Experience

Prior to joining Boylan Code, Duncan was a partner at Forsyth, Howe, O’Dwyer, Kalb & Murphy, P.C., since 1969 and was the Managing Partner for over 25 years.

Honors & Achievements

• Named as a Rochester Business Journal ICON Honors recipients for 2024
• Named To Top Lawyers in New York and the United States for 2023 By Legal Network
• Named as one of the Attorneys of The Year in Rochester, NY, by The Daily Record for 2016
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated For Over Forty Years
• Recipient of Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
• Recipient of Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
• Recipient of Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
• Recipient of the National Defense Service Medal
• Recipient of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Recipient of the Army Service Ribbon
• Recipient of the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross

Professional & Civic Activities

• Member, Board of Trustees, Roberts Wesleyan University – 2002 to 2014; 2015 to date
• Member, Board of Trustees, Northeastern Seminary – 2002 to 2014; 2015 to date
• President, Genesee Valley Club, 2001 to 2002
• Secretary, Genesee Valley Club – 1997 to 2001
• Member, Board of Governors, Genesee Valley Club – 1996 to 2002
• Member of the Cornell Law Association Executive Committee – 1994 to 1997
• Rochester Regional Chair – 2003 to 2018
• Member of Cornell University Council – 1977 to 1991
• Member of Cornell University Real Estate Investment Advisory Committee – 1982 to 2003
• Member of Committee on Alumni Trustee Nominations for Cornell University – 1985 to 1989
• Co-Charman, Cornell Connection Alumni Committee, Upstate New York – 1983 to 1986
• Co-Chair of Cornell Law School Class of 1963 Reunions – 1963 to 2019
• President of the Federation of Cornell Clubs – 1979 to 1981
• D Member of the Executive Board of Governors of the Cornell Club of Rochester and President – from 1971 to 1976
• Member of the Cornell Secondary Schools Committee – 1971 to 1986
• President, University Club of Rochester – 1981 to 1983
• Member of the Board of Directors of the University Club of Rochester – 1979 to 1983
• Clerk of Session and Ruling Elder of Parkminster United Presbyterian Church – 1967 to 1972

Speaking Engagements

• Lecturer, Real Estate Board of Rochester – Topic: Small Claims Assessment Review
• Lecturer, Association of Towns, State of New York – Topic: Procedural Requirements of Tax
• Lecturer, School of Architecture, Arts and Planning at Cornell University – Topic: The Lawyer’s Role in the Development of a Commercial Real Estate Project
• Certiorari Proceedings and the Powers of the Board of Review
• Lecturer, Society of Real Estate Appraisers (SRA) – Topic: The Difficulties Involved and the Method of Valuing A Condominium Complex
• Lecturer, Department of Military Science and Tactics at Cornell University – Topic: Military Justice
• Lecturer, Non-resident Command and General Staff College – Topic: Military Justice
• Lecturer, Monroe County Bar Association – Topic: How to Obtain and Retain Clients
• Panelist – Lafayette College – Practicing Law in the 21st Century
• Lecturer, Merrill Lynch Client Seminar – Topic: What Every Good Commercial Real Estate Purchase Offer Should Contain
• Lecturer, Monroe County Dental Society – Topic: Significant issues to be considered in the Selling and Purchasing of a Dental Practice and Assets
• Lecturer, Hunt Realty Seminars – Topic: A Reverse Mortgage – Is it a Financial Tool Which Makes Sense For Your Client To Purchase a Home?
• Lecturer, Cornell University Law School – Topic: How To Challenge Your Real Property Tax Assessment

Publications

• Monroe County Bar Association Journal – A Reverse Mortgage – Is It a Financial Tool Which Makes Sense For Your Client?