Class Action - December '14

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’50s

Richard F. Griffin ’57 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Griffin practices mediation/alternative dispute resolution with Kavinoky Cook in Buffalo, where he resides. He is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Richard F. Griffin.

Richard F. Griffin '57

’60s

Peter J. Fiorella Jr. ’63 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He practices with Peter J. Fiorella Jr. & Associates in Buffalo, where he resides.

Gerald S. Lippes ’64, founder and senior partner with the Buffalo firm Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman, is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Lippes is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law School and Law Alumni Association's Jaeckle Award, and the Distinguished Alumnus award. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Robert P. Fine ’68 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Fine is chairman of Hurwitz & Fine in Buffalo, a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award, a past president of the Law Alumni Association, an emeritus member of the Dean's Advisory Council and an adjunct faculty member at the Law School. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

James P. Harrington ’69, a partner with Harrington & Mahoney in Buffalo, is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Harrington is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is a Buffalo resident.

Denis A. Scinta ’69 has become a partner with Tully Rinckey in the Buffalo office. Before joining the firm, he was special counsel with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in Buffalo. Scinta lives in Williamsville, N.Y.  

Gerald S. Lippes ’64.

Gerald S. Lippes ’64

James P. Harrington '69.

James P. Harrington '69

70s

Terrence M. Connors ’71 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Connors, a partner with Connors & Vilardo in Buffalo, is a past member of the Dean's Advisory Council and a recipient of the Law Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He lives in Buffalo.

Herbert L. Greenman ’72 of East Amherst, N.Y., is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a senior partner with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in Buffalo, practicing criminal defense.

Thomas F. Segalla ’72 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Segalla is a founding partner of Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo. He lives in Eggertsville, N.Y.

Neil A. Goldberg ’73 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Goldberg Segalla in the Buffalo office, practicing litigation. Goldberg lives in Eden, N.Y.

Nelson F. Zakia ’73 of Williamsville, N.Y., is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Zakia is chairman of the matrimonial and family law department of HoganWillig in Buffalo.

Dale A. Ehman ’75, a partner with Bouvier Partnership in the Buffalo office, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He practices personal injury defense. Ehman lives in Amherst, N.Y.

R. Charles Miner ’75 of Williamsville, N.Y., is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Smith Miner O’Shea & Smith in Buffalo.

Harry F. Mooney ’75 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a member of Hurwitz & Fine in Buffalo, practicing product liability, professional liability, and large loss and catastrophic injury litigation. Mooney lives in Clarence Center, N.Y.

William F. Savino ’75, a partner with Woods Oviatt Gilman Gilman in the Buffalo office, is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.”  Savino concentrates his practice in business litigation and insolvency. He is the 2014 recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award for business. Savino is a bridge course lecturer at the Law School, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council and a past president of the Law Alumni Association. He lives in Amherst, N.Y.

Richard F. DiGiacomo ’76 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. DiGiacomo is a partner with Nesper Ferber & DiGiacomo in Amherst, N.Y., focusing on real estate and commercial transactions, and is a past president of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Joseph A. Matteliano ’76 of Buffalo is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Augello & Matteliano in Buffalo.

Rodney O. Personius ’76 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Personius Melber in Buffalo, counseling clients regarding white-collar criminal defense, business and commercial litigation, false claims act, health care fraud and complex litigation. Personius lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Dennis R. McCoy ’77 received the Robert M. Kiebala Memorial Award from the Defense Trial Lawyers of Western New York. He is also listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. McCoy is a partner in the Buffalo office of Hiscock & Barclay. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council and a past president of the Law Alumni Association. McCoy lives in Snyder, N.Y.

John N. Lipsitz ’78, founding partner with Lipsitz & Ponterio in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He handles cases involving toxic torts including asbestos and mesothelioma. Lipsitz is a Buffalo resident.

Dennis C. Vacco ’78 is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman in Buffalo, counseling clients regarding commercial litigation. Vacco, a former New York attorney general and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award. He lives in Boston, N.Y.

