Robert Firriolo

Robert P. Firriolo holds a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a Dean's Merit Scholar and a member of the Moot Court Honor Society. Rob also hold a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York City. Before practicing law, he performed project management and construction oversight for the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation. Rob has been recognized by his peers as "AV Preeminent™" Peer Review Rated, issued by Martindale-Hubbell. AV Preeminent® is the highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies that a large number of Rob's fellow attorneys rank him at the highest level of professional excellence for his legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. Rob has over 30 years of distinguished legal experience, appearing before trial and appellate courts from coast to coast, and representing clients internationally, nationally, and locally. After many years of practice with mid-size and large law firms (including as an Equity Partner with an AmLaw 100 firm), Rob opened Firriolo Law Office PLLC to refine his practice to providing individualized services to his clients from his own platform based in Carmel, New York. Rob serves as Parish Counsel to St. James the Apostle / Our Lady of the Lake-Mt. Carmel parish in the towns of Carmel and Kent, New York, where he and his family are parishioners. Since May 2017, he has been appointed as Legislative Counsel to the Putnam County (NY) Legislature, where he has served as Chairman of the Legislature's Reapportionment (Redistricting) Commission and as a member of the decennial Charter Review Commission.