Contact Us

Attorneys & Law Clerks

Kathleen “Casey” Copps Dipaola (she/her/hers), Esq., Partner – kdipaola@theCDSLawFirm.com
Lorraine R. Silverman (she/her/hers), Esq., Partner – lsilverman@theCDSLawFirm.com
Anne Reynolds Copps (she/her/hers), Esq., Of Counsel – arcopps@theCDSLawFirm.com
Kayla Leder (she/her/hers), Esq., Partner – kleder@theCDSLawFirm.com
Joseph R. Williams (he/him/his), Esq., Partner – jwilliams@theCDSLawFirm.com
Jessica Phillips (she/her/hers), Law Clerk – JPhillips@theCDSLawFirm.com
Ellen Lauterjung Gabelmann (she/her/hers), Law Clerk – EGabelmann@theCDSLawFirm.com
Ashley Cook (she/her/hers), Law Clerk – ACook@theCDSLawFirm.com

Staff

Shannon M. Wickenden (she/her/hers), Paralegal – swickenden@theCDSLawFirm.com
Naomi Alvarez Romano (ze/hir/everyone), Paralegal – nromano@theCDSLawFirm.com
Rebecca Rice (she/her/hers), Paralegal – rrice@theCDSLawFirm.com
Tyler Best (she/her/hers), Paralegal – tbest@theCDSLawFirm.com
Victoria Burke (she/her/hers), Paralegal – vburke@theCDSLawFirm.com
Desiree Santana (she/her/hers), Paralegal – dsantana@theCDSLawFirm.com
Ashlee Pestuglicci (she/her/hers), Office Manager – apestuglicci@theCDSLawFirm.com
Shaneika “Shay” Sotelo (she/her/hers), Receptionist/Administrative Assistant – ssotelo@theCDSLawFirm.com

Appointments, Availability, and Service Amenities

Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM. However, we do our best to accommodate the needs of our clients and, as a result, weekend and evening appointments are available upon request for current clients of the Firm.

For the convenience and privacy needs of our Firm clients, we also offer the following services:

• Client portal for the secure submission and review of private client documents (e.g., financial statements, etc.)
• Weekend and evening appointments available upon request
• Video Conferencing available for appointments with your attorney from the privacy and comfort of your home or office
• For our Divorce/Family/Intimate Partner Law Clients, we are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to respond to your legal needs
• Fluent Spanish language and translation services available

Visiting the Office

Please schedule an appointment prior to visiting our office to ensure that we have availability to see you. Our office is located on the 2nd floor (Suite 200) of 1 Marcus Boulevard, Albany, New York.

Our office building is handicap accessible and there is free parking available immediately outside the building.

Clients are welcome to come to the office during regular business hours without an appointment to have documents notarized or drop off documents.