May 2006
05/01/2006 Damon & Morey Attorney Barbara Schifeling
Receives “Leaders In Law” Award
05/10/2006 Damon & Morey Chairman Christopher
Greene Receives UB Law Distinguished Alumni Award
05/30/2006 Damon & Morey Names Four New Associates
05/01/06 Damon & Morey Attorney Barbara
Schifeling Receives “Leaders In Law” Award
BUFFALO,
N.Y. - Damon & Morey is pleased to announce that Barbara L.
Schifeling was the recipient of The Daily Record’s “Leaders
in Law” Award in a ceremony that recognized five individuals in the
Eighth Judicial District for their outstanding achievement in their
practice areas, involvement in the profession, and support of the
legal community and mentoring.
A Senior Partner in the firm’s
Litigation Department, Ms. Schifeling focuses her practice in the
areas of medical malpractice defense and environmental coverage
litigation. She serves as a member of the Management and Client
Development Committees; she is also the co-chair of the firm’s Health
Care Practice Group. Ms. Schifeling is a member and an officer of the
Board of Directors of the YWCA. Her professional memberships include
the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, the Bar Association of
Erie County and the New York State Bar Association. She is past
president and a current member of the Western New York Chapter of the
Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. In 2005, Ms.
Schifeling was named as one of Business First of Buffalo's
“Women Who Mean Business” Award winners. She received her B.A. from
The Lindenwood Colleges, her M.A.T. from the University of Chicago,
and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law
School.
Damon & Morey LLP is a full-service law
firm calling on the knowledge and experience of eighty attorneys. The
firm’s major areas of practice include Business and Corporate Law,
Business Litigation & Insolvency, General Litigation, Labor &
Employment, Probate, Trust, & Estate, and Real Estate and Banking.
Founded in 1917, the firm currently maintains three offices - the
firm’s headquarters in Buffalo with additional offices in Rochester
and Batavia. For more information on Damon & Morey, please visit their
website at
www.damonmorey.com
05/10/06 Damon &
Morey Chairman Christopher Greene Receives UB Law Distinguished Alumni
Award
BUFFALO,
N.Y. – Damon & Morey is pleased to announce that Christopher T.
Greene, the firm’s Chairman, recently received the University at
Buffalo Law Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award. He was
honored for his outstanding community service at the organization’s
44th annual dinner.
A Senior Partner in the firm’s Business & Corporate
Department, Mr. Greene works primarily with closely-held businesses
and not-for-profit corporations. His practice focuses on health care
corporate and regulatory matters, corporate and partnership
formations, business start-ups, mergers, acquisitions and
divestitures, debt and equity financing, and franchising. Formerly the
Chair of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Mr. Greene
currently serves as the Chairman of the Hauptman-Woodward Foundation.
He is a Board Member for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the
Buffalo State College Foundation and the National Conference for
Community Justice - Western New York Region.
Mr. Greene is a member of the American Health Lawyers
Association, the New York Association of Homes & Services for the
Aging, the New York State Health Care Facilities Organization, the
American Medical Group Association’s Council of Attorneys and the
Western New York Healthcare Association. He is currently listed as one
of The Best Lawyers in America© for Health Care Law by Woodward
White. He was named to Business First of Buffalo's “Who's Who
in Law” List in 2004 and 2005. Mr. Greene received his B.A. degree
from Amherst College and his M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from the State
University of New York at Buffalo.
Damon & Morey LLP is a full-service law firm calling on
the knowledge and experience of eighty attorneys. The firm’s major
areas of practice include Business and Corporate Law, Business
Litigation & Insolvency, General Litigation, Labor & Employment,
Probate, Trust, & Estate, and Real Estate and Banking. Founded in
1917, the firm currently maintains three offices - the firm’s
headquarters in Buffalo with additional offices in Rochester and
Batavia. For more information on Damon & Morey, please visit their
website at www.damonmorey.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Damon & Morey LLP is pleased to announce that
Christian M. Brockway, Thomas L. Kennedy, Molly L. Mallia, and
Jennifer S. Burke have joined the firm.
Christian M. Brockway is an Associate in the firm’s Corporate
Department.
Ms. Brockway received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown
University in 2002. She received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude,
from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 2005.
While in law school, she also completed the Academic Concentration in
Finance Transactions.
Thomas L. Kennedy is an Associate in the firm’s Business
Litigation and Insolvency Department.
Mr. Kennedy received an A.B. degree from Cornell University in
1984. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the State University of
New York at Buffalo Law School in 2005.
Prior to joining Damon & Morey, Mr. Kennedy worked in the banking
industry where he managed problem commercial loans. Previously, he
served in the United States Navy.
Molly L. Mallia is an Associate in the firm’s Labor and
Employment Department.
Ms. Mallia received her Bachelor of Arts degree in both English and
Spanish, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the State University
of New York at Binghamton in 2002. She received her Juris Doctor
degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo
Law School in 2005.
Jennifer S. Burke is an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate
Department.
Ms. Burke received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from
Fairfield University in 1995. She received her Juris Doctor degree
from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 1998.
Ms. Burke’s previous legal experience includes working as an
Associate at Block & Colucci, P.C., where she conducted real estate
and mortgage closings and represented purchasers and sellers in
residential real estate transactions. Previously, Ms. Burke was a
Judicial Intern for the Chief Judge of Family Court in Buffalo, New
York in 1997.
Damon & Morey LLP is a full-service law firm calling on the
knowledge and experience of seventy-nine attorneys. The firm’s major
areas of practice include Business and Corporate Law, Business
Litigation and Insolvency, General Litigation, Labor & Employment,
Probate, Trust, & Estate, and Real Estate. Founded in 1917, the firm
currently maintains three offices - the firm’s headquarters in
Buffalo, a second office in Rochester, and a third office in Batavia.
For complete information, visit the firm’s web site at
www.damonmorey.com.
