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Volume 9 Number 1 Winter 1996 Article 50

1-1-1996

Class Action

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BIRTHS hat's new? Keep in 1950s touch with your for­ To Brenda S. Levinson '82 and Mark mer classmates, pro­ Cooperman, a son, Harry Ross, on , in Forest Hills, C hris topher T.W. Ross '50 , o f fessors and ji"iends by November 12, 1994 New York. W ill iamsvil le, N.Y., was appointed to sending us your per­ the board of d irectors of the Royal sonal and professional news for publi­ To Richard A. Roberts '83 and Carol Canadian M ili tary Institute of Toronto. cation. Please make sure the news you Roberts, a daughter, Emily Grace, on Onta rio, Canada. H e is the f ir · t submit is accurate. complete and legi­ September I , 1994, in Cheshire ' American t o serve o n the board of this ble. Include a picture if you wish. For Connecticut. pres ti g ious a nd traditional I 00-yea r your convenience, a clip-out coupon is To Judith Gerber '84 and Steven military service organizati on. primed on the hack cover flap. or write Sugarman '85, a daughter, Emily to: Ilene Fleischmann, Editor. U 8 La II' Gerber Sugarman, August 3 1, 1995. Sheldo n H urwitz ' 53, senio r member Forum, 310 John Lord O'Brian Hall. of the Buffa lo law firm Hurw it z & University at Buflalo, Buffalo . N. Y. To Cindy Algase G rad! '85 and Fine, P .C .. recent ly com p le ted the 14260. Wayne R. Grad! '83, a son, AJec Meyer, on May I , 1995, in Amherst, Advanced Med ia t ion Program at New York. Hamline Universi ty Law School' s 1930s Dispute Resolu tion Ins titute in St. To Emily A. Kern '85 and Mark K. Paul , M inn. H e w ill focus his media­ Winifred C. Stanley '33, retired coun­ Metz '86, a daughter, Katherine Rose, tio n practice serving as a mediato r i n sel ~o the New York State Employees' on April 2 1, 1995, in Charloue, North multipa rty c ases, s tructuring media­ Retirement System. became a charter Carolina. tions to foste r settle ments in business m~mbe.r of the Un ited States Capito l Virginia A. Seitz '85 and Roy and commercial disputes. employment Hl stoncal Society. She resides in McLeese, a son, Roy Seitz-McLeese, disput es and insurance coverage lit iga­ Kenmore, N.Y. on August 5, 1994, in Washington, ti on. D.C. Hurwitz. a longtime lecturer in UB Willard A. Genrich '38, a real estate Law School. has been named defense c~evcl~per and businessman, was honored To Victor R. Siclari '86 and Tricia tria l lawyer of the year by the De l'ense for h1s co ~munity support by the Park Siclari , a son, Andrew, on September Tria l Lawyers Associatio n of Western School at Its gracluat ion ceremon· . 8, 1994, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. leS 10 New York. In addition, Hurw it:t has June. Genri ch resides in Amherst. N.Y To Howard Spierer '86 and Dorry wri tten a n article. with Thoma'i P. Bless, a daughter, Orli Sam B. Spierer. Cunningham '92. title d "Ins urance 1940s on November 27. 1995 in Milford, Coverage for Environmental and TO\.ic N.J. Tort~: A 199) Update." which was Phillip H. Ma~ner .Jr. '49, of Magner. published in the FC'hruary issue of For Lo:e & Morns. P.C .. co-authored an To Spencer G. Feldman '87 and .Julie Freudenheim '88, a son. Drew the Defense. a publication o f thl.' arudc titled .. In Defense of 1 . · .awyc~: Freudcnheim Feldman. on February Dcl'cnse Re~earch Jn ... titute. Hur\\itt A ( ommcntary on the p. . . • 1 oposcc1 16, 1995. in New York City. N.Y. h re~idc' in Willwms,ille. l lnllorm D1s<:1plin·try' Rul,CS ... W lt Karen R Kactmar-;k1 'Hl) It . p To Daniel Ibarrondo Cruz '89 and • <1 pearec1 Frank R . Bayger '55, l'ormcr Ne\\ Ill lht: September/October Issue or the Dr. Maria Padilla. a daughter. Y orh. State Supreme C'oun ju-.t icc. has Nl'~' York Statc Har Journ;tl Magner ~ahriclla Maria, on January 25. 1995. Ill New York Cny opcm:d a Buffalo lm\ firm conccntrat- rcsulc ~ 111 William'' till· '- y ing in the litigation of serio us personal Maryann Saccomando Freedman Jud iciary Advisory Committee. Gosse! injury and w rongful death cases. He '58, of Buffalo, has become "of coun­ resides in West Seneca. N.Y. resides in Orchard Park, N.Y. sel" to the Buffalo law fim1 of Cohen & Lombardo. P.C. S he concentrates Stuart A. Gellman '61 recently Hon. Rose D. Lamendola ' 55 was her practice in matrimonial and family addressed the New York chapter of the e lecte d to the New York S tate law. a nd c iv il lit ig atio n. S h e was American Acade my of M atrimonial Supreme Court in the November 1995 appo inted to the board of trustees for Lawyers · annual meeting in Boston. electi on. She r esides in Amherst. N.Y. the Supreme Court li brary. in Buffalo, Mass. He spoke on advanced tax claus­ for a two-year t erm. Freedman is for­ es that become part of propert y settle­ Edward j. O'Connor '56, o f the mer president of the New York State ment agreements in matrimonial cases. Buffal o law fir m of B o uvie r. and Erie County bar associat ions. with primary e mphasis on dependency O'Connor. was elected secretary of the exemptions, in nocent spouses and tax executive c ommittee o f the Munic ipal George M. Gibson '58, senior partner shelters. He resides in East Amherst. Law Secti o n of the New York S tate in the Bu ffa lo law firm of Gibs on, N.Y. Bar Association. He resides in Alden. McAskill & Crosby. was awarded the N.Y. 1994 Robe rt M. K iebala M e moria l Paul C . Weaver '61, a partner with Defe nse Lawyer o f the Year Award. the Buffalo-based law firm Jaeckle, Richat·d F. G riffin ' 57, of the the highest ho no r b estowed b y the Fleischmann & Mugel. is president of Buffalo-based law firm o f Phillips, membership o f the Western New York the Bar Associati on of Erie County. He Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber, is a De fe nse Tria l Lawyers A ssoc iati o n. has chaired the assoc iation ' s Long board m e m be r for A ttorney Access G ibson is a former Bar Association of Range Planning and Banking Law Inc., a program developed by the Bar Erie County preside nt. He resides in committees, and served as a di rector Associatio n o f Erie County and the Lake View. N.Y. and p resident of the Eri e County Bar M in o rity Bar Associat ion of Western Foundation. He w as recently honored New York. He resides in Buffalo. Thomas R. Beecher Jr. '59, p resident b y the Hilbe rt College board o f o f Beecher Securities Corp .. was e lect­ trus tees as it s 1995 Dis ting uis hed J ames N . Carlo '58, o f the Buffalo e el to the board o f d irecto rs a t the Pe rson o f the Year. In add itio n . Jaw finn o f Mag avern, Magavern & Hauptman- W ood ward Medica l Weaver is a past director and president G rimm. L.L.P .. was e lected to the Research Ins ti tute Inc. He resides in o r the _UB La w A lumni Association. n o mina ti n g committee o f the Ba r Buffalo. He resides in Hamburg. N.Y. Associati on o f Eri e County. He resides in B uffalo. Joseph F . C rangle '59, of Buffalo. Lawre nce 0. C h esler ' 62, or was appointe d b y S upre m e Court Pittsford. N.Y., has been elected a fel­ Anthony J. Colucci .Jr. '58, senior Justice James Kane to the Governing low o f the New Yor" Bar Foundation. man aging part ner of the Buffalo law Com m ittee o f the Buffalo Foundation. the philanthropic arm o r the New Yor\.. f irm o f Blo ck & Coluc c i. P. C ., A n attorney w ith Block & Colucci. State Bar Association. in recognition rece ived a 1995 Di s tingu is hed P.C .. Crang le is chairman o f the Eric of his outstanding achievement in and Alumnus Award f rom Can isius County Water Authority. dedication to the objectives of the pro­ College. In addition. he was e lected to fession and the o rganized bar. He has the board of Women and C hi ldrcn · s 1960s served a~ v ice pres ident and general Health Researc h Foundat ion o f counsel for several major corporations. Children· s Ho-;pital. He ''ill serve on Hon. Henry (;. Gossel ' 60 i ~ no" including a division or Northern the trust & in vc~tmcnt committee. :-,e n ing a~ gen e r a l counsel to the Telecom Inc .. and Computer Consoles In Octoher 1995. Colucci chaired Nat ional Repub lican Campaign Inc. C hesler i:-. internationall y recog­ a seminar titled ··Financing Senio r Committee lie wa~ appoi n ted in nized for hi:-, publication:-.. negotiations Living f-aci li ti e~.·· which re' iewed Januar) h ) U.S . Rep. Bi ll Paxon . and knowledge or the h igh-technology !>enior hou~ing need s. source:-. o f Befon: sen·ing 16 year-., a !> a Ne" York indusll") and computl.!r-rclah.: d l:m. financing. credit enhancement and pri­ State S upreme Court justice. Gosse! vate placc.:ment. and "'a:-, at te nded by wa;. an Eric Co11nt) lcgisla10r from Daniel .J. Gorman '62. or Hamburg. developers and not- for-profit gro up ~ in 1973 through 197X and a West Seneca. N.Y . . ha ~ joinl.!d the practicl.!s of tho.! major upstate market!--. I k rc.:.., ide:-. N.Y .. town .iustice from 196X to 1971. T h nma.., M . 1\ n:-,ulll l and Lt ) /\. in Buffalo. In addition. he lla -.. ~nvcd on IlK' -. tate Pohlman. concelltrallng 111 thL' area-, nl Cuss ACTION

