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October 2009
Class Action
What's new? Keep in touch with your former classmates, professors and friends by emailing us your news for publication in our e-newsletter, UB Law Links, or in our alumni magazine, the UB Law Forum. Please make sure the news you submit is accurate, complete and legible. Send it to us at: law-alumni@buffalo.edu  Robert J. Plache '57  Maryann Saccomando Freedman '58 Richard F. Griffin '57 is listed in Business First "Who's Who in Law" 2009, New York Super Lawyers 2009 and the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. A past recipient of the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award, he is of counsel with Kavinoky Cook in Buffalo, where he resides. Robert J. Plache '57 is listed in the trusts and estates category of The Best Lawyers in America 2010 and was named to Super Lawyers 2009. He is special counsel at Damon Morey in the Buffalo office, practicing in the probate, trust and estate department. Plache lives in Kenmore, N.Y. Anthony J. Colucci Jr. '58 of Buffalo received the Martindale Hubbell Honoree Award, its highest peer recognition, for 25 consecutive years with Martindale Hubbell's top rating of "AV." Colucci is senior counsel in Block Colucci Longo in Buffalo. He is a past president of the UB Law Alumni Association and a past recipient of the association's Distinguished Alumnus Award. Maryann Saccomando Freedman '58 is named in the 2010 edition of both Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law. Freedman is of counsel to Cohen & Lombardo in Buffalo, where she resides.  Victor J. Gagliardi '65 Victor J. Gagliardi '65 was a guest speaker at Bassett Manor and Bassett Park Manor Senior Living Communities in Williamsville, N.Y. He discussed "What You Should Know About Elder Law." Gagliardi is special counsel in the Buffalo office of Bouvier Partnership, concentrating in elder law, trusts and estates, probate administration, wills, living trusts and irrevocable trusts. He lives on Grand Island, N.Y. Vincent J. Moore '69 is included in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the real estate law section and was named to Super Lawyers 2009. Moore is a senior partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office and chair of the firm's real estate department. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y.  Thomas J. Wojciechowski '70 Thomas J. Wojciechowski '70 discussed "What You Should Know About Elder Law" at Bassett Manor and Bassett Park Manor Senior Living Communities in Williamsville, N.Y. He is a partner in Bouvier Partnership, concentrating in real estate, estate planning and elder law in the Buffalo office. Wojciechowski is a resident of Hamburg, N.Y. Paul A. Battaglia '72 is named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the tax category. Battaglia is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Amherst, N.Y., office and an adjunct instructor at UB Law School. He lives in Orchard Park, N.Y. David G. Brock '72 of East Amherst, N.Y., was named 2009 Maurice S. Tabor Man of the Year by the Brotherhood of Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo. He was also named to the 2010 The Best Lawyers in America list in the litigation category. Brock is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo and a former vice president of the UB Law Alumni Association.  Hon. Mark G. Farrell '72 Hon. Mark G. Farrell '72, Amherst Town Justice, has been named the recipient of the Annual Eugene W. Salisbury Magistrate of the Year Award for 2009 by the New York State Magistrate's Association. The award was presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the New York State Magistrate's Association held in Lake Placid, NY. Judge Farrell was cited for his outstanding contributions and dedication to the Local Courts system in the State of New York and his outstanding professional achievements as a member of the judiciary. The Eugene W. Salisbury Magistrate of the Year Award is the most prestigious designation available to a sitting Magistrate in New York State. He resides in Amherst, N.Y. Anthony J. Latona '72 was named president of the Amherst Symphony Orchestra in Amherst, N.Y. The symphony is the longest-running community orchestra in the nation. Latona is a partner in the litigation and economic and land development practice groups in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office. He lives in East Amherst, N.Y. Michele O. Heffernan '74 of Buffalo is named in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the employee benefits category. She is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, practicing in employee benefits in the Buffalo office.  Hon. Alexander W. Hunter Jr. '74  Christopher T. Greene '75  Pamela Davis Heilman '75  William F. Savino '75 Hon. Alexander W. Hunter Jr. '74 was appointed associate justice of the Appellate Term of the New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, in New York City. He previously served as a New York State Supreme Court justice, 12th Judicial District, in Bronx, N.Y. Hunter is a resident of New Rochelle, N.Y. Gregory C. Yungbluth '74 has been named to Super Lawyers 2009. He is a senior partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office and is co-chair of the firm's corporate department. Yungbluth lives in Williamsville, N.Y. Christopher T. Greene '75, a senior partner in Damon Morey in Buffalo, was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the corporate law, health care law category. He was also named to Super Lawyers 2009. Greene is a member of UB Law School's Dean's Advisory Council and a former recipient of the Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is a Buffalo resident. Pamela Davis Heilman '75 has been named to the advisory board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Canada