Ann E. Evanko ’79 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Evanko, president of Hurwitz & Fine in Buffalo, concentrates her practice in business and employment law. She is founder and a past president of the Western New York chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Evanko lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Laraine M. Kelley ’79, a senior partner with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Kelley, who practices personal injury law, lives in Buffalo.

Dan D. Kohane ’79 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Kohane is a senior partner with Hurwitz & Fine in the Buffalo office and an adjunct faculty member at SUNY Buffalo Law School. He lives in Buffalo.

James E. Morris ’79 is named in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Morris, a Buffalo solo practitioner, lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Jean C. Powers ’79, a partner in the Amherst, N.Y., office of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, practicing in the real estate group, is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” She is a member emerita of the Dean's Advisory Council, a former recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna Award and a past president of the alumni association. She lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Raymond P. Reichert ’79 is included in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He is a partner in the tax practice group of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides.

Charles C. Swanekamp ’79 of Getzville, N.Y., is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He has also been appointed to the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission Advisory Council. Swanekamp is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office, practicing commercial litigation.

Ronald J. Tanski ’79 was elected chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America for a one-year term. He is president and CEO of National Fuel Gas Co. in Williamsville, N.Y. Tanski is a resident of Kenmore, N.Y. 

Thomas F. Segalla ’72.

Thomas F. Segalla ’72

William F. Savino ’75.

William F. Savino ’75

Rodney O. Personius.

Rodney O. Personius '76

Ann E. Evanko.

Ann E. Evanko '79

80s

Kenneth A. Patricia ’80 has become special counsel with Goldberg Segalla in the Buffalo office, practicing general liability. He previously practiced with Bouvier Partnership in Buffalo. Patricia resides in Getzville, N.Y.

Michael Anthony Rossi ’80 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Rossi is senior trial counsel with the Rossi Law Firm in Buffalo, handling cases involving personal injury, DWI and criminal defense, divorce, custody and support matters. He lives on Grand Island, N.Y.

Robert M. Elardo ’81, managing partner of the Bar Association of Erie County Volunteer Lawyers Project, in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Elardo is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is a Buffalo resident.

Vincent O. Hanley ’82 was appointed to the Mercy Hospital Foundation board of trustees in Buffalo. Hanley is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office. He practices in the real estate, economic and land development, business, and corporate and financial services practice groups. Hanley lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Gregory T. Ivancic ’82, a partner with Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He practices corporate law, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and partnership arrangements. Ivancic is a resident of Kenmore, N.Y.

Renae Kimble ’82 has been appointed coordinator of the Niagara County Cancer Services Program in Niagara Falls, N.Y., where she resides. Kimble was previously a Niagara County legislator, 2nd District, in Lockport, N.Y.

Laurie Styka Bloom ’83 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. She is counsel with Nixon Peabody in the Buffalo office and a member of the firm’s products class action, trade and industry representation practice area. Bloom is president of the Erie County Bar Association, in Buffalo, and a past president of the Law Alumni Association. She lives in Buffalo.

Keith N. Bond ’83 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Walsh Roberts & Grace in Buffalo, practicing litigation. Bond lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

John C. Hart ’83 was named managing director/senior vice president of JPMorgan Chase in Chicago, where he resides. Hart leads the credit markets section of the commercial banking legal group.

Hon. Mark A. Montour ’83 was appointed co-vice chair of the Tribal Courts Committee of the New York State Unified Court System. Montour is a New York State Supreme Court justice, 8th Judicial District, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.  He is the first Native American elected to a New York State judicial position. Montour lives in Lancaster, N.Y.

Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden ’83 was elected a New York State Supreme Court justice, 8th Judicial District, in Buffalo. Ogden previously served as a Buffalo City Court judge. She is a past president of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association, a past recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award and a bridge course instructor at the Law School. Ogden is a Buffalo resident.

Robert W. Patterson ’83 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Patterson is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides.

Gary P. Bluestein '84, a partner with Andreozzi Bluestein Weber Brown in the Williamsville, N.Y., office, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Charles P. Cercone ’84 has been named dean of Indiana Tech Law School in Fort Wayne. He previously served as dean of faculty at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich., where he resides.

