of New Rochelle where he served as chairman of the Board until 2021. He continues his service on the Board as co-senior chair.
Staudt has practiced municipal land use and real estate law throughout eastern New York, including representation of lenders in complex building loan transactions and representation of private and public entities in land-use matters.
An active participant in the legal community, Staudt is a past president of the Westchester County Bar Association Foundation, a past member of the Westchester County Bar Association Attorney Client Economic Dispute Committee and former co-chair of the Westchester County Bar, Real Property Section. He received his Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College.
McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, including its predecessor firm, has been an integral part of the Westchester community for more than 60 years. The firm offers a wide range of services to its clients, which include corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, coop, condo and homeowners”™ associations, developers, golf and country clubs and not-for-profits as well as individual property owners. Services are provided by a team headed by seven partners, three of counsel attorneys and two associates.