Class Action - March '22

Dan D. Kohane ’79 received the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a senior partner with Hurwitz & Fine P.C., in the Buffalo office and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the law school. Kohane lives in Buffalo.

Hon. Michael M. Mohun ’80 will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award for the judiciary on May 5 in Buffalo. He is an acting New York State Supreme Court justice, 8th Judicial District, and a Wyoming County Multi-Court judge in Warsaw, N.Y. Mohun lives in Cowlesville, N.Y.  

Hon. Paula L. Feroleto ’82 will be honored at the 31^st Buffalo Law Review Dinner on April 29 in Buffalo. Feroleto is a New York State Supreme Court justice, 8^th Judicial District, in Buffalo, where she previously served as chief administrative judge. She is a past recipient of the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna Award for the judiciary and is a member of the School of Law’s Dean’s Advisory Council. She lives in Buffalo.     

David C. Schopp ’82 will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award for public service on May 5 in Buffalo, where he resides. Schopp is executive director of the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo.

Hon. Barbara R. Johnson-Lee ’86 of Buffalo, will be honored at the Students of Color Dinner on April 14 in Buffalo. Johnson-Lee is a Buffalo City Court judge and a member of the board of directors of the UB Law Alumni Association.

James L. Jarvis Jr. ’88 of Buffalo has become chief campus counsel in UB’s Office of General Counsel. He previously served as senior counsel in the SUNY Office of General Counsel at UB.  

Thomas F. Knab ’88 was promoted to managing partner with Underberg & Kessler LLP in the Buffalo office. Knab is chair of the firm’s litigation practice group. He lives in Williamsville, N.Y.

Lauren E. Breen ’89 will be honored at the 31st Buffalo Law Review Dinner on April 29 in Buffalo. She is executive director of Neighborhood Legal Services in Buffalo, where she resides. 

Hon. John B. Licata ’92 has been elected a New York State Supreme Court justice, 8th Judicial District, in Buffalo, where he resides. Licata previously practiced with The Dolce Firm in Buffalo. He is a lifetime member of the Law Alumni Association.

Trini E. Ross ’92 was appointed to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. Ross is U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, in Buffalo, where she resides. She is the first woman of color named to serve in this position. Ross is a past recipient of the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna ​Award for public service.

Carmen L. Snell ’92 has been promoted to vice president, deputy general counsel with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York in Buffalo, where she resides. Snell previously served as assistant general counsel.  She is immediate past president of the Minority Bar Foundation in Buffalo.

Jodyann Galvin ’98 will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna Award for community service on May 5 in Buffalo. Galvin is a partner with Hodgson Russ LLP in the Buffalo office. She is a past recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award from UB Law's Students of Color. Galvin lives in East Aurora, N.Y.

Toni L. Frain ’99 was promoted to assistant vice president, director of Business Conduct & Policy in Global Compliance & Ethics with Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston, Mass. She is a resident of Winchester, Mass.

Robert J. Gutowski ’99 of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award for business on May 5 in Buffalo. He is general counsel with MSCI Inc. in New York City. Gutowski is a member of the School of Law’s Dean’s Advisory Council and previously served as chair of the New York City Chapter of the Law Alumni Association.

Seth S. Kim ’02 has been promoted to partner with Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch LLP in Falls Church, Va. He concentrates his practice in all aspects of patent prosecution in a broad range of technologies, including various displays such as OLED and Micro LED, batteries and renewable technologies. Kim lives in Bristow, Va.

Hon. Ronald Castorina Jr. ’04 was elected a New York State Supreme Court justice, 13th Judicial District, in Staten Island, N.Y. He previously served as a New York State assemblyman, 62nd District, and a civil court judge with the New York City Civil Court. Castorina resides in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.  

Sachin Kohli ’06 of Scarsdale, N.Y., will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award for private practice on May 5 in Buffalo. He is a partner with Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in the New York City office. 

Jennifer L. Fay ’07 has been promoted to partner with the personal injury firm Faraci Lange LLP in the Buffalo office. Fay lives in Lewiston, N.Y.  

Erin E. McQuiggan ’07 has become a partner with Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia. McQuiggan advises clients on trusts and estate law, focusing on sophisticated estate planning, probate and taxation matters. She lives in Merion Station, Pa.

Trevor M. Torcello ’07 of Buffalo was elected vice chair of the board of directors for Leadership Buffalo. Torcello, a shareholder with Gross Shuman P.C., counsels clients in commercial real estate, business and corporate law and litigation.  

Hon. Raymond W. Walter ’07 has been elected a New York State Supreme Court justice, 8th Judicial District, in Buffalo. Walter was previously a partner with Magavern Magavern & Grimm LLP in Buffalo.

Hon. Carrie A. Phillips ’09 of Buffalo was elected a Buffalo City Court judge. She previously worked with the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo.  

Karen Andolina Scott ’09 will receive the UB Law Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumna Award for public service on May 5 in Buffalo. She is executive director of Journey's End Refugee Services in Buffalo. Scott resides in Amherst, N.Y.

