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’50s Class
of 1953 Reunion Photos
Class
of 1958 Reunion Photos
John P.
Patti ’54 is retiring after 18 years as the Erie County Family Court
support magistrate in Buffalo. Patti was honored at a farewell party Nov. 7. He
is a resident of Williamsville, N.Y.
Hon.
Joseph S. Mattina ’56 was honored at the Bar Association of Erie County’s
inaugural retirement party on Dec. 2 in Buffalo. Mattina, Erie County Surrogate
Court judge, stepped down from the bench upon reaching the mandatory retirement
age. A recipient of the UB Law Alumni Association’s Jaeckle Award, he has been
on the bench since 1965, previously serving as a judge in Buffalo City Court,
Erie County Court and New York State Supreme Court.
Thomas
Basil ’58 recently retired as a civilian attorney for the U.S. Department
of the Navy. He resides in Orlando, Fla.
Thomas
Beecher Jr. ’59 was awarded the Dr. Lawrence Jacobs Award from the
Western New York/Northwestern Pennsylvania chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Beecher is president of Ballynoe Inc. in Buffalo and a partner in the
firm Phillips Lytle in Buffalo, where he resides.
’60s Class
of 1963 Reunion Photos
Class
of 1968 Reunion Photos
Howard R.
Relin ’68 has retired from the Monroe County district attorney’s
office in Rochester, N.Y. Relin was the longest-serving district attorney
in Monroe County. He is a Rochester resident.
Dr. Allan
J. Eisenberg ’69 has been promoted from chairman to director of the
paralegal program at Florida Metropolitan University’s campus in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. Eisenberg lives in Boca Raton, Fla.
’70s Class
of 1973 Reunion Photos
Class
of 1978 Reunion Photos
Terrence
M. Connors ’71, a Buffalo resident and partner in the firm Connors
& Vilardo, recently was awarded the largest personal-injury verdict in
Western New York court history, $58.6 million. His client, Michael Murach, a
professional diver, was left paralyzed by an accident at Martin’s Fantasy
Island on Grand Island, N.Y., in 1990.
Victor A.
Oliveri ’71 was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial
Lawyers during its annual meeting in Montreal. Oliveri is a partner in the firm
Gibson, McAskill & Crosby in Buffalo. He lives in Amherst, N.Y.
Hon.
Rosalie Stoll Bailey ’73 has recently been elected a New York State Supreme
Court justice for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo, where she resides.
Paul R.
Comeau ’73, a partner in the firm Hodgson Russ, in the Buffalo office,
is a member of the firm’s new government relations team, providing governmental
advocacy on behalf of clients. Comeau lives in Williamsville, N.Y.
David S.
Gary ’73 is a senior trial attorney in the major care unit at
Travelers Insurance. Gary is a resident of Syosset, N.Y.

Dianne
Bennett ’75 has been named to the newly created government relations
team in the firm Hodgson Russ, in the Buffalo office. Bennett, chair of the firm,
will address clients’ issues through legislative or administrative action. She
is also a co-author of Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans
2003-2004. She resides in Buffalo.
Louis P.
DiLorenzo ’76 of Fayetteville, N.Y., has been re-elected to the New York
State Bar Journal board of editors for a three-year term. DiLorenzo is partner
in the firm Bond, Schoeneck & King in the Syracuse, N.Y., office and is
also a past chair of the New York State Bar Association’s labor and employment
law section.
Sue
Gardner ’76 was recognized for her contributions to the Western New York
community and service organizations. She was honored at D’Youville College’s
annual Community Service Award reception on Oct. 16 in Buffalo. Gardner is a
partner in the firm Kavinoky & Cook in Buffalo, where she resides.
Hon.
Michael E. Hudson ’76 has been named a New York State Court of Claims judge
in Buffalo. He was formerly principal law clerk to Hon. Sharon Townsend,
administrative judge, Eighth Judicial District. Hudson is a resident of
Amherst, N.Y.
Brent L.
Wilson ’76 has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Black Lawyers”
by Black Enterprise magazine. Wilson is a partner in the Atlanta firm
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson. He handles cases involving labor relations
and employment law. He is a resident of Lithonia, Ga.
Kenneth A.
Manning ’77, of Kenmore, N.Y., received the Brotherhood/Sisterhood
award for law from the National Conference on Community and Justice on January
15 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. A partner in the Buffalo-based law firm of
Philllips Lytle LLP, he is a past president of the UB Law Alumni Association
and serves on the Deans Advisory Council.
Dennis R.
McCoy ’77 was a co-presenter at the Erie County Bar Association
seminar “Everything You Wanted to Know About Legal Malpractice and Attorney
Grievance, but Hopefully Will Never Need to Use” on Nov. 7 in Buffalo. McCoy, a
member of the board of directors of the UB Law Alumni Association, is a partner
in the Buffalo firm Hiscock & Barclay. He lives in Snyder, N.Y.
George A.
Rusk ’77 has been promoted from program manager to vice president of
the Lancaster, N.Y., company Ecology and Environment. Rusk lives in Snyder,
N.Y.
Thomas P.
Connelly III ’78 has retired. Connelly, a former solo practitioner,
resides in Newport News, Va.

Garry
Graber ’78 has been named chair of the Bar Association of Erie County
bylaws committee. Graber is a partner in the firm Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office
and chairs the firm’s bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice group. He
is also past president of the Bar Association of Erie County, the Volunteer
Lawyers Project and the UB Law Alumni Association. Graber lives in Orchard
Park, N.Y.
Kathleen
Mehltretter ’78 of Orchard Park, N.Y., was honored Nov. 14 at the 20th
annual Director’s Awards ceremony of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive
Office for United States Attorneys. Mehltretter is first assistant U.S.
attorney for the U.S. attorney’s office, Western District of New York, in
Buffalo. She helped to convict the “Lackawanna Six,” accused of supporting
al-Qaida.
Ann E.
Evanko ’79, senior partner in the firm Hurwitz & Fine, has been
appointed treasurer of the board of directors of Everywoman Opportunity Center
in Buffalo. Evanko is a former recipient of Everywoman Opportunity Center’s
Award of Excellence. She lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.
Francis M.
Letro ’79, and his wife, Cindy Abbott-Letro, both of Buffalo,
received the Brotherhood/Sisterhood award for philanthropy from the National
Conference on Community and Justice on January 15 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
A trial lawyer who heads the Law Office of Francis M. Letro in Buffalo, he is a
major donor to the Law School, where the courtroom is named in his honor.
Andrew
Lipkind ’79 spoke at a seminar sponsored by the Art Dealers Association
of Canada. He addressed commercial art dealers in Toronto and Vancouver on the
immigration aspects of doing business in the United States. Lipkind is a solo
practitioner in Williamsville, N.Y., specializing in immigration matters.
’80s Class
of 1983 Reunion Photos
Hon.
Barbara Howe ’80 has become the Erie County surrogate judge in
Buffalo, succeeding Hon. Joseph S. Mattina ’56, who retired. Howe is the
first female surrogate judge and a former New York State Supreme Court justice,
Eighth Judicial District. She is also a past president of the UB Law Alumni
Association and is a Buffalo resident.
Richard
Samuel Jr. ’80 is an assistant vice president and officer with Bank of
America Trust Services in Tampa, Fla. He previously worked for Bank of America
Private Bank in Seattle. Samuel is a resident of South Tampa, Fla.
Hon.
Michael A. Battle ’81, of Buffalo, U.S. district attorney for the Western
District of New York, has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Black
Lawyers” by Black Enterprise magazine, for government. Battle resides in
Buffalo.
Robert M.
Elardo ’81 was recognized for his many years of service with the Bar
Association of Erie County Volunteer Lawyers Project at the VLP’s 20th
anniversary party, Oct. 16 in Buffalo. Elardo is managing attorney of the Bar
Association of Erie County VLP. He is a Buffalo resident.
Edward C. Northwood ’81 is a
co-author of Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2003-2004, a
treatise providing in-depth analysis of the tax rules applicable to
governmental plans, new case rulings and other significant developments. He
resides in Buffalo.
Ronald J.
Winter ’81, a Lockport, N.Y., resident, has been recognized as the
outstanding district justice by his law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta. He is responsible
for overseeing the activities of the fraternity at seven law schools in New
York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Winter is the confidential law clerk to
Hon. Richard C. Kloch Sr. ’76, supervising judge of criminal courts, Eighth
Judicial District, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Kevin D.
Robinson ’82 received the Legal Service Award from the Minority Bar
Association of Western New York at its 21st annual awards dinner,
Sept. 12 in Buffalo. Robinson is assistant U.S. attorney for the Western
District of New York and chief of the financial litigation unit in Buffalo,
where he resides.
Mark A.
Ventrone ’82, a Syracuse, N.Y., resident, has been elected to the board of
directors of the Onondaga County Bar Association for a three-year term.
Ventrone practices in civil litigation and is a partner with David S. Kimpel
’82 in the firm Kimpel, Gideon & Ventrone in Syracuse.

Edward C.
Robinson ’83 has become a partner in the Buffalo firm Hurwitz & Fine.
He practices in the firm’s estates and trusts department. Robinson lives in
Williamsville, N.Y.
Gerald
Whalen ’83 addressed a conference in New York City in November on
criminal investigation and prosecutions. Whalen is a partner in the firm
Hiscock & Barclay in the Buffalo office, handling civil litigation cases.
He is a resident of Hamburg, N.Y.
Hon. Erin
M. Peradotto ’84 has recently been elected a New York State Supreme
Court justice for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo, where she resides. Peradotto
was previously a partner in the firm Volgenau & Bosse. She is a member of
the board of directors of the UB Law Alumni Association.
Kenneth W.
Africano ’85, previously a partner in the Buffalo firm Damon & Morey,
has joined the firm Harter, Secrest & Emery as a partner in the Buffalo
office. Africano specializes his practice in the areas of general contract
litigation, intellectual property litigation and unfair competition claims. He
lives in Buffalo.

Peter K.
Bradley ’85 is co-author of Taxation of Distributions From Qualified
Plans 2003-2004, a treatise providing in-depth analysis of the tax rules
applicable to governmental plans, new case rulings and other significant
developments. He resides in Williamsville, N.Y.
Lisa Bloch
Rodwin ’85 of Amherst, N.Y., is the recipient of the Women Attorney of
the Year Award from the Women Lawyers of Western New York. She received the
award Dec. 4 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Rodwin is chief of the domestic
violence bureau in the Erie County district attorney’s office in Buffalo.
Catherine
Wettlaufer ’85, a Buffalo resident, addressed the New York State Bar
Association on Oct. 30 in Amherst, N.Y., and on Nov. 20 in Rochester, N.Y. She
also addressed the Erie County Bar Association on Nov. 7 in Buffalo.
Wettlaufer, a partner in the Buffalo firm Hiscock & Barclay, discussed
ethics-related matters at these three events.
Shari Jo
Reich ’86, a Buffalo solo practitioner, was awarded the Builders
Award from Gay & Lesbian Youth Services at its 20th anniversary
Gayla on Nov. 20 at the Harbour Club of HSBC Arena in Buffalo. Reich is a past
president of the organization.
Raul A.
Rodriguez ’86 has been elected to a four-year term on the Wethersfield,
Conn., Board of Education. Rodriguez is an assistant attorney general in the
U.S. attorney general’s office in Hartford, Conn. He is a resident of
Wethersfield.
William L.
Giroux ’87, an Eden, N.Y., resident, has become principal of H.R.
Advisors, a human resources and benefits consulting firm in Colden, N.Y. Giroux
was previously a partner in the firm Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel in
Buffalo.
Hon. Debra
L. Givens ’87 has been elected to Buffalo City Court. She resides in
Buffalo.
Hon. Elyse
Lazansky ’87 has been elected town justice of North Castle in Armonk, N.Y.
Lazansky was previously a prosecutor for 13 years in Westchester County,
specializing in sex crimes, domestic violence and child abuse cases. She is a
resident of Armonk.
Thomas
Colson ’88, a patent attorney, inventor and president of IP.com in West
Henrietta, N.Y., has become of counsel in the intellectual property law firm
Simpson & Simpson in Buffalo.
Michael C.
Banks ’89, a partner in the New York City firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley
& McCloy, has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Black Lawyers” by Black
Enterprise magazine. Banks practices in the global corporate finance
department in the firm and lives in Freeport, N.Y.
Hon. Paul
G. Buchanan ’89 has been elected Erie County Family Court judge in
Buffalo. Buchanan was previously a New York State Supreme Court law clerk in
Buffalo, where he resides.
Vincent
Dunn ’89 has been named by Black Enterprise magazine as one of
“America’s Top Black Lawyers.” Dunn is a partner in the New York City firm
Chadbourne & Parke, representing clients regarding banking, finance,
leasing and related matters. He resides in Rockville Center, N.Y.
’90s Class
of 1993 Reunion Photos
Class
of 1998 Reunion Photos
Lisa J.
Allen ’90, supervising attorney in the firm Hogan & Willig in
Amherst, N.Y., recently was named a 2003 Woman of Influence, an award
recognizing the outstanding achievements of Western New York’s top women
executives, by Business First newspaper in Buffalo. Allen and her
husband, Michael C. Veruto ’98, reside in East Amherst with their three
children.
Mary Catherine Malley ’90 has become
chair of the corporation law committee of the Bar Association of Erie County.
Malley is a partner in the corporate and securities practice group in the firm
Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, where she resides.
Aileen
McNamara ’90, a North Buffalo resident, has become the first woman
president of the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo. She will serve a two-year
term. McNamara is an attorney at Mental Hygiene Legal Service in Buffalo.
Martin A.
Sanchez ’90 is human resources manager for Carpet Technology Corp. in
Wood Ridge, N.J. He is responsible for the New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania
plants as well as for employees in Mexico and the United Kingdom. Sanchez is a
resident of New Rochelle, N.Y.
Russell J.
Matuszak ’92 practices in corporate transactional, real estate and
bankruptcy law. He has joined the firm Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham &
Coppola in Buffalo.
Selina
Regan ’93 has been appointed northeast regional manager of the New
York City environmental division of Quanta US Holdings, a Bermuda-based
specialty lines insurance company. Regan lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
William
Trezevant ’93 was named deputy director of the Institute for Politics,
Democracy & the Internet in Washington, D.C. In addition, he was selected
as a member of the American delegation with the Young Leaders Program held in
Moscow. As a part of a trilateral conference including the United Kingdom and
Russia, the conference dealt with global issues affecting the long-standing
relationships of the three nations. Trezevant is a Buffalo resident.
Constantine
Karides ’94 joined top 20 global law firm Reed Smith as a partner. He is
head of the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy group in the firm’s New York
City office and is the firm’s youngest partner. Karides is a resident of New
York City.
Luke P.
Bellocchi ’95 has left the U.S. Department of State, where he served as an
attorney for consular issues, and now serves as counsel for the U.S. House of
Representatives committee on the judiciary in Washington, D.C. Bellocchi lives
in Arlington, Va.
Kimberley
A. Propeack ’95 received the Maryland Leadership in Law Award.
Propeack, an attorney and advocacy director with CASA of Maryland, is the
youngest recipient of this award. She resides in Mount Rainier, Md.
Mark C.
Somers ’95 has become a partner in the Rochester, N.Y., office of the
firm Hamberger & Weiss. He concentrates his practice in the areas of
workers’ compensation insurance carriers and self-insured employers. Somers is
a Rochester resident.
Larry
Wollert II ’95 of San Francisco is a partner in the firm Gordon
& Rees in the San Francisco office. Wollert deals with cases involving
employers in harassment and discrimination claims.
Ranjana
Kadle ’96 was a featured speaker at the Biotechnology 2003 Business
Forum in Washington, D.C. Kadle, a bridge course instructor at UB Law School
and partner in the Buffalo firm Hodgson Russ, spoke on intellectual property
protection. She is a resident of East Amherst, N.Y.
Sada
Manickam ’96 is a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in
Washington, D.C. In addition, Manickam served as the lead attorney in
Miami-Dade County in the Florida presidential election investigation. He is a
resident of Arlington, Va.
Holly
Beecher ’97 addressed the National Business Institute Seminar “The
Probate Process From Start to Finish” on Oct. 30 in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Beecher
is an associate in the firm Phillips Lytle in Buffalo, where she resides.

Dr. Anita
Coles Costello ’97 is a co-author of Taxation of Distributions From
Qualified Plans 2003-2004, a treatise providing in-depth analysis of the
tax rules applicable to governmental plans, new case rulings and other significant
developments. She resides in Amherst, N.Y.
Merf Ehman
’97, a Seattle resident, received the 2003 “Passing the Torch
Award” from Washington Women Lawyers. Ehman is director of the King County Bar Association’s
Housing Justice Project in Seattle and is vice president of judicial affairs of
the King County chapter of Washington Women Lawyers.

Ehman
receives award from WWL
Gil
Michel-Garcia ’97, a senior associate in the international law firm
Clifford Chance, was seconded to head the office of the firm in London, where
he resides.
Jeremy J.
Best ’98 has joined the law firm Ward, Norris, Heller & Reidy in
Rochester, N.Y., as an associate. He recently left the Manhattan office of
Proskauer Rose. Best is a resident of Fairport, N.Y.
Amy L.
DuVall ’98 was recently appointed counsel/adviser of the American
Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care Program in Arlington, Va. She is a
resident of Washington, D.C.
Bahaati E.
Pitt ’98 was elected president of the Black Bar Association of Bronx
County for the 2003-04 term. Pitt is a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society
in Bronx, N.Y., where she resides.
Heath
Szymczak ’98 of Java Center, N.Y., received the Distinguished Service
Award from the New York State Bar Association’s Law-Related Education Awards.
He was honored at the 27th annual statewide Conference on
Law-Related Education on Oct. 30 in Albany, N.Y. Szymczak, an associate in the
Buffalo firm Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, also recently received the
Pathfinder Award from the Buffalo Alliance for Education.
Michael J.
Chmiel ’99 practices in the Buffalo firm Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer, Monte
& Pajak. He recently joined the firm as an associate dealing with cases
involving litigation, matrimonial, criminal, trusts and wills, and general
practice matters. Chmiel lives in Amherst, N.Y.
Patricia
M. Costanzo’99 recently opened her own law office, practicing in the
areas of patent, copyright and trademark law, specializing in intellectual
property law and related matters. Previously, Costanzo worked at the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office as an examiner in the field of semiconductors. She
resides in Elma, N.Y.
Ross Howarth ’99 is an associate in the
firm Hiscock & Barclay in the Rochester, N.Y., office. Howarth practices in
the areas of general business and corporate law. He lives in Churchville, N.Y.
’00s
James
Appler III ’00 handles cases involving insurance defense litigation. He
recently joined the firm Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola in
Buffalo as an associate. He is a Buffalo resident.
Daniel M.
De Federicis ’00 has been re-elected for a second term as president of
the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers. He lives in
Albany, N.Y.
Daniel W.
Morse ’00 is a staff attorney at the Disability Law Center in Salt
Lake City, Utah. He practices in the area of disability rights, specializing in
the area of special-education rights, representing parents of students with
disabilities.
David W.
Polak ’00 is vice president of the nonprofit organization Tremendous
Teens of Western New York. Polak is an attorney in the Law Office of John P.
Feroleto in Buffalo. He is a resident of Elma, N.Y.
Elizabeth
Snyder ’00 recently began working as a staff attorney at Mental
Hygiene Legal Service, 4th Department, in Utica, N.Y. In addition,
she received the Observer Dispatch Accent on Excellence Award for leaders under
age 40. Snyder was also named to the board of directors of the Oneida County
Bar Association. In addition, she was elected vice president of the Utica
College Alumni Association and will become president in April. Snyder is a
Utica resident.
Rayne
Hammond Benz ’01 has completed a one-year clerkship with U.S. District
Judge Hon. Michael A. Telesca in Rochester, N.Y. Benz has accepted a position
as associate in the Pittsford, N.Y., office in the firm Harris Beach, working
in the commercial litigation and labor litigation groups.

Elizabeth
D. Carlson ’01 practices in the labor and employment practice group
in the firm Hodgson Russ, in the Buffalo office. Carlson has joined the firm as
an associate and was previously an associate in the New York City firm Schulte
Roth & Zabel. She is a Buffalo resident.
Emilio
Colaiacovo ’01, an attorney in the Buffalo firm Bouvier, O’Connor,
was appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Buffalo
Philharmonic Chorus. Colaiacovo, a Clarence, N.Y., resident, is also vice
chairman of the Clarence Republican Committee and is director of the Father
Thomas Conway Memorial Committee and Mercyhurst College alumni board.
Peter M. O’Hara ’02 is a
co-author of Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2003-2004, a
treatise providing in-depth analysis of the tax rules applicable to
governmental plans, new case rulings and other significant developments. He
resides in Snyder, N.Y.
Allison J.
Porcella ’02 has joined the export/import services team of Lockheed
Martin Corp. Maritime Systems and Sensors division in Syracuse, N.Y., as an
international licensing analyst associate. Porcella is a Syracuse resident.