plaintiff and defense civil litigation and James B. Denma n '65, partner in the general practice. law f irm of Denm a n & Darn, was appointed chairman of the Governing Joel L. Daniels ' 63 was cited by the Committee of the Buffalo Foundation New York Times on Aug. 4, 1995, as by the Hon. Michael A . Telesca, chief "one of the most hi ghl y regarded crim­ j udge for the Western District of New inal defense specialists in Buffalo." in York. Denman resides in Buffalo. connection with his representation of Jennifer McVeigh, s ister of Timothy Hon. M. Dolores Denma n '65, presid­ McVeigh, who has been accused of ing j ustice of the Appellate Division. playing a major role in the bombing of 4 th Departme n t, of State Supreme the Fe de ra l Bui lding in Okla homa Court, was the recipie nt of the first City. Daniels resides in W illiamsville, Special Achi evement Award of the N.Y. Matri m o nia l and Famil y Law Committee of the Bar Association o f Sanford L. Kulick '63 was recognized Erie County. The award was presented posthumously w ith a Special Service in December at the Committee's holi­ Award from the Bar Association of day reception. She resides in Buffalo. Erie County. A former administrati ve Frank R. Bayger '55 law judge for the New York State Hon . Samuel L . Green '67, of Department of Labor, Ku lick was hon­ Buffalo, received the Bar Assoc iation ored for his extensive efforts with sev­ of Erie County's Outstanding Jurist e ra l bar projec ts , including the A ward at its I 08th annua l dinner on Volunteer Lawye rs Project and the June 7, 1995. Green is senior associate Senior Lawyers Committee. j ustice of the Appellate Di vision. 4th Department, o f State Supreme Court in David Mark Wexler '63, of Buffalo, Rochester and a former Buffalo c rimi­ was recently accepted for membership nal de fense lawyer. He was recogni zed in the Ame ri can Board of Forens ic for his devoti on to the justice system Exa miners . H e is a Fell ow of the and the legal profession. and his sense Americ an Acade m y of Fore ns ic of fa irness. wisdom and legal insight. Sc iences and an Associate-in-Law of t he Ame rican Coll ege of Lega l C arl J . Montante ' 67, president or Medic ine. Un il and Development Co .. in Buffal o. was honored as the 1995 Hall of Fame Lance W. Billingsley '64, vice presi­ Laureate by Junior Achieveme nt o f dent and secretary of the law fi rm of Western New York at the e ighth annu­ M eyers. Billingsley, Rodbe ll & al Bus ines. Leade rship Hall of Fame Rosenbaum in Ri verda le, Md., was Award Dinner on Oct. 24. In addition. e lecte d c hair o f the U ni vers it y o f he s erved as annual fund chairman for Maryland System Board of Regents for the 1994-95 Buffalo Philharmo nic the fi scal year I Sl96. Billingsley is o ne Fund Drive. of three members appointed t o fi ve­ Paul C. Weaver '61 year te rms o n the bo ard by Gov. Robert S. Pacholski ' 67 has been G le nde ning. lie resides in Coll ege appointed director or d evelopment for lleight s. Md. St. Fra nc i -. H igh School in A thol Spri ngs. N.Y. He ha!-> been a member Albert Dolata ' 64 was named presi of the St. Fra n ci~ fa<.: ulty for 16 years dent of Lou1s llarris and Associates. a:-. an instructor in natural sciences and the New York C'ny polling and "llrvcy law. and most r ecentl y ~crvecl as assis­ research f Ifill tant prin<.:ira l fo r s tude nt a ffairs. Pad10lski n.:-.1de-.. 111 Buffalo. John D. " Jack" Doyle '68 took office Buffalo law firm of Scinta, Rinaldo & State Atto rney Genera l Dennis C. in Ja nuary 1995 as M onroe County Dee, has been elected vice president of Vacco. He will be responsible for daily executive. H e s e rv e d a s Mon roe the E rie County Bar Fo undatio n. H e operation of the regional office, includ­ County a tt o rney fro m 1978 to 1984 resides in East Amherst, N.Y. ing ~ u pe rv i s i o n of attorneys and coor­ and was then elected to S tate S upreme dinating the o ffice's c ons umer o ut­ C o urt in the 7 th Judic ia l Dis tric t. 1970s reach progra m s . G e nese resid es in Doyle resides in Rochester, N.Y. Webster. N.Y. Joseph DiNardo ' 71, of Buffalo, is William J. Love Jr. ' 68, a pm1ner in managaging partne r of t he newly John J . Quacke nbus h ' 72, o f the Buffalo law firm of Magner, Love formed firm DiNard o, DiNardo & Quackenbush, Cessario & H amlin, was & Mo rris, has been e lected president of Lukas ik, P .C. H eadqua rte re d in elected t o the board o f d irectors for the the E rie County Bar Foundati on fo r the Buffalo, the firm focuses o n the areas W e s tern N e w York D ef e nse Trial 1995-96 year. Love concentrates his o f negligence and personal injury, w ith Lawyers A ssociati o n. He resides in practice in med ical-legal law. products offices in N ew Yor k C ity , A lbany , Grand Island. N.Y. liability law and perso nal i njury lit iga­ Syracuse. Pinsburgh, Philadelphia and tion. He res ides in East A urora. N.Y. Cleveland. Anthony j. L atona ' 72, of Jaeckle. F le isch m ann & M ugel. is m aster of Robert B . Moriarty ' 68, o f the Hon. Frankly n J . E nge l ' 71, o f ceremonies, cheerleader and coach for Buffa lo law firm M o ria rty and Dee. Woodstock. N.Y., is W oodstock town t he P layboy J azz F esti va l in the h as bee n e lecte d c ha irpe rso n o f the jus tice and preside nt o f the U ls ter Ho ll ywood Bowl. He has been h ost of Nardin Academ y board o f directo rs . County M agistrates· Associatio n. In the event for the past 17 years. Latona He has served o n the Nardin board o f additio n . he was award ed the 1994 resides in East Amherst, N.Y. trus tees fo r f ive years. and is a past Pre s ident's Pro Bono Service Award d irecto r of the U B L aw Alumni fo r the Third District by the New York Allan M. Pinchoff '72 has been A ssociation. Mori a rt y r esides in State Bar Association. named to the new position of vice pres­ Buffa lo. ident and general counsel at Cannon, a Petet· J. Battag lia '72, a partner in the G rand Island. N.Y .. architecture finn. David R . Pfalzgt·af ' 68, o f Buffalo. Buffalo law firm o f Williams. Stevens. He fo rme rl y served as vice president. was e lected vice pres ide nt/p resid ent­ McCarville & Frizzell. has been elect­ genera l co unsel and corporate secre­ e lect o f the Bar A sso c iation o f Erie ed secretary of the Erie County Ba r ta ry for Hu n ting don I nte rnationa l Count y. He w ill assume the offi ce of Foundati on. Ho ld ings US A Inc. in Middle port. president in June 1996. In addition, he N.Y. Pinche n· resides in East Amherst. has been r eappointed to a second three­ Mark G. Farr ell '72, Am herst t own N.Y. year t erm on the board of d irectors o r justice. has jo ined the Buffalo law fi rm the Erie County Bar Found ati on. He is o r Damon & Morey as special co unsel. E. Michael Semple '72 is an auorncy a partne r in the Buffalo law finn o f He concen trates his practice in the with th e law fi rm of DiNardo, DiNardo Renda. Pares & Pfalzgraf. areas of products liability. medical and & Lukas ik. P.C. H e resides in legal m a lpractice a nd pro fes · ional Kenmore. N.Y. James P. Renda ' 68, a partner in the eth ics. In addition. he was awarded the Buffalo law fi1111 of R enda. Pares and Exemplary Service A ward by the Erie J ohn C. S pitzmiller '72. a partner in Pfalzg r a f. has been appoint e d b y Count y Coaliti on Agains t Famil y the law f ir m o f Phillips. Ly tl e. Presiding J ustice M. Do lores Denman Violence a t the coalitio n's 17th annual H itchcock. Blaine & Hu ber. has been of t he A ppe l la te Di v is io n . 4 th meeting and awards lunc heon June 14. na med l! hair o f the New York S tate Depart m ent. as c hairman o f th e Farre ll is a l'o rmer president o f the UB Bar Associ a t io n ·s 4.900-m e mbe r Attorney G rievance Commillee for the Law A lumni Associatio n. He res i de ~ in Trus ts and Esta t e~ Law Section. He Eighth Judicial District of the State of Williamsville . N.Y. resides in Buffalo. Ne~ York. The committee investi gates complaints involv ing allegations of C harles J. Genese '72, second deputy Daniel J. War·d '72, former mhcrst miscond uct b y attorney~. R e nda Monroe County atto rney. has been town supcrvisllr. ha~ become a partner resides in Williamsville. N.Y. appointed assistant allorncy general in in the Williamsville la\v firm o l Ward. c harge of the Department o f La\\ ·-.: Bn:: non & DiVita. lk n :s icles in Denis A. Scinta '69. a partner in the Rm.:hcste1 reg ional o ffice b) N~:\\ York Amhcr-.t. N ) . CLASS ACTION

