September 2013 - Bar Association of Erie County
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September 2013 - Bar Association of Erie County
E ITTE M M L COTION e. A I C SPE EDIplement Insid PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Paid Buffalo, NY Permit No. 416 up See S BULLETIN Vol. 53 | No. 1 | September 2013 BAR ASSOCIATION OF ERIE COUNTY w w w. e r i e b a r. o r g President’s Letter September is Technology Month at Erie Institute of Law “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.” ~ Bill Gates It could be a long wait for those cars. But whether you embrace each new innovation as it appears or find yourself being dragged kicking and screaming into the world of technology, it has clearly affected virtually every aspect of life in this century. Baby boomers shake their heads as young people sitting at the same table text rather than talk to each other. Shopping is done with a couple of clicks instead of a trip to the store. Even this Bulletin – produced not so long ago by physically delivering handwritten articles to a typesetter – is now created entirely online. Raise your hand if you remember carbon paper and purple mimeographs. By Michael J. Ryan As some of you may have deduced, there is a bit of lag time between when these thoughtprovoking pieces are written and when they reach your doorstep. My first missive was written just before Valentine’s Day. This one is prior to St. Patrick’s Day. By the way, I have a really good feeling about the Sabres’ chances for the Stanley Cup this year. Truth be told, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that in addition to my dog, some folks did read my initial effort and agreed with my Dennis Miller-like rant against the additional stress technology can visit upon us. I received a very nice note from the associates at Phillips Lytle and Hodgson Russ telling me that they were forming a union, seeking lesser demands on their waking hours. Regretfully, they were all fired. Although my column spoke as though I had taken office, this did not occur until June 14 at the close of the election. There was an assembled throng at BAEC Headquarters consisting of two janitors and a security guard (who was there to escort me from the building). Even my dog had better things to do. As did Kathleen Sweet. That photo of her passing the gavel to me was taken four years ago before either of us was elected. Lucky guess. So as happened a couple of times this past year, I stood in for her and passed the gavel to myself. Fortunately, as an old first baseman, I’m used to digging bad throws out of the dirt and I caught it on the short hop. I think I saw a tear in the security guard’s eye. But that wasn’t the end of the beginning. It seems Kathleen was really Jonesing for the power and prestige of the office. She had to be dragged kicking and screaming from the premises. Boy, is she tough. Finally, we pried the indicia of authority from her – the ermine continued on page 4 To help our members keep pace with the latest ways in which technology is impacting the practice of law, the Erie Institute of Law has developed four new CLE programs, to be presented this month. They are: • Tablets: Not Just Yellow Pads Anymore • Mandatory E-Filing in Erie County Supreme Court • Apps for Lawyers/Creating a Law Firm App; and • What the Heck is Active Participation? A Symposium on Labor Market Attachment. Refer to page 26 of this issue or visit www.eriebar.org for dates, details and registration for these innovative programs. Beginning this fall, the Erie Institute is also making all CLE programs available via webcast and – for the first time – they can also be downloaded onto mobile devices in addition to computers. The webcasts occur in real time and make it possible for busy practitioners to earn CLE credits from any location. Through a special software program, a live feed of the CLE session can be delivered to your computer. Any accompanying PowerPoint presentations or other course documents will be sent to you before the program. Simply go to the CLE tab on our website to learn more. Also, please see the excellent article written by Young Lawyers Committee Chair Elizabeth M. Midgley about electronically stored information (page 18 of this issue). [B] Noonday Lectures Now Called Midday Learning Due to ongoing confusion about the name of our popular one-hour lecture series, it has been changed from Noonday to Midday. Many members assumed that “noonday” meant that the programs took place at noon, when most actually begin at 1:00 p.m. A rose by any other name… See this month’s President’s Letter for a humorous look at the name change. BAEC Launches New Website A new and improved Bar Association website was developed and launched over the summer. The new site – which went live on August 1 – was one of the initiatives that Immediate Past President Kathleen M. Sweet’s began during her term. “I wanted the site to be more welcoming and accessible to our members,” Sweet says, noting that she had the full support of the board of directors in moving the project forward. screenshot of new site The improvements to the site allow members to do much more online than was possible before the redesign. At www.eriebar.org, attorneys can now: • Register for CLE programs • Explore new career opportunities • Learn about the latest member benefits and discount programs • Apply for membership • Purchase pre-recorded CLE programs • Review archived issues of the Bulletin • Pay dues; and much more. The new site will also make it easier for members of the general public to find a lawyer online using the Lawyer Information and Referral Service. More detailed information about upcoming programs and events is now included, along with photos of members attending them. [B] “In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November.” ~ Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905 PAGE 2 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 Vol. 53 | No. 1 | September 2013 BAR ASSOCIATION OF ERIE COUNTY Organized 1887 438 Main Street, Sixth Floor | Buffalo, New York 14202 (716)852-8687 | fax (716)852-7641 | www.eriebar.org Bulletin correspondence: [email protected] EDITORIAL BOARD Editor ............................................Bonnie D. O’Brian Law Editor ....................................Jeffrey A. Spencer Tax Notes Editor ..........................Gary D. Borek Art Editor ......................................Giles P. Manias Hon. David J. Mahoney (1960-2008) Photography ................................Susan L. Kohlbacher Glenn Edward Murray Editorial Assistant ........................Brittany O. Luongo OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | 2013-2014 President ......................................Michael J. Ryan Vice President ..............................Laurie Styka Bloom Treasurer........................................Bruce W. Hoover Deputy Treasurer ..........................Gregory T. Miller Executive Director........................Katherine Strong Bifaro ~ Giles P. Manias "If you build it, they will come.” BOARD OF DIRECTORS Regina A. Del Vecchio, Frank LoTempio III, Daniel T. Lukasik, Brian M. Melber, Edward J. Markarian, Marianne Mariano, Daniel J. Marren and William F. Savino, Jeffrey F. Baase, Laura C. Doolittle, Michael J. Flaherty Jr., Anne E. Joynt LIFE MEMBERS Mark A. Adrian, Carol J. Alaimo, Brian D. Baird, Patrick J. Bannister, Lynn A. Clarke, William J. Cunningham, Eric P. Doherty, Victor J. Gagliardi, Sharon Stern Gerstman, Jean E. Gittler, Susan J. Grelick, Donald J. Holzman, Stanley Kwieciak III, Michael P. McClain, J. Eldon Owens, Lauren D. Rachlin, Jeffrey A. Spencer, James M. Wadsworth. An Open Letter to Dennis Bischof Would you like to see your name here? See page 24 to find out how to become a contributing member. Thank you so much for the volunteer work you do in arranging in-person admissions to the U.S. Supreme Court. Last winter, I learned I would need to be admitted for work. I knew people who had been admitted inperson and they reported what fun the trip was, particularly seeing the Court in session. However, I had already visited the Court, attended an argument, and had a private tour of Justice Blackmun’s chambers and the library. Therefore, I was skeptical that the time, travel and expense would be worth achieving an objective I could accomplish by mail. CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS Joan Casilio Adams, Peter S. Aiello, Donald A. Alessi, Grace Marie Ange, Richard J. Attea, Hon. Rosalie M. Stoll Bailey, Hon. Tracey A. Bannister, Stephen E. Barnes, Jr., Thomas R. Beecher, Jr., Ronald P. Bennett, Leonard Berkowitz, David W. Beyer, Richard S. Binko, Richard N. Blewett, Harold J. Brand, Jr., Peter J. Brevorka, Phillip Brothman, Patrick J. Brown, T. Alan Brown, Joel Brownstein, David Buch, Donna L. Burden, James P. Burgio, Michael C. Burwick. John F. Canale, John J. Carney, Alan S. Carrel, Thomas R. Cassano, Stephen