Institute. Heilman is a partner in the corporate and securities and international/cross-border practice group of Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office. She is a member of the UB Council and of UB Law School's Dean's Advisory Council. Heilman is a Buffalo resident. Thomas A. Palmer '75 is named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the business and corporate section. Palmer is a partner in the business and corporate practice group in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Amherst, N.Y., where he resides. William F. Savino '75 is included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law/commercial litigation section, and was named to Super Lawyers 2009. He is a senior partner and chairman of the business litigation and insolvency department in the Buffalo office of Damon Morey. Savino is a bridge course lecturer at UB Law School and a past president of the UB Law Alumni Association. He resides in Amherst, N.Y. Ronald C. Berger '77 has been named chair of the merger and acquisition practice group in Bond Schoeneck & King in the Syracuse, N.Y., office. Berger is a resident of Cazenovia, N.Y. William J. Brongo '77 has joined Brenna Brenna & Boyce as a partner in Rochester, N.Y. Brongo previously served as chief clerk of the Monroe County Surrogate's Court in Rochester, where he resides. Mary Dee Martoche '77 has been named to the National Leadership Council of the American Red Cross for the Greater Buffalo chapter. Martoche is chief clerk of Erie County Surrogate's Court in Buffalo, where she resides. Candace Appleton '79 of Merrick, N.Y., has been appointed assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Appleton previously served as senior staff attorney at Nassau Suffolk Law Services in Hempstead, N.Y., specializing in Social Security benefits and the rights of disabled persons.  James W. Gormley '79 James W. Gormley '79 is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the corporate law section. Gormley is a senior partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office, practicing in the health care practice group. He is a resident of East Amherst, N.Y. JoAnn E. Gould '79 took a position as counsel in the environmental group in Harter Secrest & Emery in the Rochester, N.Y., office. She lives in Fairport, N.Y. Dennis P. Harkawik '79 is listed in the environmental category in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. He is a partner in the environmental practice group of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides. Jean C. Powers '79 is named in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the real estate section. Powers is a partner in the Amherst, N.Y., office of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, practicing in the real estate group. She is a member emeritus of UB Law School's Dean's Advisory Council, a former recipient of the UB Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna Award and a past president of the alumni association. She lives in Williamsville, N.Y. Raymond P. Reichert '79 of Buffalo has been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the tax category. Reichert is a partner in the tax practice group of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office. Michael M. Mohun '80 was appointed chairperson of the attorney grievance committee for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo by presiding justice Hon. Henry J. Scudder of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. Mohun is a solo practitioner in Cowlesville, N.Y., where he resides. Michael A. Piette '80, a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, has been named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is a member of the economic and land development, financial services, housing resources and real estate practice groups. Piette lives in Lockport, N.Y.  Robert J. Portin '80 Robert J. Portin '80 of Amherst, N.Y., is included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the corporate law/health care law category. He is a senior partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office. Chris G. Trapp '81 is listed in "Who's Who In Western New York Law" in the education law category by Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Trapp is a partner in the firm Bouvier Partnership in the Buffalo office and is a resident of Alden, N.Y. Richard S. Binko '82 is president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Binko is a solo practitioner in Cheektowaga, N.Y., where he resides. Hon. Paula L. Feroleto '82 was appointed administrative judge of the New York State Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo, where she resides. She previously served as a Supreme Court justice and is president of the State Supreme Court Judges Association in the Eighth Judicial District. Vincent O. Hanley '82 has been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the real estate category. Hanley is a partner in the business and corporate, economic and land development, financial services and real estate practice groups in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office. He is a resident of Williamsville, N.Y. Daniel C. Oliverio '82 has been appointed vice chairman of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority in Buffalo by Gov. David A. Paterson. Oliverio is a senior partner in Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office and is a member of the dispute resolution and intellectual property practice groups. He is a Buffalo resident. Stuart B. Shapiro '82 was a guest speaker at Niagara University's Technology Workshop, where he spoke on "The Legal Implications of Technology." Shapiro is a partner in Cohen & Lombardo in Buffalo, practicing in insurance law, civil litigation, entertainment law and intellectual property. He is a resident of Williamsville, N.Y. Laurie S. Bloom '83 has become a member of the attorney grievance committee for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo for a three-year term. She is counsel in Nixon Peabody in the Buffalo office and is president-elect of the UB Law Alumni Association. Bloom is a Buffalo resident.  