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Volume 4 Number 1 Winter 1989 Article 32
1-1-1989
Class Action
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1930s July. A retired Erie Community College of Honor was formed to recognize out Winifred C. Stanley '33, of Kenmore, administrator, he has been on the board for standing dedication to the college. A Re N.Y. , has retired from the practice of law. 11 years, but it is his first time at the helm. publican, Mattina was elected in 1981 to a In 1942 , she was elected to Congress as a 10-year term as surrogate judge. He had Representative-at-Large from New York, 1950s previously served as a State Supreme Court serving from 1943 to 1945. The position of Chief City Judge Wilbur Trammell '53 justice. Representative-at-Large has since been was honored by ilie Buffalo Board of eliminated. Education's Department of School Integra James N. Carlo '58 of Magavern & She was recently invited by the National tion when he was awarded a 1988 Quality Magavem in Buffalo, has been elected Women's Political Caucus - New York Integrated Education Award. The award president of the Niagara Frontier Council Chapter to prepare a statement concerning recognizes Buffalo citizens for outstanding of the Navy League. He is a former director her term in Congress and the role of women contributions in the promotion of inter of the Erie County Bar Assn. in politics. The statement was read at a cultural relations in the areas of law, educa reception in March in New York City, when tion, government, medicine, journalism, Anthony J. Colucci, Jr. '58, senior the NWPC celebrated Women's History community service and civil rights. managing partner in ilie Buffalo law firm of Month by honoring the 12 women who have Block and Colucci, P.C. , was appointed by represented New York State in Congress. Hon. John J. Callahan '54 has been Gov. Cuomo to serve on the New York State elected vice president of ilie Niagara Fron Project Finance Agency, which administers William D. Kiley '35 of Cazenovia, tier Council of the Navy League. a revolving fund of over $300,000,000 N.Y. was given the 50-Year Lawyer Award relating to residential and commercial by the New York State Bar Association. Anthony M. Leone '54 of Williams projects. Colucci also serves on the cor The award is presented to a lawyer who has ville, N.Y. is president of ilie Rotary Club porate board of the NYS Mortgage Loan completed 50 or more years of active of Williamsville and helped to form the Enforcement & Administrative Corp., a practice "with honor, distinction and ser State University at Buffalo Rotaract Club. subsidiary of the NYS Urban Development vice to both profession and community." Corp. Kil ey, who has been in public service and James T. McFarland '54 is currently private practice since 1936, was one of the serving a six-year tenn as a member of ilie David C. Fielding '58 has been named a founders of Vernon Downs and was the New York State Public Service Commis partner at Saperston & Day in Buffalo. founding partner of Madison County's sion. He was appointed in June, 1987, by He is a member of ilie firm's corporate largest law finn, Kiley, Feldmann, Wha Gov. Cuomo. He retired from the New department. len, Devine & Patane. Before forming tl1e York State Senate in 1978 after serv ing 13 firm, he served as Maclison County attor years in ilie state legislature. He returned to John H. Stenger '58, a partner in the ney and as special assistant attorney private practice and served thereafter as a Buffalo law firm of Jaeckle, Fleischmann general, Albany investigation. member of the New York State Civil Ser and Mugel, has been named chairman of vice Commission by appointment of Gov. the American College of Trial Lawyers' The U.S. Supreme Court has asked Hugh S. Carey. committee on teaching tria! advocacy. retired Judge Matthew J. Jasen '39 to Stenger was inducted in 1978 as a fellow of help it sort out the nearly 200-year-old John T. Frizzell '55 was presented with the American College, a national honorary boundary dispute between the states of the Lawyer of the Year Award at the IOl st organization of leading trial lawyers, and Illinois and Kentucky. He has been named Annual Dinner of the Bar Association of .has been a faculty member at trial advocacy special master by ilie high court to take Erie County in June. programs throughout the country. testimony and issue a report on his find ings. Chief Justice William Rehnquist Edward P. Gueth, Jr. '55 is Daemon Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. '59 has been