Our Staff

Hage & Hage LLC is exceptionally proud of its business law & consulting staff.

Our attorneys & consultants are passionate about business & municipal law, energy needs & uses, telecommunications & public utility operations, green initiatives, and streamlining financial & administrative operations in the U.S. and internationally.

Our top-level staff consists of:

• J.K. Hage III, Esq.
• Daniel A. Burgess, Esq.
• Gerald J. Pasqualetti, Esq.
• Amy Hilts, Analyst LEED-AP
• Elaine K. Mudrich, CPA
• Amy Porter, Practice Manager

We also work with a strong, flexible, skilled network of professionals who have proven their worth in the fields of investment banking, communications, international law, energy, and worldwide business negotiations & operations. 

J.K. Hage III maintains an of-counsel attorney relationship with communications & broadcast law firm, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, in Washington, D.C.

J.K. Hage III, Esq.

J.K. Hage III is the son of founding attorney, James J. Hage.

Mr. Hage is a practicing attorney, a founder of Independent Wireless One, a Sprint PCS affiliate, a member of several professional associations, and a frequent public speaker on law, financial transactions, and progressive energy uses.  

Daniel A. Burgess, Esq.

Daniel A. Burgess practices business law, including employment law, business succession & estate planning and municipal law.

He began his legal career as a law student at the Cooley Clinic, a non-profit organization that provided legal representation for other non-profit organizations. Dan then worked for four years at The Johnson Law Office in Sauquoit, New York.

Bar Admissions

• New York 1997

• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York 1997

Education

• Juris Doctorate, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• Bachelor of Music, Ithaca College

Gerald J. Pasqualetti, Esq.

Gerald J. Pasqualetti practices municipal law and business law, including telecommunications law and real estate law. He began his career as a legal intern at Mental Hygiene Legal Service which provides legal services, advice and assistance to persons receiving care at inpatient and community-based facilities for the mentally disabled. Jerry then worked in private practice where he handled criminal, real estate and family law matters.

Bar Admissions

• New York State 2007

Education

• Juris Doctorate, Albany Law School of Union University
• Bachelor of Arts in History, SUNY Brockport

Amy Hilts, Analyst LEED-AP

Amy Hilts is a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP). Her expertise is in the field of sustainable development; she has participated in green building and environmental land use projects on many different levels through her work at Hage & Hage LLC. Amy worked through the design, construction and certification stages as the project manager of Hage & Hage’s own building project, which is the region’s first privately owned certified green office building. In addition, Amy has contributed to the intelligent design of several commercial, not-for-profit and municipal projects which include evaluating and incorporating energy efficiency, renewable energy and green building features adding measurable value for the project owners and the surrounding community.

Before joining Hage & Hage LLC, Amy worked in international business and foreign manufacturing. She has built on that experience at Hage & Hage in the areas of contracts, company analysis, government contracts & regulatory compliance, complex real estate transactions and construction contracts. She speaks Spanish.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Syracuse University at Utica College
• Associate of Science in Wood Science and Technology, SUNY Morrisville

Elaine K. Mudrich, CPA

Elaine K. Mudrich, Certified Public Accountant, heads the Hage & Hage LLC accounting services department.

With almost 20 years in public accounting, Elaine has experience in all aspects of corporate, partnership, not-for-profit, estate, trust and personal finance. She has worked with clients to prepare financial statements and tax returns, audit and review prepared financial statements, install and maintain accounting system software and training programs, and act as a liaison between clients and the IRS, New York State and other regulating agencies.

Elaine is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs. She served on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of Rural Ulster Preservation Company. She has also taught mathematics and computer operations and performed professionally in symphony orchestras.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting from SUNY at New Paltz
• Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Marist College
• Master of Fine Arts in Music Performance from Carnegie Mellon University
• Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Ithaca College

Amy Porter, Practice Manager

Amy M. Porter has been with Hage & Hage for over 20 years and currently serves as the firm's Practice Manager. Amy has experience in business organizations, succession and estate planning, capital formation, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance. Her expertise includes technology, telecommunications and energy law, regulation at the state and federal levels, and strategic taxes and regulatory fee analyses. Amy assists telecommunications (including VoIP) clients on issues related to state certifications, tariffs, consumer complaints, carrier-to-carrier issues, tax issues, and state and federal agency reporting requirements, particularly those relating to Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI), Federal Universal Service Fund (USF), Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), and Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).

Amy is an integral member of the Hage & Hage team which advises companies as they emerge, develop and evaluate business opportunities in the technology, telecommunications and energy sectors.