Katherine A. Giovacco LAKE PLACID Katherine A. “Kat” Giovacco joined the firm of Flink Maswick Law PLLC as a partner on Nov. 16. Flink Maswick Law has offices in the Capital District, but its home base of operation is at 2577 Main St. It traces its roots back to a law firm established at that building 50 years ago by Favor R. Smith, who merged his practice with Ed Flink’s law firm in 2004, as Flink and his firm were looking to establish a Lake Placid office to serve its rapidly growing client base. Ed Flink and Jamey Maswick, both St. Lawrence University grads, teamed up shortly thereafter, Maswick joining what was then Flink Smith Law while he was a law student at Albany Law, from which both he and Flink also graduated. Favor J. Smith has been of counsel to FM Law since its founding on Jan. 1, 2019, primarily working in the firm’s real estate, matrimonial and criminal law practice areas, as well as doing motion and appellate work in FM Law’s thriving commercial and r