Michael Paskowitz ' 74 is a partner in Pa ul R. Comea u '73, of Hodgson, the Buffa lo law fi rm of Borins, Ru ss, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, Halpern, Stromberg and Paskowitz. He L.L.P., co-wrote The New York resides in Williamsville, N.Y. Residency Audit H andbook. 1995-96 with Mark S. Kl ein '82. which was G eor ge B. Quinlan '74 has been publi shed by Guaranty Trust. Comeau appo inted head of the Capital resides in Orchard Park , N.Y. Assistance fo r Prosecutors Bureau by New Yo rk S ta te Att o rney Gene ral Dia ne Beall Templin ' 73, of De nn is C. Vacco , making hi m the Escondido. Cali f., is running fo r presi­ state's pri ncipal death penalty prosecu­ dent of th e United States on the tor. He has served as chi ef assistant Reform Part y in Cali fo rnia. She d istric t atto rney in c ha rge o f the beleives that the major parties are rep­ Supreme Court Felony Trial Bureau resenting special in terest groups th at fo r the past seven years. Q uin lan help them get elected, rather than rep­ resides in Will iamsv ille, N.Y. resenting the people. She asks class­ mates and friends who wou ld Iik e to Susan G. Regan ' 74, a partner wi th help her with her campaign write to her joseph DiNardo '71 the B uffalo law firm of Magavern , at 1016 Circle Drive, Escondido, Cali f. Magavern & Grimm, L.L.P., has been 92025 or call her at (6 19) 480-0428. appointed b y Governor George Pataki Her Buffalo campaign headq uan ers to serve as a member of the New York number is (7 16) 626-9340. State Publi c Health Council. The 14- member body regul ates the health care Stephen J . Lacher '73, of Celli no & system o f t he state, including the Barnes, has written an article tit led Certificate or Need process. the State Joan H. Hollinger '74, a visiting pro­ "Alternative Di spute Resolut ion Sanit ary Code and other matters affect­ fessor at the Uni ve rsity of Californi a at (ADR) in th e '90s and Beyond - A ing the structure and operati on of the Berkeley School of Law. was hi gh­ View From the Neutral's Seat. '' which health care deli very system and state lig hted in the November 1 994 was published in the New York Srare and public healt h ac ti vit ies. She con­ American Bar Associarion J o urnal Bar J oumal. September/October issue. cent rates he r practi ce in the area of regarding the widely publicized case of In addition to his negligence law prac­ health law. Baby Jessica. Hollinger also serves as ti ce, Lacher c urrentl y is an acti ve reporter for the National Conference mediator and arbitrator in negli gence, or William Z. Reich ' 74, a partner with Commi ssione commerci al and construction disputes. rs o n Uniform State the law firm or Serott e. Reich & Seipp. He resides in Williamsvil le. N.Y. Laws. the committee that d rafted the lectured at the American Immigrat ion Uni form Adoption Act, which coul d Lawyers Association conference in Carol White Gibson ' 74 of Gibson. have affected the outcome of the case. Atlanta in June. In additi on, he con­ McAskill & Crosby has been named to Hollinger co-authored an am icus brief tributed a chapter to the recent AILA a three-year term on the board of direc­ on behalf of the c hild to the U.S . publication Im migrat ion Practi<.:e and tors of the Eric County Bar Foundation. Supre me Court. S he resides in Procedure Under the North Ameri can She resides in Lake View. N.Y. Berkeley, Calif. Free Trade Agreemen t. Reich resides in Williamsvi ll e. N.Y. .James W. Everett Jr. '74, of Hon. Alexander W. Hunter Jr. '74, Am he rst. N.Y .. has hecn appointed of Bronx. N.Y .. was elected a justice or Hon. Hugh B. Scott '7-'. U.S. District vice pres1dcnt and national coun sel for the New York State Supreme Court. Court Magistrate Judge. was honored I le wi ll serve a 14-ycar term of offi <.:e. state proceedings h) the Securit ies by the YWCA v. ith a Toast to Buffalo wh ich com I. /\ssoc wti on m Nev. York City. Everett menced on Jan. 1995. Award at ih annual meeting. In addi­ most recently served fo r six year:- as tion. he wa:-. named Man of the Year ass1stant counsel to the New Yo rk Jttmes A.W. McLeod '74. Eric Count y for llJl)5 hy the Buffalo unit of the State Senate Attorney'.., Office. \\ a.., t:l\!ctccl dt.:put y National As:-.oc1ation o f Negrn treasurer of the Bar Asso<.:iation of F.ne Buo.,in eso., and Prok..,..,1onal Women':- ( ounty l·k rco.,idc~ m Amhcro.,t N Y Clubs. Judge Scott sits on the boards of addition, Gauthier has been appointed respons ible for a new legal environ­ the Buffalo Museum of Science, Tifft to serve on the New York S tate Bar ment. In addition, he was a member of Farm Nature Preserve, Studio Arena Association's Committee on Lawyers an IADC delegation that trave led to Thea ter, the E rie County Cultural to Evalua te Action for Re form Australia to make a comparative study Resources Cente r and the Aid to (CLEAR Committee). The primary of American vs . A ustralian tort law. Indigent Prisoners Society. He is an missio n of the commillee is to review Moo ney chairs the IADC's L egal acti ve member of the Erie County and and evaluate the numerous legal Malpractice Commillee. He resides in Mino rity bar associations, the Buffalo reforms pending in the U.S. Congress East Amherst, N.Y. Urban League and the NAACP. In and to develop an appropriate response. addition, Judge Scott has been a lectur­ Gauthier resides in Kenmore, N.Y. T homas L. Bondy '76 is a member of er at UB Law School for more than 14 the New York law firm of Z uller & years. He resides in Buffalo. Hon . Kenneth E. Graber '75, of Bondy. concentrating his practi ce in Lancaster, N.Y., is the administrative plaintiff's pe rs onal injury. He was Richar·d M. Tobe '74, a Buffalo resi­ law judge for the N ew York State recent ly interviewed on Larry King dent, was recognized for his s upport o f Board of Parole. Li1•e regarding the hig hly public ized educational and employment o pportu­ case of Michael Maccias. the boy who nities and community programs for Pamela Davis Heilman ' 75, a partner mimicked dangerous actions portrayed minorities and others at the fifth annual w ith the Buffalo-based law fi rm of in the movie ''The Program,'· a nd Erie Community College Ebon y and Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & whethe r censors hip can be a ll owed Ivory Ball. Tobe is commissioner o f Goodyear. L.L.P .. was e lected c hair­ under the Firs t Amendme nt. Bo ndy the Erie County Department of man of the board of di rectors for the lives in New York City. Environment and Planning. United Way of Buffalo & Erie County. He ilman r esides in Snyder, N.Y. Carl S. Heringer '76, of C ranbury, S usan Bring Tobe '74 is an assistant N.J., has been named to the new posi­ county attorney for the Erie County Ronald A. Huebsch '75, o f the t ion o f vice president and counsel of Department o f Law . Buffalo-based law f irm of Jaeckle. Princeto n. N.J. ·s. Princeton Capital Fle ischmann & Mugel. serves on the Finance Co. Heringer previo us ly Dianne Bennett '75, a pa11ner with the board of Auo rney Access Inc .. a pro­ served as legal counsel fo r lmo Buffalo-based law firm of Hod gson. gram deve lo pe d b y the Bar Industries Inc. in East Windsor. N.J. Russ, A ndrews. W oods & Goodyear. Associa ti o n of Erie County and the was recognized w ith an Outstanding Minority Bar Associatio n of Western Gary Muldoon '76 co-wrote Handling Achievement Award by the YWCA at New York. He resides in Snyder. N.Y. a Criminal Case in New York w ith its 17 th annua l L eade r Luncheon o n Nassau County Supreme Court Justice June 16. She resides in Buffalo. C harles P. Jacobs '75, of the Buffalo Sandra J . Fe ue rs te in . The pract ice office of N ixon, Harg rave. Devans & g uide is the fi rst in a new series, pub­ Michael M. Blinkoff ' 75, of Bli nkoiT. Doyle. L.L.P., has been n amed chair­ lis he d by Lawyers Coope rative Yiksjo, Robinso n & Saeli. was g ue 1 man o f the firm's po licy comminee. A Publishi ng. Muldoon maintains a p ri­ lecturer at the New York State Sale resident of Eggertsville, N.Y .. Jacobs vate practice in Rochester. N.Y .. where Associate Licens ing Course. Hi s pre­ concentrates his practice on m e rgers he also resides. concentrating in the sen tati o n was titled '·An Analysis o f and acquisitions. and general corporate area of criminal law. In addition. he the Erie Count y Re s idential R eal and health care mailers. writes a re g ul ar column fo r the Property Contracl. ·· BlinkoiT res ides in l?ochesrer Daily l?ecord. Buffalo. Han-y F. Mooney '75 , a partne r in the litigatio n d epartme nt at Hurw it1. & Rodney 0 . Personius '76, panner in James D. Gauthier '75, a partner vvith Fine. P.C.. adct rcssccl members o f the the Burral o lav\ firm of Bro w n & the Western New York lav. firm o f Internat ional Associ

senior bowl team . He has received Hon. Cynthia Marie ( Favata) egory by he r p eers as a result of a nume ro us awards fo r his coaching, Weaver '77 has been e lected judge of statewide survey of lawyers conducted inc luding S ixth Winningest Coach in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks by the publisher of Guidebooks to Law the NAIA, District Coach of the Year County, a state trial judge position in & Leading Attorneys. She resides in for eight years, and Regional Coach of Pennsylvani a. She resides in Newtown, St. Paul, Minn. the Ye ar t w ice. He resides in Pa. Lexington, Ky. Mark G. Pearce '78, of Buffalo. has John Ned Lipsitz '78, formerly asso­ joined the Buffalo law firm of Li psit z, Ala n J. Stra us '76 is a solo practition­ c iated w it h the law firm of Lips itz, G reen. Fahringe r, Roll, Salisbury & e r w ith offices in Manha tta n a nd Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury and Ca mb~i a as an associate, practic ing in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. He concentrates Cambria a nd most recently a solo prac­ the area of labor law. In addition, he hi s practice in tax law. Straus resides titioner, has formed the firm of Lipsitz was e lected to serve on the board of in Monsey, N. Y. & Ponte rio, L.L.C., with Michael A. directors of Attorney Access Inc .. a Ponterio in Buffalo. T he new finn will prog ram d evelo ped b y the B a r John J . Aman '77, of Buffalo, spoke practi ce in personal injury and product Association of Erie County a nd the at a Rochester conference sponsored liability litigation. Lips itz resides in Minority Bar Association of W estern by the New York S ta te Counc il in Buffalo. New York. Di vorce Mediation and the Rochester Association of Famil y Mediators. His Linda j. Marsh ' 78, a m e m ber of Robert M. Shaddock '78, of Pittsford, di scussion was titled " Child Support: Z ille r, Marsh & G all a, made a presen­ N.Y., has been e lected to membership Special Considerati ons." tati on titled '"Legal Aspects of Nursing in the law firm of Saperston & Day. Practi ce," along with Janice A. Barber P.C. A member of the litigation depart ­ Janice A. Barber '77, a member of ·n. to the senior c lass of the Siste rs ment in the Rochester office, he prac­ the law fi rm o f Smith, Mur phy & Hospit a l School of N ursing . Marsh ti ces in the area of insurance de fense Schoepperle, made a presentati on titled resides in W ill iamsville , N.Y. law. " Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice." along wi th Linda J. Marsh "78. to the Sue A nn Nelson '78, a partner in the David F. S mith '78, senior vice presi­ seni or c lass o f the Sisters Hospita l M inneapolis law firm of Dohert y, dent and secre ta ry of Nat iona l Fue l School of Nursing. Rumble & Butle r, was named a Gas Distribution Corp. , was chairman ·'Leading Attorney" in the tax law cat- o f the 26th annua l G reat T V A uction David P. Lazenski '77, a member of the state and fi nancial admini stration department at Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., addressed the Western-Centra l New York In stitu te of Certified Financial Planners on, ""Living on the Border: U.S./Canadian Estate Tax Problems.'· Lazenski resides in East Aurora, N.Y.