John P. Freedenberg ’84 of Amherst, N.Y., is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Freedenberg is a partner with Goldberg Segalla in the Buffalo office, practicing products liability, catastrophic personal injury and intellectual property litigation.

Thomas J. Fucillo ’84 is listed in the 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers in the environmental law category and the 2015 Best Lawyers in America. Fucillo is a partner with Menter Rudin & Trivelpiece in Syracuse, N.Y., practicing environmental law. He lives in Camillus, N.Y.

Hon. William J. Hochul Jr. ’84 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Hochul is U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, in Buffalo. He is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Distinguished Alumnus Award. Hochul lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Peter S. Russ ’84, a shareholder with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Pittsburgh, was named office head. Russ is chair of the firm’s financial services litigation group. He lives in Allison Park, Pa.

Sharon L. Wick ’84 of Snyder, N.Y., is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Wick is a partner with Phillips Lytle in the Buffalo office, practicing family wealth planning, estate planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and gift taxation.

Kenneth W. Africano ’85 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Africano is a litigation partner with Harter Secrest & Emery in Buffalo and is a former member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He lives in Buffalo.

Mitchell J. Banas Jr. '85, a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Banas practices complex commercial and tort litigation. He lives in North Tonawanda, N.Y.

Jill M. Bond ’85 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. She is senior vice president and general counsel of Rich Products Corp. in Buffalo. Bond is a past recipient of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna Award and a former member of the Dean's Advisory Council. Bond lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Edward J. Markarian ’85 of Amherst, N.Y., is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Markarian is a partner with Magavern Magavern Grimm in Buffalo, practicing trusts and estates, litigation and appeals.

Steven R. Sugarman ’85 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Sugarman is a partner with Pusatier Sherman Abbott & Sugarman in Buffalo and an adjunct faculty member at the Law School. He lives in Snyder, N.Y.

Kevin A. Szanyi ’85 is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Szanyi is a managing partner with Webster Szanyi, practicing litigation in the Buffalo office.

Hon. Barbara Johnson-Lee ’86 of Buffalo was elected a Buffalo City Court judge. She was previously an attorney with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo.

Timothy G. McEvoy ’86 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” McEvoy is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Greatbatch Inc. in Clarence, N.Y. He is a Buffalo resident.

Shari Jo Reich ’86, managing partner with Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak in Buffalo, is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” She practices matrimonial and family law.

Frank A. Sedita III ’86 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Sedita is Erie County district attorney in Buffalo, where he resides.

Brian Sutter ’86, a Buffalo resident, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Sutter is managing partner with the Sugarman Law Firm in Buffalo, where he resides.

Donna L. Burden ’87 spoke at the Arkansas Trucking Seminar on “Negligent Hiring and Mismanagement of Risk – The Gateway to Punitive Damages” and the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association 36th Annual Conference in Halifax, Novia Scotia, on “FMSCA Enacts Regulations to Tighten Enforcement in Wake of Crashes.” Burden is a founding member of Burden Gulisano & Hickey in Buffalo, focusing on defending catastrophic transportation accidents. She is a resident of Williamsville, N.Y.

Hugh M. Russ III ’87 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, where he chairs the firm's torts, insurance and products liability practice group. Russ lives in Snyder, N.Y.

Richard P. Amico ’88 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York” and 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers. Amico practices personal injury law with Cellino & Barnes in Buffalo, where he resides.

Sophie Feal ’88 is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Feal is supervising immigration attorney with the Erie County Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project in Buffalo, where she resides.

Terrance P. Flynn ’88 was elected treasurer of the board of directors of the National Association of Former United States Attorneys. Flynn is a member of Harris Beach in Buffalo. He previously served as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York and is a past president of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. Flynn lives in Snyder, N.Y.

Daniel T. Lukasik ’88 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Bernhardi & Lukasik in Buffalo, practicing personal injury law. Lukasik resides in Lancaster, N.Y.

Richard J. Cohen ’89 of Williamsville, N.Y., is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Cohen is managing partner with Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, where he is co-chair of the global insurance practice group, chair of the professional liability practice group and a member of the sports and entertainment practice group. 

