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Tammy L. Cumo is a principal of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O’Shea.  Her practice primarily involves commercial and transactional matters, including professional and business corporation formation and representation, limited liability company formation and representation, real estate development, physician group representation, and public authority law and compliance. She has represented a variety of entities including private and public clients in formation, acquisition and sale of businesses, commercial real estate transactions including commercial leasing (both office and retail); development and management agreements, and financing transactions from both the borrower and lender side.

Her practice also includes representation of clients in matters of general business law including formation and corporate governance and compliance with respect to professional and business for-profit, as well as not-for-profit entities, and representation of clients on a wide variety of operational issues in a general counsel capacity. She has represented public authorities in all operational needs including internal policies and procedures, compliance with procurement and lobbying requirements, compliance with public accountability requirements, FOIL, open meetings law, coordination with local and state agencies on authority specific requirements, as well as coordination with key stakeholders at the local, state and federal levels.

Ms. Cumo has also represented clients before NYS agencies such as the NYS Attorney General with respect to condominium and homeowners’ associations and NYS Liquor Authority with respect to liquor licensing and related matters.

Bar Admissions
  • New York 
  • Massachusetts
Education
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Albany Law School of Union University, 2002 
    • Albany Law Review Member      
    • Member, Justinian Society
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Russell Sage College, 2000
Professional Associations
  • New York State Bar Association (Member, Business Law, Health Law and Real Property Law Sections)   
  • Albany County Bar Association
  • American Health Law Association
Published Work and Speaking Engagements
  • Inside Albany,  ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN N.Y., MATTHEW BENDER, Regular Contributor (January 2003 through September 2004)
  • Native Americans Cannot Regain Sovereignty over Former Tribal Lands by Purchase:  A Big Victory for a Small City, N.Y. REAL PROPERTY LAW JOURNAL, Spring 2005 at Page 124.
  • Public and Private Sectors React to the Court’s Allowance of Eminent Domain Seizures for Private Development Projects, STRICTLY BUSINESS, September 2006, at Page 44.
  • Lenders and Lessors Beware—Certificates Provide Little Comfort, STRICTLY BUSINESS, November 2007, at Page 40.
  • Overview and Formation of Condominiums and Homeowners’ Associations, Lorman Seminars, May 2008, Speaker
  •  New York Civil Engineering and Surveying Law, Halfmoon Seminars, July 2009, Speaker
Community Involvement
  • Board of Directors,  Albany County Land Bank Corporation (2014 to 2015)
  • Rensselaer  County Leadership Institute Class of 2008
  • Rensselaer  County Leadership Institute Alumni Association Committee (2008 to 2012)
  • Board of  Trustees, Center City Committee, Inc. (2003 to 2007)
  • Board of  Directors, Animal Protective Foundation of Schenectady, Inc. (2006 to 2008)
  • Seton Health  Foundation Golf Committee (2009 to 2012)
  • Board of  Directors, St. Paul’s Center (2010 to 2011)
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GDWO is committed to providing excellence in legal representation.

Located in New York's capital – Albany, our highly skilled and experienced attorneys are admitted to all state and federal courts in New York, as well as Connecticut, and the United States Supreme Court. We have the experience, knowledge and integrity to represent our clients in a competent, vigorous and professional manner.

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