Attorneys
Meet Our Team
Adam Miller, Esq.
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Adam M. Miller has a considerable range of experience in real estate transactions in New York City and the East End. Preceding his relocation from Manhattan to the Hamptons in 2003, Mr. Miller served in the real estate department of Proskauer Rose, LLP in New York City, working with developers, commercial landlords, institutions, lenders and principals in diversified real estate transactions. Adam M. Miller is a member of the New York State and Suffolk County Bar Associations. He received his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, where he graduated with honors, and his B.S. in Business and Government from Skidmore College. He was appointed as the Zoning Board Attorney for the Town of East Hampton in 2005, serving for one year in that position. He has also serves on the Board of the Bridgehampton Community House, is involved with the Bridgehampton Historical Society, and served as general counsel to HANFRA (Hamptons and North Fork Realtors Association) from 2003-2006, advising brokers and management on a wide range of real estate issues.
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Office 631.537.1155
Cell 631.766.0612
adam@amg-law.com
Denise R. Schoen, Esq.
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Denise R. Schoen, Esq. joined The Adam Miller Group in March 2022. She was admitted to the practice of law in 1998 in New York after graduating with a J.D. summa cum laude from The New York State School of Law at Buffalo and with an undergraduate degree summa cum laude in pre-law from Long Island University at Southampton. Since then, she has developed a distinguished career in the fields of zoning, municipal and real estate law.
Upon graduating law school, Denise was employed in the litigation department of Dewey & LeBoeuf in Manhattan where she worked on corporate litigation matters. After several years in the city, Denise moved back to her hometown, East Hampton where she served as an Assistant East Hampton Town Attorney. Denise later joined Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo LLP, where her practice was concentrated on land use and planning matters along with residential real estate transactions. Denise was a partner in another East End firm until she opened a successful solo practice in East Hampton.
A devoted Sag Harbor community member, she has served as a Member on the Village Zoning Board of Appeals, the Board of Architectural and Historic Preservation and then served as the attorney for those same Boards together with the Planning Board and Harbor Committee until 2020 when she was selected to become the Village Attorney.
In addition to her position as Village Attorney, Denise has also served on the Board of Directors for the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the Sag Harbor Community Housing Trust, and presently serves on the Board of the Donald T. Reutershan Trust, an educational trust that financially supports art programs for children in Sag Harbor.
Denise is a retired volunteer Critical Care Emergency Medical Technician with the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps and continues to volunteer her time with global organizations, such as Team Rubicon, to provide disaster relief around the globe. Denise has two daughters in college and continues to live with her husband in Sag Harbor. She was named Person of the Year by the Sag Harbor Express, in 2017.
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Office 631.537.1155
Cell 631.478.8499
denise@amg-law.com
Brian J. Locascio, Esq.
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Brian J. Locascio, Esq., has been with the firm since May 2011, and after accepting an administrative position he quickly realized that he had both an aptitude and appreciation for the practice of real estate law. Brian brings his broad experience, local insight and expertise involving the key areas of the real estate market to The Adam Miller Group. Prior to joining the firm, Brian worked in both the mortgage and title insurance industries. Brian’s focus is primarily on the representation of real estate transactions and property owners in a broad spectrum of land use matters.
Brian J. Locascio is a member of the New York State Bar Association. He received his J.D. from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and his B.S. in Business Administration from State University at Buffalo. A lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, he has a deep passion and knowledge for his hometown and the East End of Long Island as a whole. He lives with his wife, a local music teacher, and their three children, and is active in the community.
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Jameson McWilliams, Esq.
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Jameson McWilliams was born in Southampton and is considered not only a true local but a local success. After graduating Southampton High School, McWilliams went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the College of Charleston, as well as a Masters of Political Science from Brooklyn College and finally a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.
Law degree in hand, McWilliams took a job in a small law firm in Water Mill and began practicing real estate, zoning and land use law on the East End. After a few years in private practice, Jameson was appointed Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of East Hampton. During her tenure at the Town, Jameson represented the Architectural Review Board, then the Planning Board, and also provided guidance to the Zoning Board of Appeals as well as the Town Board. Jameson participated in the negotiation, drafting and execution of countless contracts on behalf of the Town, including land leases and licenses involving East Hampton Airport and with major cellular providers to meet the increased demands of cellular communication and emergency services within the community.
She left the Town to open Crouch McWilliams Law Group an East Hampton law firm, specializing in land use matters and real estate transactions in 2021, but returned to the Town Attorney’s Office and was promoted to Deputy in 2023. She joined the Adam Miller Group as a partner, in 2025. Jameson is on the Board of Our Fabulous Variety Show and involved in many local volunteer efforts particularly with Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center and The Bridgehampton Childcare & Recreation Center.
Jameson lives in Sag Harbor with her husband Mike, their daughters Frances, Marjorie and Ruth, and their beloved pit bull Ramona.
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