Our Team

PARTNER
Jason Centolella
- Office 315-913-4924
- Cell 315-447-0655
Jason Centolella
Jason is a trusted advisor in providing strategic and other advice relating to health reform, including formation of accountable care organizations and joint ventures between providers and payors and issues pertaining to exchanges, new provider/payor payment arrangements. He was counsel to five of the original Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations. Additionally, he is counsel to two of the first New York State Certified Accountable Care Organizations.
In the business law area, Jason acts as legal counsel and a business advisor to many upstate New York and regional businesses. His experience includes contract review, loan documentation review, licensing agreements, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, negotiating and drafting operating agreements and shareholder agreements, joint venture formation, and private placements.
Additionally, Jason represents equipment lessors, vendors, lenders, and lessees in all areas of equipment leasing law. This includes transaction due diligence, drafting lease documentation, forming captive leasing companies, purchase and sale of lease portfolios, recovery of equipment in default scenarios, and disputes regarding lease-end options. He acts as outside general counsel to two of upstate New York’s largest equipment leasing companies.
Education:
Florida Atlantic University, B. A.
Syracuse University College of Law
Licensure:
New York
Recognitions:
New York State Super Lawyers-Upstate Edition
Associations/Professional Memberships:
American Health Lawyers Association

PARTNER
Eric Bronstad
- Office 315-913-4927
- Cell 315-480-7909
Eric Bronstad
Eric Bronstad practices in the areas of healthcare law, business law, and commercial real estate. He is a nationally recognized expert in all legal matters affecting Dental Service Organizations. Eric has over 10 years of experience as in house counsel to a large Dental Services Organization handling all of the company’s real estate lease work, general corporate legal matters including regulatory review and support to the expansion of dental practices in dozens of states, support of the company’s finance department, regulatory matters including attorneys general investigations, class action lawsuits and dental board inquiries, and corporate compliance and support of the company’s M&A work, including the acquisition of an urgent care business line. Eric has extensive experience handling the negotiation of small and large shop retail shopping center leases, as well as right to build, landlord-tenant disputes, collections and financing matters.
In the area of healthcare law, Eric counsels entities in a wide variety of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, general employment matters, services agreements and general policies and procedures. He also advises clients on daily compliance and regulatory matters, with a focus on the application of the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Education:
Niagara University
Syracuse University College of Law
Licensure:
New York

PARTNER
Stewart Weisman
- Office 315-913-4923
- Cell 315-254-9254
Stewart Weisman
Stu is also a seasoned litigator with broad experience in federal and state trial, bankruptcy, and appellate courts, as well as administrative agencies. This combination of transactional and litigation experience gives Stu a unique perspective which can be employed to best serve clients.
In addition to his work at Centolella Law, Stu is a director on the boards of the Legal Aid Society and Legal Services of Central New York not-for-profit corporations serving indigents within a thirteen-county area, is a member of the Northern District Mediation Panel, is a frequent lecturer for CLE courses (see, e.g., www.lawline.com/course/the-ethics-of-e-mails-texting), and is a Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Studies at Cazenovia College.
Education:
Brooklyn College
Syracuse University College of Law
Licensure:
New York
Court Admissions:
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of New York
Associations/Professional Memberships:
American Health Lawyers Association

PARTNER
Danna Scouten
- Office 315-913-4929
- Cell 315-882-4514
Danna Scouten
Danna focuses on advising healthcare providers and organizations on regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters, including but not limited to professional billing and documentation, Anti-Kickback compliance, Stark Law compliance, and HIPAA. Danna regularly provides guidance on medical staff bylaws and physician-specific matters governed by labor and employment laws. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating physician employment and independent contractor agreements, service line and co-management agreements, as well as vendor and facility contracts.
Danna has significant experience drafting, reviewing, and advising on administrative and clinical policies, helping healthcare organizations manage regulatory risk while supporting operational and clinical objectives.
Education:
LeMoyne College
Albany Law School
Professional Affiliations:
NYS Bar Association

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
David Buko
- Office 315-913-4929
- Cell 315-396-9779
David Buko
Prior to joining Centolella Law as an associate, David interned at the firm, gaining experience in discovery, motion practice, legal research and drafting, and regulatory compliance. In law school, David helped to organize and staff immigration clinics in Syracuse.
Education:
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.
Utica University, B.S.
Licensure:
New York (admission pending)
Our Practice Areas
Our knowledge of the healthcare market makes Centolella Law uniquely qualified to represent clients in this highly regulated and complex area.
We provide legal services to the broad business community in mergers and acquisitions, equipment leases, trademarks, entity formation, employment and compensation agreements, and business-related litigation.
We provide legal services in connection with commercial real estate transactions. From office leases to the acquisition and development of healthcare facilities, we represent clients through all stages of transactions from negotiating terms to acquisition or sale.
Servicing the cannabis community in connection with adult use regulations, processing and growing operations, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, and financing.
Centolella Law regularly provides a broad spectrum of litigation services to our clients in federal, state, local, and appellate courts as well as alternate dispute venues such as arbitration and mediation.