E. Cavanaugh, Ferdinand J. Ciccarelli, Emilio Colaiacovo, John F. Collins, William B. Collins, Anthony J. Colucci, Jr., Robert B. Conklin, Robert N. Convissar, Edward C. Cosgrove, Peter L. Costa, Donyelle E. Crapsi, Paul V. Crapsi, Jr., Douglas S. Cream, Hon. John T. Curtin, Steven P. Curvin, Roger T. Davison, Regina A. Del Vecchio, John M. Dempsey, Richard F. DiGiacomo, Anne C. DiMatteo, Dean M. Drew, Hon. Timothy J. Drury, Marvin T. Dubin, Robert E. Dwyer, Donald B. Eppers, Leo J. Fallon, Victor N. Farley, Mark G. Farrell, Gabriel J. Ferber, Michael E. Ferdman, Robert P. Fine, Peter J. Fiorella, Jr., Brian P. Fitzgerald, Richard E. Forrestel, Lawrence C. Franco, Brenda M. Freedman, Jeffrey M. Freedman, Maryann Saccomando Freedman, Robert Friedman, John J. Fromen. Thomas J. Gaffney, William H. Gardner, Lynn D. Gates, Eugene M. Gaughan, Stuart A. Gellman, Robert M. Goldstein, Jerome C. Gorski, Wayne R. Gradl, Samuel L. Green, John C. Grennell, Richard F. Griffin, Richard D. Grisanti, John J. Gruber, Mark W. Hamberger, Thomas J. Hanifin, James P. Harrington, Mary Louise Hayden, Herbert J. Heimerl, Jr., William R. Hites, Susan S. Hogan, Edwin P. Hunter, Melvyn L. Hurwitz, Norman E. Joslin, James B. Kane, Jr., Judith D. Katzenelson, James J. Kirisits, William J. Kita, Christian G. Koelbl III, Dan D. Kohane, Karl W. Kristoff, Thomas E. Krug. Stephen R. Lamantia, John P. Lane, Richard J. Lehner, John N. Lipsitz, Arthur A. Lorenzo, Frank LoTempio, III, Leo M. Lynett, Jr. James L. Magavern, Irving C. Maghran, Jr., Mark J. Mahoney, Giles P. Manias, John Markarian, Mary Dee Martoche, Hon. Salvatore R. Martoche, Norman J. Mattar, Hon. Jeremiah J. McCarthy, Maureen A. McCready, Thomas I. McElvein, Jr., Donald G. McGrath, Diane J. McMahon, Brian M. Melber, Raymond T. Miles III, Joseph D. Mintz, Albert J. Mogavero, Peter J. Murrett, Jr., Joseph M. Nasca, Paul T. Nesper, Paula M. Eade Newcomb, Anthony M. Nosek, Hon. Henry Jos. Nowak, James J. O’Brien, Robert L. O’Connell, Hon. John F. O’Donnell, Timothy M. O’Mara. Carl P. Paladino, Frank R. Papa, Thomas C. Pares, James A. Partacz, Robert E. Pearman, Hon. Erin M. Peradotto, Robert H. Perk, Jeffrey A. Perla, Michael F. Perley, Nicholas A. Pierino, Joel M. Poch, Theodore J. Pyrak, James P. Renda, Mary (Molly) K. Roach, Jay N. Rosenthal, Mario J. Rossetti, Victor A. Rossetti, Richard P. Rosso, Arthur J. Rumizen, Arthur A. Russ, Jr., Thomas Santa Lucia, Scott M. Schwartz, Edward J. Schwendler, Jr., Richard B. Scott, Donald P. Sheldon, Richard J. Sherwood, Louis H. Siegel, Myron M. Siegel, Robert G. Sillars, Richard Charles Slisz, Robert B. Sommerstein, Gregory Stamm, Robert S. Stephenson, Milton J. Strebel, David L. Sweet, Kathleen M. Sweet. Phillip A. Thielman, Gordon D. Tresch, Thomas V. Troy, Frederick D. Turner, Dimitri J. Tzetzo, Peter A. Vinolus, Dale M. Volker, Matthew X. Wagner, Jr., John B. Walsh, Neil Weinberg, Peter C. Wiltse, Wayne D. Wisbaum, Richard D. Yellen. Dear Dennis, A few weeks later, I read the notice in the Bulletin that you were again arranging the logistics for in-person admissions. I asked myself what circumstances would entice me to expend the effort to make the trip. I realized that your willingness to guide me through the process, your availability to answer questions about the details and your presence in Washington to liaise with the Court’s personnel was the enticement. Am I ever glad I signed up! You created a personal experience, rather than my feeling I was only one of a large group. I happen to be cousin to Judge Paul Friedman of the D.C. District Court; and he arranged his schedule to move my admission. Since he was the most senior person of those making motions, he and I were first. I expected a perfunctory process. I thought that, especially being first, I would find the Justices settling into their chairs, arranging their papers for the morning’s arguments, whispering to each other the private niceties colleagues share and that the Chief Justice would routinely grant the Motions to Admit. Not so by far! I rose from my chair when my name was spoken. After I settled into a straight and respectful posture, I looked up. I was eight feet in front of Justice Sotomayor. I found her looking back, right at me. I smiled and she smiled immediately, with watery eyes and sniffles-reddened nose. Down the line to the right went my gaze. Justice Breyer was looking me in the eye, with a pleased expression on his face. Justice Thomas smiled and looked directly at me. My glee was being noticed and returned. Justice Scalia nodded and smiled and also met my eye. The Chief was attending to Paul and his Motion. Justice Kennedy was looking at me full of attention. Justice Ginsburg nodded; Justice Alito grinned and nodded. By this time, I was full of a calm pride and profound awareness of the responsibilities I was accepting and the honors being bestowed upon me. Justice Kagan smiled, acknowledging me. Adrenaline and excitement and tingling turned the minute-long process into a lasting memory. Each Justice conveyed the import of the event, the happiness of the proceedings and the solemnity of the consequences, conveying the symbiosis between the bench and the bar. After Paul finished reading the form motion the Court Clerk provides, having ad libbed the adjective “my cousin” before my name, Chief Justice Roberts, who has worked with and known Paul for decades, announced, “Your cousin will be admitted,” turned to me, looked me in the eye and smiled. I nodded back. My heart was in my throat, my mother was in the gallery and I was over the moon. Thank you, Dennis. ~ Steven S. Fox Buffalo Letters to the editor and short articles of general interest to our readers are always welcome. All materials submitted for publication in the Bulletin are subject to editing for reasons of style, space and content. Send all submissions as Word documents to [email protected] (preferred) or by mail to: Bulletin Editor, 438 Main Street, Sixth Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202. • DEADLINE • • October 2013 Bulletin D E A D L I N E • • • The next deadline for ALL Bulletin contributors and advertisers is Friday, September 6, 2013. Call Brittany Luongo at Bar Headquarters for more information, 852-8687. PAGE 3 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org Law Alumni, GOLD Group Officers Elected bench and bar in the news How to place an announcement: If you are a BAEC member in good standing and you’ve moved, been promoted, hired an associate, taken on a partner, or received an award, we’d like to hear from you. Talks, speeches (unless they are of national stature), CLE presentations and political announcements are not accepted. In addition, we will not print notices of honors determined by other publications (e.g., Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, etc.). Notices must be submitted in writing and limited to 100 words. They are printed at no cost to members and are subject to editing. E-mail your notice and high resolution photo (300 dpi) to [email protected] Sarah P. Rera has joined Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan as an associate attorney, where she will focus on insurance and personal injury litigation. She is a member of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association and an adjunct professor Rera at Bryant and Stratton College. A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Rera earned her B.A. from St. John’s College. Alan J. Bozer, a partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, has been elected to a three-year term on Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy board of trustees. He was also appointed cochair of the “Olmsted Open,” the group’s golf tournament fundraiser. Bozer Bozer co-chairs his firms white collar criminal defense and government investigations practice team and has been recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Project for his pro bono work in immigration law. He holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Harvard College and a J.D., cum laude, from SUNY at Buffalo School of Law. Martha Donovan has joined Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C., as an associate attorney, where she will handle litigation files as well as general practice matters. Donovan holds a J.D. from SUNY Buffalo Law School, along with a B.A. from Brown University and a Donovan master’s degree from SUNY Buffalo. She will work from the firm’s downtown and Cheektowaga locations. Sharon M. Porcellio has joined the litigation department at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. A graduate of the University of Rochester and Northwestern University School of Law, she was recently appointed by Chief Judge Lippman to the Porcellio Commercial Division Advisory Council. Porcellio also writes a quarterly column about the Western District for the New York Law Journal. Burke Pannozzo Jennifer Burke and Christopher Pannozzo have recently been