O'Connell & Aronowitz opens Saratoga Springs office; appoints Matt Dorsey as "of Counsel."

ALBANY, NY (04/05/2010)(readMedia)-- Two of the oldest law firms in the Capital Region, O'Connell and Aronowitz, and the Dorsey Law Firm (a Saratoga based firm) announce their merger, effective immediately. Matthew J. Dorsey, Esq. will become of counsel to O'Connell and Aronowitz, and will manage the Firm's Saratoga office, located at 1 Court Street.

Attorney Dorsey is an active and longtime member of the Saratoga Springs Community. He has served as the Saratoga Springs City Attorney in addition to several other key roles within the office of City Attorney from 1996 to 2006.

Mr. Dorsey's concern for the elderly population led him to concentrate his legal practice on Elder Law and Estate and Medicaid Planning and to be an active participant in issues related to the Saratoga Senior Community. He served as a Legal Services Provider for the Saratoga County Office for the Aging from 2001 to 2009, and was a founder of the Saratoga Springs Memory Walk for the Benefit of the Alzheimer's Association. He has been the recipient of many awards, and was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by the Adirondack Branch of the Alzheimer's Association in 2000. He is a graduate of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Saratoga Program.

Mr. Dorsey is a magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law and Brown University. He is admitted to practice law in New York State and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Jeffrey J. Sherrin, the Firm's president, said "We are thrilled to have an attorney of Matt's statue and experience joining O'Connell and Aronowitz. This Saratoga location will enable us to provide a more convenient location for our upstate clients and to expand our services to professionals and residents of Saratoga and neighboring counties."

With 35 attorneys and offices in Albany, and Plattsburgh, O'Connell and Aronowitz has been serving clients and the community since 1925 in the areas of Bankruptcy, Commercial Corporate Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Employment and Labor Law, Estates and Trusts, Health Law, Malpractice, Matrimonial, Municipal Law and Finance, Negligence, Product Liability, Real Estate and Tax.

If you have questions about the Firm or its services, please contact Jeff Sherrin at (518) 462-5601, or visit the Firm's website at www.oalaw.com.