Hyde Park, New York

The Town of Hyde Park is in the northwest section of Dutchess County just north of the City of Poughkeepsie. The town borders the Hudson River on the west and is 39.8 square miles. At the 2000 Census, the population of Hyde Park was approximately 21,000 people. Hyde Park is famous for being the hometown of our 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. F.D.R. used his residence, known as “Springwood”, throughout his life, and it is now a National Historic Site.

Hyde Park is also home to the Culinary Institute of America, one of the most well known and respected schools for the culinary and pastry arts. Reservations to try the meals prepared by the students have a several month waiting list. The town also boasts one of the Frederick William Vanderbilt mansions, which is now maintained by the Vanderbilt Mansion Historic Site. Hyde Park was originally known as “Stotenburgh”, and the name was officially changed to Hyde Park in 1812 in honor of Edward Hyde, a governor of the State of New York.

The Town Court is located at 4383 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538, and the judges are John M. Kennedy and David L. Steinberg.

The Law Office of Mark A. Siesel specializes in personal injury, criminal law and the defense of a variety of traffic violations in the five boroughs of New York and the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange. Our firm prides itself on providing personalized, hands on attention to each of our clients. From the moment the client enters our White Plains, New York offices, through the conclusion of their case by trial, mediation, arbitration or other resolution, our clients are fully apprised of the status of their cases at all times. Our goal is to ensure that our personal injury clients obtain the maximum possible compensation for their physical and emotional injuries, lost earnings and earnings potential, medical and hospital expenses, past, present and future, and for their loss of enjoyment of life. With regard to the clients we represent in criminal defense and traffic matters, we aggressively fight the charges against them, and seek the best possible outcome by way of trial, plea bargain, or other resolution. We represent clients in both state and federal Courts, and cover over thirty local Courts for the traffic clients we represent. We offer a free initial consultation to all clients, and are accessible through our two websites, injurylawny.com and dwilawnewyork.com, three blogs, and by fax, e-mail and at (914) 428-7386.