Charles W. Stotter ' 77, formerly counsel and section chi ef of a unit of the f-ederal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Professional Liability Section. covering New York. New J ersey and Pennsylvanm. has become ··or counsel" to the Short Hill'>. N.J., firm of Budd Larncr Gross Rosenbaum Grccnbert & Sadc P.C. He co ncentra te~ his pract ice 111 prof ess um;~l lmbility. securiti co.; and bank1ng IIII Y,il tlon. He I'> also an adjunct prolc-.-.or .11 Seton Hall Law School Leji to right: Judges .!ucquelitw Koshiun. Tlumws f falwrty and Burhara !-lott·e ~tottc1 n.:'>Hic-. 111 Wc'>llicld N.J tt'(llc/i .ludge .John T Cur1111 ~o on fine in liB ! .flit·,. co/II{Wf£'1" /ah fund-raiser. He has been a trustee of the YWCA's board of directors. She mation and operation of management the W este rn N ew Y o rk Public resides in Orchard Park, N.Y. services organizations. He resides in Broadcas tin g Associa tio n s in ce Williamsville, N.Y. February 1994. S mith also serves as a Bany Ginsberg ' 79 is director o f vice president of the UB Law Alumni business fraud risk services at Arthur Paul J. S u ozzi ' 79, of the Weste rn Association. He resides in Tonawanda. Andersen, L.L.P .. in New York C it y. New York law fim1 of Hurwitz & Fine. N. Y. He resides in Dobbs Fe rry, N.Y. is treasurer of the Western New York Defense Tri al Lawyers Association. He Dennis C . Yacco ' 78, New York State Dan D. Kohane '79, a m ember of the resides in East Aurora, N.Y. attorney general, received the Liben y litigati on de partme nt at Hurw it z & Bell Award from the Eri e County Bar Fine. P .C .. h ad a n a rtic le titled 1980s Associatio n a t its a nnua l L aw Day "Uninsured and Supplemental Motorist Luncheon. He was recognized for his Coverage, or S umming Up the New Richard J . Barnes '80, a partner in "special contributions to the e ffecti ve SUM Regulations" published in the the Buffalo law firm of Mon·is. Cantor functioning o f governme nt." In addi­ N ew Y ork S tate Ba r Associatio n 's & Barnes, is the attorney for the Police tion. Yacco served as keynote s peaker Insurance. Negligence & Co/Jipen­ Benevolent Associati on. He resides in for the event. He resides in Hamburg, sarion Loll' Secrion .louma l. In addi­ Orchard Park. N.Y. N.Y. tion, he recently addressed the annual meeting of the Federati on of Insurance Stuart P. Gelbcrg '80, of Cold Spring Susa n M. Barbom· '79, former crimi­ & Corporate Counsel, s peaking o n Harbor, N. Y., was named chairman or nal prosecuto r in the U.S. attorney's " Ins urance Coverage fo r Wro ngful the National Association of Chapter 13 offi ce in Buffa lo, has been appointed Acts: Insuring Against G overnme ntal T rus tee's Liaison Committee to the to the newly c reated p ost o f deputy Errors and Omissions." Kahane resides National Con fe rence of Bankruptcy attorney general for regional offi ces by in Buffalo. C lerks. In addition, he was elected to New Yo rk S tate A tt o rney G e ne ra l the board o f d irecto rs of the De nnis C. Vacca. S he w ill oversee Fredel'ick J. Mm·shall '79 was elect­ A ssocia tion o f B ankru ptcy Profes­ adm in istrati o n and operatio n of the ed to the Erie County Legislature. rep­ sional ·. at to rney gene ral's community-based resenting District 13, in the November offi ces throughout the state. Barbour 1995 e lectio n s. He resides in East Hon. Bar ba ra Howe '80, New York resides in Buffalo. Aurora, N.Y. State Supreme Court justi ce, became the fi rst fe ma le recipie nt o f' the Bar Hon. C hristopher J . Burns '79 was Michael H. Ranzenhofer ' 79 was Associati o n of Erie County 's elected to the New York State S upreme elected to the Erie County Legislature, Matrimonial a nd Fam ily Law Court in the November 1 995 electi on. rep resenting Dis tric t 16. in the Committ ee's an nual Judge of the Year He resides in Tonawanda. N.Y. November 1995 election. award. Justice Howe is a vice president or the UB Law Alumni Association. John R. D•·exelius J•·· ' 79, formerly Jean C. Powers '79, a pan ner in the She resides in Buffalo. legislative counsel and chief of opera­ Buffa lo-based law firm of Jaeckle . ti ons to s tate Sen. Mary Lou Rath. was Fle ischma n n and M ugel, has been Ann Marie Tucker '80, of Buffalo, appointed assistant attorney general in elected to the T rocaire College Board received the Woman o f' Achievement the Department of Law's B u ffalo o f Trustees. She wi II serve a th ree-year award from the But't'alo branch of the regional office by New York State te m1 . Powers resides in Wil liamsville, American Association of Univers it y Attorney General Dennis C. Yacco. N.Y. Women at it s s pring luncheon. S he Drexelius resides in Kenmore. N.Y. serves as executive director or the Lawrence M. Ross '79, a member of C itizens Committee on Rape. Sexual Ann E. Evanko '79, a panner in the the health law department at Hurwitz Assault and Sexual Abuse and as exec­ law firm o f Hurwitz & Fine. P.C .. & Fine. P.C.. addressed the uti ve director or the Child Advocacy received a Toast to Butlalo av.ard from Associat ion o f Adminis trators in Center or Niagara a t Niagara Fall s the YWCA at it :, annual meeti ng. She Academit:s Pediatrics. Northea~t Memorial Medical Center. chairs the small business council of the Re~ i on at the Ya le Universit y School G reater Buffalo Partnership and i-, nt' Medicim:. Ross spol-.e on legal and Dwight M. Wells '80, of Tampa. Fla .. sen ing her set:ond term a:- president nt' busine:-s issue:, associated \\ ith thL' for has been joined rn his practice h) hi :-. CLASS ACTION