asked Jasen to intervene in the dispute, College's chairman of the Board of elected vice chairman of the Board of which involves the Ohio River. Now senior Trustees. Gueth, an attorney in private Trustees of Buffalo General Hospital. He is counsel to Moot & Sprague, Judge Jasen practice, joined the board in 1967. He a partner in the law firm of Albrecht, retired as senior associate judge of the New resides in East Amherst, N.Y. Maguire, Heffern, & Gregg. York State Court of Appeals in 1985 . Erie County Surrogate JosephS. Mat 1960s 1940s tina '56 has been named to the HaU of Peter E. KJaasesz '61 has been named a Dr. Oscar Smukler '49 was elected Honor at the National Judicial College at partner in the firm of Brown & Kelly. president of ilie Buffalo School Board in the University of Nevada in Reno. The Hall which has been newly merged with 49 Harrington & Klaasesz. He resides in state's appeals court. Lancaster, N.Y. Called the Judicial Commission on Minorities, the panel has already held a number of public hearings across the state. Lawrence Chesler '62 was promoted to The commission is under a two-year man vice president of Computer Consoles, Inc. date from Chief State Judge Sol Wachtler to in Rochester, N.Y. He is also assistant review the treatment of minorites in the secretary and associate corporate counsel state court system in terms of employment of the company. opportunity and their standing as litigants, witnesses, jurors, lawyers and judges. David A. Siegel '64 has been elected to They must also tell Wachtler whether the Board of Governors of the American minorities are provided equal justice and Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, con adequate legal representation in the court sisting of attorneys who are leading practi system. tioners of family law. Siegel was also Judge Green was one of 16 persons to be appointed to the Executive Committee of honored by the Buffalo Board of Educa the New York State Family Law Commit tion's Department of School Integration tee. He is a member of the Rosenthal, with a 1988 Quality Integrated Education Siegel, Muenkel, Wolf, and Curvin law Award. The award recognizes Buffalo citi firm in Buffalo. zens for outstanding contributions in the Hon. Samuel L. Green '67 promotion of intercultural relations. He was also recently elected to the Board Vincent J. Sorrentino '64, of Hamburg, Harold J. Brand, Jr. '67, executive of Trustees of the Albright Knox Art N.Y., has been elected chairman of the Erie assistant to State Supreme Court Justice Gallery. County Democratic Committee. He suc James B. Kane, administrative judge of the ceeds the reti ring Joseph F. Crangle '59. 8th Judicial District, has been elected presi Gary A. Gerace '69 has been promoted Sorrentino, who is Hamburg town attorney, dent of the Erie County Bar Foundation. to managing attorney for the Eastern Hills has been Hamburg's Democratic chairman The Bar Foundation , founded in 1957, office of Hyatt Legal Services in Williams since 1982 and chairman for two years provides assistance to troubled members of ville, N.Y. He previously was a staff of the Democratic Town Chairmen's the legal community and promotes pro Association. grams to increase public understanding of attorney in the firm's Southgate office. the legal system. Bohdan M. Ha rasym '69 has been Hon. M. Dolores Denman '65, associ Frank J . Clark m '67 has been named elected president of the 400-member Law ate justice of the Appellate Division of fi rst deputy district attorney by Kevin M. yers Club of Buffalo, succeeding F. James State Supreme Court, received the 1988 Dillon, Erie County's district attorney. An Kane, Jr. Achievement Award of Buffalo Branch, assistant district attorney from 1972 American Association of University through 1979, Clark has been a federal Allan M . Lewis '69 was honored as the Women. She was cited for her legal and prosecutor since 1983. Between his govern Israel Bonds Organization's Man of the professional, civic and educational organi ment posts, he was an attorney with the Year in June. A senior partner in Lewis & zations. The award has been given annually Buffalo law ftrm of Moot and Sprague. Lewis P.C. , his specialty is civil trial work since 1940 to a woman whose achievements fo r and against insurance carriers. He is a lend dignity to the position of women in the State Supreme Court Justice Samuel director of the Jewish Federation and has community. L. Green '67, a member of the Appellate served as treasurer of the Western New Division of State Supreme Court, Fourth York Trial Lawyers Assn. A