Michael Marszalkowski '83 Michael Marszalkowski '83 of Williamsville, N.Y., has been named to Super Lawyers 2009. He is special counsel at Damon Morey and chairs the firm's immigration practice group in the Buffalo office. Robert W. Patterson '83 is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the employee benefits section. Patterson is a partner in the employee benefits and health care practice groups in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides. J. Joseph Wilder '83 was elected chair of the Alfred State College Development Fund board in Alfred, N.Y. Wilder is a founding partner in Wilder & Linneball in Buffalo and is a resident of Orchard Park, N.Y. Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. '83 received the President's Distinguished Service Award from Buffalo State College. He is a partner in the business litigation practice group and chair of the construction law practice group in Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office. Zuffranieri lives in Williamsville, N.Y. George W. Collins Jr. '84 is included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the personal injury litigation category, and in Super Lawyers 2009. Collins is chairman of the litigation group of Bouvier Partnership in Buffalo. He lives in Snyder, N.Y. Daniel P. Joyce '84 is named in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the immigration category. He is a partner in the Buffalo firm Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, practicing in the immigration, internal business, business and corporate, and intellectual property practice groups. Joyce lives in Hamburg, N.Y. Robert D. Lonski '84 received the Wilfred R. O'Connor Award from the New York State Defenders Association. He is the administrator of the Bar Association of Erie County's Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society and the Assigned Counsel Program in Buffalo. Lonski is a resident of Kenmore, N.Y. Barbara R. Ridall '84 received the President's Pro Bono Award for the Eighth Judicial District from the New York State Bar Association. Ridall is an associate in Bulan Chiari Horwitz & Ilecki in Williamsville, N.Y., where she resides.  Barbara L. Schifeling '84 Barbara L. Schifeling '84, a partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office, is included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the ethics and professional responsibility law/personal injury litigation category. She has also been named to Super Lawyers 2009. Schifeling practices in litigation and is a Buffalo resident. Mitchell J. Banas Jr. '85 is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. He is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, focusing his practice in trial and appellate practice, complex litigation, construction law, insurance law and business litigation. Banas is a resident of North Tonawanda, N.Y. Gayle L. Eagan '85 of Buffalo is listed in the estates and trusts category in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. She is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office. She is a past vice president of the UB Law Alumni Association and a past recipient of the association's Distinguished Alumna Award.  John T. Kolaga '85  Steven M. Zweig '85  Leslie S. Kramer '87  Paul F. Hammond '88  Thomas F. Knab '88 John T. Kolaga '85 has been named chair of the environmental law committee of the Erie County Bar Association in Buffalo for 2009-10. Kolaga is special counsel in Damon Morey in Buffalo, where he resides. Steven M. Zweig '85 has been named to Super Lawyers 2009. He is a partner in the litigation department in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office and lives in Hamburg, N.Y. H. Todd Bullard '87 received the 2009 Leaders in Law Award from The Daily Record in Rochester, N.Y. Bullard is an equity member in Harris Beach in the Rochester, N.Y., office. He specializes in public finance and economic development and business and commercial litigation. He lives in Webster, N.Y. Leslie S. Kramer '87 has been appointed chair of the 2010 United Jewish Fund's Women's Philanthropy in Buffalo. She is a past president of the Bureau of Jewish Education and a past member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo. Kramer, who has practiced law in Chicago and Buffalo, is a resident of Amherst, N.Y. Steven J. Ricca '87 is named in the environmental category in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Ricca is a partner in the environmental practice group and a member of the economic and land development practice group in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in Buffalo, where he resides. Robert P. Simpson '87 has been awarded board certification in intellectual property law by the Florida Bar Association. He has also been named to the board of advisers of the UB School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Simpson is a registered patent attorney and member in Simpson & Simpson in Williamsville, N.Y., where he resides. Paul F. Hammond '88 is included in Super Lawyers 2009 and has become a member of the Litigation Counsel of America. Hammond is a partner in the litigation group in Bouvier Partnership in Buffalo, where he resides. Thomas F. Knab '88 was named a partner in the litigation practice group in the firm Underberg & Kessler in the Buffalo office. Knab is a resident of Amherst, N.Y. Mary Elizabeth Mattimore '88 has been promoted to deputy regional attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in Buffalo. She lives in Orchard Park, N.Y. Hon. Paul G. Buchanan '89 spoke at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' annual conference in Chicago. He is an Erie County Family Court judge in Buffalo, where he resides. Kenneth J. Yood '89 has joined Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in the Los Angeles/Century City, Calif., office. Yood is a partner in the firm's health care and corporate practice groups. He is a resident of Los Angeles. Aileen M. McNamara '90 has been named assistant coach of the UB women's rowing team. She has been involved in rowing since 1979, is a past president of the West Side Rowing Club in Buffalo and was the first woman elected president, in 2004-05. She is also a past vice president of the club and in 2008 became the first female head coach. McNamara is a Buffalo resident. Sean P. Beiter '91 has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the labor and employment law category. Beiter was also a presenter at the 35th annual training conference of the New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and co-presented "It's Not Over Until It's Over: Taking Management's Position to the Court of Appeals." He is a partner in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the Buffalo office and is a resident of Amherst, N.Y.  Anthony L. Eugeni '91 Anthony L. Eugeni '91 is named in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the corporate law category. He is a senior partner in Damon Morey in the Buffalo office and lives in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Thomas F. Keefe '93 of East Amherst, N.Y., was appointed to the attorney grievance committee for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo. Keefe is a solo practitioner in Williamsville, N.Y. Hope W. Olsson '94 received the 2009 Leaders in Law Award from The Daily Record in Rochester, N.Y. She is a partner with Olsson & Feder, specializing in bankruptcy law in Rochester, where she resides. Paul H. Roalsvig '94 has started his own general law practice in Tupper Lake, N.Y., specializing in real estate, immigration, trusts, estates, wills and motor vehicles. His Web site is www.Roalsviglaw.com. Jeremy M. Brown '95 has been named one of New Jersey Law Journal's "40 Under 40." He is senior counsel in the labor and employment law department in Proskauer Rose in the Newark, N.J., office. Brown lives in Upper Montclair, N.J. Roberta Kellam '96 was appointed to a four-year term on the State Water Control Board in Richmond, Va. Kellam practices and resides in Franktown, Va.  Maria M. Eliseeva '97 Maria M. Eliseeva '97 of Brighton, Mass., joined Sugarman Rogers Barshak & Cohen as of counsel in the Boston-based office. She handles matters regarding intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright and licensing disputes, practicing in English and Russian. She was also elected chair of the international and foreign law committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Matthew C. Van Vessem '97 was a presenter at the 35th annual training conference of the New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and co-presented "It's Not Over Until It's Over: Taking Management's Position to the Court of Appeals." He is a partner in the firm Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the labor and employment practice group in the Buffalo office. Van Vessem is a Buffalo resident. Tasha E. Moore '98 received the Legal Service Award from the Minority Bar Association of Western New York at the association's 27th annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner in Buffalo. Moore is regional director of the New York State Division of Human Rights in the Buffalo office. She is vice president of the UB Law Alumni Association and a past president of the Minority Bar Association. Moore resides in Buffalo. Elaine M. Spaull '98 of Rochester, N.Y., was appointed to the National Project Safe Place program board of directors for a three-year term. Spaull is executive director of the Center for Youth in Rochester and a city councilwoman. John A. Orlowski '99 is environmental affairs counsel for General Electric Co., advising the aviation and transportation businesses in Cincinnati. Orlowski is also chairman of the Standard Alcohol Company of America board, based in Durango, Colo. He is a resident of Cincinnati. Irene Chiu '00 has accepted a position as chief legal officer and general counsel of Systagenix Wound Management at the Boston headquarters. She will be relocating to their office in West Sussex, United Kingdom. She is the first Asian woman to join the global company's executive management team. Daniel M. De Federicis '00 has retired as New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association chief in Albany, N.Y. De Federicis served as a state trooper for 22 years before becoming the association's chief. He is a resident of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Emilio Colaiacovo '01 was named to "Who's Who in Western New York Law" by Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. Colaiacovo is a partner with Bouvier Partnership in Buffalo and lives in Kenmore, N.Y.  Simon Fleischmann '01 Simon Fleischmann '01 has been elected a partner in the national law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP. He concentrates his practice on the representation of banks and finance companies in complex litigation matters. Fleischmann resides in Chicago. Audrey A. Seeley '01 has been promoted to become a member in the firm Hurwitz & Fine in the Buffalo office. She specializes in insurance coverage, no-fault coverage, municipal and environmental counseling and governmental liability. In addition, she is village attorney in Springville, N.Y., and a resident of West Valley, N.Y. Sheldon K. Smith '01 of Orchard Park, N.Y., has become a member of the attorney grievance committee for the Eighth Judicial District in Buffalo for a three-year term. Smith is a senior associate in Nixon Peabody in Buffalo and vice president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York, in Buffalo. Thomas Haidon '02 is serving as an international trade specialist and trade negotiator with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He provides policy advice in the areas of international trade in services and investment and acts as a negotiator in New Zealand's regional trade agreements. Haidon is a resident of Wellington, New Zealand.  