The complex and sophisticated nature of our work  requires the highest employment standards. All of our attorneys must meet demanding standards of education, ability, training, experience, personal good judgment, integrity and character.

Our attorneys are admitted to all of the Courts of New York and appropriate Federal Courts and are members of the American, New York and Warren County Bar Associations. Many are also admitted to practice in other states, including Maryland, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Our attorneys and legal assistants attend seminars and continuing legal education courses, review legal journals and periodicals, belong to professional associations and continually strive to refine their professional skills. 

Complementing our attorneys is an experienced and dedicated team of paralegals, legal secretaries and support personnel. Each of our paralegals and secretaries is particularly accomplished in certain specific areas of our practice and most of our Staff has been with the firm for several years.

PRINCIPALS

Mark Schachner

Origin: Born in New York (1954)

Education: Brown University (B.A.. 1978)
Boston University (J.D. 1982)

Practice Areas: Municipal law, planning, land use and zoning, environmental law, municipal finance.

Profile: Mark is the firm's principal municipal and environmental attorney and represents various towns in Warren, Washington, Saratoga and Essex  Counties. His practice includes extensive participation in regulatory proceedings before the Adirondack Park Agency, Lake George Park Commission and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. He is author of the chapter entitled "Environmental Law - New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA")" in the book Pitfalls of Practice published by the New York State Bar Association in 1993 and 2002. Mark has lectured about municipal, environmental, planning and zoning law matters at numerous seminars throughout the State and is an adjunct faculty member of Skidmore College, where he teaches the course "Environmental Legal Issues" in the Environmental Studies Program.

Mark came to the Adirondack region over twenty years ago to combine his professional interests with his avid enthusiasm for outdoor sports and recreational activities. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Feeder Canal Alliance and the Town of Queensbury Recreation Commission and was one of the founders of the Queensbury Land Conservancy.

Robert H. Hafner

Origin: Born in Glens Falls, New York (1961)

Education: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S. 1983)
University of Michigan (J.D. 1986)

Practice Areas: Estate planning and administration, business and corporate law, real estate, taxation, municipal finance.

Profile: Bob joined Miller, Mannix after practicing with a "boutique" tax firm specializing in estate and business planning for domestic and foreign clients in New Haven, Connecticut for several years. He is our principal real estate and tax planning, wills, trusts and estates attorney.

Bob is a past president and current vociferous member of the local Kiwanis Club chapter. He is active in local community events such as the Glens Falls Crop Walk and church activities, including the "Walk to Emmaus" retreat.

Cathi L. Radner

Origin: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada (1963)

Education: Towson State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985)
George Washington University (J.D. with honors, 1989)

Practice Areas: Municipal, real estate, litigation, labor and employment law.

Profile: Before joining Miller, Mannix, Schachner & Hafner in 1999, Cathi spent eight years practicing law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she focused on labor and employment law, credit union representation and general practice. She began her legal career in Washington, DC working for the Federal Department of Labor.

Cathi lives in the Village of Argyle and serves on the R. Stiles Renovation Committee and is active in the Argyle community. Cathi serves on the Board of Directors of the Warren County Bar Foundation.

Michael J. Hill

Origin: Born in Bad Kreuznach, West Germany (1956)

Education: Holy Cross College (B.A., 1982)
Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1999)

Practice Areas: Municipal, real estate, civil litigation, estate planning, business law.

Profile: Prior to joining Miller, Mannix, Schachner & Hafner, Mike worked in commercial property management and for a large mortgage bank. In his spare time he enjoys hiking in the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains with fellow members of the Adirondack Mountain Club. In addition, he likes to explore sites of regional historical interest.

ASSOCIATES

Leah Everhart

Origin: Born in Albany, New York (1978)

Education: State University of New York, Potsdam (B.A., 2000);
Albany Law School (J.D., 2003)

Practice Areas: Municipal, real estate and civil litigation.

Profile: Leah is a member of both the Warren County Bar Association and the Saratoga County Bar Association and was recently elected Treasurer of the Adirondack Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Leah's interests are quite diverse and she includes traveling among her favorite activities.  Leah has traveled to two continents and hopes to someday make it to all of them at least once.