named partners at the law firm of Shaw & Shaw P.C. Burke practices in the area of Real Estate, and Pannozzo practices in the area of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. A graduate of Fairfield University, Burke received her J.D. from the SUNY Buffalo Law School. Pannozzo is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, magna cum laude, with an honors diploma, and the SUNY Buffalo Law School, cum laude. continued on page 24 Terrence M. Gilbride has been elected 2013-2014 president of the SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association, Inc. Gilbride is a partner in the Buffalo office of Hodgson Russ LLP, where he focuses on real estate, public finance, higher education, commercial leasing, and public/private partnerships. He also co-chairs the firm’s college & university practice group. Gilbride currently serves as corporate counsel for Martin House Restoration Corporation and as a former chair and trustee of several local charitable groups. Hon. Lenora B. Foote-Beavers of Erie County Family Court is the new president-elect. Vice presidents are: Marc W. Brown of Goldberg Segalla LLP, Joseph N. Del Vecchio of National Fuel Resources Inc.; Mary Pat Enright Fleming of the United States Attorney’s Office; Brian D. Gwitt of Damon Morey LLP, and Robert P. Heary of Hiscock & Barclay LLP. Treasurer is Michael A. Piette of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP; assistant treasurer is Pietra G. Lettieri of Harris Beach PLLC; secretary is Mary Moorman Penn; and assistant secretary is Marion K. Henderson, retired. Immediate past president is Brian M. Melber of Personius Melber LLP. Vice Dean for Alumni, Public Relations and Communications Ilene R. Fleischmann of SUNY Buffalo Law School, continues as executive director. Lisa M. Mueller, Assistant Dean for Alumni and Communications, serves as assistant director. continued on page 10 Bar Committees Consistently rated as a top benefit of membership, Bar committees are a great way to connect with colleagues and keep pace with the profession. See the special insert in this issue… and plan to participate! The need may be based on medical problems, job loss, emotional difficulties, family crises or many other situations. No person or problem is categorically excluded. If you need assistance – or know a friend or colleague who does – please call Kelly Bainbridge at 628-4892. All services are individualized and completely confidential. It’s great to belong to something this good. PAGE 4 President’s Letter www.eriebar.org | September 2013 continued from page one trimmed robe (Memo: have hem raised two inches), the orb and the scepter. Unfortunately, when Kathleen was first presented with the orb, her natural inclination was to dribble it. That dent won’t come out. And the pine tar at the base of the scepter suggests it was used for fungo practice. I disclose this now so Laurie Styka Bloom won’t blame me for the damages. The ceremonial stuff completed, it was time to commence the real work of the BAEC. Following our investure by almost – but not quite – a Federal judge, Hon. Jeremiah J. McCarthy at the June 17 meeting (the robe isn’t even back from the dry cleaners), we had an appearance by Peter Battaglia, the Dean of the Erie Institute of Law. I have known Peter for donkey’s years and had many deals with him. He is an outstanding dirt lawyer and has given countless hours of service to the BAEC and the Bar Foundation. Thus, he was the last person I would expect to create a major controversy so early in the game. The expression “summertime and the livin's easy” is supposed to describe the June, July and August board meetings. Not so. For years, we have had short CLE programs eclept “Noonday Lectures,” which usually begin at 1:00 p.m. Nonetheless, many of our members interpret the title to signify a start time when both hands on the clock are straight up. So they are an hour early and while waiting consume large amounts of hard candy from the dish at the front desk. This has played havoc with our budget and their waistlines. Thus, a new title was deemed necessary. This was earthshaking. I could feel a sense of unease among those attending their first board meeting. It was a “what have I gotten myself into?” moment. To calm nerves, I immediately made a suggestion. But it seems Johnny Carson’s estate has a still extant copyright on the “Tea Time Movie with Art Fern.” So we went with Peter’s suggestion. It’s now “Midday Learning.” Crisis resolved. With the first board meeting in the books, I felt a break was appropriate. To demonstrate my stress reduction cred, after one week in office, I took a twoweek vacation. My goal is to raise indolence to an art form. By initially setting the bar so low that even Bill Savino can’t limbo under it, almost any activity on my part will seem dervish-like in comparison. Don’t tell anyone my plan. The jury verdict was just rendered in the Martin/Zimmerman trial in Florida. (Is it just me or does the Sunshine State get more than its aliquot share of these about to be made-for-TV movie cases?) Since I do not practice in the criminal law arena, maybe I have no standing for the following comments. Or, since I don’t have a horse in the race, maybe I do. Whenever one of these headline-grabber cases arises, I do all that is humanly possible to avoid the media saturation surrounding it. TMI. This case was in the news for 17 months. The first 16 months were filled with blather that emanated from the cable channels (some of whom have the chutzpah to call themselves “news” services), which was beyond irrelevant. Each side of the case, depending on the political bent of the channel, has a set of talking heads who are the Paris Hiltons of the legal profession. We know their names, we just don’t know why. And they are the source of information about these complicated cases for laymen watching these shows. Perhaps even forming opinions as they prattle. Scary. Once the trial starts, I really go into blackout mode. There is no way a 30-second sound bite on the evening news adequately conveys five or six hours of testimony or provides a law review analysis of the statutes and case law applicable. There is also the issue of the competency and bias of the reporter. So with my self-induced ignorance, when a verdict is rendered, I am neither pleased nor displeased. I do not agree nor disagree. While it’s perfectly acceptable for me to second-guess the play calling at a Bills game, since I, in fact, know more about pro football than the head coach, I am not about to do that with a jury verdict. I did not sit in their seat for the days (or even weeks) involved. I did not observe the witnesses, or body language or whatever else may have gone into the decision. Also, I undoubtedly know less about the law than they do. And I assume they were impartial since both sides and the judge had that as a concern. And I assume that the lawyers involved in a case of this notoriety were very competent and did the very best they could. It was a fair trial, which is all we can ask for. So I find some of the reaction to a major verdict like this to be unfortunate, if not damaging, to our criminal justice system. I understand that those who disagree with the verdict will express their displeasure in a variety of ways. Reasonable people can always differ and if any flaws in the system are shown, they should be addressed. Argue that “stand your ground” should be repealed, or for tougher gun control laws. But what I truly detest is when politicians, many of whom are lawyers and should know better, join the Greek chorus, pick up the nearest stone, and excoriate the jurors for their wrong headedness, or worse, prejudice. The jurors were average people thrust into a situation not of their making, for which they were totally unprepared. Their lives were disrupted, perhaps permanently. And they are treated like criminals. I cannot help but feel that, because of the high profile of the trial and aftermath, this could affect future jury pools, even nationwide. Who wants to be a part of this? And that also goes to the issue of future defendants getting a fair trial. If conviction is the easy way out for the jury, take it, regardless of what the trial brings out. Agree or disagree with an outcome (and I usually do neither), as lawyers we need to respect the verdict and the process which generated it. And move on. One person is dead, and one might as well be. Let’s not make it even worse. We lost a pillar of our legal community with the passing of Francis J. Offermann, Jr. on July 18 (see Phil Magner’s “Recollection” on page 5 of this issue). As a kid, I first became aware of the Offermann name watching the Bisons play in the stadium of that name at the corner of Michigan and East Ferry. Although ownership of the team changed, in the 1960s and 70s when major league baseball was expanding, Frank would usually be involved in some fashion. It was a good idea not to ask Frank how Buffalo got robbed of a franchise unless you had a couple of spare hours on your hands. I had just had a great conversation with Frank the previous week at the past presidents’ dinner honoring Kathleen Sweet. He chaired our Senior Lawyers Committee, and we were discussing pro bono opportunities for the Committee. He was enthusiastic about the effort but modestly omitted some information. I found out later that his own pro bono work has been extensive. One memorable case was defending a foreclosure for an elderly woman who had been the victim of predatory lending practices. He beat the foreclosure, had the mortgage interest and balance re-cast, and got a judgment against one of the offending parties. For over 60 years, he served his clients well. As BAEC President in 1984-85 and through extensive committee work, he served his profession well. Thank you, Frank. [B] PAGE 5 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org Francis J. Offermann, Jr. – A Recollection By Philip H. Magner, Jr. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a new generation of lawyers entered the practice of law, almost all of them veterans of World War II. They came to the practice molded and shaped by two powerful and democratizing influences – their time in uniform, and their well earned education under the GI Bill of Rights. While deeply respectful of the traditions of their honorable profession, they were open to change, and justly resistant to the hierarchical system of privilege, elitism, and exclusion which still permeated and persisted in some quarters at that time, and which, to their everlasting credit, they were finally able to change. years, sitting on the porch of a rented house on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institute where they shared many memories. Graduated from Georgetown Law School following military service, Frank began practice as an associate in the firm then known as Kenefick, Cooke, Mitchell, Bass & Letchworth. Before long, however, he left to found with his brother-in-law, the firm of Lawless, Dare, Doerr & Offermann in the Statler building. Over the years, Frank’s office was thought to be a veritable “judge factory” from which emerged New York State Supreme Court Justices, “I believe that if Frank the Honorables William B. Lawless, later Dean of Notre Dame Law had been asked, his They are almost all gone now – School, John H. Doerr and Leo J. passing was almost those lawyers of change, and the Fallon, both later Associate Justices of remaining few are rapidly passing the Appellate Division Fourth exactly what he would from the scene. But in their time, Department, David Mahoney, and they overcame prejudice, sexism, Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., later Presiding have chosen.” and pedigree, and replaced them Justice of the Fourth Department, with equal opportunity. and presently serving as Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. The That generation of lawyers, skillfirm, however, was universally referred to as the ful, fair, courageous, and determined, left the profes“Offermann firm” and with good reason. sion better than they found it, for which both the public and the bar are in their debt. Francis J. Offermann, Jr. was of and with that generation, and one of its most important leaders not only in this area but in New York state as a long-time member of the House of Delegates of the State Bar Association. Sadly, Frank left this life on July 18th, ending a long and luminous career which provides a worthy example to all who follow. I believe that if Frank had been asked, his passing was almost exactly what he would have chosen – in apparent good health, on a warm summer morning, sipping coffee with Anne, his beloved wife of almost 64 The one constant in the firm was Frank Offermann who never expressed, at least to me, any desire to serve on the bench, although nomination could have been his for the asking. He too much enjoyed the legendary loyalty of his many clients, the challenge, excitement, and camaraderie of the practice, to trade them for the robes, trappings, and relative isolation of the judiciary. Almost always genial in his demeanor and dealings, he won not only wide respect but popularity among lawyers, and he was elected to serve as president of the Bar Association of Erie County in 1984-85. continued on page 17 New Case Types for Mandatory E-Filing in Supreme Court Pursuant to an Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts, (AO/173/13), the following case types are subject to mandatory e-filing in Erie County Supreme Court: • All mortgage foreclosure actions involving real property commenced after April 14, 2013. • All Commercial Division matters, medical, dental and podiatric malpractice cases, tax certiorari cases and asbestos cases commenced on or after July 1, 2013. In addition, it is anticipated that mandatory e-filing will be authorized in Erie County Supreme Court for all contract, commercial, and tort actions and all other foreclosure proceedings (excluding in rem tax foreclosures) commenced on or after October 1, 2013. Mandatory e-filing is subject to section 202.5 of the Uniform Rules for the New York State Trial Courts. Newly revised local protocols on procedures for electronically filed cases are available at: http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ 8jd/Erie/efile.shtml. Training will continue on September 18 at 10:00 a.m. and September 26 at 2:00 p.m. All training sessions will be held in the Ceremonial Courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse, located at 92 Franklin Street in downtown Buffalo. Attorneys and their staff members, paralegals and secretaries may attend either session. There is no charge, and attorneyparticipants will receive 2 CLE credits. Further information on training is available on the NYSCEF website, www.nycourts.gov/efile, or by contacting the Resource Center at 646-386-3033, or at [email protected]. To register online for training sessions, visit www.nycourts.gov/efile and click on “NYSCEF Training, Register Today.” [B] PAGE 6 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 JURISDICTION AND VENUE western district case notes By Paul K. Stecker and Kevin M. Hogan CONTRACTS FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS In Haughton v. Cognisight, LLC (13-CV-6010L, 7/12/13), plaintiff claimed that he was entitled to a share of a corporation’s profits in exchange for consulting services he provided to defendants. Although the parties never entered into a written contract, plaintiff claimed that there was either an employment relationship, or a partnership or joint venture, under which he was entitled to such compensation. The court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss based on the statute of frauds, holding that (i) because the claimed agreement had no specific end point, it was terminable at will and therefore outside the statute of frauds, and (ii) even if the statute of frauds did apply, certain documents generated by defendants could, if read together, be found sufficient to satisfy the “writing” requirement. Among other holdings, the court also rejected defendants’ argument that plaintiff had not sufficiently alleged the terms of a valid contract, holding that plaintiff’s allegations, in particular those related to the parties’ course of conduct, were sufficient to state a claim. In Zhao v. United States (06-CV-106S, 5/30/13), plaintiff sued the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), alleging that a customs officer used excessive force in detaining her. Plaintiff asserted two claims: one for negligent hiring, supervision and training; and the second for excessive force. The court granted the government’s motion to dismiss the negligent hiring, supervision and training claim on the ground that such activities fall within the “discretionary function” exception to the United States’ waiver of sovereign immunity for assault and similar conduct by federal officers. As to the other claim, the court denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment foreclosing the government from denying that the customs officer used excessive force. The customs officer had been arrested and was later acquitted of charges arising out of plaintiff’s detention, following which he had sued the government for false arrest. That case was dismissed after the government submitted affidavits from two other customs officers stating that the officer had used excessive force. Although the court dismissed the officer’s case based on those affidavits, finding that they established probable cause for his arrest, the court rejected plaintiff’s “judicial estoppel” argument in this case. As the court explained, the government’s current position was not irreconcilable with its position in the earlier case because the court dismissed the officer’s action for false arrest based not a finding that he had used excessive force, but rather