Sahn Ward Braff Coschignano, PLLC is excited and pleased to announce the promotion of Samuel L. Bifulco to Partner.
Mr. Bifulco concentrates his practice in zoning and land use planning, real estate law and transactions, municipal law and legislative practice, corporate law, and estate planning. He represents clients throughout Long Island, with a primary focus on municipalities in Suffolk County.
Based in our Hauppauge office, Mr. Bifulco represents private and public clients, as well as not-for-profit institutions, in a broad range of matters. He recently guided several significant commercial and residential developments through the entitlement and approval process. Mr. Bifulco also counsels small businesses, construction groups, and real estate operating companies on day-to-day business operations and real estate development strategies.
In recognition of his professional achievements, Mr. Bifulco was selected to the 2025 Super Lawyers Metro New York Rising Stars list, the Herald Community Newspapers Top Lawyers of Long Island Rising Stars list, and was named a recipient of the Long Island Business News 40 under 40 Award.
Outside of his legal practice, Mr. Bifulco has founded and led numerous philanthropic organizations over the years. He currently serves as President of the St. Joseph’s University Alumni Association where he represents over 42,000 alumni and serves as Chair of the Long Island Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Committee. Mr. Bifulco sits on the Executive Board of the Centereach Civic Association, which focuses on community outreach and public improvement in the Centereach and greater Brookhaven Town communities. He is also a member of the Middle Country Chamber of Commerce, the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association.
“We are extremely proud to promote Sam to Partner of the Firm,” said Michael Sahn, the Firm’s Co-Managing Member. “Sam is an exceptionally accomplished and dedicated lawyer. He is a vital part of our practice, and he has earned the respect and confidence of our clients and his colleagues at the Firm. We greatly respect Sam’s commitment to community service and pro-bono work. Sam is a role model for all of us in his engagement with our clients and his community.”
“I welcome the opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues and serve the Firm’s clients in this new capacity,” Mr. Bifulco said. “I am grateful to the Firm’s members for the trust they have placed in me for this incredible opportunity and am thankful for the entire SWBC team for their collaboration and support. I look forward to continuing to help grow the Firm’s profile, while providing the highest quality of legal representation, as we collectively pursue our meaningful mission to shape our region through smart development for all those who live, work, and enjoy all that Long Island has to offer.”
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Bifulco spent nearly a decade working at the Town of Brookhaven in various capacities. Mr. Bifulco served as the Executive Assistant in the Brookhaven Town Law Department where he managed the Town’s unsafe structure program, prosecuted Town code violations in the Sixth District Court, and helped oversee and conference case files. His work under prominent elected officials, including County Executive Edward P. Romaine and Town Supervisor Daniel J. Panico, provided him with the experience necessary to navigate complex land use, zoning, and planning processes across Long Island.
Mr. Bifulco is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip, graduating summa cum laude. Before law school, Mr. Bifulco graduated with distinction from Stony Brook University, where he earned a Master of Arts in Public Policy and from St. Joseph’s University with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Human Relations.
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