Let me introduce myself ....... 

Hello, I'm Paul Roussillon. I'm a United States Navy Vietnam Veteran and a 1973 graduate of St. John's University School of Law. In the past I've served in government as an Assistant District Attorney of Suffolk County and as a member and secretary of the Town of Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals.  In volunteer service to the community I participated as a member of the Advisory Board for Review of the Town of Huntington Comprehensive Plan and the Republic Airport Technical Advisory Committee. As a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association Grievance Committee and Small Claims  Arbitrator Panel I'm frequently called upon to adjudicate the rights of colleagues and citizens. 

I'm admitted to practice law in New York State Courts and Federal Courts, including the United States Supreme Court. 

I've listed here in a Curriculum Vitae some of my qualifications to serve you as your lawyer. You can benefit from all this experience which will be brought to bear in representing you as my client. If you have any questions please Email me at paul@roussillonlaw.com:

 
EDUCATION:  Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York - Bachelor of Arts, June 1968

St. John’s University, School of Law, Jamaica, New York - Juris Doctor, June 1973 

MILITARY:     United States Navy - 1968 through 1970, Vietnam Service Medal

PROFESSIONAL  LICENSES: 

Admitted to practice law in the following courts:                                                

                   Appellate Division, 2nd Department, New York Supreme Court, 1974

                   United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1975

                   United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1977

                   United States Court of Military Appeals, 1993

                   United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1993

                   United States Court of Federal Claims 1993

                   United States Supreme Court, 1993           

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY              

The Roussillon Law Office, Hauppauge, New York - sole practitioner 1989 to present with experience in the prosecution and defense of misdemeanor and felony criminal charges including Grand Jury Investigation, electronic eavesdropping, supervision of police officers and investigators, preparation and trial of complex organized crime cases; investigation preparation and trial in State and Federal Courts of products liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, car accidents, slip and fall accidents, divorce, custody and support cases, contract actions, landlord and tenant matters, bankruptcy, commercial and residential real property transactions and litigation, wills, will contests, trusts and estates. I have been honored with appointments as Receiver, Guardian, Court Evaluator and  Referee by the State Supreme Court. I have tried dozens of jury and non-jury cases to verdict in all the state and federal courts in the New York metropolitan area. I am pleased to serve as a co-operating attorney with the Building Service 32B-J Legal Services Plan.

Roussillon & Collins, Esq.’s, Hauppauge, New York - Founding Partner 1984 - 1989, lead Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, Real Estate Lawyer and Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer 

Purcell, Fritz & Ingrao, P.C., Commack, New York - Partner 1982 - 1984, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer (plaintiff and defendant) Real Estate Lawyer and Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer

Siben & Siben, Esq.’s, Bayshore, New York - Associate Attorney 1979 - 1982, Personal Injury Trial Lawyer and Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer

Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney 1973 - 1979 with service in the District Court Bureau, Grand Jury Bureau, Felony Trial Bureau and Rackets Bureau                         

ACTIVITIES:                

Town of Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals, Former member and Secretary 1991 to 2004

Town of Huntington Anti-Bias Task Force, co-chair, 1995 to 1997

Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Review of the Town of Huntington Comprehensive Plan 1989 - 1992

Town of Huntington, Route 110 Study Committee 1986 - 1987

Republic Airport Technical Advisory Committee 1985 - 1987

Suffolk County Bar Association Grievance Committee 1980 to present

Suffolk County Bar Association Small Claims Arbitrator 1988 to present

Mel-Hollow Civic Association, Inc., President 1983 - 1991
 

PERSONAL: Happily married since August 1970 to wife Barbara who is a Speech Pathologist.  Son Derek, is an attorney practicing in Baltimore, Maryland and daughter Kristin is a physician practicing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania