Judicial nomination commission comes to town
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 18, 2012
Tags: On the Town
Judge Judith S. Kaye and a cast of legal power players are encouraging qualified attorneys to apply for an upcoming vacancy on the New York State Court of Appeals. They spoke to nearly 50 people Wednesday at the Telesca Center for Justice, describing the nomination process in their presentation of “The Road to the Court [...]
City students ‘practice’ law in a real courthouse
By Denise M. Champagne
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: On the Town
Issues in a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court were taken up last week by ninth-grade city students before the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. Separate panels of judges heard arguments from students at World of Inquiry School No. 58 in the third annual Moot Court competition, sponsored by the court. All 64 ninth-graders participated, [...]
St. Thomas More Lawyers Guild holds annual dinner
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 3, 2012
Tags: On the Town
The St. Thomas More Lawyers Guild held its annual dinner April 14 at the Knights of Columbus building in Webster. The guild presented its Chancellor’s Awards to two honorees: Carol Crossed and Ronald J. Buttarazzi. The awards were given in honor of two recently deceased guild members: James M. White and Robert J. Edelman, who [...]
HSE holds Law Day play
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 2, 2012
Tags: On the Town
For the 12th year, the lawyers and staff in the Litigation Unit at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP are helping celebrate Law Week by presenting a mock trial play based on a popular fairy tale to local students. This year’s production involves Billie Goats-Gruff against Tobias Troll, the toll collector at the Rottenwood Bridge, who [...]
GRAWA’s annual meeting highlights accomplishments
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 1, 2012
Tags: On the Move
The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys held its annual meeting on April 26, where they reviewed their accomplishments and membership growth over the past year. Nominating Committee Chair Judge Dandrea Ruhlmann shared a list of GRAWA members who were recognized with various awards throughout the year at both the local and state level. Heather [...]
Local bar celebrates Law Day
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 25, 2012
Tags: On the Town
The local bar celebrated Law Day with its annual luncheon, held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on April 24. Presented by the Monroe County Bar Association, the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, and the Rochester Black Bar Association, the event included introductions from New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle [...]
D4, MCBA Young Lawyers Section welcome new attorneys
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 22, 2012
Tags: On the Town
On Wednesday, April 18, D4 hosted a welcoming reception (in coordination with the Monroe County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section) for the newly admitted attorneys in Rochester. The event served as an opportunity for all attendees to see D4’s new headquarters on Andrew St. in downtown Rochester. — Photos by Vasiliy Baziuk
GRAWA shows Girl Scouts law-related careers
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: April 11, 2012
Tags: On the Town
Three Girl Scout troops from Avon — Troops 53078, 51189 and 51013 — spent several hours at Rochester’s Hall of Justice on Tuesday for an outing intended to demonstrate how the court system works and the many career paths available to women. “We want the girls to understand the empowering roles women have today,” said [...]
RBBA networking event honors Justice Green
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: April 4, 2012
Tags: On the Town
The Rochester Black Bar Association held its second annual “Bridges to Success” networking event March 28 in the 14th floor conference room of Nixon Peabody LLP’s Rochester office. Spencer Ash, of the City Council’s office and RBBA vice president of programs, along with Sheldon K. Smith, partner at Nixon Peabody, co-chaired the planning committee [...]
Jazz for Justice a success
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 30, 2012
Tags: On the Town
More photos coming soon. For now, please visit our Facebook page to see pictures from the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar’s Jazz for Justice fundraiser on March 23. Click here to view the album.
Attorneys celebrate opening of new firm
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 23, 2012
Tags: On the Town
When members of the new firm Santiago Burger Annechino LLP first thought of hosting a March open house, they never dreamed of having it outside. But, as the event approached, and weather forecasts predicting 80 degrees, that is exactly what Fernando Santiago, Michael A. Burger and Dennis J. Annechino decided to do. It could not [...]
Canandaigua National Corp promotions, new hires
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 23, 2012
Tags: On the Move
Canandaigua National Corp. announced the following promotions: Javier Quintana has been promoted to assistant vice president, Alexander Park branch manager; Pamela Schaber, who previously served as branch manager and officer at the bank’s Greece Ridge branch, has been promoted to assistant vice president, Greece Ridge branch manager; Jan Schrader has moved from her role as [...]
