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An aside can sometimes reveal quite a bit about someone’s professional manner. “Public service is a true commitment which most often places the needs of others above your own,” said Hon. Michael A. Sciortino, Esq., during a recent interview. “I ...

Practicing law is Kathryn Lee Bruns’ profession, yet counsel work offers perspectives which add meaning to her personal interests. “I have a new appreciation for the things that so many take for granted,” said Bruns, of Faraci Lange. Physical activity ...

Graduate law school, land a gig at a solid firm, work your way up the partnership track, put in 35 years practicing law, and retire off into the sunset. It’s the recipe most aspiring attorneys follow. But for Buffalo attorney ...

The last time she was profiled, said Lara R. Badain, Esq., was Oct. 31, 2011. A strange twist of fate had landed her in a cover story that spread over two pages. Neither texting nor social media were as ubiquitous ...

Christopher D. Jagel’s lengthy experience as outside counsel specializing in major corporate transactions is a big advantage for his new role as CEO of Harris Beach PLLC. His resume includes a staggering list of huge business deals, such as representing ...

The new president of the Rochester Black Bar Association wants to mark the organization’s 25th anniversary with an effort to develop new leaders in the community. “I have a vision for the organization, for where we can go and how to ...

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It’s Friday afternoon, New Year’s Eve weekend, and the temperature has dropped to sub-zero in Buffalo. It’s the trifecta of reasons to cut out of the office early, but at the headquarters of Goldberg Segalla LLP in downtown Buffalo, Joe ...

Cressida A. Dixon, chair of the trust and estates department at Bond, Schoeneck & King, is now deputy managing member of the Rochester office. “I’m very excited about taking on new opportunities on the management side. This is a great ...

Attorney Mindy L. Zoghlin asked herself about two years ago: “If I could have a law practice that looked exactly the way I wanted it, what would it look like?” Her answer: A small firm embracing high-tech, cloud-based technology, in ...

When attorney Ann Evanko walked through the doors of Hurwitz & Fine P.C. in 1979, the newly minted attorney couldn’t have conceived that, three decades later, she would be president of the Buffalo-based law firm. After all, in 1979 Evanko ...

It’s a beautiful Friday afternoon in downtown Buffalo. The sun is shining, the temperature perfect as crowds fill the Chippewa business district. Among those soaking in the day is former New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco. Seated in the center ...

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From her ninth-floor office in the Avant Building, attorney Melinda Disare enjoys an incredible view of downtown Buffalo. As the president of the Erie County Bar Association, Disare has an equally impressive view of the Buffalo legal community — and ...

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