Hon. Rebecca L. Town ’09 was elected a Buffalo City Court judge. She was previously a staff attorney with Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo. Town is a Buffalo resident.  

Margo A. Badawy ’10 has become a litigation attorney with the Federal Drug Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, in Washington, D.C., where she resides.

Robert W. Clark ’10 has become a partner with Goldberg Segalla LLP in the Rochester, N.Y., office in the firm’s workers’ compensation group. Clark is a Rochester resident.

Rody Damis ’13 will be honored at the Students of Color Dinner on April 14 in Buffalo. Damis is a senior legislative analyst in the Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. He resides in Washington, D.C.  

Torrey E. Grenda ’13 has become a shareholder with Colucci & Gallaher, P.C., in the Buffalo office, handling cases involving products liability. She is a resident of New York City.

Matthew M. Hoffman ’13 has been promoted to partner with Hamberger & Weiss LLP in Buffalo, counseling clients regarding workers’ compensation. He is a Buffalo resident.

John D. Land ’14 has been promoted to partner with Hamberger & Weiss LLP in Buffalo, where he resides. Land practices workers’ compensation.

David J. Marello ’14 has been promoted to partner with Hamberger & Weiss LLP in the Buffalo office, practicing workers’ compensation. He lives in Tonawanda, N.Y.

Anna S. McCarthy ’15 of Williamsville, N.Y., was appointed to the attorney grievance committee for the New York State Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District, Appellate Division, Fourth Department. She is an associate with Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in the Buffalo office.

Caitlin E. O'Neil ’15 has joined Lippes Mathias LLP as a senior associate in the Buffalo office, handling cases involving state and federal civil litigation. O’Neil is a member of the board of directors of the UB Law Alumni Association’s GOLD Group. She is a Buffalo resident.

William V. Rossi ’16 has been promoted to senior associate with Phillips Lytle LLP in Buffalo, practicing commercial litigation. Rossi is a Buffalo resident.  

Isabelle M. Vladoiu ’16 (LL.M.) received three awards from the Canadian Human Rights International Organization for her human rights work: the 2021 Orquidea Award, the 2021 Trillium Award and the 2021 Gaviota Award. Vladoiu is founder of the U.S. Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights in Washington, D.C., where she resides.

Larry E. Waters Jr. ’17 has been elected president of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in Buffalo. Waters is an associate with Goldberg Segalla LLP in Buffalo, where he resides.

Kevin Hartnett ’21 will be honored at the Students of Color Dinner on April 14 in Buffalo. He is a law clerk with Fried Frank in the New York City office. Hartnett is a resident of Staten Island, N.Y.   

Briana N. Krawczyk ’21 has become associated with Barclay Damon LLP in the Buffalo office, handling cases involving trusts and estates. She is a Buffalo resident.  

Buffalo Business First Who’s Building Western New York List

• Carl J. Montante ’67, Uniland Development Co., Amherst, N.Y.
  
• Jonathan J. Bevilacqua ’06, Bevilacqua Development LP, East Amherst, N.Y.  

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Buffalo Business First Power 250 List

• Thomas R. Beecher Jr. ’59, Barrantys LLC, Buffalo
• Carl J. Montante ’67, Uniland Development Co., Amherst, N.Y.
• Thomas M. Montante ’68, Montante Group, Tonawanda, N.Y.
• Hon. Rose H. Sconiers ’73, Chair, Racial Equity Roundtable, Buffalo; retired from the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Department, 8th Judicial District, Buffalo  
  
• David J. Colligan ’77, Colligan Law, Buffalo  
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. ’83, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo
• Daniel J. Scully ’89, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo  
• Eric L. Recoon ’90, Benderson Development Co., Buffalo  
• David R. Pfalzgraf Jr. ’97, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo
• Eric S. Reich ’02, Co-Chair, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, Buffalo  
• Danielle E. Shainbrown ’05, McGuire Development Co., LLC, Buffalo  
• Frank H. Ewing ’12, AML RightSource, Buffalo

Buffalo Business First 30 Under 30 List

• James J. Zawodzinski Jr. ’18
  

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The Daily Record Power 20 Family Law List

• Donald A. White ’81, Kelly White Donofrio LLP, Rochester, N.Y.
  
• Lawrence J. Schwind ’82, Lacy Katzen LLP, Rochester, N.Y.
  
• Elizabeth M. DiPirro ’88, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo
• Vincent M. Ferrero ’94, Osborn Reed & Burke LLP, Rochester, N.Y.  
• Sara Stout Ashcraft ’95, Ashcraft Franklin & Young LLP, Rochester, N.Y.
• Jon E. Bonavilla ’96, Evans Fox LLP, Rochester, N.Y.
• Sarah E. Wesley’06, Wesley Clark & Peshkin LLP

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Utopian Euphoria LLC Women Who Walk in the Footness of Greatness Honorees  

• Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres ’98, Buffalo City Court
• Cavette A. Chambers ’04, City of Buffalo Law Department
  
• Hon. Carrie A. Phillips ’09, Buffalo City Court