On the Town: Bar associations honor new judges
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: June 19, 2013
Tags: Judge Jenny Rivera, Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, On the Town
Members of the Erie, Monroe and Onondaga County bar associations, along with the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, welcomed and congratulated Judges Jenny Rivera and Sheila Abdus-Salaam on their appointment to the New York State Court of Appeals during a reception Monday evening in their honor at The Woodcliff Hotel and Spa in [...]
On the Town: New lobby unveiled at Telesca Center
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 22, 2013
Tags: New lobby, On the Town, Telesca Center
After several years of planning, the renovation of the ground floor lobby of the Telesca Center for Justice is complete. To commemorate the accomplishment, a ceremony was held in the lobby on Tuesday evening to showcase the new space. During renovations, the inoperative escalator was removed, creating needed office space for one of the civil [...]
On the Town: Schnittman recognized for pro bono work
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 9, 2013
Tags: Michael S. Schnittman, NYSBA, On the Town, President’s Pro Bono Service Award
Michael S. Schnittman, a retired Rochester attorney who won a pro bono award on Law Day, was unable to travel to Albany for the ceremony, so the award was brought to him. New York State Bar Association President-elect David M. Schraver presented a 2013 President’s Pro Bono Service Award to Schnittman on Tuesday at the [...]
On the Town: HSE performs annual Law Day play
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 2, 2013
Tags: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Law Day play, On the Town
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP employees again entertained and educated sixth-grade students from Rochester-area schools with their 12th annual Law Day mock trial play, kicking off their performances at Bay Trail Middle School in Penfield on May 1. This year’s courtroom drama was based on “Cinderella” and performed by lawyers and staff from the firm’s [...]
On the Town: Local bar associations celebrate Law Day
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: May 2, 2013
Tags: bar associations, Law Day, On the Town
The Monroe County Bar Association, Rochester Black Bar Association and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys together presented the annual Law Day luncheon on May 1 at the Riverside Convention Center. In honor of this year’s Law Day theme, “Realizing the Dream: Equality for All,” the event included keynote remarks from Verna Myers, a [...]
On the Town: Hiscock & Barclay holds women’s forum
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: May 1, 2013
Tags: Hiscock & Barclay, On the Town, Third Annual Wine Tasting Event, women’s forum
All five female attorneys from the Rochester office of Hiscock & Barclay LLP were on hand for the Third Annual Wine Tasting Event on April 25. The annual Rochester wine tasting event provides an opportunity for Hiscock & Barclay women to invite current and prospective clients, community, business, political and religious leaders to share ideas [...]
On the Town: ‘Trial by Jury’ operetta a hit at Hall of Justice
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 29, 2013
Tags: Hall of Justice, On the Town, operetta, Trial by Jury
As a run up to Law Day, the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta “Trial by Jury” was performed by members of the Rochester Lyric Opera on April 25 and 26 in Courtroom 303 at the Hall of Justice. The operetta tells the story of a breach of promise in a marriage case, with jury, judge and [...]
On the Town: GRAWA holds annual meeting
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: April 21, 2013
Tags: annual meeting, GRAWA, On the Town
Election of officers for the 2013-2014 fiscal year was the core agenda item for the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys’ annual meeting April 16, but it also provided an opportunity for current GRAWA President Kimberly Duguay to recap the events and accomplishments of the past 12 months. The newly elected slate of officers and [...]
On the Town: RBBA hosts 3rd annual Bridges to Success
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: April 15, 2013
Tags: Bridges to Success event, On the Town, RBBA
The Rochester Black Bar Association presented their Bridge Builder Award to Justice Rose Sconiers, of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, during their third annual Bridges to Success Networking Event on April 10. Co-sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP and Harris Beach PLLC, the event took place in the Harris Beach lobby in Pittsford. RBBA [...]
On the Town: GRAWA program focuses on job market trends
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: March 27, 2013
Tags: GRAWA, On the Town
How important is your profile on LinkedIn? How far back should your resume go? Where should volunteer experience be noted on a resume? Elizabeth Hofmeister, director of legal recruiting and development at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, and Kathy Driscoll, assistant director of career management at the University of Rochester’s Center for Entrepreneurship, addressed these [...]
On the Town: Third Jazz for Justice hits a high note
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 27, 2013
Tags: fundraiser, Jazz For Justice, On the Town
On March 22, members of the legal community gathered at the Harro East Ballroom to enjoy an evening of music and conviviality as part of the third annual Jazz for Justice fundraiser for the Monroe County Bar Foundation. Attendees were welcomed with food and drink (all generously donated), and bid on auctioned items while listening [...]
On the Town: Bowling with GRAWA’s newest members
By Nora A. Jones
POSTED: March 19, 2013
Tags: GRAWA
The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys tried a different approach to welcoming its newest members, hosting a “Bowling with the board” event on March 13. The accompanying photos are evidence that it was well-received. “GRAWA traditionally holds a New Member Reception in the fall. In the past couple of years, the board realized that [...]