Jessica M. Baker ’03 is
practicing in the firm Hiscock & Barclay in the Syracuse, N.Y., office.
Baker is an associate handling cases involving commercial litigation,
creditors’rights and Indian law. She lives in Eden, N.Y.
Jennifer
Biletnikoff ’03 has joined the firm Jones Day in Pittsburgh as an
associate. She is a resident of Pittsburgh.

Alison J.
Cleary ’03 is an associate in the firm Hiscock & Barclay in the
Buffalo office. Cleary concentrates her practice in the areas of business law
and tax and employment benefit matters. She lives in Amherst, N.Y.
Jonathan G. Gorman ’03 practices
in the areas of torts, insurance and products liability and commercial
litigation. He is an associate in the firm Hiscock & Barclay in the
Rochester, N.Y., office. Gorman lives in West Seneca, N.Y.
Joseph M.
Hobaica ’03 has joined the Athari Law Firm as an associate in Utica,
N.Y., where he resides.
Thomas M.
Krol ’03 has joined the Buffalo office of Hodgson Russ as an
associate. Krol practices in the business litigation group. He is a Buffalo
resident.
Thomas
Maxian ’03 has accepted a position as an associate in the Rochester,
N.Y., office of the firm Nixon Peabody, practicing in the business litigation
group. He resides in Victor, N.Y.
James E.
Privitera ’03 has become associated with the firm Sanders & Sanders in
Amherst, N.Y. Privitera was formerly a contract mediator with the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission. He lives in East Aurora, N.Y.
Paul Sanders ’03 recently began practicing
in the firm Hiscock & Barclay as an associate in the Rochester, N.Y.,
office. Sanders’ area of practice includes torts, insurance coverage, products
liability and commercial litigation. He is a Rochester resident.
Steven W.
Wells ’03 is practicing in the areas of commercial litigation and
bankruptcy in the firm Harter, Secrest & Emery in Buffalo. Wells joined the
firm as an associate. He lives in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Marriages
Congratulations
to the following newlyweds:
Jennie M.
Muscarella ’93 and John H. Wissel, November 1, 2003
William F.
Trezevant ’93 and Katherine Williamson, September 13, 2003
Drew
Pinkney ’94 and Darwin Baker, July 5, 2003
Walter L.
Rooth, III ’94 and Amy Rebecca Boy, October 18, 2003
Melissa J.
Freeman ’00 and Todd A. Gold ’02, September 21, 2003
Thomas J.
Sheehan ’00 and Elizabeth Richards, November 29, 2003
Carly M.
Wilsman ’01 and Timothy J. Speyer, November 1, 2003
Brian R.
Hogan ’03 and Melissa Jean Martino, October 18, 2003
Martin
McCarthy ’03 and Melissa B. Fortunato, September 27, 2003
Kimberlee
D. McGrath ’03 and Joseph P. Dunlop, October 11,2003
Births
To Shawn
Lavery DeJames ’90 and Jeffrey DeJames, a daughter, Pierson Elliott, on
July 24, 2003, in Columbia, S.C.
To Lisa
Wayne Weiss ’93 and Neil Weiss, a son, Forest Blake, on December 27, 2003
in Boca Raton, Fl.
To David
Fensterstock ’94 and Dale Fensterstock, a son, Jarrett, on January 31,
2003, in Long Island, N.Y.
To David
Grover ’94 and Jill Grover, a son, Ethan Bennett, on
January
31, 2003, in New York City.

Grover and Fensterstock
with new sons
To Chandy
(Sweet) Kemp ’94 and Christopher Kemp, a son, Ian Christopher, on April 5,
2003, in Le Roy, N.Y.
To D.
Charles Roberts, Jr. ’97 and Rachel Roberts, a daughter, Audrey Elizabeth,
on November 13, 2003, in Buffalo.
To Jeremy
Best ’98 and Kristen Scharf-Best, a daughter, Elizabeth Catherine, on
January 10, 2004, in Rochester, N.Y.
To John
Rizzo ’01 and Tracy Rizzo, a son, Justin, on August 25, 2003, in Rochester,
N.Y.
In Memoriam
The Law
School extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the
following friends and alumni/ae:
Louis J.
La Mantia ’52, Hamburg, New York
Elliot J.
Mandel ’74, Stamford, Connecticut