daughter, Deborah L. Wells. M s. Wells Michael A. Fracassi ' 82 is a partner in is a g raduate of Stetson Law School Fracassi Mahdavi, L.L.P., a law firm and was formerly an assistant public based in Washington, D.C., and having defender. Dw ight and Deborah Wells offi ces in New York, G eneva, Rome. have offices in Tampa a nd Bartow and Milan and no rthern V irginia. He con­ will s pecialize in c riminal tria l and centrate s his practice in the areas of appellate practice. international business, tax and litiga­ tion. In addition, Fracassi is a founder O li ver C. Young '80, New York State of European Community Counse lo rs Supreme Court. 8th Judicial District, Inc., a legal and business consulting serves on the board o f Attorney Access fi rm for American compa ni es doing Inc .. a program developed by the Bar business in the European Community. A sociation of Erie County and the He resides in Arlington. Ya. Minority Bar Association of Western New York. Young is a vice president Maureen 0. H e lme r '82 has been of the UB Law A lumni A ssociation. appo inted gene ral counse l for the He resides in Buffalo. Public Service Commission o f the S ta te of New Yor k. S he resides in Michael A. Battle '81, former head of Anna Marie Cellino '81 Schenectady, N.Y. the Buffalo fed eral public defender's office, was named assistant attorney Kenneth R. K irby '82, partner in the gene ra l in c harge of the Buffa lo la w f irm of Napier, F it zgera ld & regio nal office by N e w York State Kirby, was published in the Nell' York Attorney General Dennis C. Yacco. In Stare Bar Journa l. His artic le. titled addition. he w as honored a s one of the "The S ix- Year Le gal Malpractice community 's Lo p I 0 leade rs during S tatute o f Limitatio n s : Judicial Arthur A. Marrapese III ' 81 has Erie Community C ollege's fifth annual Usurpatio n o f the Le gis lati ve been named partner in the law firm o f Ebony and Ivory Ball. He was recently Pre rogati ve? .·· appea red in the Da mo n & Mo rey . F o rme rl y s pecia l elected to the board o f directors o f the December 1994 issue . He resides in counsel to the firm. Marrapese concen­ Bar Associati on of Eri e Coun ty. and Buffalo. tra tes hi s practice in the a re a o f the United Way of Buffalo a nd E rie e mployee bene fit s law. He resides in County. He serves as treaurer-elect of Mark S. K lein '82, of Hodgson, Russ. Rochester, N.Y. th e U B L aw A lumni Assoc ia ti o n. Andrews. Woods & Goodyear, L.L.P. . Battle resides in Buffalo. co- w ro te The New York Residency assistant general Bria n P. Meath '81 , Audit 1/andhook. / 995-96 with Paul R. counsel to Fisons Pharmace uticals in An na Marie C ellino '81 , o f West Comeau '73. w hi ch was publi shed b y Rocheste r. has been e lecte d t o t he Seneca, N.Y .. has been elected secre­ G uaranty T rust. Kle in resides in East boards o f the F inger Lakes P ri vate tary of National Fuel Gas Co. She has Amherst. N.Y. Industry Council, and the Western and held numerous positions since joining o rk c h ap ter of the the company in 1981. including vice Central New Y j oseph A. D eMa ria ' 82 is a partner in sel preside nt of National Fuel Gas American Cor pora te Coun the law firm of Tew & Beasley in the resides in Distribution Corp. since 1994. In addi­ Associat io n . H e Miami. Fla .. office. He concentrates tion. she ts a certified public accoun­ Canandaigua. N.y. his practice in complex commercial lit­ tant and a member of the American igation and wh ite-collar crim inal Daniel Metschl '81 i:-. an attorney lthtllute of Certified Publtc R. defense v.or t.... DeMaria recent!) with the law firm of DiNardo. DiNardo Accountants. a.., we ll as the American. appeared on 20120 regarding one of the & Lukasik. P.C. He res ides in East New York and Eric County bar associ­ nat ion·., most notorious white-collar Amherst. N.Y. ations. ( 'elltno -.erves on the hoard o t criminab. Miguel Recarey. who is cur­ directors tor the YWCA of Western rently a fugitive from justice residing Emil R. DiNardo '82 is an auorney Nl'\\. York Chdd and Adolt::-,ce nt 111 Spain. DeMaria indicted Recarey. I n:atment Servic:c.., and the Better wi th the law rirm of DiNardo. DiNardo lormcr head of the -.ccond- larg.c'-ol Btl\lnc.,.., Bureau & Lukasik. P.C' lk n:..,ide" in health matntcnanu: organitation in Amherst N. Y America, in J 987 when he was work­ received a Special Service A ward from Dale Ann Kaiser '83 has joined the ing as special attorney with the M iami the Bar Association of Erie County at Boston Jaw firm of Peabody & Brown organized crime strike force, a division its 1 08th annual dinner on J une 7, as an associate in the estate planning of the U.S. Department of Justice. 1995. She was recogni zed for initiating and probate department. She resides in and supervising the bar 's annual "Have Needham, Mass. Gerry M. Meehan '82, former execu­ a Heart" food drive to benefit the Food tive vice president of sports operations Bank of Western New York. In addi­ Barbra A. Kavanaugh '83 was elect­ for the Buffalo Sabres, has established tion, Clarke is former chair and a cur­ ed mem ber at large of the Buffalo an independent practice where he spe­ rent member of the Bar Association's Common Council in the November cializes as a consultant, agent and legal Publi c Information Committee and l 995 elections. She resides in Buffalo. adviser to hockey's management c ir­ serves as a director of the UB Law c les. In additio n to sports-re late d A lumni Associati on. She resides in Robert A. Klump '83, a member of issues, Meehan will also handle immi­ Orchard Park, N.Y. the tax practice area at the Buffalo­ gration matters. He resides in Buffa lo. based law f irm of Jaeckle , Neil E. Higgins '83 became a partner Fleischmann & Mugel, has written an Denise E. O ' Donnell '82, first assis­ with the New York law fi rm of Jones, article ti tled "Independent Contractor tant U.S . attorney fo r Western New Hirsch, Connors & Bull. He resides in or Employee? The Statu s of Medical York, received the Eri e County Bar Mount Vernon, N.Y. Professionals Under the New Yo rk Associati on's Criminal Justice Award Unemployment Insurance Law," which at the annual Law Day Luncheon in appeared in the March/April 1995 New May. She was recognized fo r her sub­ stanti al contributions to the improve­ ment of the justice system. O'Donnell, who serves of the board of directors of the UB Law A lumni A ssoc iat io n , Congratulations to the f ollowing newlyweds: resides in Buffalo. JoAnn S. Armeni a '94 and Dr. Thomas J. Balazs, November 11 , 1995. James Robert Arnone '85 and Diane Sara Alfano, September 15, 1995 Stuart B. Sha p i•·o ' 82, of Amherst, M ichael J. Berchou '93 and Karen L. Hannan, May 20, 1995. N.Y., has been named partner with the Robert C. Brucato Jr. '90 and Constance L. Erdman, November 4, 1995. Buffa lo law firm of Cohe n & Therese Buchanan '95 and Jeffrey Charles Sidorski, Oct. 7, 1995. Lombardo. He fo rmerly se rved as a Todd Christopher Bushway '92 and Lisa Marie Mruz, May 27. 1995. trial attorney with the Liberty Mutual Susannah Marie Bochenek '94 and Guy Christopher Giancarlo "94, April 22, and Nationwide insurance companies, 1995. and as head of the legal department at Marlaine M. Cragg '85 and James Edward Teahan. Til. February 19, 1994. Merchants Insurance Group. Shapi ro John D. Doyle '68 and Mary H. Gehl '84, April 22, 1995. will conti nue to concentrate hi s prac­ Giovanni Genovese '88 and Dena M. LoPiccolo. May 5. 1995. tice in litigation. He is the author of the James P. Giambrone Jr. '91 and Susan R. Hayes. August 26, 1995. book How ro Surl'ive a Deposition. David E. Gutowski '94 and Amy S. Fleissner, November 4, 1995. Juan E. Irene '81 and Wendy R. Whiting. February 24, 1995. Ree D. Ad le •· ' 83 has come o ut of Jeanne M. Kopinski '95 and Moises E. Juliao '95, August 19, 1995. re ti re ment to volunt eer at the New Cecile Denise Mathis '9 1 and Alexander T. Dorliae. Oct. 7, 1995. York C it y law f irm o f M ilba nk, John F. Max well "92 and Annmarie Lauricell a. October 7, 1995. Tweed. Had ley & McCloy with the Hany G. Modeas Jr. '93 and Terc a L. Zinno, May 20. 1995. New York Steering Committee to pre­ Diane H. Nowak '91 and John A. Kent, September 30, 1995. serve th e Legal Serv ices Corp. Kellie Marie Muffoletto '92 and Stephen Michael Ulrich, May 26. 1995. Formerl y of Neighborhood Legal E lizabeth M. Mumm '9 J and Joseph R. Bergen. August 26, 1995. Services in Buffalo. Adler res ides in Fonda Dawn Petiik '94 and David Adam Kubiak, Sept. 23. 1995. Wyckoff, N.J . Preston Lee Zarlock '92 and Diane Carol Piotrowski, November 4, 1995. Charles Warren Russell '95 and Elizabeth Ann Link. Augu t 26, 1995. Lynn A. Clarke '83, confidential law Joseph W. Stadler '95 and Jeanne K. Chilcott, September l. 1995. c le rk to Ne w York State S upre me Gerard Alan Strauss '83 and Patricia M. Kasprzak, August 26, 1995 Court J us tice John A . Mi c hale k . CLASS ACTION

York State Bar Journal. KJump teaches Connectic ut firm with 12 attorneys constitutional l aw as an adjunct profes­ specializing in civil litigation. sor of political science a t Canisius College. He resides in Buffalo. Mark W. Warre n ' 83 h as joined M&T Bank as a vice preside nt and Robert J. Kreppel '83 was e lected associate general counsel. He resides president of Nati onal Fuel Resources in Buffalo. Inc., a subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Co. He resides in Clarence, N.Y. Ellen G . Yost '83, of the Buffalo law fi rm of Griffith & Yost, was appointed Raymond N. McCabe '83 has been liaison to the district office of the U.S. named a partne r in the Buffalo law Immigration and Natura li zatio n fi rm of Cohen , Swados, Wright, Service b"y the Weste rn New York Hanifin, Bradford & Brett. A resident chapter of the Ameri can Immigration of Buffalo, McCabe concentrates his Lawyers Association. In addition, s he practice in the a reas of federal and chaired the program " Marketing Your state taxation, and employee benefits Practice in the International Arena'' at law. He teaches in the U ni versity at the spring meeting of the Ame rican Buffalo School of Management's Tax Raymond N. McCabe '83 Bar Associati on 's Internati onal Law Certification Program. and Practi ce Sectio n in New York City. Yost resides in Buffalo. Hon. E. Jeanette Ogden '83, formerly a private attorney w ho worked with Allen J. Zaretsky ' 83 is a solo practi­ both the Erie C ounty district attorney 's tio ne r in Roc hester, N.Y., whe re he office and the county attorney, was also resides. elected associate c ity judge for the City of Buffalo in the November 1995 elec­ C harles P. Cercone '84 has joined the t ion. Prior to he r w in , Ogde n was ne w Buffalo o ffi ces o f Buch a n a n appointed b y Mayor Anthony Masiello Ingersoll . practicing in env ironmental through the end of the year to fi ll the li ti gat ion and co m pli a nce . Ce rco ne unexpired t e rm o f Judge Hug h B. resides in Buffalo. Scott, who was na med a mag istra te judge in fed eral court. Ogde n is a Paul D. C layton '84 has been appoint ­ member of the board of directors of the ed s taff a tto rney for t he Nati o na l UB Law Alumn i Assoc iatio n. S he Educ a t ion As sociatio n/Ne w York resides in Buffalo. teac he rs' union in Albany, N.Y . He resides in Troy, N.Y. Angela P . Reyes '83, of Rochester, N.Y., has been named to the board of G eorge W . C ollins Jr. ' 84 has been d irectors of Rochester Genera l named a partne r in the Buffa lo la w Hospita l. She is a special district attor­ firm of B ouvier, O'Connor. whe re he ney in Momoe County for the Violent previo usly served as special counsel. Felony C ri me Bureau. Reyes was Angela P. Reyes '83 He concentrates in the area of civil li ti­ named to the 1994 Kodak Brainpower gation. Collins resides in Snyde r. N.Y. Hall of Fame and recently received the I !.J95 Community Service Award from M ichael S. Gawel '84 is a solo practi ­ Keuka College. where she earned her tioner in Niagara Fall s, N.Y .. where he bachelor's degree. also resides. He concentrates his prac­ licc in criminal and family lav. . Rick Roberts '83 formed the firm of Nu;;o & Robert:-. a statewide Michael J. Gallahet· '84, formerly of the Ia\\ firm Sulli\ an. Bena10vich. Oliveri o & Trimbo li , was appointe d Cindy A lgase Grad! ' 85, of Buffalo, corporate counsel f or D elaware N orth became a member of the Buffalo law Cos. lnc. He resides in Buffalo. firm o f G ross , Shuman , Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. John R. Lane '84 became a p artner in the N ew York law firm o f Curtis, Brian E. Major ' 85 establ ished a n M orris & Safford. He resides in New independent practice in Nashua, N.H. York City. He resides in Hollis, N.H.

Edwa rd J . Murphy III '84 has jo ined Marla ine Cragg Teahan '85, of the Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys at Law in Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, the f irm 's personal inj ury depat1ment. was promoted to the Narcotics Bureau Formerly a pa rtne r w ith S mith , of the County Court Divis ion and is Murphy a nd Schoepperl e, Murphy w ill now de fe nding felonies in the M ajor ha ndle pe rsonal injury litiga t ion as Crime Bure au . S he res ide s in well as real estate cases. He resides in Calverton, N .Y. Hamburg, N.Y. Andre e Sanders ' 85, of Cape Erin M . Peradotto ' 84, of the Buffalo Michael]. Gallagher '84 Canaveral, Fla., has been appointed b y law firm o f O ' S hea, R eyno lds & Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles to a new Cummings, is president of the Western board that will examine whether a dis­ New Y ork De fe n se Tria l Lawye rs proportionate number of environmental A sso c ia tion . S he is a re s ide nt o f ha z ard s e x ist in lo w-in come a nd Amherst, N.Y. minority ne ighborh oods. S he is c ur­ rently employed b y EG&G of Florida, L awrence J. Regan '84, a solo practi­ m anaging the com pany 's haza rdous tione r, has been e lected preside nt of waste subco ntrac ts at t he Ke nned y the Marsha ll C lub, an o rganiza tio n Space Center. dedicated to promoting social interac­ tion am ong younger m embe rs of the Marc A. Alper·t '86, of Jericho. N.Y .. bar. He resides in Buffalo. was named a partner in the N ew York City law f!rm of Chadbourne & Parke. Kenne th W. Afl'ica no ' 85, o f He c oncentrates in the areas of corpo­ Amherst, N.Y., has been n amed part­ rate law, securities and finance. ner in the Buffalo law firm of D amon & Morey. He practices in the business Roger L. Banan '86, former assistant litigation a nd insolvency department. d istrict altorney for Niagara County. has j oined the Buffa lo law finn o f G ayle L. Eagan '85, a partner with the Gross. Schuman, Brizdle & G ilfi ll an. Buffa lo-based la w firm of Jaeck le, P.C. He is a member of the finn's li ti­ Fle ischmann & Mugel, was recognized gation d e partment. prac tic ing in the w ith an Out ta nd ing Ac hi evem e nt areas of personal inj ury and civil litiga­ A ndree Award by the YWCA at its 17th annu­ Sanders ' 85 tion. B

