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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Gotham Westchester is proud to welcome our newest member (and 6<sup>th</sup> new member this year) Nicole Varisco. Nicole is a partner is a partner and trial attorney in the Westchester, New York office of Brooks Berne & Herndon, PLLC. Admitted in the state and federal courts of NY and NJ, she provides clients with the fastest, most cost-effective resolution of their legal issues. Nicole was just named a Rising Star by New York SuperLawyers in the field of Civil Litigation: Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please welcome Nicole to Gotham and get to know her: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Nicole M. Varisco, Esq. </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Brooks & Berne PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Attorneys at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A7688'>Partner<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Phone:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 914-364-2691 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Direct:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 914-365-0529 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fax:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 929-285-3300</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Email:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="mailto:nicole.varisco@lawbbh.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>nicole.varisco@lawbbh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Web:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lawbbh.com%2f&c=E,1,UxWc3u3QYi1QJPxKeEdBSfm13ak16MmTiCKIV2-69Uft4mFMEBEPoo3XDQx9YPqZ6vXXViyRkYLW8-uMh4EKQnsJSZtfNeXf2CtBIl_Q0u-LSQgJodeVC7iEQQ,,&typo=1"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>www.lawbbh.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY10523 </span><img border=0 width=5 height=16 style='width:.052in;height:.1666in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.png@01D7C1C4.E474F560"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> 77 Water Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005 </span><img border=0 width=5 height=16 style='width:.052in;height:.1666in' id="Straight_x0020_Connector_x0020_18" src="cid:image001.png@01D7C1C4.E474F560"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 402, Roseland, NJ 07068.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike Steger<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Law Offices of Michael D. Steger, PC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>295 Madison Avenue, 22<sup>nd</sup> Floor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New York, NY 10017<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(646) 517-0600<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>30 Ramland Road, Suite 201<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Orangeburg, NY 10962<br>(845) 359-4600<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(845) 638-2707 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:msteger@steger-law.com">msteger@steger-law.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.steger-law.com/">www.steger-law.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>