Attorneys And Staff
Thomas West
Founding Partner
Thomas West, founder and managing partner of The West Firm, PLLC, has been recognized for his distinguished accomplishments in the environmental field by The Best Lawyers in America, and he has been selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers since 2007. He has also been recognized by Corporate Counsel Top…
Greg Mountain
Managing Partner
Partner Greg Mountain has been with The West Firm, PLLC, since 2008 and presently manages the firm’s corporate and individual clients in an extensive array of legal areas, including general corporate matters such as corporate formation…
Michael Peters
Partner
Michael Peters, a partner in the firm, concentrates his practice in environmental law and complex litigation. Mr. Peters routinely represents corporations and other business entities, developers, public utilities and municipalities on a…
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Cindy Monaco
Of Counsel
Cindy Monaco has been with The West Firm, PLLC, since 2011. She regularly works for municipal, industrial, commercial and energy clients on a broad range of environmental and land use matters involving siting,…
Christopher W. Rust
Associate Attorney
Christopher Rust joined The West Firm in 2022 as an Associate Attorney. Mr. Rust has extensive experience in, and joined the firm primarily as, a Litigation Attorney. In his years of litigating in New York State and Federal Courts, he has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in many diverse areas such as premises liability, construction and other contract disputes, personal injury and motor vehicle accidents, petroleum spill and other environmental litigation, and equine law…
Samantha Whitney Bryant
Counselor
Prior to joining The West Firm in 2024, Samantha was a partner at a large Albany law firm where she was a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estate Department and Commercial Department. As part of the Trust and Estate Department, Samantha provided legal services to high-net-worth clients in connection with wills, trusts and estates, with particular focus on family business succession planning and multi-generational asset management. She represented clients in probate court in connection with all types of trust and estate administration matters, including contests, audits and settlement negotiations…