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Attorneys recognized for child advocacy

Deborah A. Indivino and Beth A. Ratchford of the Seventh District each received the Hon. Michael F. Dillon Attorneys for Children Award during a special ceremony held at the Appellate Division, Fourth Department on June 21.

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8-minute mentoring a unique opportunity

What questions were on your mind as you completed the first year of law school? Did you have anyone to field those questions — other than your employer or someone in the family? The eight 1L students participating in Rochester’s Legal Diversity Clerkship Program ...

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Bar holds diversity clerkship reception

Legal and community leaders joined the local bar associations in welcoming the Diversity Clerkship Summer Associates to Rochester during a reception on June 8 at the Telesca Center for Justice.

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GRAWA hosts breakfast social with Judge Kaye

Informally addressing a group of about 40 women affiliated with the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye talked about her new position at Skadden Arps and her recent international experiences.

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St. John Fisher holds Justinian Order luncheon

Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy was the keynote speaker last Friday for the 10th annual luncheon of the Justinian Order of St. John Fisher College. Duffy spoke about accomplishments in the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

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City students take on the Appellate Division

Students at the World of Inquiry School No. 58 can boast they got to do something not every attorney even does. On Wednesday, more than 30 appeared as attorneys before appellate judges at the M. Dolores Denman Courthouse as part of the 2011 Moot Court Competition ...

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GRAWA board of directors installed for 2011-12

The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys celebrated the completion of their 28th year with remarks by outgoing President Laurie A. Giordano on May 25. Incoming GRAWA President Kari A. Smoker shared her vision for the coming year, and explained how GRAWA has helped her ...

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Over the Edge for Scouting

On May 20, a few dozen brave participants took a leap of faith down the side of First Federal Plaza to raise money for the Seneca Waterways Council of Boy Scouts of America. The event served as a fundraiser to ...

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Harter Secrest attorneys bring King Midas to courtroom

On April 29 at the Memorial Art Gallery’s auditorium, attorneys and staff of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP again entertained and educated fifth- and sixth-graders of Rochester City Schools by presenting an original play in which fairy tale characters are transformed into parties and witnesses in a courtroom trial.

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Law Day celebrates legacy of John Adams

The Monroe County Bar Association, the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, and the Rochester Black Bar Association collaborated to host the 2011 Law Day luncheon April 29 at the Rochester Convention Center.

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