Williamsville Ronald L. Jaros '66, a member of the Department, in Rochester, is on a 16- resident, he and his wife Dana and their law firm of Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, member panel studying the treatment of four children live in Williamsville, N.Y. Roll , Schuller & James, has been elected minorities in the state's courts. chairman of the Labor and Employment Considered a candidate for a future gub Nicholas J. Sargent '69, partner in the Law Section of the New York State Bar ernatorial appointment to the Court of law firm of Sargent, Repka & Covert, has Association. He is a past president of The Appeals in Albany, Green is Western New been appointed to serve on the March of Advocates Club of Western New York and York's highest-ranking black judge outside Dimes Executive Committee. The Execu has taught labor law at Canisius College. the New York City area to be elevated to the tive Committee helps guide and lead the
50 March of Dimes chapter in fund raising and of staff since 1975 to Assemblyman program services in the fight against birth William B. Hoyt. defects. Ian C. DeWaal '75 was appointed to the Robert B. Sommerstein '69, partneruin position of assistant attorney general for the the law firm of Dubin & Sommerstein, is Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the president of Jewish Family Service in Insurance Division of the Public Protection Buffalo. Bureau. He lives in Allston, Mass. 1970s Donna L. Fossum '75, a Washington, Thomas A. Palmer '71 has been named a partner in the Buffalo law finn of Offer D.C. lawyer, was appointed American Bar Association co-chairman of the National mann, Mahoney, Cassano, Pigott& Greco. Conference of Lawyers and Collection Richard R. Stokely '71 of Alexandria, Agencies. The conference is a joint en Va. has made a career in the U.S. Army. deavor with the Commercial Law League of America, the American Collectors Asso While Chief of Personnel for Management, he was recently selected for promotion to ciation and the National Association of Credit Management. Fossum is treasurer Lieutenant Colonel. and a board member of the Women's Bar Daniel R. McDonald '75 Foundation of the District of Columbia and James A. Ullman '71 of Paradise Valley, a member of the Advisory Board of the Az. has become a member in the firm of ciation. He is vice president and general American Association of University Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell counsel for Titanium Metals Corporation of Women Legal Advocacy Fund. located in Phoenix, Az. America, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ralph W. Cox '72 was appointed Beth L. Hoffman '74 has been ap Hon. Julio M . Fuentes '75, of Newark, general counsel for Blue Cross and Blue pointed chairperson of the Automobile In N.J. has been appointed by Gov. Thomas Shield in the Rochester, N.Y. area. He lives surance Committee and reappointed as vice Kean to the New Jersey Superior Court. in Fairport, N.Y. chairperson of the Products Liability Com mittee of the International Assn. of Defense Pamela D. Heilman '75, a partner in the Mark G. Farrell '72 was the 1988 Council (IADC). The purpose of the IADC firm of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods recipient of the Justice Michael A. Mus is to promote superior skills and efficiency & Goodyear, is president of the Vassar manno Citation of Honor Award. He is in defense litigation. She is a trial attorney Club of Western New York. She has been senior managing partner in the law offices and partner with the Buffalo law firm of named " Manager of the Year" by the of Farrel & Quackenbush and is the past Bouvier, O'Connor, Mart.in & Messina. Center for Women in Management at president of the General Alumni Associa tion at SUNY Buffalo. Hon. Alexander W. Hunter '74, Judge D 'Youville College. Heilman specializes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, of the Criminal Court of the City of New J ames W. Gresens '73 has been named a York, has been appointed an adjunct profes profess ional corporations and international business transactions. partner in the Buffalo firm of Saperston & sor oflaw at Pace University School of Law Day, where he primarily practices con in White Plains, N.Y. struction law. He also teaches New York Daniel R. McDonald '75, a former vice Practice in the Law School. MarkJ. Mahoney '74 has joined Joseph president and deputy general counsel at D. Bermingham, Jr. and Donald T. Cook. Goldome Bank, has fonned a pattnership James J. Loughren '73, of Albuquer Their law practice, Bernlingham, Cook & for the general practice of law with Debra que, N.M., has merged his sole practice of Mahoney, P.C. is located in the Statler LoBello Burhans '82. The new firm , real estate, domestic relations and litigation Towers, Buffalo, N.Y. located in Batavia, N.Y., is called Hughes, with the finn of Eaves, Darling & Porter. Burhans & McDonald. Both previously Richard M. Tobe '74 has been named practiced with Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Frederick W. Steinberg '73 was elected commissioner of the Department of En Mugel, McDonald as a partner and president, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, virorunent and Planning for Erie County. Burhans as a resident associate in the fi rm's of the American Corporate Counce! Asso- Tobe previously served as counsel and chief Batavia office. 51 Anne M. Williams '75 is now living in Children's Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. She disputed matrimonial and child-support the Cote d'Ivoire in Africa. was formerly director of risk management cases. Mix has specialized in matrimonial and legal counsel for the hospital, and she and family law. She was awarded a Ph.D. in Harold S. Boxer '76 of Commonwealth established the self-insurance and risk education in 1971 at UB, and is a former Land Title Insurance Co. in New York City, management programs at Children's. A assistant dean at the UB Law School. She is has been appointed to the committee on former Medicaid fraud prosecutor for the also a former special assistant to the state problems affecting title and transfer of the Erie County Dept. of Health, Mrs. Piver commissioner of education. Real Property Law Section of the N.Y. also served as director of Medicaid Utiliza State Bar Assn. and also the legislative tion Review for the Erie County Dept. of Nancy Mulloy '77 is associate dirctor of committee of the N.Y. State Land Title Social Services. the Pennsylvania Bar Institute of Harris Assn. burg, Pa., a continuing legal education Dr. Barry Weinstein '76 was elected organization that is the education arm of the While a Visiting Professor at the Univer president of the Williamsville Board of Pennsylvania Bar Association. She was sity of Montana Law School last term, Education. He was a school trustee in elected secretary of the Association of Brenda C. Desmond '76 taught legal Williamsville, N.Y. for six years. Continuing Legal Education Administra writing and served as supervising attorney tors (ACLEA) in August. of the Indian Law Clinic. She has worked T homas G. Collins '77 has become a for Legal Services in Alaska and Montana, partner in the law firm of Chamberlain, Mark C. Rodgers '77 has been named a served as tribal court adviser for Montana's D' Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield in partner in the firm of Saperston & Day. He Crow Tribal Court, and worked for the Rochester, N.Y. Collins, who has been speciali zes in litigation and insurance Montana Legislative Council as staff attor associated with the firm since 1980 , heads defense law. ney for the House Judiciary Committee and the appellate section of the litigation depart the Legislative Committee on Indian ment. He serves as appellate counsel to Edward M . Shar key '77 of Olean, N.Y. Affairs. other fi rms and lawyers as well. has been named a partner in the Olean law An avid reader, hiker and cross-country firm of Dwyer & Dwyer, now called skier, Professor Desmond and her husband William C . Hultman '77 , an attorney Dwyer, Dwyer & Sharkey. Henry (Pete) Kappelman have a young son with Empire of America Savings Bank in Ben, born in December, 1986. Buffalo, was elected administrative vice Bruce F. Zeftel '77 has been named a president and manager of fu nding whole partner in the firm of Saperston & Day. He Barbara Ryniker Evans '76 of New sale liabilities in the bank's treasury ser practices corporate and general litigation Orleans, is senior partner in a new firm vices area. Hultman previously was a law. called Partee Waldrip, Mott & Evans. partner at the Moot & Sprague law firm in Buffalo. John C. Herbert '78 has been elected a SueS. Gardner '76, a partner in the Jaw partner in the law firm of Harter, Secrest & firm ofKavinoky & Cook, was one of three Buffalo Comptroller Robert E. Whelan Emery, a Rochester firm with offices in to receive the National Conference of appointed Ralph C. Megna '77 the city's Albany, N.Y. and Naples, Fla. With the Christians and Jews 36th Annual Citation director of real estate . Megna was the fi rm since 1983, he practices primarily in Award at the organization's 1988 