Barry N. Covert ’89 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a senior partner with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in Buffalo, practicing criminal law. Covert lives in East Aurora, N.Y.

Sara J. Horowitz ’89 received the Eugene V. Debs Award from the Eugene V. Debs Foundation in Terre Haute, Ind., for her union involvement on behalf of freelance workers. She is founder and executive director of the Freelancers Union in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she resides. Horowitz was a 1999 recipient of the MacArthur "genius" grant.  

Troy Kelley ’89 is auditor for the State of Washington. He previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, 28th District. Kelley resides in Tacoma, Wash.

Diane R. Tiveron ’89, managing partner with HoganWillig in Amherst, N.Y., is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” She practices corporate and business law. Tiveron lives in Lockport, N.Y.

Vincent O. Hanley ’82.

Vincent O. Hanley ’82

Peter S. Russ ’84.

Peter S. Russ ’84

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Donna L. Burden ’87

Sharon L. Wick.

Sharon L. Wick '84

Jill M. Bond.

Jill M. Bond '85

Sara J. Horowitz.

Sara J. Horowitz '89

90s

Ginger D. Schröder '90 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Schröder is a partner with Schröder Joseph & Associates in Buffalo, where she resides.

Ellen S. Simpson ’90 is named in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. She is a managing partner with Simpson & Simpson in Williamsville, N.Y., handling cases involving intellectual property law and federal litigation.

Modesto A. Argenio ’91 received the Benefactor Award from the Mental Health Association of Erie County, in Buffalo. Argenio is of counsel with the Stamm Law Firm in Williamsville, N.Y. He lives in North Tonawanda, N.Y.

John P. Danieu ’91 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Danieu is a partner with Roach Brown McCarthy & Gruber in Buffalo, practicing medical malpractice law. He lives in East Aurora, N.Y.

Anthony L. Eugeni ’91 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” Eugeni is a partner with Woods Oviatt Gilman Gilman in the Buffalo office, handling cases involving corporate and commercial transactions, business formations, mergers and acquisitions, and represents lenders and borrowers in debt-based finance transactions. He lives in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Thomas P. Cunningham ’92 of East Amherst, N.Y., is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a managing partner with Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola in Buffalo, practicing litigation. Cunningham is a past member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association.

Russell Matuszak ’92 was promoted to portfolio director with HealthNow New York in Buffalo. He previously served as legal counsel. Matuszak lives in West Seneca, N.Y.

John F. Maxwell ’92, a partner with Maxwell Murphy in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Maxwell handles cases involving construction injuries, auto and motorcycle injuries, wrongful death cases, workers’ compensation, unemployment and mesothelioma. He is a Buffalo resident.

Michael J. Roach ’92 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Roach is a partner with Connors & Vilardo in Buffalo, focusing on representing physicians in medical malpractice lawsuits. He lives in Buffalo.

Suzanne E. Tomkins ’92 received proclamations in her honor from the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Erie County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in Buffalo, for her domestic violence advocacy work. Tomkins was a clinical professor, co-director of the Program for Excellence in Family Law and co-founder of the Women, Children, and Social Justice Clinic at SUNY Buffalo Law School. She lives on Grand Island.  

Christopher J. Belter ’93 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He practices commercial litigation as a partner with Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo. Belter lives on Grand Island, N.Y.

Ryan L. Gellman ’93 of Williamsville, N.Y., is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Gellman is a partner with Colucci & Gallaher in Buffalo, practicing civil litigation.

David B. Smith ’93 is named in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Smith is a partner in Feuerstein & Smith in Buffalo, handling cases involving domestic relations, family law and civil litigation matters.

Jeffrey F. Baase ’94, a partner with Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He practices insurance coverage and defense litigation and products liability and subrogation. Baase lives in East Aurora, N.Y

Remla Parthasarathy ’94 received proclamations in her honor from the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Erie County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in Buffalo, for her domestic violence advocacy work. She lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Melissa L. Barrett ’95 received the Daily Record’s 2014 Leaders in Law Award. Barrett is associate court attorney with the Rochester City Court in Rochester, N.Y. She lives in Fairport, N.Y.

John P. Comerford ’95 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Lipsitz & Ponterio in Buffalo, counseling clients regarding asbestos personal injury matters. Comerford lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Charles D. Grieco ’95 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He was also appointed to the board of directors of the New York State Chemistry Council and named chair of its regulatory affairs committee. Grieco is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the environmental and economic and land development practice groups in the Buffalo office. He lives in Buffalo.

Paul G. Joyce ’95, a partner with Colucci & Gallaher in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Joyce, who practices business litigation, lives in Buffalo.

Amy Habib Rittling ’95 is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” She is a partner with Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman in Buffalo and a past member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. Rittling lives in Amherst, N.Y.

Teresa Bair ’96 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” She is a partner with Harris Beach in Buffalo, practicing commercial litigation. Bair lives in Snyder, N.Y.

Hilary C. Banker '96, a partner with Burgio Kita Curvin & Banker in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. She practices civil litigation and insurance defense law. Banker is a Buffalo resident.

Jeffrey J. Weiss ’96 is listed in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Harris Beach in Buffalo, practicing in the educational institutions industry team and the labor and employment law practice group. Weiss lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Thomas S. Lane ’97, a partner with Webster Szanyi in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Lane handles cases involving product liability defense, municipal law, civil rights, FELA lawsuits, personal injury, and business and commercial litigation. He is a Buffalo resident.

Marc C. Panepinto ’97 was elected a New York State senator, 60th District. Panepinto, a partner with Dolce Panepinto in Buffalo, will continue his practice. He lives in Buffalo.

David R. Pfalzgraf Jr. ’97 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Pfalzgraf is a partner with Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola in Buffalo, where he resides. He is a past member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association.

Jeffrey C. Stravino ’97 was elected a member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He is a partner with Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, practicing business and environmental litigation. Stravino is a resident of Grand Island, N.Y.

Michael P. Stuermer ’97, a senior partner with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He lives in Clarence, N.Y.

Brian J. Bocketti ’98 is included in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman in Buffalo, concentrating his practice in banking and finance. Bocketti lives in Kenmore, N.Y.

Tasha E. Moore ’98 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Moore is regional director for the New York State Division of Human Rights in Buffalo, where she resides. She is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council, a past vice president of the Law Alumni Association and a past president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, in Buffalo.

Marc W. Brown ’99 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Brown is a partner with Goldberg Segalla in the Buffalo office. He practices business and commercial litigation. Brown is vice president of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y. 

Harry J. Forrest ’99 is included in Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Forrest focuses his practice on personal injury claims with Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan in Buffalo. He is a resident of Orchard Park, N.Y.

Jeffrey F. Reina ’99, a senior partner with Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in the business and commercial litigation department in Buffalo, is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Reina, assistant secretary of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association, lives in North Tonawanda, N.Y.

Ginger D. Schröder.

Ginger D. Schröder '90

Suzanne E. Tomkins.

Suzanne E. Tomkins '92

Remla Parthasarathy.

Remla Parthasarathy '94

Jeffrey C. Stravino.

Jeffrey C. Stravino '97

'00s

Andrew D. Blinkoff ’00 is listed in the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. He is a partner with Blinkoff & Blinkoff in Buffalo, where he resides.

Elizabeth Snyder Fortino ’00 was promoted to principal attorney with the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Mental Hygiene Legal Service in Utica, N.Y., where she resides.

Tiffany R. Perry ’00 was elected vice president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo for 2015. She is an attorney with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, where she resides. Perry is a member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association.

Stephanie A. Saunders ’00 was elected president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo for 2015. She is assistant legal counsel with the Buffalo Board of Education. Saunders is a member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association and a past member of the board of directors of the Law School's GOLD Group. She is a Buffalo resident.

Emilio Colaiacovo ’01 is included in Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” Colaiacovo is a partner with Bouvier Partnership in Buffalo, practicing matrimonial and family law. He lives in Clarence, N.Y.