Jon A. Nichols Jon A. Nichols '02 was named in the 2009 Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star. He is an associate in Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman in Richmond, Va., and a member of the board of directors of the Henrico County Bar Association in Richmond. Nichols is a resident of Midlothian, Va. Jessica D. Owens '02, an attorney with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Refugee and Asylum Law Division in Washington, D.C., has been detailed to the U.S. Senate. She will be working for Sen. Charles E. Schumer, chairman of the Senate judiciary subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. She lives in Washington, D.C. Melissa A. Reese '02 received the Kevin M. Andersen Memorial Award from the New York State Defenders Association. Reese is an attorney with the Erie County Assigned Counsel Program in Buffalo. She is a resident of Depew, N.Y. Jack Trachtenberg '02 has been appointed New York State's taxpayer rights advocate by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany, N.Y. In this newly created position, he will act as an ombudsman between the public and the department in resolving taxpayer disputes. Trachtenberg was previously a senior associate in Hodgson Russ in the Buffalo office and is an adjunct faculty member at Albany Law School and UB Law School. Cheryl A. Aloi '03 has joined HoganWillig in the Amherst, N.Y., office. She practices in matrimonial and family law and lives in Williamsville, N.Y. Ryan J. Mills '03 has become a partner in Brown & Kelly in Buffalo, where he is a member of the asbestos defense department. Mills is a resident of Williamsville, N.Y. Elisha J. Burkart '05 has been named co-chair of the employment and labor law committee of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. She is an associate in Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel in the labor and employment practice group in Buffalo.  Kimberly Conidi '05 Kimberly Conidi '05 is practicing as an associate in Chelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte in Buffalo. Conidi specializes in civil litigation, employment discrimination, insurance defense, municipal law and products liability. She lives in West Seneca, N.Y. Erik A. Goergen '05 has joined Nixon Peabody as an associate in the litigation department in the Rochester, N.Y., office. He will concentrate on financial services and securities, securities litigation and complex commercial litigation. Goergen previously served as a law clerk to Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Geneseo, N.Y. Joseph M. Hanna '05 received the Community Service Award from the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo at the association's 27th annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner on Sept. 23. Hanna is a partner in Goldberg Segalla, practicing in commercial litigation, intellectual property law, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, and sports and entertainment law in the Buffalo office. Hanna, who is also chair of the firm's diversity task force, resides in Amherst, N.Y. Joseph D. Morath '05 has been appointed vice chair of the Bar Association of Erie County committee on veterans' and service members' legal issues in Buffalo. He is an associate in Connors & Vilardo in Buffalo, where he resides. Christian M. Lovelace '06 has become an associate in Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman in Buffalo. He practices in business and financial transactions and general business counseling. Lovelace lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.  Bo Gyung Kim '08  Manik J. Saini '08  Douglas R. Smith '08 Bo Gyung Kim '08 is an associate with Kloss Stenger & LoTempio in Buffalo. Kim concentrates her practice in business and corporate law, contracts, product liability, civil litigation and business immigration law. She lives in Tonawanda, N.Y. Abby E. Oliver '08 has joined Spadafora & Verrastro in Buffalo. She is practicing as an associate in family law. Brittany L. Penberthy '08 is practicing as an associate in Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria in the Buffalo office. She concentrates in personal injury and lives in Tonawanda, N.Y. Burton Phillips '08 has accepted a position as associate counsel and senior research analyst to the Senate policy group of the New York State Senate in Albany, N.Y., where he resides. Manik J. Saini '08 has joined Chelus Herdzik Speyer & Monte as an associate in Buffalo, handling cases involving litigation and general practice matters. Saini lives in Williamsville, N.Y. Douglas R. Smith '08 has become associated with Kloss Stenger & LoTempio in Buffalo. He is a registered patent attorney focusing on intellectual property matters including patent, trademark, copyright prosecution and infringement litigation. Joseph C. Todoro '08 has joined Spadafora & Verrastro as an associate in Buffalo. Todoro handles personal injury cases and lives in Williamsville, N.Y.  Stephanie A. Williams-Torres '00 with Kerry L. Saunders Congratulations to the following newlyweds: Elizabeth B. Snyder '00 and Philip G. Fortino, Sept. 5, 2009 The Law School extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the following friends and alumni/ae: Leonard C. Lovallo '38, Spring Hill, Fla. |
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