banquet in assistant director of real estate since 1980. areas related to personal injury, property May. Also cited were her husband and law Megna is a member of the Erie County Bar damage, product liability, malpractice and partner Arnold Gardner, and The Very Rev. Association, the Minority Bar Association insurance litigation. He lives in Ironde James M. Demske, president of Canis ius and the State Bar Association and is quoit, N.Y. with his wife and two children. College. treasurer of the Baily-Arnherst Business Her community acti vities inlude: past Association. chairperson of the City of Buffalo Land Dennis C. Vacco '78, appointed interim mark and Preservation Board, member of U.S. attorney for the Western District of the Women's Financial Planning Commit Dennis R. McCoy '77 has been named a New York, is one of the youngest chief tee for the Foundation for Jewish Philan partner in the Rochester office of Saperston prosecutors in the U.S. Justice Depart Day, where he practices litigation and thropies, past president of the Camp & ment. One of only 94 U.S. attorneys in the insurance defense law. Lakeland Assn. , and past chairperson of country, he will lead the federal govern the American Red Cross. ment's fight against organized crime, Marjorie Creola Mix '77 is a Family pornagraphy and drug rings in 17 counties. Susan M. Piver '76 has been appointed Court heanng exam iner, where she sets He will hold the appointment for 120 days, vice president for legal services of levels of financial support payment~ in while the U.S. Senate considers his
52 nomination for a full four-year term. For Stuart P. Gelberg '80 of Garden City, merly an Erie County prosecutor for almost N.Y. has formed a partnership with Gary 10 years, he was also chief of the Grand C. Fisch off. The new firm is called Jury Bureau in the district attorney's offic~ Fischoff & Gelberg. for the past six years. He is a graduate of Colgate University as well as UB Law Larry Kerman '80 has been named a School. partner in the law finn of Cohen, Swados, Wright, Hanifin, Bradford and Brett, Abe Warmbrand '78 has become a where he specializes in civil litigation. partner in the New York City finn of Davis Prior to joining the finn in 1982, he served & Hoffman. He resides in Edison, N.J. as a confidential law assistant to the justices of the Appellate Division, Fourth Depart Thomas W. Bender '79 of Kenmore, ment in Rochester. New York has been made a partner in the law finn of Hurwitz & Fine of Buffalo and Roger J. Moran '80 is pursuing a career Niagara Falls. He specializes in personal as a foreign service officer within the injury, commercial disputes and insurance Department of State. He is currently politi defense work. Before he joined the finn in cal officer at the U.S. Embassy in Yaounde, 1983 , he was an Erie County assistant Cameroon where he resides with his wife district attorney. and three young daughters. Larry Kennan '80 Thomas Black '79 was presented the Michael Anthony Rossi '80 recently Notre Dame Club of Buffalo and Western merged his law practice with Richard 0. New York's Award of the Year in May. James Paris '79, Navy general counsel Robinson and formed a oartnership under Formerly of West Seneca, N.Y. , he now in San Diego, Ca., was promoted to the the finn name of Robinson & Ros.si. The lives in Dallas, Texas. rank of Lieutenant Commander in the firm specializes in personal injury litiga Naval Reserves. tion, matrimonial and family law, and Dan D. Kohane '79, a partner in the maintains offices in Buffalo, North Tona firm of Hurwitz and Fine in Buffalo, is Alan M. Wishnoff '79 has been named a wanda and Grand Island, N.Y. Rossi teaching insurance law at the Law School in partner in the firm of Phillips, Lytle, served as president of the Bar Association conjunction with his law partner Sheldon Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber in Buffalo. He of the Tonawandas in 1987-88. Hurwitz '53. concentrates on commercial and product liability litigation. Paul Morrison-Taylor '80 has been Joseph G. Makowski '79, corporate named a partner at Phillips, Lytle, Hitch counsel, Computer Task Group, Inc. , has 1980s cock, Blaine & Huber in Buffalo, where he been selected as a member of the first class Caroline Hassett Buerk '80 has been focuses primariJy on product liability, real of Leadership Buffalo. Sponsored by the elected secretary-u·easurer of Daemon Col property tax and condemnation law. Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce in lege's Board of Trustees. She is a partner conjunction with the Junior League of with Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine and Cathy Kaman Ryan '80 and James F. Buffalo, it is a program designed to iden Huber where she specializes in estate plan Ryan '80 of Pittsford , N.Y. are happy to tify, train and motivate existing and emerg ning and administration. announce the birth of Kev in Connor Ryan, ing area leaders. Makowski currently (" K. C."), their second child. She is an serves as president of the UB Law Alumni Sheldon L. Cohen '80 is an assistant associate at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Association, among other activities. vice-president in the tax department of Doyle in Rochester, N.Y. and he is a Metropolitan Life. He has responsibility partner in the firm of Kamen, Berlove, James E. Morris '79 has formed a law for providing technical and policy analysis Marafioti, Jacobstein & Goldman, also in finn devoted to the practice of civil and and recommendations on current and pro Rochester. criminal litigation. The new finn is called posed life insurance tax legislation, as well Morris, Cantor, Ziller and Barnes. Morris as developing legislative, regulatory and Linda KneU Bumbalo '81 is Associate specializes in medical malpractice and administrative tax initiatives for Meu·opoli Legislative Counsel tor the Mortgage insurance litigation. He resides in tan. He expects to receive his L. L.M. Bankers Association of America in Wash Amherst, N.Y. degree from NYU School of Law in 1990. ington, D.C. 53 Joy A. Kendrick '81, attorney and busi health care and tax law within the firm 's ness consultant, Law Office of Joy A. corporate departme nt. Loeb lives in Kendrick and J .A. Kendrick Business En Brighton, N.Y. with her husband Robert. terprises, has been selected as a member of the first class of Leadership Buffalo. Lori T. Marian '83 of Greenwich, Ct. , is an investment banker. She has joined RusseU M. Leisner '81 has opened a Jaw Greenwich Capital Markets, where she office in Forest Hills, N.Y. specializes in mortgage-backed securities and mergers and acquisitions. David Smith '81 has joined the firm of Gwertzman, Pfeffer, Taker & Lefkowitz in Carolyn Messana-Morrow '83 of New York City, where he is an associate Block & Colucci, P.C. was elected to the specializing in insurance litigation. Board of Directors of Horizon Human Services, Inc., a health-related not-for Jo W. Faber '82, an Erie County assist profit organization that offers outpatient ant district attorney, has been appointed to counseling in the mental health and drug the Judicial Commission on Justice for addiction fields. Children by Chief Judge Sol Wachtler. She joins 28 other officials from around the Earl R. Pfeffer '83 is now an associate Carol D. Collard '83 state on the panel. This marks the first time with the firm of Cohen, Weiss and Simon in in state history that leaders of major gov New York City. ernmental and private institutions con the firm in 1983. He specializes in civil cerned with the treatment of children have litigation and appeals. joined as a permanent body. Daniel Rausher '83 of Brooklyn, N.Y. , left the Brooklyn district attorney's office in Carol D. Collard '83 has become a December. He is now an associate for Michael A. Fracassi '82 heads a Wash partner in the Buffalo firm of Falk & William J. Steinbrecher, P.C. in Mineola, ington, D.C.-based law practice, where he Siemer. N.Y. He specializes in personal injury/ specializes in United States and interna negligence work, including medical tional taxation, United States and interna William E. Coplon '83 has been named malpractice, product liability and criminal tional business planning, and corporate a partner in the Buffalo law firm of Cohen defense. law. Fracassi also holds M.B.A. and & Lombardo. He specializes in the areas of L. L. M. degrees in addition to his J.D. litigation, appellate practice and environ mental law. Gerald J. Whalen '83 has been named a Eric Gould '82 is a senior associate in partner in the Buffalo law firm of Offer the Houston , Texas law firm of Ross, Helene M. Hamlin '83 is a partner in mann , Mahoney, Cassano, Pigott & Greco. Banks, May, Cron & Cavin. Scholl & Hamlin in Utica, N.Y. Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr. '83 is Janine Narol Huber '82 has been Kenneth R. Hiller '83 has joined the now a partner in the Buffalo-based law firm named a partner in the Buffalo law firm of law firm of Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys at Albrecht, Maguire, Heffern & Gregg. of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Law as an associate. Goodyear.
