Welcome to Cook, Netter, Cloonan, Kurtz & Murphy, P.C., providing legal service throughout the Hudson Valley for over 100 years.

Our firm was established by Andrew J. Cook, Sr. in 1905 at Kingston, New York. Having served as Assemblyman in the New York State Legislature and as County Judge, Mr. Cook was later joined in practice by his daughter, Julia Cook Cloonan and his son, Andrew J. Cook, Jr. The firm continued as Cook & Cook for many years.  Francis X. Tucker, former surrogate of Ulster County, and Robert Netter became partners with Mr. Cook and the firm became Cook, Tucker, & Netter, P.C. During the 1970s Robert Cook and William Cloonan joined the firm founded by their grandfather, and Eric Kurtz and Thomas Murphy joined a decade later. The addition of Michael Cook, great grandson of the founder, in 1999, established a fourth generation of dedicated attorneys providing legal service and highly experienced trial attorneys to the Hudson Valley and throughout New York State.
Robert E. Netter, a graduate of Siena College and the Albany Law School, was admitted to practice in 1967.  Mr. Netter served as a captain with the United States Army in Viet Nam and was a recipient of the Bronze Star. Upon completion of his military service, he was appointed as Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York. He has served as delegate to the New York State Bar Association, House of Delegates and President of the Ulster County Bar Association.
William N. Cloonan, admitted to practice in 1974, is a graduate of Marist College and The Albany Law School. He served with the United States Army in Viet Nam and a recipient of the Bronze Star and the Conspicuous Service Award of the State of New York. He has served as the Chairman of the Insurance Division of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Cloonan is a member of the Ulster County Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and selected as a fellow of The Federation of Defense and Insurance Counsel. A member of the Defense Research Institute, he has also served as lecturer for the New York State Bar Association regarding insurance, trial and ethics programs. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Continuing Legal Education committee of the New York Bar Association and counsel to the Kingston Water Department. He has served as President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kingston, past Grand Marshall of the St. Patrick’s Day parade and as an adjunct professor of law at the Ulster Community College.
Robert D. Cook received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his law degree from The Albany Law School in 1978. A member of the New York and Ulster County Bar Associations, he has served as the Corporation Counsel for the City of Kingston and counsel to local banks and corporations.
Eric M. Kurtz is a graduate of SUNY at Albany and received his law degree from the University of Buffalo. Admitted to the bar in 1986, he is also a member of the Insurance Section of the New York State Bar Association and served as an adjunct professor of law at the Ulster County Community College. Mr. Kurtz was counsel to the Town of Rochester and a former Assistant District Attorney for Ulster County. Mr. Kurtz has also served on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Home of Kingston and as its President. Presently he is counsel to the Ruby Fire District.
Thomas A. Murphy, a member of the Ulster County Bar Association and the Insurance Section of the New York State Bar Association, received his undergraduate degree from Siena College and his Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. Admitted to the Bar in 1987 he serves as counsel for local corporations and banking institutions providing a concentration in real estate and personal injury litigation.
Michael T. Cook, is the fourth generation of his family to be associated with the firm upon receiving his law degree in 1999. A graduate of St. Bonaventure College and the Albany Law School, Mr. Cook is a member of the Ulster County and New York State Bar Associations.  He served as Assistant District Attorney of Ulster County and presently as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Kingston, New York.