White Plains Lawyer Named President Westchester Planning Federation

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (June, 2022) – Linda Whitehead, a partner in the law firm of McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP (MGS) in White Plains, has been named President of the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation (WMPF).

Whitehead, a resident of Irvington, regularly lectures on land use law and real estate matters. She is currently on the WMPF Board of Directors and has been a long-time member of the municipal planning organization, planning WMPF’s annual Land Use Training Institute for several years. She is a graduate of the Community Leadership Alliance Program at the Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Land Use Law Center.

“The Westchester Municipal Planning Federation is well respected throughout the region, serving an important role in educating volunteer land use board members and representing governments, planners and other professionals throughout Westchester. It’s been very fulfilling to serve on the board for so many years and I am honored to now serve as its President,’’ said Ms. Whitehead.

The Westchester Municipal Planning Federation (WMPF) is a voluntary association of officials representing the county’s 45 municipal governments, zoning and planning boards and land use consultants including lawyers, engineers, architects and planners. Governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, the organization’s purpose is to “create an effective and permanent countywide organization for the exchange of information on matters of planning interest.”

WMPF works closely with the Westchester County Department of Planning to arrange programs of interest to the Westchester planning community. These programs include an annual land use training institute, annual planning and zoning board seminars, and a variety of luncheon, evening and online programs on topical planning issues

At MGS, Ms. Whitehead practices land use and municipal law, guiding both property owners and the firm’s municipal clients through complex land use approval processes, including compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

Ms. Whitehead also heads the firm’s transactional real estate practice, which represents clients in relation to the acquisition and sale, leasing and financing of all types of commercial and residential properties. She also represents lenders in making complex commercial loans.

A member of the Westchester County Bar Association, she served as co-chairperson of the New Lawyers Section. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association. She is also a former member and past-president of the American Cancer Society Westchester-Rockland Volunteer Leadership Council and past-president of the Mount Holyoke Club of Westchester.

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About McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP

McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP represents a diverse group of clients. MGS (including its predecessor firm) has been an integral part of the Westchester community for more than 60 years. The firm offers a wide range of services in areas including land use, commercial and residential real estate, banking law, trusts and estates, municipal law, construction law and all types of litigation. Its clients include corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, coop, condo and homeowners’ associations, developers, golf and country clubs and not-for-profits as well as individual property owners. Services are provided by a team of 12 experienced attorneys.