For 30 years, Volunteer Legal Services Project Inc. has spearheaded an annual campaign to fund services and programs provided by the Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Legal Assistance of Western New York, and VLSP. A donor reception at the Memorial ...
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In 2002, when Sheila Alees Gaddis interviewed for the vacant executive director position at Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc., she already had a very impressive resume and was interested in a possible relocation to Rochester. She had ...
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A 2000 graduate of Cornell Law School, Tina Monshipour Foster started her legal career in New York City, serving as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of International Trade before joining Clifford Chance U.S. LLP — one of the ...
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Read More »In 2017, this column acknowledged dozens and dozens of volunteer attorneys who took on Volunteer Legal Services Project cases, volunteered at clinics, met with immigrants seeking guidance and researched questions at the Seventh Judicial District Court Help Center. The demand ...
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Read More »With a Nov. 15 phonathon launch and the early timing of the Law Firm Challenge, the 2017 Campaign for Justice reached the halfway mark to its $270,000 goal just a couple days ago. “Receiving another $130,000 in pledges by December ...
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The festive mood was contagious at the annual Monroe County Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Holiday gathering on Dec. 7. Held at the Legacy Tower Wintergarden once again, passed hors d’ oeuvres and five or six food stations made for...
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The 2017 Campaign for Justice is off to a great start, reaching a new benchmark with the Law Firm Challenge’s effort to engage the community’s younger attorneys. With 20 law offices and legal organizations participating, 202 attorneys under age 40 ...
Read More »Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. (VLSP), Legal Aid Society of Rochester (LAS) and Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) provide life-changing legal aid to thousands of low-income residents within the Greater Rochester area. The annual Campaign ...
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Read More »Credit for 1.5 CLE hours in ethics and professionalism was just one of the takeaways from a Nov. 8 presentation on “Pro Bono Ethics: The Risks of Technology.” Julia Green Sewruk of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP moderated the educational ...
Read More »During business hours, most of us practice the art of sitting. How many hours a day do you spend in your office chair? Sedgwick Business Interiors (Anderson Ave.) is contributing an Aeron office chair (retail $700) to the Art of ...
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Who takes care of some of the beautifully landscaped gardens at the corner of various city streets? In the Neighborhood of the Arts, gardens by Starry Nites Cafe, all four corners at University and Merriman, and the entry to Portsmouth ...
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As the 35th president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, Jodie Ryan opened the meeting portion of the annual New Member Reception at the offices of Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, this year’s event host, welcoming all and ...
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