Rita Rich was born and raised in Florida, New York. After a career in taxation, Mrs. Rich received her law degree from Pace University School of Law. She joined the firm in 1999 and became a partner in 2003. Her areas of practice include Municipal Law, Commercial Finance, Estate Planning and Probate, and Real Estate. Ms. Rich currently assists the firm in representing the Town of Minisink, and has represented the Zoning Boards of Appeal for the Towns of Mount Hope and Greenville. Ms. Rich is admitted to the New York and New Jersey Bars, and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York as well as the U.S. Tax Court Bar. Ms. Rich is a member of the Middletown, Orange County and New York State Bar Associations, the Middletown Rotary Club and the Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation.