PRIVATE PRACTICE:

Mr. Scagluso was admitted to the New York State Bar in June, 1985, and has been in private practice since that time.  After practicing as an associate attorney in a law firm located in Melville, New York, he left in 1994 to establish his own law firm in Smithtown, New York.  Since 1994, Mr. Scagluso has operated his general law practice handling matters concerning businesses and corporate counseling, the formation of business entities, commercial and residential real estate, commercial
and civil litigation, personal injury litigation, bankruptcy and debtor-creditor matters, wills and estate planning, the probate of estates,  mortgage lending, foreclosure actions, matrimonial and family law and workers compensation.  Mr. Scagluso represents many local businesses, individuals, condominiums, homeowner associations and housing cooperatives, and both Plaintiffs and Defendants. 

Mr. Scagluso has been consistently awarded a “BV”® rating by MARTINDALE-HUBBELL®, a rating earned as a result of an extensive and confidential peer review of other members of the New York Bar.

In April, 2007, Mr. Scagluso made front page headlines in the NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL, on two (2) separate occasions.  Click here to access the ARTICLE and DECISION of the Court.

COURT ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Mr. Scagluso was admitted to the New York Bar in 1985, and in is admitted to the FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK and the EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.  Thereafter, in 1995, Mr. Scagluso attended ceremonies in Washington, D.C. to be sworn in for admission to the UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, the UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS, and the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES. 

He is a member of NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION and SUFFOLK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, and has served as a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association's committees for Real Estate, Surrogates Court, Corporate Practice, and Plaintiff’s Negligence.

LEGAL CLERKSHIPS:

Mr. Scagluso served as a law intern for the Hon. Sybil Hart Cooper, a Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, and the Supreme Court, Kings County and clerked at the District Court Bureau of the Suffolk County District Attorney. 
While attending law school, he worked as a law clerk with a prominent New York City law firm.

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES and INTERNSHIPS:

He was awarded a Juris Doctor Degree in 1984 from New York Law School, where he was awarded the Certificate of Merit
for Oral Arguments. In 1980, he was graduated from Binghamton University, and conferred with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics.  He was awarded a Regents Scholarship by the State of New York.  As part of his college education,

Mr. Scagluso served as a Congressional Intern to the Hon. Matthew F. McHugh, the United States Congressman of the 27th District of New York (as it was then known).  Additionally, he worked as a Research Assistant for a University study conducted by Cornell University’s New York State School of Industry and Labor Relations, researching for a New York State study of the economic impact of industrial plant closings and relocations upon the upstate New York State region.  While attending Binghamton University, Mr. Scagluso was appointed a Resident Assistant, and served as an editor for the 1980 United States Census.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Mr. Scagluso is a member of the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce.  He is also a member of the Nesconset Taxpayers Association, and has served as its Vice President and Secretary.  From 1987 to 2005, Mr. Scagluso served as President of the  Board of Directors of a local cooperative housing association, serving as its first President until resigning in 2005.  He established corporate governance and corporate policy, and was responsible for drafting and approving annual corporate budgets, negotiating management and other contracts, and the successful operation of the corporation. 

Mr. Scagluso served as a member of the Board of Directors for several other condominiums, Planned Unit Developments and Cooperative entities on behalf of the sponsor and builders of several projects.  Mr. Scagluso served as the Vice President and Secretary of the Nesconset Taxpayers Association, is a member of the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce and is active in other community activities, including the Nesconset Athletic Association and St. Patrick’s Youth Athletic Association.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Frank S. Scagluso, Esq. resides in Smithtown, New York, with his wife, Andrea, and their three children.