ATTORNEY ANTHONY V. CURTO APPOINTED LONG ISLAND GOLF ASSOCIATION COUNSEL

(Mineola, NY...October 1, 2003)... Anthony V. Curto, prominent Long Island attorney and name partner at the law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP (Mineola, NY), has accepted the appointment of Counsel to the Long Island Golf Association (LIGA), headquartered in Garden City, NY. The LIGA is a non-profit organization of 91 private and public clubs.

(Mineola, NY...October 1, 2003)... Anthony V. Curto, prominent Long Island attorney and name partner at the law firm Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP (Mineola, NY), has accepted the appointment of Counsel to the Long Island Golf Association (LIGA), headquartered in Garden City, NY. The LIGA is a non-profit organization of 91 private and public clubs.

        According to LIGA President Peter F. Barry, Curtos legal background in commercial law, as well as his dedication to Long Island in serving community-based and not-for-profit organizations, led to the LIGA selection. Tony Curto brings his capabilities to the LIGA at an important time in our growth," stated Barry. The LIGA is in the process of committing to several new relationships and Tony will secure proper and legal resolutions to these commitments."

   The LIGA conducts thirteen championships for its members and fields a team of the Islands best amateurs to compete annually in the Stoddard Trophy against teams from the tri-state area. In addition, the LIGA is a major contributor to the Long Island Caddie scholarship fund, a tax-exempt entity established in 1962, offering scholarship grants to caddies employed at member clubs.

   I am pleased to represent LIGA even as it may mean less time for my own golf game," joked Curto. The Association counts the majority of Long Island courses among it members, and serves as an important resource on matters affecting golf, golfers and golf clubs. Equally important, the LIGA represents its members in cooperative matters with the United States Golf Association, including significant environmental issues."

   In addition to leading his firms corporate transactional division, Curtos resume is a whos who" of legal representation. He has represented Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, Harry Chapin, Freeman McNeil, and Liza Minnelli, among others, and currently represents guitarist Esteban -- one of todays top Billboard artists -- and Mike Francesa, co-host of Mike and The Mad Dog" show on WFAN. He has been associated with high-profile business matters, and was the first attorney to successfully negotiate a trademark from the NFL for a fan -- the Jets team superfan Fireman Eddie."

Upon gaining office in 2002, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi selected Curto to serve on the Nassau County Council of Economic Advisors to work with the new administration to expand the countys tax base. Curto is the recipient of a Congressional Achievement Award and a Martin Luther King Living the Dream" Service Award.

On October 14, 2003, Curto will chair the 5th Annual Tommy Awards at the Crest Hollow Country Club, benefiting Telecare -- the television station of the Diocese of Rockville Centre - and honoring NY Jets Football legend Joe Namath, best selling author May Higgins Clark, and Frederic V. Salerno of Verizon.
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