on the ground that the other officers’ belief that he had done so established probable cause for the arrest. In Frankford Crossing Shopping Center Dallas, Texas L.P. v. Pho Partners, LLC (12-CV-6424L, 4/29/13), plaintiff, a Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business in Rochester, sued defendants for breach of a lease agreement involving a Texas shopping center owned by plaintiff. The lease contained a forum selection provision in which the parties agreed that any controversy arising under the lease “must be determined in the state, county, or city courts in which owner’s principal office is located.” The court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or to transfer the case to Texas, holding that the forum selection clause was mandatory and its enforcement would not be unreasonable or unjust. But the court granted plaintiff’s motion to remand the case to the New York state court from which it had been removed, holding that the forum selection clause required that disputes arising out of the lease agreement be litigated in state court and that defendants therefore had waived their right to remove the case to federal court. In Loos v. Mitcheltree (13-CV-69S, 7/12/13) plaintiff, a resident of New York, was injured when she collided with defendant, a resident of Connecticut, while skiing in Vermont. Defendant moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff did not contest that jurisdiction was lacking, but instead asked the court to transfer the case to the District of Connecticut. Observing that lack of personal jurisdiction can be cured by transfer to a court that has jurisdiction, the court granted the request to transfer, finding that this would serve the interest of justice because the applicable statute of limitations had expired shortly after the case was commenced, and plaintiff would be barred from bringing a new action if the case were dismissed rather than transferred. [B] INNKEEPER LIABILITY In Young-Gibson v. Patel (08-CV-667S, 7/12/13), plaintiff claimed that she was injured because of delay in obtaining a prescription; she claimed that the defendant’s hotel at which she had stayed was responsible for the delay because the hotel failed to answer repeated telephone calls from her out-of-town physician, who was calling to inform plaintiff as to the pharmacy to which he was sending the prescription to be filled. The court granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Although an innkeeper’s duty under New York law includes protecting guests from harm and providing a “safe harbor,” the court held that the risk of plaintiff becoming ill while waiting for a call from her physician fell outside the class of hazards the innkeeper’s duty is intended to prevent. Flu Vaccines Available The Visiting Nursing Association is offering walk-in flu shots for Bar Association members on Wednesday, September 25 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The clinic will be held at 438 Main Street at Court, on the 12th floor. Representing Immigrant Survivors of Violence: Self-petitions, Waivers of Conditional Residency, Asylum and U Visas A CLE program presented by the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) YOU WILL EARN 3 CLE CREDITS IF YOU TAKE A PRO BONO CASE AFTER ATTENDING THE CLE THIS IS A FREE EVENT for admitted attorneys only who COMMIT TO HANDLING AN IMMIGRATION CASE PRO BONO! 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We appreciate the time that the following members of our legal community have taken to educate the public about legal matters by volunteering their time on You and the Law. The program airs every Friday at 5:45 p.m. during NPR’s “All Things Considered.” continued from page 3 Shuman, Brizdle & Gilfillan, PC will serve as 20132014 GOLD Group president. President-elect is Kevin J. Espinosa of Hodgson Russ LLP. Immediate past president is James M. O’Keefe of the Law Offices of William Mattar; treasurer is Marnie E. Smith ‘09 of Harris Beach PLLC; treasurer-elect is Joshua E. Dubs of the Law Offices of Joshua E. Dubs; secretary is Jeffrey T. Fiut of Hodgson Russ LLP; and secretaryelect is Seth D. Pullen of Biltekoff & Pullen, LLP. Patricia L. Warrington of SUNY Buffalo Law School serves as assistant director. Scott D. Miller Handguns Under the New Law PHOTO UNAVAILABLE Harry J. Forrest Disability Appeals Steven M. Cohen What To Do if the Police are Banging at Your Front Door Diane R. 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I could drink a tremendous volume in a very short time. I would invariably go to sleep drunk and wake up hungover. As the problems in my life became unbearable to me, one day I made an announcement (a vow) to my whole family that I was going to stop drinking. Having admitted for the first time that I was powerless over alcohol, many odd things began to happen. My family was now encouraging me to go to Alcoholics Anonymous, or “AA.” My family surprised me: some of them are recovering alcoholics too and they knew what I was going through. A volunteer from the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee contacted me and asked me to lunch. He later brought me to my first AA meeting. Since attending AA regularly, all sorts of wonderful things have happened to me. My friends and family relationships have improved. My health has improved. I am learning to accept life on life’s terms. I am growing emotionally, spiritually and in every other way. I haven’t had a drink in over a year and a half and things are getting better day by day. I owe my recovery, which is an ongoing affair, to AA. I found people in AA who could show me by their words and actions and stories - how to live a new and wonderful way. If you feel desperate like I did, give yourself a break. There are people ready, willing and able to help you on your way to recovery. [B] Editor’s note: If you or a colleague are struggling with substance abuse, help is readily available. Call 852-1777 for completely confidential assistance. PAGE 11 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org cyberlaw: the brave new e-world By Anne F. Downey Trademark Turf Wars and the Internet In 2012, there was an interesting decision by Judge Telesca in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in Dudley v. HealthSource Chiropractic, Inc., No. 6:07-cv-6631 (WDNY 8/7/12). The lawsuit was brought by Donald Dudley, a Rochester chiropractor operating under the Healthsource Chiropractic name. Dr. Dudley sued an Ohio chiropractic company and its Rochester franchisee that used the same name across the country and in parts of New York state other than Rochester. The complaint alleged trademark infringement, cybersquatting, and unfair competition, and Dr. Dudley sought monetary damages and injunctive relief. Defendants denied the allegations and counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement. Dr. Dudley proved that he was the senior user of the trademark, but the parties disputed the scope of the territory to which Dudley was entitled to assert exclusive use of the mark. His proof established use of the mark in the Greater Rochester area, plus some regional ads and a website at HealthSourceChiropractic.com. Plaintiff claimed exclusive rights throughout Monroe County and the five contiguous counties, as well as priority “on the Internet.” Defendant argued that plaintiff had priority in only certain parts of the Rochester area. Dudley’s rights were based solely on common law, as he does not own a state or federal trademark registration. The Ohio company operates a website at HealthSourceChiro.com and its founder owns two federal trademark registrations, one for HealthSource Chiropractic and the other for HS HealthSource. (For ease of discussion, we will refer to these registrations as the “defendants’ registrations.”) The Ohio company has 325 franchisees nationwide serving 300,000 patients. In 2007, the company opened a Rochester franchise but called it HealthQuest (with a website at RochesterSpinalCare.com) upon learning of plaintiff’s operations in Rochester. exclusive rights. The internet is not, however, a geographic territory to be subdivided; instead, it is a global communication medium that is accessible from anywhere on the planet….The rights of concurrent users would be substantially harmed if one user were able to monopolize the internet to the exclusion of other lawful users of the same mark. If, as the plaintiff suggests, a senior common law user could claim exclusive use on the internet, then it would undermine the benefits and security provided by federal registration. A federal registrant could never be certain that its rights extended to the internet and that a senior user would not come forward claiming priority and exclusivity to the internet. Similarly, allowing a federal registrant exclusive use of the mark on the internet would therefore equally undermine the territorial rights of a senior user….” Dr. Dudley claimed