Judge Montalbano on panel to discuss rights of unrepresented litigants in Surrogate’s Court
Practitioners and members of the community who want to know more about the Kings County Surrogate’s Court will have a golden opportunity later this month thanks to the Brooklyn Bar Association and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association.
The two bar associations have teamed up to create a panel called, “Know Your Rights: Surrogate’s Court 101 for Unrepresented Litigants” on Thursday, Feb. 23. The event is free and on Zoom and includes a panel with Brooklyn Surrogate Court Justice Rosemarie Montalbano.
Montalbano, who got her law degree at Western New England University, joined the bench in 2014 following an election to the Civil Court. She was then elected to the Supreme Court in 2019 and finally the Surrogate’s Court in 2021. She also served as principal law clerk to Hon. Gregory Lasak, as court attorney to Hon. Anthony Gazzara in Queens, and as an assistant district attorney in Queens before coming to Brooklyn.
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