Cast of Characters

The billing records of Town Attorneys Underberg & Kessler (UK) are the Rosetta Stone for understanding the tangled relationship between the town and the development team for the Geneseo Town Center (GTC) proposal. Since a lot of the names may be unfamiliar we have prepared this guide to help you understand the "cast of characters."

Please note that in the billing records, the attorney who billed for a particular piece of work are shown by their initials.

The three main attorneys on this case for UK are:
JAC - Jim Coniglio - the main attorney for the Town Board
RGH - Ron Hull - an attorney who worked with the Town Planning Board
HAZ - Helen Zamboni - Senior Counsel for UK

The "development team" in general refers to representatives of Newman Development Group and their development partners, and includes:
Tom Ferrera - Principal, Ferrera/Jerum - a retail site selection firm that matches retail tenants with developers;
Doug Jerum - Principal, Ferrera/Jerum - a retail site selection firm that matches retail tenants with developers;
Ken Kamlet - In-house attorney, Newman Development Group, developer of proposed (GTC);
Tom Lucey, APD Associates, engineering consultant to Newman;
R. McCann, McCann Development, partner of Newman;
Rick Pastore, McCann Development, partner of Newman;

Officials of the Town of Geneseo who sometimes seem to be on the team are:
Wes Kennison - Supervisor, Town of Geneseo;
Mike Tenalio - Town Board member, Town of Geneseo;
David Dwyer - Town Board member, Town of Geneseo

Other names mentioned in the bills include:
Jean Bennett - Clerk, Town of Geneseo;
Bruce Boncke - BME Associates, Engineers;
Robert Cantwell - BME Associates, Engineers;
Kent Gardner - President, Center for Governmental Research, conducted economic impact analysis of GTC proposal;
Mike Guyon - MRB Group, engineering consultants to Town of Geneseo;
Neal Madden - attorney, Harter, Secrest, whose firm represented WalMart during development of its SuperCenter;
Ron Maxwell -Code Enforcement Officer, Town of Geneseo;
John Zmich - Member, Town of Geneseo Planning Board and former Chair, Town of Geneseo Planning Board