Rapport, Meyers, Whitbeck, Shaw & Rodenhausen: Serving the Hudson Valley Since 1936

Our Firm: Overview

Four hundred years after navigator Henry Hudson sailed up the river that bears his name, the Hudson Valley is still one of the most distinctive regions in the country. If you live or work here, you know how beautiful and tranquil it remains, and how vital it has become.

We live and work here. We've watched it grow as we've grown to become a leading law firm, as distinctive as the region. A team of attorneys with a range of experience and a depth of expertise in nearly every area of law. Not surprisingly, one of our strong suits is the Valley itself — Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Municipal Finance, and Economic Development. But we're just as strong in the areas of Business Law and Employment Law, Not-for-Profit Law, Estate Planning and Elder Law, and all types of Litigation, some covering other practice areas, but also including everything from negligence to personal injury to divorce.

We're a real team, not a list of names on a door, often working in multidisciplinary pairs or groups. Some of us spent our formative years as attorneys in the Valley; others spent years of our careers elsewhere, including New York City. That makes a difference between Rapport Meyers and other local and regional firms — we tend to be more diverse. But our commitment to the growth of the Hudson Valley economy, and the protection of its ecology, is as deep as the river. It's useful when guiding a client through political waters, which can be just as treacherous as legal waters, especially in fields like land use and permitting.

If you are an individual, a small town, a big business, or any other entity that needs legal and political expertise, we can help you safely and swiftly navigate the waters that flow from "The River That Flows Both Ways".
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Hartford (Washington County)
Obtained permits for largest, yet environmentally sound aggregate mine in upstate New York: 200 acre mine. 1300 acre buffer zone.
Niskayuna (Albany County)
Won $3.8 million for the plaintiff in LoGrippo vs. Hilltop Manor Nursing Home of Niskayuna.
North Greenbush (Rensselaer County)
Defended attempted hostile annexation of North Greenbush town land by City of Rensselaer.
Leeds (Greene County)
Defeated proposal to locate Walmart store on top of 17th century Native American settlement.
Hudson (Columbia County)
Successfully defended Hudson City School District in federal court in a sexual discrimination lawsuit.
Tivoli (Dutchess County)
Derailed plans to build Fisher Performing Arts Center adjacent to historic Montgomery Place.
Red Hook (Dutchess County)
Developed incentive zoning to encourage trees, sidewalks and central sewage system in village.
Amenia (Dutchess County)
Created drinking water aquifer protection regulations for four towns in Harlem River Valley sharing same aquifer.
Lloyd (Ulster County)
Negotiated agreement between Town of Lloyd and Scenic Hudson for riverfront park on abandoned oil terminal site.
Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County)
Developed procedure to implement Greenway Connections, first regional plan approved by Hudson River Valley Greenway Council.
Dover (Dutchess County)
Blocked construction of second largest C&D (Construction and Demolition) landfill in NY, proposed on banks of Ten Mile River tributary
Carmel (Putnam County)
Negotiated Watershed Agreement to assure continued supply of clean drinking water for New York City, without halting upstate economic growth.
Ossining (Westchester County)
Guided conversion of contaminated industrial site to office building use under Brownfields Cleanup Program.