Christopher
P. McGuire, Esq. [resume]
 Christopher P. McGuire, Esq. was admitted to the New York State
Bar in 1995. He is a graduate of St. John’s Law School, and Cortland
College, where he received his B.A. degree in political science and
graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.
In 1987, Mr. McGuire spent a semester studying and teaching in Beijing,
China, and became semi-fluent in Mandarin Chinese. In addition, he
was a Junior Writer Editor for the U.S. Department of State, and
assisted then Assistant Secretary of State Charles Redman during the
Reagan/ Gorbachev summit.
Mr. McGuire worked as a Congressional Aide and Political Consultant
to Congressman Thomas J. Downey from 1989 until 1992, and
coordinated all of Mr. Downey’s Congressional and campaign events
during that time. In addition, he assisted small businesses and
addressed constituent concerns for Mr. Downey, and organized
campaign activities and devised campaign strategies.
From 1996 through 2000, he served as Patchogue Village Prosecutor,
where he prosecuted all Village Code Violations for the Incorporated
Village of Patchogue. In addition, his work included training code
enforcement officers on the preparation of accusatory instruments,
motion practice, trials, and appellate work.
From 1995 until date, Mr. McGuire has been operating a general law
practice in Central Islip, New York. Practice areas include
accidents and personal injury claims, criminal and traffic matters,
real estate transactions, landlord/tenant disputes, wills and
estates, contract matters, and bankruptcy.
In
2002, Mr. McGuire was overwhelmingly elected by the voters of the
Village of Patchogue to be the village Justice. He is currently
serving his term, and hears criminal, traffic, housing and building
matters, and other quality of life cases.
He resides in Patchogue with his wife Elisabeth and their son John.
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 [Picture 1] Christopher P. McGuire with Rudolph
Giuliani on Main Street, Patchogue, [Picture 2] Christopher P.
McGuire presenting Suffolk County DA Thomas Spota with Patchogue's
"Man of the Year" Award. [Picture 3] Christopher P. McGuire with
wife Elizabeth and son John
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Mary C. Pelaez, Esq. [resume]
Hablamos Español
 Mary
C. Peláez, Esq. graduated from Albany Law School in 2003
with a concentration in Family and Elder Law and St. John’s
University where she received her B.A. in Sociology and was
on the Dean’s List.
Upon graduating Law School, Ms. Peláez
served as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County
for approximately three years. Her experience included and
District Court, the Domestic Violence Unit and the Case
Advisory Bureau where she prosecuted Misdemeanors and
Felonies, conducted hearings, bench and jury trials and
presented cases to the grand jury.
Ms. Peláez left the District Attorney’s Office to join the
Law Office of Christopher P. McGuire in July of 2006, where
she is currently handling criminal, family, matrimonial and
immigration cases.
In 2001, Ms. Peláez spent a summer abroad at McGill
University in Montreal, Canada where she received a
certificate in International Human Rights. She was also an
associate editor for the Albany Law Review from 2001-2003.
Her legal internships include the Minority Counsel’s Office
for the New York State Assembly, Albany County District
Attorney’s Office, Narcotics Division, and the Department of
Social Services in Albany County.
Mary C. Peláez was born and raised in Queens, New York and
currently resides in Suffolk County. Her family is
originally from Colombia and she is fluent in Spanish. |