Brendan P. Kelleher ’01 of Buffalo is named in Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is a partner with Harris Beach in the Buffalo office, practicing labor and employment law.

Sheldon K. Smith ’01 was appointed to the board of directors of the Catholic Health System in Buffalo. He also received the Daily Record’s 2014 Leaders in Law Award. Smith is a partner in Nixon Peabody in the Buffalo office. He handles cases involving litigation and dispute resolution, health care litigation, real estate litigation, labor and employment, and electronic discovery and digital evidence. Smith is a member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He is a past president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, in Buffalo, and a past recipient of the Trail Blazer Award from the Law School's Students of Color. He lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.

Yolanda Asamoah-Wade ’02 of Rochester, N.Y., received the Daily Record’s 2014 Leaders in Law Award. She is a solo practitioner, handling cases involving international and immigration law, business law, administrative law and civil litigation.

Scott Michael Duquin ’02 has joined HoganWillig as an associate in Amherst, N.Y. He counsels clients regarding personal injury, medical malpractice and civil litigation. Duquin is a Buffalo resident.

Lorisa D. LaRocca ’02 received the Forty Under 40 Award from the Rochester Business Journal. She is a partner in the labor and employment department of Woods Oviatt Gilman Gilman in Rochester, N.Y., where she resides. LaRocca is a past co-chair of the Rochester chapter of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association.

Bernadette M. Hoppe ’03 received the Woman Lawyer of the Year Award from the Women Lawyers of Western New York in Buffalo. Hoppe is a Buffalo solo practitioner, practicing family law. She is a Buffalo resident.

Langston D. McFadden ’03 received the Trailblazer Award from the Rochester Black Bar Association in Rochester, N.Y., and the Daily Record’s 2014 Leaders in Law Award. McFadden is a partner with Pullano & Farrow in Rochester, practicing general litigation. He is a Rochester resident.

Lucille A. Dadd ’04 has been promoted to major gifts officer by SUNY Buffalo Law School. Dadd was previously assistant director of development. She is a Buffalo resident.

Ericka N. Bennett ’05 is listed in Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40” and the 2014 “Legal Elite of Western New York” by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Bennett is assistant county attorney with the Erie County Department of Law, in Buffalo. She is president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, in Buffalo, where she resides.

Joseph M. Hanna ’05, a partner with Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, is named in Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal 2014 Top 10 “Legal Elite of Western New York.” He is president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York Foundation in Buffalo, a past president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York and a past member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association. Hanna resides in Amherst, N.Y.

Anne E. Joynt ’05, a junior partner with Lipsitz & Ponterio in Buffalo, is listed in Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40.” She practices childhood lead paint litigation and personal injury. Joynt is a member of the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association and a past president of the Law School's GOLD Group. She lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Joseph D. Morath ’05 is named in the Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40.”  He practices personal injury and nursing home litigation with Connors & Vilardo in Buffalo. Morath lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Michael D. Mann ’06 has been promoted to partner with Sidley Austin in the New York City office. He concentrates his practice in white-collar criminal defense, securities enforcement matters, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation. Mann lives in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Melissa Subjeck ’06, a senior associate with Hodgson Russ in Buffalo, is listed in the Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40.” Subjeck, who practices business litigation, resides in Lancaster, N.Y.

Jennifer A. Beckage ’07 was named in Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40.” She is an associate with Phillips Lytle in the Buffalo office, concentrating her practice in complex business disputes and commercial litigation. Beckage lives in Lancaster, N.Y.

Evan Y. Bussiere ’08 has become associated with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office, counseling clients regarding real estate, affordable housing, and economic and land development matters. He is a Buffalo resident.

Stephanie J. Calhoun ’08, assistant attorney general with the New York State Attorney General’s office in Buffalo, is listed in Buffalo Business First “40 Under 40.” She also received the TRIO Achievers Award from the Council for Opportunity in Education, in Washington, D.C. Calhoun is a member of the board of directors of SUNY Buffalo Law School's GOLD Group and a past president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, in Buffalo, where she resides.

Jeffrey P. Gleason ’08 has joined Woods Oviatt Gilman as an associate in the Buffalo office. He practices in the firm’s business and finance department. Gleason previously practiced with Damon Morey in Buffalo. Gleason is a member of the board of directors of SUNY Buffalo Law School’s GOLD Group. He lives in Buffalo.

Samuel A. Ark ’09 is practicing as an associate with Phillips Lytle in the Buffalo office. He counsels clients regarding real estate and commercial real estate matters. Ark lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

Sheldon K. Smith ’01.

Sheldon K. Smith ’01

Lucille A. Dadd.

Lucille A. Dadd 04

Joseph M. Hanna ’05.

Joseph M. Hanna ’05

Jeffrey P. Gleason.

Jeffrey P. Gleason '08

'10s

Audrey R. Herman ’11 was re-elected president of the Women Lawyers of Western New York in Buffalo for 2015. She practices with Pusatier Sherman Abbott & Sugarman in Buffalo, where she resides.

Amy K. Boyd ’12 has become trust administrative officer in the Wealth Strategies Group with Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, in Canandaigua, N.Y. Boyd was previously an associate with Harris Beach in the Buffalo and Pittsford, N.Y., offices. She lives in Fairport, N.Y.

Frank H. Ewing ’12 has accepted a position as partner and assistant general counsel with Gabriel Partners in Cleveland. He will manage the firm’s risk and compliance advisory practice. Ewing is a member of the board of directors of SUNY Buffalo Law School’s GOLD Group.

Latoya Joyner ’12 was elected to the New York State Assembly, 77th District, in Bronx, N.Y., where she resides. Joyner was previously a court attorney for Bronx Civil Court.

Michael M. Kane ’12 has been named director of legal services and advocacy with the Mental Health Association of Erie County, in Buffalo. He lives in East Amherst, N.Y.

John I. LaMancuso ’12 has become associated with Lewis & Lewis in the Buffalo office. LaMancuso practices personal injury litigation and workers’ compensation. He lives in Hamburg, N.Y.

Shatorah N. Roberson ’12 has become assistant director of development with SUNY Buffalo Law School. She was previously a partner with Budde & Roberson in Buffalo, where she resides. Roberson is a member of the board of directors of the Law School’s GOLD Group.

Patrick A. Sheldon ’12 has joined Phillips Lytle in the Buffalo office as an associate. He practices litigation, specializing in labor and employment and appellate law. Sheldon is a Buffalo resident.

Lauren A. Howard ’13 of Buffalo, was elected corresponding secretary of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo for 2015. Howard is corporation counsel with the City of Buffalo.

Paul Iya ’13 was elected recording secretary of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo for 2015. He is an associate with Personius Melber in Buffalo, where he resides.

Katie L. Kestel Martin ’13 is an attorney in the legal services and advocacy department with the Mental Health Association of Erie County, in Buffalo. Martin was previously an AmeriCorps Opportunity Corps member assisting homeowners in foreclosure proceedings and consumers in credit-related legal issues. She lives in Tonawanda, N.Y.

Luisa D. Johnson ’14 has become an associate with Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola in Buffalo, where she resides.

Alyssa L. Jordan ’14 has joined Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham & Coppola as an associate in the Buffalo office. She is a Buffalo resident.

Frank H. Ewing.

Frank H. Ewing '12

Paul Iya.

Paul Iya '13

Luisa D. Johnson.

Luisa D. Johnson '14

Alyssa L. Jordan.

Alyssa L. Jordan '14

Marriages

Congratulations to the following newlyweds:

  • Kevin T. Medina ’96 and Kareen Halper, Nov. 1, 2014
  • Marnie E. Smith ’09 and Scott R. Uebelhoer, Nov. 1, 2014

In Memoriam

The Law School extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the following alumni:

  • James E. Hunt ’47, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  • Philip H. Magner Jr. '49, Sarasota, Fla.
  • Edwin A. Foster '53, Hilton, N.Y.
  • Michael T. Sullivan Jr. '53, Amherst, N.Y.
  • Edward V. Regan '64, New York City
  • Kathryn M. Walsh '06, New York City