Administrative Offices:

Buffalo:

424 Main Street, Suite 622
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 856-7091

Rochester:

3445 Winton Place, Suite 104

Henrietta, NY  14623

(585) 424-4041

• Bar Association of Erie County
• Monroe County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Monroe County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee
• Bar Association of Erie County Commercial Law Committee
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
• Former Chair of the Bar Association of Erie County Committee for the Disabled
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
• Founding member and former vice-president, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

• Trustee with U.S. Bankruptcy Court 1977-1985

New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Award

Bar Association of Erie County Pro Bono Award

Business First Who's Who in Law Award - August 2005 and September 2004

Leadership Award received for having served on the Board of Directors Of The Erie County Bar Foundation from 1999-2004

President's Award given by AIDS Community Services in April 2005 for assisting ACS and patients with AIDS.

Recipient of the Pugash Award for Outstanding Community Service given by Jewish Family Services - May 2005

Chautauqua County Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council Award for Excellence - March 2005

Recipient of several awards from the Volunteer Lawyer's Project for Outstanding Service from 2001-2004

Shirley Wittenberg Award for services our firm provided to Lupus patients and to the Lupus Foundation - March 2004

Community Partnership Award given by Legislater Demone Smith - 2004

Hispanics United of Buffalo Special Service Award in September 2003

Buffalo Board of Education Good Citizen Award for Contributions made to the Buffalo School System - December 2003

Leadership Award given by the Nation Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for being a founding member and having served as Vice President and a Director for 4 years - May 1997

Testified before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
 

Lobbied in Washington on behalf of consumers concerning legislative matters.

Lectured before numerous national, state and local groups and appeared on many radio and television talk shows.

Wrote articles on various legal topics for several publications including The Buffalo News, Business First, Democrat and Chronicle, the Bar Association of Erie County's Bulletin, New York State Bar Association Journal, and The American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.

10/19/2005 - New Bankruptcy Laws for the Mortgage Brokers Association

10/18/2005 - New Bankruptcy Laws for the WNY Credit Association

10/6/2005 - New Roles and Responsibilities of the Lawyer under the New Bankruptcy Laws for the New York State Bar Association

09/30/2005 - Sad Tale of the Bankruptcy Abuse Protection and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 for the Erie County Bar Association

09/16/2005 - New Bankruptcy Laws for the Continuing Legal Education Program

05/13/2005 - Basics of Bankruptcy Relief for the Disabled for NOSSCR (National Organization of Social Security Claims Representatives)

04/09/2005 - How To Obtain SSD and SSI Benefits for the Crohns and Colitis Foundation of WNY

03/19/2005 - Social Security Benefits for the Schleroderma Foundation

03/10/2005 - Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy - Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for the University of Buffalo School of Law

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