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asaformerSeniorTrialAttorneyfortheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionx19sNashvilleOffice.JeffreyGoodsteinwasnominatedbyGovernorAndrewCuomoonJune212012totheCourtofClaimsandwasconfirmedbythesenate.JeffreyalawclerktoNassauCountySupremeCourtJusticeAnthonyMaranowasaformertalentagentwithEpsteinWyckoffandAssociatesandaformerassociateatRubinCooperandBurns.HegraduatedfromIthacaCollegeandreceivedhisJ.D.fromTouroLawCenter.JeffreyhasbeenanadjunctprofessoratSt.JohnsSchoolofLawsince2005andhewillbesittinginNassauCountySupremeCourtasanActingSupremeCourtJustice.BrianAndrewTullyhasreleasedaguidebookwhichprovidesvaluableinformationforadultsonhowtheycanplanfortheirelderlyparentsastheyage.x1cHowToPlanForAgingParents2010x1daddressescrucialtopicstomakesuretheclassofx1997