Syracuse University, New York, B.A., 1966
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1969

State of New York, 1969
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 1969

Mr. Rappaport joined Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P. in 2006 and is currently Of Counsel.  Between 1969 and 2006, Mr. Rappaport engaged in the general practice of law in various associations, including Rappaport and Rappaport, with offices in Binghamton and Apalachin, New York.  Mr. Rappaport’s practice includes representation in all New York and Federal Courts.  His practice areas include criminal/DWI, family and matrimonial, negligence and personal injury, real estate, wills and estates, collection and bankruptcy.  Mr. Rappaport received the Stanley B. Reiter Award in recognition of his extraordinary service to the Broome County Bar Association, was an officer with the Broome County Bar Association for ten years and served on several committees including the Grievance Committee and Judicial Selection Committee.  He also served as Moot Court Judge.

Mr. Rappaport is a member of the New York State and Broome County Bar Associations, as well as the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.  He is a member of the Binghamton Breakfast Rotary, Secretary of the Vestal Hills Country Club and a former committee member or director of various community organizations including the B.C. Open, Temple Concord, and the Triple Cities Golf Association. Mr. Rapport is a current board member of the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier, the Legal Aide Society of Mid New York and the Police Athletic League. Mr. Rappaport was a co-general chairman on two occasions of the New York State Amateur Golf Championship and a former CYO basketball coach for the Jewish Community Center grammar school and junior varsity teams.