2007 UB Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards

Zoom image: Left to right: Alan S. Carrel, Frederick G. Attea, Richard Lipsitz, Margaret W. Wong, Hon. Thomas M. Van Strydonck, William E. Mathias II Group of honorees standing behind a table, in front of a banner for UB Law Alumni Association.

Left to right: Alan S. Carrel, Frederick G. Attea, Richard Lipsitz, Margaret W. Wong, Hon. Thomas M. Van Strydonck, William E. Mathias II

At the 45th UB School of Law Alumni Association Annual Dinner and Presentation of the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards, five alumni and one non-alumnus were recognized for the valuable contributions that they have made to their profession and community.

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Date

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Place

Hyatt Regency Buffalo
2 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo

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Honorees

Award for the Judiciary: Hon. Thomas M. Van Strydonck ’73

Administrative Judge, New York State Supreme Court, Seventh Judicial District. For his conscientious and diligent performance in the judiciary. Presented by Dennis R. McCoy ’77

Award for Private Practice: Margaret W. Wong ’76

Managing Partner, Margaret W. Wong & Associates, Cleveland. For her leadership by example as a private practitioner. Presented by Mary M. Penn ’99

Award for Community Service: Richard Lipsitz ’43

Of Counsel, Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP. For his many contributions to the betterment of our community. Presented by Robert L. Boreanaz ’89

Award for Public Service: Alan S. Carrel ’67

Vice Dean, University at Buffalo School of Law. For his commitment to public service. Presented by Dennis R. McCoy ’77

Award for Business Achievement: William E. Mathias II ’71

Managing Partner, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP. For his exemplary performance in business. Presented by Mary M. Penn ’99

Award for Service by a Non-Alumnus: Frederick G. Attea

Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP. For outstanding service to the university and the community by a non-alumnus. Presented by Laurie S. Bloom ’83

Speakers and Co-Chairs

Master of Ceremonies Dennis R. McCoy ’77, President, UB Law Alumni Association. Remarks presented by R. Nils Olsen, Dean and Professor, UB School of Law; Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden ’83, Chair, Oral History Committee; Robert L. Boreanaz ’89, Co-Chair, Oral History Committee.

Dinner Co-chairs were Mary M. Penn’99 and Laurie S. Bloom ’83.

Interviews Featuring These Awardees

  • Hon. Thomas M. Van Strydonck ’73
    12/1/25
    Hon. Thomas M. Van Strydonck ’73, a Supreme Court justice for the 7 Judicial District until 2012, served as chief administrative judge from 2000 to 2010. Appointed by Gov. George Pataki to the Supreme Court in 1998, he previously served as an assistant Monroe County district attorney and worked in private practice.
  • Margaret W. Wong ’76 - Jaeckle Award 2013
    12/1/25
    Margaret W. Wong ’76, a renowned immigration lawyer, was recognized with the 36 Jaeckle Award, the highest honor the University at Buffalo School of Law and the Law Alumni Association can bestow. An immigrant and law school scholarship recipient, she has generously endowed a scholarship program and a full professorship.
  • Richard Lipsitz, Sr. ’43
    12/1/25
    Richard Lipsitz Sr. ’43, a founder of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, is a Buffalo attorney renowned as a legal heavyweight in labor and civil Rights. He was an early supporter of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War.