Excellent music, delicious food, and loads of camaraderie filled Harro East Ballroom on Oct. 21 as the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar enjoyed its sixth annual Jazz for Justice event. Foundation funds are granted annually to community programs such ...

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  “The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar supports programs near and dear to my heart,” said Bradley Kammholz as we talked about the upcoming “Jazz for Justice” event. His firm stepped up to be Improvisational Sponsor this year – ...

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  Yolanda Sheffa, paralegal at Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc., served as this year’s legal services coordinator for Project Homeless Connect (PHC) and was joined by more than a dozen co-workers and colleagues who spent Sept.15 at the ...

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There was a strong sense of pride and achievement as younger attorneys gathered for the Law Firm Challenge reception at the Strathallan on Tuesday when Bill Lowe, chair of the Law Firm Challenge Committee, announced the winning firms. “Nineteen firms ...

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WXXI provided a studio and bank of phones for the 2015 Campaign for Justice morning phone-a-thon on Dec. 3, when volunteer callers reached out to colleagues to secure $19,454 in the three hour telephone blitz. Adding the newly secured dollars ...

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On Nov. 12, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP sponsored a CLE titled “Pro Bono Ethics: Issues Related to Board Service,” with materials prepared and presented by numerous HS&E attorneys and guests. Held at the Genesee Valley Club, attendees were treated ...

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“In the novel Anna Karenina, with whom was Anna in love?” Possible answers include: a) Pierre; b) Vladimir; c) Andre; or d) Vronsky. If that question is too difficult, maybe switch from Literature to the category: From the RBJ. “According ...

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Counsel Press welcomed its Rochester-area clients and friends at their Third Annual Client Reception on October 22. The event, modeled after similar events held in other cities where Counsel Press operates, offers the local legal community an opportunity to socialize ...

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“What one thing would you like to accomplish/ do differently if elected?” This was the opening question for the seven judicial candidates who participated in the Oct. 22 luncheon hosted by the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys. The four ...

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The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys hosted a members-only cocktail party to honor the recent appointment of Judge Debra Martin to the Court of Claims bench. Friends, colleagues and members of Judge Martin’s family mingled at the Rochester Area ...

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Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP lists 24 women attorneys in its Rochester office, which consists of around 90 attorneys in all. With the firm since 1993, Kelly Ross Brown plays an important role on the firm’s Associates Committee, where she is ...

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The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys gathered to welcome new members on Thursday, and to congratulate members celebrating 25 years of practice, atop Clinton Square. The event was sponsored by Jessica Millan of Edward Jones, with Nixon Peabody providing ...

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