NEWS BRIEFS

SARATOGA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST LANDLORD SEMINAR

     The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a landlord seminar to be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the Chamber offices, 28 Clinton Street, Saratoga Springs. The seminar is titled "Landlords, Leases, and the Law: Strategies for Effective Rental Property Management" and will feature Saratoga Springs attorney S. Scott Perkins. Esq. as the presenter.

    The two-hour seminar will examine such topics as the screening of prospective tenants, pro-active lease enforcement, objectionable tenancies, collection of past-due rent, the eviction process, and abandoned tenant property. A question and answer period will conclude the presentation.

    Perkins is an experienced landlord counsel, having litigated to judgment over 1,500 summary eviction proceedings in the past twenty-five years. In addition to representing numerous private landlords, he presently has lease enforcement responsibility for over 1,000 rental units at twenty commercial rental properties.

    For seminar reservations, contact Jennifer Joseph Perry at (518) 584-3255

SARATOGA CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU PRESENTS HOMETOWN HERO AWARD

    At a recent reception held at the Saratoga Springs City Center, the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau recognized S. Scott Perkins with its "Hometown Hero Award" for excellence in promoting the City of Saratoga Springs as an event and convention venue.

    As chair of the Allegiance Bowl Committee, Inc., Perkins founded the Adirondack Trust Allegiance Bowl, organizing a charity sprint football game between members of the Collegiate Sprint Football League. The inaugural bowl game featured teams from Army and Princeton and drew an estimated 1,500 spectators. Saratoga Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading was the beneficiary of the proceeds from the bowl game. The Allegiance Bowl has become an annual community event and will feature Army and Navy in the 2007 contest.

    The "Hometown Hero Award" is presented yearly to deserving community members who actively promote the City as a tourist and convention destination.

PERKINS ELECTED TO STATE ASSOCIATION

    S. Scott Perkins was elected a director of AAA New York State at the Association's annual meeting held in Cooperstown, New York July 12, 2007. The Association is an affiliate of the American Automobile Association (AAA) and represents the interests of 2.7 million club members statewide.

    Perkins also is a member of the board of directors of AAA Northway, Inc., having served in that capacity since 1989. He was recently elected corporate secretary of AAA Northway and chairs the club's Audit Committee.

ATTORNEYS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

    Attorneys associated with Perkins and Perkins were recently admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court as members of the bar and officers of the Court.

    S. Scott Perkins, Esq. and Cindy L. Perkins, Esq. were admitted to practice before the nation's highest court at a motion term held March 26, 2007 at Washington, D.C.

    To be eligible for admission, attorneys must be of high moral and professional character, in good standing with their state bar, and be admitted to the practice of law for at least three years.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM PERSONNEL

     Members of the military who have been deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom and their family members can find answers to their legal questions, free of charge, through the New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and Information Service. Attorneys affiliated with the Bar Association will provide advice and counsel to members of the armed forces called to active duty and their dependents.

     Attorney S. Scott Perkins, a principal of Perkins and Perkins, has volunteered to participate in the Operation Enduring Freedom emergency assistance program. A former captain in the United States Army Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG), Mr. Perkins was trial counsel with the 50th JAG Detachment (Court Martial Trial Team) and has served as a legal assistance officer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has also provided pre-mobilization legal assistance to military personnel during the 1991 Gulf War.

     Service members and their families may seek legal assistance by calling toll free
1-800-342-3661.