Joel R. Kurtzhalts '82 has become a Robert J, Lane, Jr. '83 has been named partner in the East Aurora, N.Y. law firm a partner in the Buffalo law firm of Joan E. Casilio '84 is an associate in the of Difilippo, Bennett & Daumen, where he Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & law firm of Ange & Gordon in Buffalo, specializes in civil and criminal litigation. Goodyear, where he practices general N.Y., where she specializes in matrimonial corporate litigation. law. She recently co-authored an article Richard P. Weisbeck '82 has been entitled, "Valuation of Professional named a partner in the law firm of Lipsitz, Judith Holender Loeb '83 is an associ Licenses and Degrees: American Case Green, Fahringer, Roll. Schuller & James. ate with the Rochester law firm of Cham Law After O'Brien," which was published He served as a staff attorney at the Legal berlain, D'Amanda, Oppenheimer & by Capital Money and Family Law, a Aid Bureau of Buffalo. Inc. before joining Greenfield, where she concentrates on Canadian publication
54 George W. Collins, Jr. '84 of Amherst, N.Y., a lawyer with Koren, Bertell and LeoJ. Hagerty 1893-1988 Hoey, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Arts Council in Buffalo eo 1. Hagerty, class of 1922 , died in and Erie County. April after a short illness. He was L 95-years-old. A retired State Su Susan E. Gray '84 practices on a part preme Court justice and former Erie time basis for Kushner, Kushner & Roscetti County district attorney, he participated in in Niagara Falls, N.Y. "due to the addition many of the area's most celebrated legal of twin girls to our family - plus the cases. oldest, Elizabeth." Born in Buffalo, Hagerty attended Lafay ette High School, Canisius High School and the State University at Buffalo before Timothy Payne '84 is an editor with enlisting in the U.S. Army during World VERACORP, Inc. , the electronic subsid War I. Commissioned as a second Lieuten iary of The Lawyers Co-operative Publish- ant, he served in the 48th Infantry and ing Co. and Bancroft-Whitney Co. He reached the rank of captain by the time he resides in Rochester with his wife was honorably discharged. Christina. Returning to Buffalo, Hagerty worked for The Buffalo News as a police reporter at Gayle L. Eagan '85, an attorney with Matthew]. Fusco '86 night while attending UB Law School the Buffalo law firm of Jaeckle, Fleis during the day. After graduating from law chmann and Mugel, has been elected presi school, his ability attracted the attention of dent of the Anorexia Bulimia Buffalo Style and Behavior to Housing CoUJt Effec the district attorney. In 1925, he was ap Association. The group sponsors educa tiveness." pointed as an assistant prosecutor. tional programs and support groups for In 1935, he was elected justice of the people with eating disorders and their Barbara White '85, formerly Assistant peace in the Town of Tonawanda. From families. Professor of Economics at UB Law School, 1937 to 1943, he was elected as a Republi is now Associate Professor of Law at the can to three terms as Erie County district Richard E. Gottlieb '85 is now an University of Houston Law Center. She attorney. & associate in the firm of Kirkland Ellis in recently published an article in the Iowa Elected to the State Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. He and his wife Leslie, Law Review entitled " Coase and the 194 7, Hage1ty was selected by former Gov. who graduated from UB Business School Courts: Economics for the Common Man." Thomas E. Dewey to preside over a fi ve '85, recently bought a house on Capitol The article evaluates the economic co