A Closer Look At The Monroe Town Attorney's Political Donations

Brian D. Nugent claims he represents all members of the board regardless of political party, but campaign contributions may suggest otherwise.

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Given the length, let’s get to it …

On January 4th, 2016, Brian D. Nugent, of Feerick, Nugent, and MacCartney PLLC, was appointed by the Town of Monroe as their designated attorney. (Documents from 2016 are missing from the archive of Monroe Town Board Agendas.)

The firm was established in 2005. The same year Mr. Nugent was admitted to the bar in New York on January 12th, 2005.

The firm of Feerick, Nugent, and MacCartney PLLC have made only eight reported campaign contributions according to the New York State Board of Elections between 2019 and 2023.

5 of those contributions were to Judge Tom Walsh’s political organization, Walsh for D.A. That organization was created to support Judge Walsh’s run(s) for Rockland County District Attorney. $4,500 in total was donated by the firm to Mr. Walsh’s campaign.

In 2019, Feerick, Nugent, and MacCartney PLLC made three additional donations. Two to the Rockland County Republican committee, t…