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Volume 5 Number 2 Winter 1990-91 Article 28

1-1-1991

Five Presented With Distinguished Alumni Awards

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ive outstanding alumni were honored by the Uni versity at Buffalo School of Law this F spring when the UB Law Alumni Association held its 28th Annual Meeti ng and Din ner at the Buffalo Waterfront Hilton. Following dinner, David E. Parker, president of the Law Alum ni Association, presented Distin­ guished Al umni Awards to: • Hon. Edmund F. Maxwell, of Buffalo, Class of 1949, who was cited "for his conscientious performance as a U.S. magistrate."' "Many of you have appeared before Judge Maxwell and know him to be knowledgeable, considerate and consci­ ent ious when dealing with the myriad of matters that come into his court," said Parker. "But his fairness, his open­ mindedness and ki ndness is what makes Judge Maxwell stand out fro m his peers." Born and raised in Lackawanna, N.Y. , Maxwell attended Cani sius High Left to right, }. Mason Davis '59, Hon. Edmund F. Maxwell '49, Carl }. Montante School and Cani sius College. Befo re '67 and Lawrence Dautch at the Distinguished Alumni A wards dinner. attend ing law school, he served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943 to 1945. After graduating from UB Law, he fi rst went into private his leadership by example as a pri vate Davis is now a senior partner in the practi ce with the firm of Saperston, practitioner. " law firm of Sirote & Permutt, one of McNaughton & Saperston, then formed Davis grew up in Birmingham, Ala., Alabama's largest. He is also an adjunct hi s own firm . Maxwell, Handel & where he attended public schools and professor ar the University of Alabama Maxwell . in the mid- 1950s. He was Talladega Coll ege. Unable to attend law School of Law. He has assumed leader­ assistant U.S. attorney for the Western school in his home state becau se of state­ ship positions in numerous professional, District of New York from 1961 to 1963. mandated segregation, he came north to corporate and civic organizati ons. A In 1964, he returned to full-ti me priv~te UB Law. where he was a member of the businessman and politician as well as an practice. when he was appo int~d to hl s Buffalo Law Review. After graduation he attorney. Davis has served as president of current position as a U.S. ma ? J s t n~ te. U.S. returned to Birmingham, where he the Bi rmingham Bar Association and as a District Court. Western Distnct ol New became heav il y involved in the civil commissioner of the Alabama Bar York in I t.J71 rights movement of the early 1960s. Association. among others. He is • J. Mason Davis. of Birmmgham. working with Dr. Martin Luther King and currently secretary of the Alabama Ala .. Clas-. of 19 ~ ':1 . Davis wa-, CJ!cd ··for others in that struggle. Democratic party.

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alls were in their • Paul Gonson, of Washington, impressive- but for his dedication and when enclosed m lso founded the Consoli­ D.C., Class of 1954. Gonson was cited commitment to this community a nd the infancy. He a " for his commitment to public service." people of Western New York," said dated Bowling Corp., a network of His friend and former law partner, Irving Parker, who enumerated an impressive bowling centers now known as Conbow Schuman, accepted the award for number of charitable acti vities, ranging Corp. Dautch was regarded in the Gonson, who was delayed on a flight from fund-raising for the City Mission to "Harold from Europe. serving on the Board of Trustees of community and among his employees with extreme affection and admiration," Gonson completed his undergraduate Canisius College. 1937. work at UB, served on the Buffalo Law • Harold A. Dautch, Class of said Parker. owers was chair of Review and graduated from the Law He received a posthumous award " for Jean Carol K. P ttee. Serving with her School cum laude. After serving in the exemplary performance in business." His the d inner commi Rogers, co-chair; and Garry Army for two years, he became a son, Lawrence Dautch, accepted the were Sharyn fo unding partner in the Buffalo law fim1 award. It was the first time a business M. G raber, Juan E. Irene, Robert B. of Gross, Gonson & Schuman. He joined award category was presented. Moriarty, Arthur A. Russ Jr., K. Michael the Securities and Exchange Commission After practicing law for a few years, Sawicki. Hon. Hugh B. Scott and Paul J. in 1961. and since that time has held a Harold Dautch turned to retailing. With Suozzi. seri es of important positions, including the purchase of one store in Niagara Sponsors for the dinner were assistant general counsel, associate Fal ls, he founded a chai n of department Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.: stores in the 1940s. That store is still part general counsel and now solicitor. Ticor Title Guarantee Corp.; Alan of the Jenss chain, with three others As so licitor since 1979, he super­ Fenster Associates; Barrister Information serving as anchors in the Summit Park vises the Commission's appell ate Systems Corp.; Frank L. Papa National Hills Mall and Boulevard litigation and the defense of litioation Mall , Eastern Fire Adjustment Co.: Freedman-Harris brought against the agency. Gon"' son has Mall . Insurance Agency Inc.: Holcberg Ltd. of personally argued more than I 00 appel­ Dautch had pioneered the idea Real Estate Brokerage; Jack Hunt and department stores serving late cases on behalf of the SEC in the better upscale Associates. Court Reporters; Lathan, as the key to indoor mall shopping. He U.S. S upreme Court and the federal Lumsden, McCom1ick & Co. Accoun­ ing Cou11s of Appeal. He has been respon­ was one of the principals in develop tants; and R.L. Sonnenberger Land Mall on Niagara Fall s sible for an exceptionally large number o f the Boulevard Surveyor. • s. diverse legal victorie th at have enhanced Boulevard in Amherst in the early 1960 investor protection in such areas as insider trading, market manipulation, tender offer , proxy solicitation and broker-dealer regulatio n. • Carl J. Monta nte. of Buffalo. Class of 1967. Montante was c ited ·'for hi s many c ontributions to the betterment of our community." A g raduate of Canisius High School and Canisius College, Montante practiced law w ith his brother Tom for a brief period in 1968. After a few weeks. the Montante brothers went into the tire business. In 1979, Uniland Development was incorporated. As president of Unil and Development Co.. Montante has changed the complexion of the City of Buffalo and surrounding suburbs, building some of the area's most appeal­ ing bui Idings and office parks. "Bur tonight we honor Carl Left to right, Morton H. Levy '59, Joseph S. Bengart '56, Eli H. Frankel '59, J. Montante not for hi s business Mason Davis '59, Anthony J. Colucci Jr. '58, June P. Davis, and Lester G. Sconiers act:omplishmners. which arc indeed '74 at the annual dinner.

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