Roger F. Cominsky '86, of Getzville, Lisa McDougall ' 86, of Buffalo, has N.Y. , has been admitted to member­ been named a partner in the law fi rm ship in the firm of Saperston & Day, of Phill ips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & P.C. A member of the firm 's corporate Huber. A member of the trial depart­ department in the Buffalo office, ment, s he concentrates her practice in Cominsky practices in the areas of real the areas of personal injury, health care estate and banking law. matters, mental health law and a lco­ holic beverage law. McDougall is c o­ Joseph W. Dunbar '86, of Damon & chair of the Women's Bar Association Morey, was e lected to the board of of the S tate of New York Pro Bono directors for the Western New York Comminee. Trial Lawyers Association. He resides in Buffalo. Timothy G. McEvoy ' 86 has bee n promoted to vice president and associ­ Brenda J. Joyce '86 has joined the ate counsel at M&T Bank. Formerly an Buffalo-based law firm of Jaeckle, assistant v ice president a nd assistant Fleischmann & Mugel as an associate. counse l, McEvoy spec iali zes in bank­ She concentrates her practi ce in envi­ ing regulati on, s ecurities law and real ronmental co mplia nce counseling, Roger L. Banan '86 property transac ti ons . He resides in enforcement proceedings and transac­ Buffalo. tions work. Mark K. Metz ' 86 is vice president Jeffrey H. Katz ' 86, partner in the and genera l counse l for Fi rst U nion Williamsville, N.Y., law firm of Katz Bank in Charlotte, N.C., where he also & Baehre, recentl y gave a sponsored resides. presentation to a Certified Public Accountant continuing e ducation pro­ Lynn Ba varo Morr eale '86, of g ram o n the to pi c o f "Charita bl e Swarthmore. Pa., has become a partner Rema inder Trus ts a nd the T ax in the Phi lade lp hia law firm of Ramificati ons fo r Estate Planning." W ood cock Was hburn Kurt z Macki ewicz & Norris. She s pecializes James R. Kinyon '86, of the Hart ford. in intell ectual property law. Conn. , law firm of Leventhal. Krasow & Roos, P.C., is chairperson o f the Roy A. Mura '86 has established an Cons ume r Law Secti on o f the independent practice in Buffa lo, where Connecticut B ar Association and is he also resides. H e concentrates in the also on the Board of Governors of the a reas o f ins urance coverage a nd Bank Compli ance Associat io n of defense. Connecti cut. Kinyon concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, con­ David j. M urray '86 h as been named sumer credit and commercial lending. a partner in the law firm of Phillips. He resides in Cheshire, Conn. Lytle , Hitchcock. Blaine & Huber, Lisa McDougall '86 where he is a member o f the corporate Ross P. Lanzafame '86 has become a department. Murray concentrates his member of the Rochester law firm of practice in counseling business enti­ llarter. Secrest & Emery. He is a mem­ ti es. acquisitions. mergers and corpo­ ber o f the New York State Bar rate fi nance. lie resides in East Aurora. Assoc1a11on·s Commillcc on N.Y. Biotechnology and the Lav. and Spec1al ( omrnlllCC on AIDS and the Edward D. Peace '86, corporal ion l.aw. l.annllarnl' rcs1dc-.. in Rochester. counsel for the City of Buffalo. was NY. among I 0 communi!) kadcp.. honort:d during Erie Community College's fifth annu al Ebony a nd Ivory Ball. In addi­ · Mary E. Hurley '87, of San tion, he serves as president of Attorney Francisco. Calif., is a criminal motions Access Inc., a program developed b y a ttorney with the Sta ff A tt orneys the Bar Association of Erie County and Office at the U.S . Court of Appeals for the M inority Bar Association of the Ninth Circuit. She is one of three Weste rn New York. He resides in UB Law g raduates among the 35 staff Willi amsville, N.Y. attomeys in the Ninth Circuit.

Victor R. Siclari '86 was promoted to Barbara R. Nucher eno ' 87. o f corporate coun sel a t Federated Miserendino. Krull & Foley. has been In vestors. a mutual fund company with elected to the board of directors of the more than $70 bi ll ion in assets under Marshall Club. an organi zat ion dedi­ management or administration. He has cated t o promoting social i nteraction served as secretary or assistant secre­ among youn ger members of the bar. tary for a number of funds, including She resides in Williamsville, N.Y. the Vision funds. w hich are adv ised b y M&T Bank in Buffa lo. Siclari resides Mary Powers '87 has j o ined the in Pittsburgh, Pa. David]. Murray '86 Buffalo law firm of Damon & Morey as an associate in the business litiga­ C harles E. Telford III '86, of Snyder. tion and insolvency department. She N.Y .. has been admitted to member­ resides in Buffa lo. s h ip in the Buffalo la w firm o f Saperston & Day. P.C. He practi ces in N. Scott Pierce '87 became a partner the area of environment al law. in the patent law firm of Hamilton, Brook. Smith & Reynolds. located in Bradf01·d P. Anderson '87 is assistant Lexington. Mass. Pierce resides in general counsel to Kenetech Corp. in Bolton. Mass. San Francisco. Cali f .. where he also res ides. He is currentl y working on Steven ,J. Ricca '87 has been elected a internati ona l transacti ons in Europe partner in the Buffalo-based law firm and Asia. of Jtteckle. Fleischmann & Mugel. He concent rates his practi ce in environ­ J ulie M. 13argnesi '87, of Snyde r, ment al law. N.Y., has been named a partner at the Buffalo law fi rm of Damon & Morey. Richard T. Saraf '87, of Hamburg. She co ncentrates her practice in the N.Y .. has been admitted to member­ area of health care law. and lit igation ship in th e law fi rm of Saperston & and medical malpractice defense. In Day. P.C. A member of the litigat ion addition. s he has been e lected presi­ department in the Bu iTalo office. he dent of the Ameri can Associati on of pract ices in the areas or products liabil­ Nurse Att orneys. ity. insurance defense and coverage. Donald]. Harris '88 and labor law. William L. Giroux '87, of Buffalo. wa s recentl y present ed w ith the Amy J. Ziegler '87, of East Amht.: rst, Volunteer Lawyt.: rs Projt.:ct ·s Not-For­ N.Y .. has been appointed a member of Pro fit Award . A n att orney in th t.: th e Western New York la w firm of Buffa lo-based law firm o r Jaeckk. Hu rwi tz & Fine. P.C'. An anorncy in Fleischmann & Mugcl. ht.: was rccog· the Iit igat ion department. Ziegler con­ n izl.! cl for providing voluntary legal cent rat e~ her prm:t ict.: in personal injur) assis tance to a fl edg ling charitable litigation. in clud ing constructi on and organi zat ion. labor law di sputes. CLASS ACTION

Philip R. Barth III '88, of James D. Eiss '88, partner in the firm Kirchberger & Bender, has been elect­ of Berger & Eiss, wrote a c hapter on ed treasurer of the Marshall Club, an treaty traders a nd inves tors unde r organization dedicated to promoting NAFfA in a book titled Immigration social interaction among younger Practice and Procedure Under t!te membe rs of the bar. He res ides in North American Free Trade Buffalo. Agreement, published by the American I mmigration L awyers Association. Kathleen B. Benesh '88, of Rochester, Eiss is curre ntly vice c h air of the N.Y., has been named partner with the Upstate chapter of the Ame ri c an law firm of Osborn, Reed, Burke & Imm igration Lawyers A ssociatio n. He Tobin, L.L.P. S he concentrates he r resides in Williamsvil le, N.Y. practice in health care legal matters. Paul F. Hammond '88 has jo ined the Jane A . Conrad '88, of Roches ter, Buffalo law fir m of Bouv ie r. was presented with th e W illiam E . O ' Connor as an associate, concentrat­ McKnigh t Volunteer Service Award ing in the area of c ivil litigation. He b y t he Volunteer L egal Services resides in Buffa lo. Project. S he is an associate w ith the Regina A. Del Vecchio '88 Rochester la w f irm o f H arter, Secrest Dona ld J. Harris '88 has been named & Emery. partner in the Rale ig h, North Carolina law firm of Pe tree S toc kton. L.L.P. Judith C ummins '88 was named "of Harris practices in the areas of inte ll ec­ counsel'" to the law firm of Siegel, tual property law, general civil and Kelleher & Kahn and will manage the com me rc ia l li tig ation, and computer fi rm 's office in Orchard Park, where litigation. He resides in Ne w Hill. N.C. she also resides. Cummins practices in the areas of matrimo nial and family Thomas F. Knab ' 88, of Buffalo. law, personal injury, real estate, will N.Y., was e lected to me mbership in the probate. d iscrimination, con tract and law firm o f Saperston & Day, P.C. A criminal law. member of the litigation department in the Buffalo o ffi ce. Knab practi ces in Regina A. Del Vecchio ' 88, of the a reas of commercia l and insurance Orchard Park, N.Y .. is an associate law. with the Buffalo law fi rm of Block & Colucci, P .C. She practices in the Daniel T. L ukasik '88 is a n attorney firm's litigation group. w ith the law firm of DiNardo, DiNard o & Lukasik. P.C. He resides in Buffalo. Elizabeth M. DiPirro '88 has joined the Akron. N.Y .. law firm of Friedman Charles G. Johnson '88 is an attorney & Ranzenhofer, P.C.. as an associate w ith the law firm of DiNardo, DiNardo concentrating in I itigatio n. and matri­ & Lukasik. P.C. He resides in East monial and family law. She resides in Jennifer L. Krieger '89 Amherst. N.Y. Williamsville. N.Y. Harrv E. Werner '88. of Snyd er. Mary C. Dwyer '88, o f San Francisco. N.Y .. .has become a partner and share­ Calif.. is the chief deputy clerk in the h o lde r in th e Buffalo o ffi ce of Staff A tto rneys Office at the U.S. Sapersto n & Da) . P.C. A member of ( 'ourt o f Appeal:-, for the Ninth Circui t. the litigatio n department. he s pecial­ She 1s one of three UB Law g raduates l:t es in comme rcial. construction and among the ~5 staff attorneys in the securities I itigat ion. Ninth C1 rc u11 Karen V. Comstock ' 89 has been Buffalo law firm of Offerman n, named t o the newly formed p osition of Cassano, Pigott & Greco. Wicher con­ director of career services and place­ centrates her practice in t he areas of me nt developme nt a t Corne ll plaintiff's persona l injury, me dical University Law School. She resides in malpractice and professional licensure llhaca, N.Y. issues.