that defendants’ use of HealthQuest Chiropractic for the Rochester franchise, as well as the use of HealthSource Chiropractic on the Internet, were likely to cause confusion with He further noted that “restricting internet use to the HealthSource Chiropractic. Plaintiff cited some federal registrant would therefore equally undermine instances of actual confusion and noted that a Google the territorial rights of a senior common HealthSource on search law user. Consequently, this Court conChiropractic brought up the Ohio cludes that neither party can claim company’s website first. Both parexclusive rights to the internet….A tradeties moved for summary judgment. mark owner cannot reasonably expect to In plaintiff’s motion papers, plain“A trademark owner have exclusive use of a term on the intertiff argued for the first time that net….Accordingly, because he cannot one of the defendants’ federal cannot reasonably establish exclusive rights on the internet, trademark registrations was the Plaintiff ’s claim for trademark invalid. expect to have infringement under 15 U.S.C. 1125(a) In August 2012, Judge Telesca with respect to the Defendants’ use of the issued a decision on the motions exclusive use of a HealthSource Chiropractic mark on the for summary judgment. As to internet is dismissed.” plaintiff ’s attempt to invalidate term on the internet.” Regarding the alleged cybersquatting, defendants’ registration, the judge Judge Telesca dismissed the declined to consider the issue on Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection the motion. Act claim, finding that plaintiff failed to The judge found that plaintiff show bad faith on the part of defendants. had proven use of the In the August 2012 decision, Judge HealthSource Chiropractic mark Telesca granted plaintiff additional time to submit eviin commerce prior to defendants’ constructive use date dence concerning its zone of exclusive rights. In a deci(the date of the federal trademark registration). Telesca sion dated December 26, 2012, the judge concluded noted that defendants’ federal registration established that the evidence submitted by plaintiff failed to connationwide rights subject to any senior common law clusively establish at the summary judgment stage that rights established prior to defendants’ federal registraplaintiff was entitled to exclusive rights in Monroe tion date. As to the claim that the name “HealthQuest County and the five contiguous counties. Accordingly, Chiropractic” is confusingly similar to “HealthSource he denied the parties’ respective motions for summary Chiropractic,” the court found no likelihood of confujudgment as to whether plaintiff can claim all of sion. Monroe County and the five contiguous counties. As of The most interesting issue before Judge Telesca was late June 2013, the parties were participating in mediDr. Dudley’s claim that he was senior user of the ation sessions but had not reached a settlement. HealthSource Chiropractic mark, not only in the At least two other cases have dealt with the greater Rochester area but also “on the internet.” territorial scope of trademark rights in connection with Judge Telesca rejected the attempt to monopolize use of Internet usage: Optimal Pets, Inc. v. Nutri-Vet, LLC, the mark on the Internet, stating “…Plaintiff assumes 877 F.Supp.2d 953 (C.D. Cal. 2012) (“In considering that the internet is a territory in which he can establish continued on page 18 PAGE 12 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 deference to an agency’s interpretation of a statute, such deference applies only if the statute is unclear. lost in (techno) space By Martha Buyer Class Actions and Robocalls: Pizza Anyone? Any attorney with clients that might even consider using any form of autodialed calls or texts to customers (known in the trade as “robocalls”) – even to important customers for “all the right reasons,” is welladvised to pay careful attention to not only the FCC and FTC’s enforcement of the TCPA (Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act-47 USC § 227), but to the recent successes of the class action bar in securing mighty settlements from, among others, Steve Madden [Shoes], Coca Cola, Domino’s and Papa John’s. Anyone who thinks the class action bar isn’t hungry for this (more on that in a minute), hasn’t been paying attention. The revised TCPA Enhanced Rules will take effect on October 16 of this year, and apply to both unwanted and unsolicited calls and texts. There have also been some important changes, in terms of both practical applications and potential pitfalls. Among other things, the newly revised rules provide both plaintiffs and class action attorneys with the incentive of securing damages of $500 for each TCPA violation and $1,500 for each willful violation. However, while the opportunity is there for recovery from violators, another recent decision may serve to make willing plaintiffs and their attorneys a bit more circumspect before beginning the process of creating classes and trying to get them certified for subsequent litigation. Also of note is the FCC’s recent determination that sellers who use third-party telemarketers may still be vicariously liable for the third parties’ violations of the TCPA. An entity that hires a third party marketer to promote on its behalf can still be liable for unautho- rized conduct of that third party, “if the seller knew (or reasonably should have known) that the telemarketer was violating the TCPA on the seller’s behalf and the seller failed to take effective steps within its power to force the telemarketer to cease that conduct.” Content of such communications is also considered by the new rules. The revised rule does not apply to debt collection calls or texts, unless such calls or texts include or introduce any type of advertisement or marketing materials. Here is a quick cheat sheet on the new rules, courtesy of http://www.kleinmoynihan.com/publication/new-tcpa-rules-effective-october-16-2013/ New Rule: Prior express written expense Effective: October 16, 2013 What is the new requirement? Unambiguous written consent required before telemarketing call or text message. Exception: Calls that are manually dialed and do not contain a pre-recorded message are exempt from the TCPA. New Rule: No “established business relationship” exemption Effective: October 16, 2013 What is the new requirement? Established business relationship no longer relieves advertisers of prior unambiguous written consent requirement. How courts will enforce the FCC’s new interpretation remains to be seen. While courts are required to give Recently, as was mentioned at the outset, there have been some costly decisions against entities that have chosen to either ignore the rules or remain ignorant of them. Expensive mistake. Most notably, Papa John’s is waiting for court approval of its offer to pay $16.5 million to resolve a “text spamming” nationwide class action suit that was certified in November. The proposed settlement, which has yet to be approved by the federal judge overseeing the case, provides that each class member who submits a claim will receive not only a $50 payment from Papa John’s, but a voucher for a free Papa John’s pizza as well. In the meantime – while Papa John’s waits – U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Riedlinger has granted preliminary approval to another popular pepperoni pizza purveyor, Domino’s, over similar violations of the TCPA that occurred in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. In this case, members of the class received prerecorded robocalls advertising…you guessed it…pizza. As a result of the settlement, members of the class will receive either $15 in cash or a voucher for …you guessed it again!…a free pizza. However, the news is not all good for would-be suers and seekers of free pizza. