Partner
Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana,
LLP
“My Practice Will be in the Office Down the
Hall.”
Kathleen Deegan Dickson `91 fondly remembers telling her father,
an attorney, that “when I get older, my practice will be in the
office down the hall.” After years of clerking in her
father’s practice and later graduating from St. John’s Law in 1991,
Kathleen Deegan did indeed join her father’s practice and occupy
the office down the hall.
Ms. Deegan Dickson has built a region wide practice in the area
of real estate transactional matters, with specific expertise in
the areas of land use and zoning. Her work frequently
involves gaining consensus between municipal planning boards and
civic groups that have interests in the local development
arena. As former counsel to the City of Glen Cove Planning
and Zoning Boards, Ms. Deegan Dickson understands the perspective
of municipal government. Currently her practice focuses on
the representation of developers, property owners, corporations and
individuals on issues pertaining to real property, zoning and land
use.
While attending Law School, Ms. Deegan Dickson was focused on
her studies and her involvement with the Criminal Law Institute and
the Journal of Legal Commentary. To this day she remains
close with several classmates, although work, family and civic
responsibilities often hamper attempts to reminisce outside of
cards and e-mails.
Reflecting upon the growth of her practice over the years, Ms.
Deegan Dickson offers the following advice to the Class of
2010. “You must be involved in the community, especially when
it comes to things that you believe in. Through community
involvement, you will build a reputation that resonates with
honesty and respect – Factors that individuals rely on when
selecting counsel or a law firm partner,” noted Ms. Deegan
Dickson. Post-graduation she has been recognized by Long
Island Business News as a Who’s Who in Women in Professional
Services and has been published multiple times by the New York
Real Estate Journal. Ms. Deegan Dickson is actively involved
with; the Nassau County Catholic Lawyer’s Guild, the New York
Democratic Lawyer’s Council (serving as the Glen Cove Elections
Coordinator), the Advisory Council of the North Shore University
Hospital in Glen Cove,the Board of Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation, and
is a member of the Energeia Partnership, an organization dedicated
to promoting “regional stewardship” on Long Island. Outside
the office and civic obligations, Ms. Deegan Dickson enjoys sailing
with her husband and three children.