Bar Admissions & Memberships
State of New York
Western District of New York; WDNY Bankruptcy
Northern District of New York
Bar Association of Erie County (BAEC)
BAEC Labor Law Committee (current co-chair)
BAEC Intellectual Property, Computer, & Entertainment Law Committee (former chair)
First Amendment Lawyers Association
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
National Association of College & University Attorneys (former)
Onondaga County Bar Association (former)
Niagara County Bar Association
Women’s Bar Association of WNY
Select Cases in the Public Record
East Side Parkways Coalition v. New York State Dept. of Transportation et al (2025)
C. B. v. Hepburn Library of Waddington et al (2020)
Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, Inc. et al v. Byron W Brown et al (2020)
Gail Wells et al v. City of Buffalo Planning Board et al (2019)
David R.S. Saunders v. City of Buffalo et al (2018)
DirecTV, Inc. v. Lewis, et al (WDNY 6:03-cv-06241-CJS-JWF)
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Case No. D2006-0158
Emperor's Choice v. Ezzel etal (WDNY 1:03-cv-00125-WMS-HKS)
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Showcase
Is There a HERO in Your HVAC? New Law, New Obligations, September 30, 2021, Erie County Bar Association
New York’s Right of Publicity Protecting Names, Portraits and Voices: Not Just For the Living Anymore, May 7, 2021, Erie County Bar Association
Sick Leave Law – What Sick Leave Law?, February 3, 2021, Erie County Bar Association
Forming a Non-Profit Organization and Obligations of Attorneys on Non-Profit Boards – Part Two, September 22, 2020, Erie Institute of Law and WBASNY WNY
Advising Student-Athletes & NCAA Institutions, January 2015, Niagara University
Presentations & Publications
At the New York Library Association’s Annual Conference, November 6, 2020, “The Lemonade of Crisis Response.”
Erie County Bar Association presentation on “Force Majeure” (emergency cancellation of contracts during COVID), April 6, 2020.
Journal of Archival Organization: “Where is 108?" October, 2019.
At the Capital District Library Resource Council’s “Resource Sharing Symposium,” April 27th, 2018.
At the National Association of College & University Attorneys' 2017 Annual Conference, "Handling Complex Investigations." June, 2017.
At the Upstate New York College Collaboration: "Enterprise Risk Management: A Process for Informing Your Strategic Plan." November, 2016.
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