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013)), may dampen the enthusiasm for plaintiffs and counsel in going after alleged TCPA violators. In short, this case involves the eligibility of plaintiffs and the ability and/or inability to certify a class (and has nothing to do with the telecom portion of Comcast’s business). However, while the Comcast decision is likely to have a significant impact on TCPA cases going forward, this recent decision does not affect those that are already in the pipeline. Class action litigation is always tricky business. Recently, a California federal judge denied class certification in a lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged that Network Telephone Services, a third party violated the TCPA by sending unsolicited text messages. According to a document published by well-respected firm Arnold & Porter, the court held that “the class was unascertainable and that individual issues, such as whether class members had seen disclosures of text message practices and whether the class member had attempted to opt-out, predominated.” On the other hand, a Florida judge recently strongly rejected a reconsideration request made by a TCPA defendant on the grounds that the Comcast decision justified revisiting the court’s prior class certification decision. This class action process is fraught with risk (and potential reward). But the bottom line is that for clients that rely on robocalling as a marketing tool, the best advice you can provide is for them – and you – to know the telemarketing rules and follow them. The cost of violating those rules, which are a bit of a moving target, can be very high. [B] PAGE 13 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org COMMITTEES 2013–2014 Admission to the Bar Committee Chair: Jennifer A. Beckage Aaron Aisen, Donald A. Alessi, Hon. Rosalie S. Bailey, Diane F. Bosse, Tasha DandridgeRichburg, Robert M. Elardo, Mark Fanton, Bernard B. Freedman, Daniel J. Hebert, Andrew B. Isenberg, Kenneth A. Krajewski, Diane M. LaVallee, Thomas R. Lochner, Daniel J. Marren, Sean C. McPhee, Ryan Mills, David R. Pfalzgraf, Jr., Hon. Eugene F. Pigott, Jr., Joseph M. Ralabate, Thomas M. Rizzo, Melinda R. Saran, Daniel G. Tronolone, Stephen L. Yonaty Board Liaison: Gregory T. Miller Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Chair: Bridget M. O’Connell Karen M. Andolina Scott, Aparna V. Balakrishnan, Deborah M. Barone, Howard E. Berger, Diane F. Bosse, Michael D. Braisted, Scott A. Bylewski, Dennis J. Campagna, Catherine A. Carey, Deborah J. Chadsey, J. Christine Chiriboga, Jeremy A. Colby, Douglas S. Coppola, Douglas J. Curella, Jr., Michael P. Daumen, Gina Marie DePrima, Elizabeth N. Ensell, Robert J. Feldman, Raymond L. Fink, Robert Donald Finn, Ryon D. Fleming, Lynn D. Gates, William A. 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Graber, Victoria Lyn Grady, Timothy P. Johnson, Thomas J. Keable, Thomas F. Keefe, Christian G. Koelbl, III, Tim C. Loftis, Anthony D. Mancinelli, Michael P. McClain, Rosalie A. Melisz, Roseanne J. Moran, John Mueller, Helen Osgood, Matthew K. Pelkey, Michael A. Piette, Victoria J. Saxon, Thomas E. Schofield, Stephen J. Schop, Timothy P. Seibold, Raymond H. Seitz, Samuel L. Shapiro, Kathleen M. Sweet, Scott C. Vadnais, Amy J. Vigneron, Christopher A. Walker, Mark W. Warren, Frederick A. Wolf, Andrew D. Yusick, Edward M. Zimmerman Board Liaison: Jeffrey F. Baase Bylaws Committee Chair: George F. Bellows Nathan W.G. Berti, Garry M. Graber CLE Advisory Committee Chair: Peter J. Battaglia Mary C. Baumgarten, Robert E. Knoer, Melissa M. Morton, Bruce D. Reinoso, Anna Marie Richmond, Bethany A. Rubin, Hugh M. Russ, III, Brian R. Welsh Board Liaison: Laura C. Doolittle Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Committee Chair: James C. Thoman Michael F. Barrett, Arthur G. 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Markarian Professional Continuity Committee Chair: Francis X. Carroll Bryan G. Brockway, Richard J. Cohen, Bernard B. Freedman Professional Ethics Committee Chair: Howard B. Cohen Leonard Berkowitz, David G. Brock, Craig R. Bucki, Cheryl Smith Fisher, Sharon Stern Gerstman, Ralph L. Halpern, Peter J. Martin, Joseph V. McCarthy, Kathleen G. Moriarty, Terence B. Newcomb, Scott C. Vadnais, Thomas S. Wiswall Board Liaison: Michael J. Flaherty, Jr. Real Property Law Committee Chair: Keri D. Callochia erome D. Adner, Ryan W. Anderson, Mark S. Aquino, Samuel A. Ark, Thomas R. Augello, Thomas C. Bailey, Deborah M. Barone, Peter J. Battaglia, Ruth E. Baum, Margaret Greenan Bebak, Elpiniki M. Bechakas, Steven B. Bengart, Robert L. Besanceney, David W. Beyer, Ambar Bhargava, David H. Blackmon, Michael M. Blinkoff, Glenn J. Bobeck, Charles Patrick Bridge, David A. Brody, Gordon M. Brown, Wesley M. Brown, Mary M. Buckley, Mark Burhans, Eugene Vincent Burke, Jennifer L. Burke, Michael C. 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Markarian Senior Lawyers Committee Chair: To Be Announced Richard N. Blewett, Harold J. Brand, Jr., Jerome D. Carrel, Stephen E. Cavanaugh, Anthony F. Cerrone, Peter L. Costa, Mark Fanton, Alvin M. Greene, Ralph L. Halpern, Thomas F. Keefe, Stephen R. Lamantia, William J. Love, Jr., Sue Dealy Murszewski, Joel H. Paull, David R. Pfalzgraf, John P. Robshaw, Jr., Arthur A. Russ, Jr., Diane R. Tiveron, Arnold N. Zelman Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee Chair: Jennifer P. Stergion Eugene P. Adams, Brian J. Alterio, Sara L. Anthis, Joseph M. Augustine, James Quinn Auricchio, Dennis J. Bischof, Matthew Borowski, John G. Brenon, William D. Broderick, Jr., Catherine A. Carey, J. Christine Chiriboga, Matthew Clabeaux, Jamie L. Codjovi, Dannine M. Consoli, Patricia M. Costanzo, William H. Daetsch, John M. Del Vecchio, Gina Marie DePrima, Jennifer M. Dillon, Joshua E. Dubs, Thomas C. Farley, Jr., Alvin M. Greene, Hollis M. Hite, Frank T. Housh, Peter Matthew Kooshoian, Joshua Korman, Alma L. Lafferty, William A. Long, Jr., Parker R. MacKay, Scott R. MacPherson, John T. Maloney, Jeffrey P. Markello, Mindy L. Marranca, Robert W. Michalak, Gregory A. Pope, Joshua I. Ramos, Sallie G. Randolph, Michael Anthony Rossi, Kristopher M. Sigeti, Mary L. Slisz, Rebecca M. Stadler, Robert D. Steinhaus, Francis W. Tesseyman, Jr., Fritz Gerald Tondreau, James M. VanDette, Pieter G. Weinrieb, Wendy Whiting, Jeri N. Wright, Bruce S. Zeftel Board Liaison: Anne E. Joynt Unlawful Practice of Law Committee Chair: Marc Shatkin Aaron Aisen, Carol A. Becker, Leonard Berkowitz, Alan L. Bernstein, Richard N. Blewett, Lawrence F. Cataldi, Michelle M. Coxford, Benjamin R. Dwyer, Wendy B. Edson, Edie Feiling, Thomas F. Keefe, Kevin J. Kruppa, Giles P. Manias, Shawn P. Martin, Harry G. Meyer, Domenic J. Migliaccio, Margaret L. Phillips, John P. Robshaw, Jr., Nancy W. Saia, Sue Ann Sarra, Ronald S. Shubert, Michael E. Storck, Laura A. Szychowski, Candace K. Vogel, Christopher C. Willett, Oliver C. Young Board Liaison: Bruce W. Hoover Workers’ Compensation Committee Chair: Russell D. Hall Ellen Shanahan Becker, Erin K. Belka, F. Daniel Bowers, Kim M. Brewer, Thomas C. Burnham, Benjamin S. Carlisle, Anthony F. Cerrone, Sanford L. Clark, Gregory R. Connors, John M. Cordon, Jr., James B. Cousins, Karen M. Darling, David F. Davis, Jennifer Ipolito DeKing, Anne C. DiMatteo, Kevin R. Doering, Emily Leach Downing, Susan R. Duffy, Roger J. Edel, Peter J. Eisenhauer, Samuel S. Feuerstein, Robert A. Fiordaliso, Jerry A. Gambino, Jeffery D. Gangi, Jared L. Garlipp, Stephen M. Gielowski, Nicole Graci, Rebecca M. Guerra, Mark W. Hamberger, John J. Hannibal, Renee E. Heitger, Richard L. Holstein, Melvyn L. Hurwitz, Kimberly Jetty, Thomas P. Kawalec, Frank S. Kedzielawa, James W. Kirkpatrick, Kathryn M. Kirsch, Thomas E. Krug, Mary Kay LaForce, Robert D. Leary, Lawrence Lindsay, John N. Lipsitz, David Paul Losi, Kristin Machelor, Colleen M. Malchow, Giles P. Manias, Sean R. McDermott, William F. McLaughlin, Harry G. Modeas, Jr., Kathleen A. Molloy, Jeffrey K. Moncher, Mathew J. Morton, William D. Murphy, Paula M. Eade Newcomb, Alison L. Odojewski, David J. Pajak, Brett D. Parker, Susan Burch Parzymieso, Raymond M. Pfeiffer, Prudence F. Philbin, Mary M. Russo, Roslyn Sireci Sackel, Daniel T. Sawers, Philip Scaffidi, Wayne D. Schiffhauer, Holly L. Schoenborn, Karen Hurwitz Small, Mark F. Steiner, John Terzulli, Fritz Gerald Tondreau, Surinder K. Virk, Michael J. Whitcher, Phyllis R. Whitchurch, Melanie M. Wojcik, Jason J. Zack, David C. Zimmerman, Robert E. Ziske Board Liaison: Daniel T. Lukasik Young Lawyers Committee Chair: Elizabeth M. Midgley Co-Chair: Craig R. Bucki John E. Abeel, Kara M. Addelman, Aaron Aisen, Ryan W. Anderson, Karen M. Andolina Scott, Ashley M. Arcangeli, Samuel A. Ark, Monika Bhatt, Colleen Blinkoff, Daniel J. Bobbett, Matthew Borowski, Beverley S. Braun, Karla BraunKolbe, Jillian E. Brevorka, Denise M. Brown, Meghan M. 