year grand jury investigation of political Hill. herency of one of the basic tenets of the corruption and gambling in Saratoga "Law and Economics" school of thought, County. In 1957 , Hagerty retired William J . (Jud) Weiksnar '85 lives in H. Todd Bullard '87 is an associate in Brookline, Mass., where he is in his second litigation at the Rochester law firm of year of formation to become a Franciscan Harris, Beach , Wilcox, Rubin and Levey. priest. He recently completed his Ph.D. in Policy Studies at UB. His dissertation was , "The Relationship of Judicial Attitude, 55 MARRIAGES in Buffalo, N.Y. Hyman C . Davidoff '34 Dorma Marie Alaimo '88 and Richard James A. Quinn '88 and Mary M. Healy, August 20, 1988. March 24, 1988 Hayes Ferro. Delray Beach, Florida Lawrence R. Basel, Jr. '87 and Steven E. Rovner '83 and Deborah Everett M. Barlow '35 Cynthia Ann Loretto, August 27, 1988. Ann Rivkin, May 29, 1988. Nov. 20, 1987 Robert Battista '83 and Cynthia Marie Kenneth Albert Schoetz '84 and Snyder, New York Suarez, September 17, 1988. Kathryn M. Leo, August 27, 1988. Gordon M. Brown '36 Charles E. Telford '86 and Carrie P. Kermeth Howard Blumberg '86 and Jan. 13, 1988 Tara Lynda Singer, July 3, 1988. Morrison, October 8, 1988. Warsaw, New York Karen Debra Tunis '82 and David Peter K. Bradley '85 and Linda J ean Samuel C. Adornetto '38 J. W. Manny. Retzer, September 24, 1988. Feb. 28, 1988 Anne Frances Carmon '86 and Tim Gerald Thomas Walsh '86 and Susan Williamsville, New York othy George Rack, February 13 , 1988. E. Barone, August 6, 1988. Zygmund Ziolo '38 Sandra K. Cassidy '85 and Gary J. John J . Weinholtz '87 and Deanna L. Dec. 23, 1987 Styka, April 23, 1988. Dey, August 27, 1988. Buffalo, New York Martin J. Zuffrannieri '87 and Holly Kevin J . Casutto '83 and Diane Dean Charles W. Thompson, Jr. '40 Scherlein, July 9, 1988. '87, October 11 , 1987. They are now living March 12 , 1988 in Rochester, N.Y. Kenmore, New York Marjorie Ann Cline, a second year law In Memoriam Arthur V. Killian '47 student, and Brian Scott Bialy, August 27, July 27, 1988 Irene M. Tatu '15 1988. Niagara Falls, New York May 24, 1988 Carol Ann Flaherty '87 and David Buffalo, New York Seymour L. Schuller '47 James Murray '86, April 23, 1988. They Feb. 25, 1988 are now living in East Aurora, N.Y. Hon. Leo J. Hagerty '22 Eggertsville, New York David Patrick Flynn '87 and Bethann April 3, 1988 Mary Roehling. Williamsville, New York Hon. William H . Dillon '51 Jan. 31, 1988 Julie R . Freudenheim '88 and Spencer R. Norman Kirchgraber '27 Lackawanna, New York G. Feldman '87, May 28, 1988. They are Jan. 17, 1988 John F. Macauley '51 living in New York City. Orchard Park, New York May 13, 1988 Douglas Wayne Killip '87 and Patricia Buffalo, New York Anne Kennedy. Col. Roswell P. Rosengren '27 Sept. 13, 1988 Hon. Joseph P. McNamara '51 Elizabeth T. Marshall '81 and Lennart Bradenton, Florida June 18, 1988 Lindner, May 29, 1988. Buffalo, New York Hon. Sebastian J. Bellomo '29 Gregg Simson Maxwell, a third-year May 31, 1988 Laurence E. Burke '53 law student, and Sharon Constance Buffalo, New York Aug. 22, 1988 Dwyer, Aug. 12 , 1988. Buffalo, New York Arme McGuirk '88 and Denis Reagan Leonard J. Brizdle '29 Hurley, Jr. '88, June 4, 1988. They are Dec. 7, 1987 Daniel J . Callanan '58 living in Albany, N.Y. Williamsville, New York June 6, 1988 Orchard Park, New York R. Peter Morrow ill '74 and Suzanne Augustine A. Mosco '32 james E. Adel '66 Clare Keefe, June 18, 1988. June 28, 1988 May 31, 1988 Williamsville, New York James J. Navagh '85 and Kim Marie Town of Tonawanda, New York Mikkelson, July 16 . 1988. They are living 56