Richard Gardella, Counseltemp

RICHARD M. GARDELLA concentrates on municipal law, having served as Village Attorney for the Village of Scarsdale from 1983 to 1999 and as Corporation Counsel for the City of Rye from 1981 to 1999. He also has served as an assistant corporation counsel and later as a special counsel for the City of White Plains. A former member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), he is presently a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association (ABA). Mr. Gardella is a member of NYSBA’s Municipal Law Section and the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section as well as the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. He is a fellow of both the New York State Bar Foundation and the American Bar Association’s Bar Foundation. Mr. Gardella is a past president of the Westchester Bar Association (1997-1999), and of the Westchester County Bar Foundation (2007-2009). In addition to municipal and land use law, Mr. Gardella’s areas of practice also include appellate litigation. He currently serves as “of counsel” to the Village Attorney of the Village of Scarsdale. A former journalist, Mr. Gardella is editor-in-chief of the monthly newsletter of the Westchester County Bar Association. From 2001 to 2009, he served as a member of the 9th Judicial District Grievance Committee.

Education:

  • Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
    J.D. , 1972
  • Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
    B.A. , 1957

Admissions:

  • New York, 1973
  • Unite States Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • American Bar Association
    Member, House of Delegates, 1997-1999
    Member, House of Delegates, 2009-present
    Member, Local Government Law Section
    Office of Professional Responsibility
  • New York State Bar Association
    Member, House of Delegates, 1994-1997; 1999-2003
    Member, Municipal Law Section
  • Westchester County Bar Association
    President, 1997-1999
    Member, Municipal Law Section
  • Westchester County Bar Foundation
    President, 2007-2009
    Member, Board of Directors
  • American Bar Association Bar Foundation
    Fellow
  • New York State Bar Foundation
    Fellow
  • New York State Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
    Member, 2000-2009
  • International Municipal Lawyers Association
    Regional Vice President, Second Circuit, 1991-1999