Daniel lbarrondo C ruz '89, of David S. Zygaj '89, an associate w ith Brooklyn, N.Y., has been awarded a the B uffalo law fi rm of Brown & scholarship to pursue Ph.D. studies in Ke lly, is currentl y serving as president highe r education administration and of the Corne ll Club of Buffalo. He supervision at Seton Hall University in received h is undergraduate degree South O ra nge, N.J. Cruz recentl y from Cornell University. Zygaj resides became director of continuing educa­ in Buffalo. tio n at the Pratt Institute School of Professional S tud ies in Brooklyn. In 1990s addition, he is president and CEO of Cari be Mult i- Media. a p ub lic re la­ Marjorie A. Bialy '90 j oined the ti ons/marketing firm serving the Latino William E. Jemmott '90 Buffalo law firm of Damon & Morey entertainment bus iness fie ld. Cruz is as an associate, practic ing in the busi­ helping to o rganize a UB Law GOLD ness litigation and insolvency depart ­ (Graduates Of the Last D ecade) Group ment. She resides in Buffa lo. in New York City. Ian A. Bradford ' 90 has j oined the Susan M. Feitoza '89 is a trade ana­ Buffalo law fi rm of Cohen. Swados, lyst wi th the B razi li an A m e rican Wright, Hanifin, Bradford & Brett as Chamber of Commerce in New York an associate, practicing in business City. where she also resides. transactions and related litigation. He resides in Holland. N.Y. Caroly n M. H e nry '89 joined the Buffa lo law offi ce of Roy A. Mura a s Shawn Lavery DeJames ' 90, corpo­ an associate. She resides in Amherst. Hte counsel to Laidlaw Environmental N.Y. Services Inc., is co-chair of the District 5 Law Week Comm ittee, a committee Kar en R . K a czmars ki ' 89, o f the of t he Young Lawyers Division of the Buffa lo law firm o f Magne r, Love & S outh Carolina Bar. He res ides in Morri s. P.C .. co-authored a n artic le Columbia, S.C. ti tl e d " In Defense o f L awyers : A Commentary on the Proposed Uniform Asalyn DuBois '90, o f the Buffalo Disciplinary Ru les" with Phillip H. office of Lipsitz. Green. Fahringer. Magner Jr. '49. It a ppeared in the Roll. Sali bu ry & Cambria. is corre­ September/Oc tober issue of the Nell' sponding secretary of the Minority Bar Yvr/.: Swre Bar J ournal. Damon H. Serota '90 A sociati on of Western New York. She res ide~ in Williamsvilk. N.Y. J e nnifer L. Krieger '89 has been named d eputy executive director of the Mat·tha M. Han·is '90 has joined the American Society of Int ern ational Law new Buffalo offices of Buc hanan in Washington. D.C. She also resides Ingersoll. practicing in environment al in Washington. D.C. lit igatio n and compliance. Harris resides in Buffalo. Camille P. Wicher '89, of Depew. N.Y .. ha:-. hccn named a partner in the CLASS ACTION

ool-D Group. William E . Jemmott '90 has joined tors of the UB I.-a~ west S e n eca, 10 the Western New York law firm of Newcomb res ideS Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. as an associate, N.Y. practicing in ins urance defense and . an associate '90 tS insurance coverage litigatio n a nd Damon H. Serota . of B lock & 01 plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He with the Buffalo laW .ftr ·,.., the cot-po- . no 1.. resides in Buffalo. Colucci, P.C., practJCI t' estate group. rate, banking and rea N.Y. Kimi Lynn King '90, of D enton, Serota resides in Amherst, Texas, is an assistant professor teach­ , has jo i~ ed the . 9 1 ing constitutional law at the University E h zabethA.Bur~s f Billws on, of North Texas. Syracuse law ftrm ~ prac ticing in Weinshenker & Ba l du c~t, ,.., and family .. l'tjoatto.. Robin S. Koser '90, assistant district the areas o f ctvt 1 1 ~ d N.Y. attorney in the Broome County district law. She resides in Cortlan ' attorney's office. comple ted the career ,91 has joined the prosecutor course at the University of R. Colin Campbell M ichael Hayes, Houston Law Center, s ponsored by the Buffalo practice of 1· of persona l National Coll ege of District Attorneys. N. Meaghen Hoang '92 concentrating in the . a r~~·ry on behalf She resides in Endicott, N.Y. injury and products l t a~l tEde t1 N y 'd In , .. of plaintiffs. He res1 es Jeffrey P. Markello '90, a solo practi­ . , 91 was appoint­ tioner, was e lected to the board of edu­ P. C hristopher Dtrr Mas ie ll o to the cation in the East Aurora Union Free eel by Mayor AnthonY f he City of 0 1 School Distric t. He conce ntrates h is pos 1t1on of director . off1ce, a new practice in pe rsonal injury, criminal Buffalo comme rce nd to the . d to respo and family law, and c ivil litigation. department d es1gne addition, he 111 Markello is a resident of East A urora, c ity's business needs: 'de nt o f N.Y. serves as assistant v ice presJ . develo pment for the Buffal.o EnBteqf)fn sle · 1sa u ao Paula Eade Newcomb '90 has joined Development Corp. O lrr the law firm of Volgenau & Bosse as resident. an associate, concentrating in the a reas llo of the f persona l injury, e mployme nt dis­ S e b as t •an. W . Fasane '91, . . o 11 crimination and sexual ha rassment. Buffa lo- based law fi rm of Phi ipS, She was recognized by Hous ing Lytl e Hitchcock Blaine & H uber, was Opportunities Made Equal for her out­ hono;ed at the 32nd annual meeting of standing contributions to fair housing Ho us ing Opportunities Made Equal. and the organi zation at HOME's 32nd During the past year, Fa sa~e l. l o repre­ annual meeting. She also had an artic le sented a discrimination v tctlm faced titled ·'What You Always Wanted to with evic tion in a case taken to the Know a bout Sex(ual Harassme nt)" Appell ate D ivision of the Ne'": Yol.·k published in the New York State Bar John C. Stelley '92 State Supreme Court. He res1des 1r Associati on's Insurance. Ne~ligence & East Amherst. N.Y. Compensation Law Section Journal which :-; he presented at the joint I 994 Dawn A. Foshee '91 is an associate fall meeting of the INCL and Trial with the Buffalo law firm of G ross Lawyers Section of the NYSBA. She Shuman. Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. was recently e lected to the board of practic ing in c ivil litigation. S h t d1rectors for the Western New York resides in Tonawanda. N .Y . Defense Trial Lawyers Association and a Iso 'ierves on Ihe board of d 1rcc - IN MEMORIAM The Law School extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni/ae: L a urice A. Ghougasia n ' 91 has joine d the B uffalo law firm of Anthony F. Valvo '29 Herman P. Loonsk '49 Magavern, Magavern & Grimm, Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York L.L.P., as an associate, concentrating in corporate, international and tax law. Louis N. Blatt '31 Walter T. Sendziak '49 Buffalo, New York She resides in Lewiston, N.Y. Buffalo, New York Reid S. Maule '31 Deborah K. Owlett '91 is a staff attor­ Earl T. Horohoe '50 Buffalo, New York ney with th e Monroe County Legal Kenmore, New Yor~ Assistance Corp., specializing in fami­ Stanley W. Kwieciak '32 Charles Cass Rooney '50 ly and housing law. She res ides in Cheektowaga, New York Buffalo, New York Fairport, N.Y. Howard A. Campaigne '33 Robert Franz Liebman '52 Lewiston, New York Frank J. O vejero '91 is an assistant Grand Island, New York district attorney in the Monroe County Joseph V. Sbarbati '35 Donald T. Mahoney '53 district attorney's office. He resides in Niagara Falls, New York Buffalo. New York Fairport, N.Y.

Jerome Brock '37 Edwin J. Granger '54 Scott B. Schwar tz '91 has joined the Buffalo, New York Angola, New York Philadelphia law firm of Woodcock, Peter J. Mancuso '37 Wasburn , Kurtz, Maciewicz & Norris Vincent R. DiPasquale '56 as an associate speciali zing in trade­ Amherst, New York Eggertsville. New York mark law and unfair competition. He Michael J. McMorrow '37 resides in Philadelphia, Pa. Thomas M. Daley '57 Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Kathleen A. Welch '91 received the Thomas A. Rodenberg '38 1995 Mark of Distinction Award at the Hollywood, Florida Walter J. BatTett '58 Teaneck, New Jersey Natio na l Assoc ia ti on for Law Salvatore N. Valvo '38 Placement' s annual conference. She Buffalo, New York Sanford C. Kulick '63 was honored fo r her in novati ve and Buffalo, New York tireless efforts to raise the profile of Kalman A. Goldring '39 publi c--interest law in schools nation­ Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Robert Moser '65 Clearwater, Florida wide. Formerl y execut ive director of the Nati onal Associati on fo r Publi c Hon. Jeremiah J. Moriarty '39 Interes t Law in Washing ton, D.C., Franklinville, New York Michael J. Nelson '68 Rochester, New York We lc h is now e mployed at Legal Jack Waldow '39 Services Corp. She resides in Takoma Beverly Hills, California *William R. Brennan Jr. '74 Park, Md. Cambridge. Massachussetts Nathaniel A. Barrell '40 Laura A. Briggs '92, of Mart insville. Buffalo, New York Major Michael A. Parnell '82 Arlington. Virginia Ind., is an associate in the Indianapolis law firm of Barnes & Thomburg, prac­ James P. Degnan '40 Lockport, New York M. Patricia Devaney '93 ticing in the creditors· rights and busi­ Buffalo, New York ness departments. James P. Donnelly Sr. '45 Clarence. New Yark Thomas P. Cunningham '92 has writ ­ *William R. Brennan '48 was erro­ ten an article. with Sheldon Hurwit z Basil R. Piazza '47 neously reported as deceased in the Winter 1995 edition of the VB Law '53, titled "Insurance Coverage for Williamsville, New York Fomm. We apologize for the error Enviro nme ntal and Toxic Tons: A and any inconvenience thi~ m.ay 1995 Update." which was published in have caused the Brennan lmnlly. the February issue of For the Defense. a publication of the Defense Research CLASS ACTION

