Cuddy & Feder in White Plains recently announced that Michael V. Caruso has joined the firm as special counsel in the litigation practice. With more than 15 years of experience, he brings expertise in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels.
In addition to private practice, Caruso presides as one of the town justices in Patterson, Putnam County. His extensive training and experience in land use and zoning and environmental law allows him to navigate the complex administrative and regulatory framework at the municipal and agency levels. Caruso began his legal career with firms in Westchester County and eventually joined a solo practitioner in Putnam County in 2012 where he developed his practice as a litigator and land use attorney. In 2018, he started a solo practice in Putnam County.
Caruso received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and his Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law. He is a licensed member of the Elisabeth Haub Bar in Connecticut and New York state and is also admitted to practice in the Federal District Courts of Connecticut, New York”™s Southern and Eastern Districts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
For more than 50 years, Cuddy & Feder has served a region that includes Westchester, New York City, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley.