5/13/08 Damon & Morey Attorney Colleen
K. Mattrey Assists Clarence Mock Trial Team to Victory
Buffalo, NY - Damon & Morey is pleased to announce that Colleen
K. Mattrey, an associate in the General Litigation Department, helped
lead the Clarence High School trial team to victory at the 2008
Western New York Mock Trial Tournament. This would be the team’s
second consecutive win under the direction of Ms. Mattrey and team
coach Ronald DiNicolantonio, local Clarence High School business
teacher.
Ms. Mattrey, the team’s attorney advisor, helped the team demonstrate
their legal knowledge in a hypothetical civil hit and run case against
forty local schools at the Erie County Tournament. The entire Clarence
team, Ms. Mattrey and Mr. DiNicolantonio were honored at the Erie
County Bar Association’s Law Day Luncheon on April 30th and
advanced to the regional competition in Rochester, NY on May 10th.
Competing against six other Western New York County teams, Clarence
was able to secure their spot in the state finals.
The Erie County and Western New York Mock Trial Tournament are
education programs for public and private high schools in the region.
The program is sponsored in conjunction with the New York State Bar
Association’s Law, Youth and Citizenship Committee – the organization
that develops the case, either criminal or civil, which is used as the
statewide model. The program provides a forum for students to learn
about the law, legal system and court procedures as well as improve on
their basic skills such as listening, reasoning and ability to think
on their feet. Throughout the tournament, teams argue the prosecution
and defense and team members act as attorneys and witnesses. The
program receives strong support from lawyers and judges who volunteer
and participate as mock trial judges and attorney advisors each year.
Clarence High School
offers an exciting variety of courses and activities to help prepare
students for post secondary education and/or future careers. The
instructional program is designed to encourage students to achieve at
the highest level possible, with emphasis on Regents, Honor, and
Advanced Placement courses. Over 50 percent of the students
participate in interscholastic sports. There are over 30
extracurricular offerings that provide ample opportunities for
students to explore and develop social, vocational, and cultural
interest.
Founded
ninety-one years ago, Damon & Morey LLP is a full-service law firm
calling on the knowledge and experience of eighty-six attorneys. The
firm’s major areas of practice include Business and Corporate Law,
Business Litigation and Insolvency, General Litigation, Healthcare,
Labor & Employment, Probate, Trust, & Estate, and Real Estate &
Banking. Employing nearly two hundred people in Western New York, the
firm currently maintains four offices - Buffalo (firm headquarters),
Clarence, Batavia and Rochester. For complete information, visit the
firm’s web site at www.damonmorey.com.
5/12/08 Jennifer Liber Raines Elected to Board of Trustees for the
Paleontological Research Institution
Buffalo, NY – Damon & Morey is pleased to announce that
Jennifer Liber Raines was elected to a three year term on the Board of
Trustees for the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), an
organization, affiliated with Cornell University, that in addition to
its academic endeavors oversees the Museum of Earth in Ithaca, New
York. In addition to member of the board, Ms. Raines will act as Chair
of the Marketing Committee as well.
Jennifer Liber Raines is the Director of Marketing & Client
Services for Damon & Morey LLP, one of the largest full-service law
firms in Western New York. Assisting more than eighty attorneys in six
departments and twenty-six practice areas, Ms. Raines oversees all
marketing and public relations activities on behalf of the firm.
Ms. Raines serves on the Legal Marketing Association's Members
Services Committee and the Marketing Practice Group of ALFA
International. Her other professional memberships include the
Advertising Club of Buffalo, the Legal Marketing Association, and the
Public Relations Society of America.
Active in the community, Ms. Raines is a volunteer science educator
for the Hamburg Natural History Society and a member of the United
Way's Emerging Leaders Society. In addition to volunteering for
numerous organizations, Ms. Raines served on the March of Dimes
Buffalo Walk Fundraising Committee (2005 and 2006) and the Hamburg
Natural History Society's Board of Directors (2004).
Ms. Raines received her B.A., cum laude, from the State University
of New York at Geneseo in 1996.
Created in 1932, PRI 's mission is to increase and disseminate
knowledge about the history and evolution of Earth and its life. The
organization manages one of the largest fossil collection on North
America, publishes American Paleontologist, the longest running
technical journal in this area of study, and maintains a 50,000 volume
interdisplinary research library. Committed to educational outreach
locally and nationally, PRI offers a wide variety of resources
including exhibits, trainings, presentations, books, videos, and
website.
Founded ninety-one years ago, Damon & Morey LLP is a full-service
law firm calling on the knowledge and experience of eighty-six
attorneys. The firm’s major areas of practice include Business and
Corporate Law, Business Litigation and Insolvency, General Litigation,
Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Probate, Trust, & Estate, and Real
Estate & Banking. Employing nearly two hundred people in Western New
York, the firm currently maintains four offices - Buffalo (firm
headquarters), Clarence, Batavia and Rochester. For complete
information, visit the firm’s web site at www.damonmorey.com.