Institute. He concentrates hi s practi ce Grimm, was elected president of the in insurance coverage and environmen­ Minori ty Bar Association o f Western ta l claims and is a member of the New York. He is a resident of Buffa lo. De fense Trial Lawyers of Western Ne w Y ork. Cunningham resid es in Trini E. Ross ' 92, o f Hi scock & East Amherst, N.Y. Barclay, is recording secretary o f the Minority Bar Association of W estern Sean P. Galliher '92 is a principal in New York. She resides in Buffalo. th e law firm of Krenzer & Galliher, P.C., located in Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Carmen L. Snell-Davis '92, a private Formerly a staff attorney with the New practitioner who is also executive York State Department of Civ il director of Attorney Access Inc .. was Service. Ga ll iher concentrates hi s prac­ elected·vi ce president of the Minority tice in plain tiff' s personal injury. Bar Association of Western New York. workers· compensation law and Social She resides in Bu ffa lo. Securi ty issues. He resides in Scottsville, N. Y. J ohn C. Stell ey '92 has been promot­ ed to seni or associate in the tax prac­ Jon P. Getz ' 92, Mo nroe Count y Carolyn L. Tinney '92 tice of the Boston office of Coopers & assistant public defender, received the Lybrand, L.L.P., the accounting and 1995 Outstanding Young Lawyer c ons ul ting fi rm . Prior to j o ining Award from the New York State Bar Coopers & Lybrand in 1992. Stelley Assoc iation's Young Lawyers Section. was an att orn ey for the Clinton/Gore He resides in Rochester. N.Y . president ial trans itio n t eam a t th e Department of Justi ce. H e resides in N. Meaghen Hoang '92, of Buffa lo. Charlestown. Mass. has join ed t he Buffalo law firm of Li psit z, Green, Fahringer, Roll. Carolyn L. T inney ' 92, of Buffalo, Salisbury & Cambria. L.L.P .. as an has joi ned t he law firm of Corey J. associate in the li tigation department. Hogan & Associates as an associate in She will practice in the areas of civil the matrimoni al depart ment. She is a litigati on and personal injury. designa ted Law Guard ia n and Gua rd ia n Ad Li te m for the Fourt h Andrew B. Isenberg ' 92, of East J ucl icia I Department. Amherst, N .Y. , has joined the Buffalo law firm of Offerm ann . Cassano, Suza nne E. Tomkins '92 was named Pigott & Greco as an associate. a Citizen of the Year by t he Western New York membership of the N ational Rober t P. McCarthy ' 92, a form er Association of Social Workers fo r h er employee relations associate with the role in fo unding the Women·s Law Buffalo law firm of Mahoney. Berg & Center. Tom kins is a c linical instructor Sargent , has been named personne l in UB Law ·s Do mestic Viole nce coordinator f o r th e Town of Thomas }. Cannavo '93 Clin ic. She resides in Grand Island. Cheektowaga. N.Y.

Gregory B. Olma '92 was elected to Robert L. Bencini '93 became a part­ the Eric County Legislature. represent ­ ncr in the newly fo rmed law firm of mg D i s tr i ~.: t 5. 111 the November 19<.J5 Magavcrn & Ka naley in Hamburg. c h.: ~.: tJon . He resides m Buffalo. N.Y. He re~ i cles in Buffalo.

Kevin D. Robinson '92. of the Buffal o Thomas J. Cannavo '93 has joined law fmn of Magavern Magavern & the Buffalo office of Lip:--i t...:. Gree n. Fahringer, Roll , Salisbury & Cambria, Maxine Y. Lee '93, a litigation/immi­ L.L.P., as an associate in the litigation gration attorney with the law firm of department. He practices in the areas N ixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, of personal i njury and c ivil litigation. L.L.P., serves as president of the newly Cannavo resides in Buffalo. fom1ed Rochester Asian American Bar Association. She resides in Rochester, Tam1·a M. Diamond '93 has jo ined N.Y. the Rochester law firm of Michael R. Wolford & Associates as an associate, Steven B. L evitsky '93 is an associate concentrating in the areas of commer­ with the law firm of Handelman & cial and l abor litigati on. S he resides in Witkowicz in Rochester. N.Y., where Fairport. N.Y. he a lso resides.

Michael G. Dwyer '93 is an attorney Henry J. Nowak J r. ' 93, an associate with the law firm of DiNardo, DiNardo in the Buffalo office of Lipsitz, Green, & Lukas ik, P.C. He resid es in Fahringer, Roll. Salisbury & Cambria, Will iamsville, N.Y. was the first-place winner of the 1994 Ryan L. Gellman '93 Western New York S tock Chall enge. Ryan L. Gellma n '93 has been named Nowak resides in Buffalo. an associate in the Buffalo law firm of Block & Colucci, P.C., practicing in its Andrew G.S. O'Brien '93 is an asso­ litigation g roup. Gellman resides in ciate w ith the Buffalo law firm o f East Amherst. N.Y. Offermann. Cassano, Pigott & Greco. He resides in Williamsville, N.Y. Ala n L. G laser '93, a solo practition­ e r. published "Altern ative Healing and William Trezevant '93, an attorney the Law." in t he Medical Trial wi th the National Labor Relations Technique Quarrerly (Volume 4 1. No. Board, is serving on the board of direc­ 2. 1994). In add ition, Glaser will write tors of the Broadway Management a semi-regular column on legal issues Corp. H e was appointed to complete in the Tenth Ward Courier & Vicinity the term vacated by Judge Carl Bucki. Post. His firs t column, "Kids Who Trezevant resides in Buffalo. Kill." appeared in the March 15. 1995, e d it ion . He is a m e mbe r o f the J effl·ey F. Baase ' 94 has joined the Natio nal Academy o f E ld e r L aw Western New York la w firm o f A llo rneys Inc. G la ser r esides in Hurwitz & Fine. P.C.. as an associate Rochester. N.Y. in the litigati on department. His prac­ tice concentrates on insurance defense Lucy Dewitt Kruggel '93 is an assis­ litigation. insurance coverage and Jeffrey F. Baase '94 tant attorney with the New York State plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He Insurance Department in Albany. She resides in Batavia. N.Y. resides in Schenectady. N. Y. Susannah M. Bochenek '94 has David Lask '93 is residing in Seatt le. joined the Buffalo office or lliscod. & Wash .. where he is pursuing an L.L.M. Barclay. L.L.P .. as an associate. where at the University or Washington. ~he concentra t e~ in litigation and banl-. ­ ing Ia"' . Bochenel-. resides in Snyder. N. Y. CLASS ACTION

Kedra L. Burgos '94, of Buffalo, is an a m ong the 3 5 staff attorneys in the associate w ith the Buffalo law finn of Ninth C ircuit. Damon & Morey. She practices in the fi rm 's li ti gation department, concen­ Lynda M. Tarant ino '94 has j oined trating in the a re as of insurance the law fi nn of Saperston & Day, P.C., de fe nse and cove rage, ski defe nse, as an a ssoc iate in the Buffalo office. products liabi lity and general n eg li ­ She resides in Buffalo. gence litigation. J e nnifer S. Teach '94, of Buffalo, is Bernadine B utler '94 was named a a n a sso c iate w ith the law firm o f Citizen of the Year b y the Weste rn Offermann, Cassano, Pigott & Greco. New York membership of the National Association of Social Workers fo r h er Joy C. Trotter '94 joined the Buffalo­ part in founding the Wome n 's Law ba sed law firm of Jaeckle . Center. Butler resides in Buffalo. Fleischmann & Mugel as an associate concentrating in corporate l aw. Trotter Julia S. Kreher ' 94 has jo ined t he resides in Buffal o. Buffa lo law firm of M ahoney, Berg & Susannah M. Bochenek '94 Sargent as an associate in the e mploy­ Christine D. Uba '94, of Buffa lo. is ment and labor law department. She an associa te w ith the Buffalo- based resides in Clarence, N.Y. la w f irm of Jae c kle, Fle ischmann & Muge l, practic ing in the litigation area. Fonda Dawn Petrik '94, of Buffa lo, is an associate with the Buffalo law finn James A. Verrico '94 is an attorney of Cole, Sorrentino, Hurley & Hewner, with the law finn of D iNardo. Di Nardo P. C. & Lukasik. P.C. He resides in Buffalo.

A. Drew Pinkney '94 is an in-house Melissa Lin Weiss ' 94 is an associate a ttorney fo r Ford M o tor C o . i n in the Buffalo law fi rm of Saperston & Dearborn, Mich. She resides in Ann Day. P.C.. practicing in the insurance Arbor, Mich. defe nse and prod ucts li ability depart ­ ments. She is a resident of Tonawanda. Bruce D. Reinoso '94 has joined t he N.Y. Buffa lo law firm o f M agavern, Magavern & Grimm, L.L.P., as a n J ennifer P. W illig ' 94 has joined t he associate, concentrating o n corporate, Buffa lo o ffice o f Lips itz . Green. health care and e lder l aw. Re inoso Fahringer. Roll. Salisbury & Cambria. resides in Buffalo. L. L.P .. as an associate i n t he labor department. She resides in Buffalo. Brette M. Sember '94 is a solo practi­ tioner in Wi ll iamsville. She is engaged J oy C. Trotter '94 Aimee La Fever Doyle '95 has joined 111 general practice. with an emphasis the Olean . N.Y .. law offices of C. on estates and matrimonial and fam il y R o bert Yah ! as an associate. She law. Sember resides in Basom. N.Y. resides in Hamburg. N.Y.

Susan Y. Soong '94, of San Fnmcisco. Alan B. Rosenthal '95 has joined the C'al1f .. i ~ a c1vll research attorney in the law finn of Bond. Schoeneck & King. Office of Stall Auorneys at tht: l.S. L.L.P .. as an associate in it'> Syracuse Court of Appcab for tht: Ni nth ( II"Cll ll. office. He rc-.icle~ in Manlius. N.Y. • Slw I'> one of thn.:c l B Law graduuh.!~