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Hoppe, Tristan D. Hujer, Katie M. Ireland, Sean Patrick Kelly, Minryu (Sarah) Kim, Jeffrey Kingsley, Michael H. Kooshoian, Elizabeth Kraengel, John LaMancuso, Julie Latham, Rochelle K. Lawless, Carolyn E. Leed, J. Michael Lennon, II, Brian R. Liebenow, Ashley J. Litwin, Kevin Loftus, Jr., Nancy A. Long, Jennifer M. Lorenz, Cynthia Giganti Ludwig, Parker R. MacKay, Sean J. MacKenzie, Scott R. MacPherson, Stephen A. Manuele, Katherine V. Markel, Susan Marriott, Chanel T. McCarthy, Michael P. McClain, Sean R. McDermott, Sean C. McPhee, Brendan R. Mehaffy, Royston Mendonza, Charles A. Messina, Andrew O. Miller, Ryan Mills, Vincent M. Miranda, Julia Mombrea, William Patrick Moore, Roseanne J. Moran, Richard J. Morrisroe, Mathew J. Morton, Melissa M. Morton, John A. Mosychuk, John Mueller, James J. Nash, Michael L. Nisengard, Lynnette Nogueras-Trummer, Christopher N. Ollinick, Elizabeth A. Ollinick, Andrew J. Pace, Matthew A. Parham, Neil A. Pawlowski, Matthew K. Pelkey, Brittanylee Penberthy, Frederick J. Petersen, David W. Polak, Emina Poricanin, V. Christopher Potenza, Amber R. Poulos, Colin D. Ramsey, Sarah K. Ranni, Brendan J. Rich, Samantha L. Riley, Nicholas Michael Rossi, Elizabeth M. Salzman, David S. Sarkovics, Jennifer R. Scharf, Elsa J. Schmidt, Michelle Schwach Miecznikowski, Thomas D. Seaman, Seth Seegert, Maura C. Seibold, Claire T. Sellers, Leonardo D. Sette-Camara, Kristopher M. Sigeti, Michael A. Smith, A. Peter Snodgrass, Rebecca M. Stadler, Jennifer P. Stergion, Michael P. Sullivan, Megan B. Szeliga, Henry B. Tilson, Kristin A. Tisci, Mattew D. Valauri, Ehret A. Van Horn, James M. VanDette, Steven W. Wells, Wallace W. Wiens, Kevin R. Wolf, Amanda Zafur Board Liaison: Anne E. Joynt PAGE 17 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org DEFAMATION DEFLATION Recognizing the liberality allowed in reporting on a news story of public interest, this defamation lawsuit against the Buffalo News was dismissed. (Alf v. The Buffalo News, Inc.,__NY3rd__, 6/27/13) citations By Jeff Spencer Offermann TIME CRIME REFINED A secret GPS device Was placed in the employee’s car To track his movements Near and far. A QDRO QUERY “Step” and promotional pay increases after the commencement of the matrimonial lawsuit were not held to be “separate property” excluded in calculating potential retirement benefit shares. (Loy v. Loy __AD3rd__, 4th Dept., 7/19/13, #679) Time theft was the charge They sought to prove But was this stealthy device Outside the Fourth Amendment groove? FIRMING UP THE FIFTH The Fifth Amendment rights of the defendant were held to have been violated when he was cross-examined in another matter about the underlying facts of the first conviction which was then under direct appeal. (Peo. v. Cantave,__NY3rd__, 6/25/13) “Unreasonable,” said the high court Under the facts upon which this decision is based But it might still be okay Under another case. In the Mtr. of Cunningham v. NYS Dept. of Labor, __NY3rd__, 6/27/13. WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR MUNICIPAL BOAT In a comprehensive opinion by Judge Eugene Pigott, our Court of Appeals held that workers on boats or barges used for public purposes were “public works” within the meaning of Labor Law sec. 220 in determining wage standards. (De La Cruz et al., v. Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc., ___NY3rd ___, 6/27/13) NO SPECIAL RELATION DUE TO PATIENT INTOXICATION The Court of Appeals recently held that a hospital was not responsible for an intoxicated patient who voluntarily left the hospital and was hit by a car. (Kowalski v. St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, et al.,__NY3rd__, 6/26/13) LOSIN’ EXCLUSIONS The Court of Appeals has held that when a liability insurer has breached its duty to defend its insured, the insurer may not later rely on policy exclusions to escape its duty to indemnify the insured for a judgment against him. (K2 Investment Group, LLC., et al., v. American guarantee & Liability Ins. Co.,__NY3rd__, 6/11/13) CLOSING OF RAILROAD CROSSING NOT REGULATORY PROPERTY CONFISCATION The closing of a railroad crossing was held to be a reasonable exercise of the state’s police powers and not a regulatory taking of property. (Island Parl, LLC. v. SNY, __NY3rd__, 6/26/13) NO BOOT FOR EMT SUIT Factual issues as to whether or not a “special duty” was created by EMTs treating the plaintiff precluded summary judgment. (Applewhite et al., v. Accuhealth, Inc. and CNY,__NY3rd__, 6/25/13) CREDITOR SQUEEZES OUT ATTORNEYS IN FIGHT FOR A PIECE OF THE PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION PIE Our Fourth Department has held that a creditor’s claims against the proceeds of a partnership dissolution took precedence over the attorneys’ charging lien. (Case v. Case et al., __AD3rd__, 7/19/13, #623) KID’S CONVICTION CANNED The Court of Appeals has held that there must be a “YO” determination (even if the defendant has not requested it) before an underage defendant can be prosecuted. (Peo. v. Rudolph, __NY3rd__, 6/27/13) PROBABILITY OF RELIABILITY Because neither the search warrant nor the supporting affidavit established that the informant was reliable, the matter was remitted to Supreme Court for further review. (Peo. v. Chisholm,__NY3rd__, 6/27/13) continued from page 5 Frank and I were of an age, and, having occupied offices at opposite ends of the Statler’s 17th floor for about 35 years, met often and developed a close personal friendship which I greatly valued. It endured into my retirement, and involved weekly telephone calls, the last of which was on the Saturday morning that he and Anne left for Chautauqua. In the later years when we both had more time, the telephone calls lasted longer, sometimes over half an hour. We spoke not only about lawyers, living and deceased, and about our beloved Bar Association, but about our mutual first love, which was baseball, then and still. We talked of the long ago days when Frank’s father, the former Sheriff of Erie County, was the owner of the Buffalo Bisons who played in the marvelous ballpark at the corner of Michigan and Ferry Streets, and was known as Offermann Stadium. In those days, Frank was the batboy for the Bisons and I was either in the stands or glued to a radio. We reminisced about the great players who played then – of Ollie Carnegie, Luke Easter, Fred Hutchinson, Virgil Trucks, Johnny Bench, and, of course, Jackie Robinson – all a part of Buffalo’s storied baseball history. And we remembered the many times when my wife and I were guests of Frank and Anne in their lovely home on Beard Avenue or they in ours. I cannot remember a more gracious host and hostess. Frank leaves behind not only Anne and his loving family, but his deserved reputation for the skill, comity, and ethics in the practice of law which few will match and none are likely to surpass. [B] PAGE 18 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 ESI Self-Collection - A Dangerous (and Costly) Practice By Elizabeth M. Midgley, Chair BAEC Young Lawyers Committee We have to admit, it’s very tempting. You’re given notice of an upcoming litigation that’s going to involve collecting some emails, word docs, spreadsheets, or other electronically stored information (ESI). But you’ve learned your way around the computer over the last 20 years, so this is a piece of cake. You know what you’re doing, right? Wrong. And – no offense – but not only do you probably not know what you’re doing, you are putting your case in severe jeopardy. Courts are cracking down on litigants who have been practicing improper self-collection and instituting ineffective litigation holds. And the crackdowns are getting costly. Even some of the biggest names in the world – Apple and Samsung – have been called out by the courts for spoliation for failing to preserve electronic data. Not only is that embarrassing (especially for two of the biggest technology companies in the world) but it’s just plain dangerous. During the protracted Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. litigation, both parties made big preservation mistakes. And judges found that both parties would be hit with adverse inference charges at trial. From sanctions to preclusion to adverse inference charges, courts are taking litigants’ failure to properly preserve electronic data very seriously. Spoliation is becoming the new “it” phrase in ESI collection and preservation cases, with damning results in litigation. Self-Collection of ESI: Bad Voodoo You Do A do-it-yourself collection of ESI is not only dangerous, but it could be extremely costly to your case. There are a number of potential problems with selfcollection of electronic data: 1) employees tasked with self-preservation aren’t always familiar with the scope of the facts of the case and often do not understand the legal ramifications (or even just the legal terminology used); 2) already busy employees may not have the time or resources to dedicate to the collection; your ESI defensibly collected by people who know what they are doing and doing it yourself (and hoping the court doesn’t check what you’re doing) is really a no-brainer. So why take the risk? When Good Holds Go Bad: The Failed Litigation Hold Litigation holds for electronic information are becoming increasingly scrutinized by the courts as well. Litigation holds are typically notices sent out to key employees advising them that they need to keep certain information relative to a case. “Even some of the 3) employees (you know, human beings with feelings), may be motivated to not produce certain information that they think is damaging to them or the company or that they find embarrassing; and biggest names in the world – Apple and 4) the employees may not have the necessary IT knowledge to know all of the areas in which to look, and, even if they do, they likely do not know how to properly collect the information to preserve all the metadata (or, even worse, they jeopardize metadata). courts for spoliation for failing to preserve Samsung – have been called out by the electronic Also, there may be additional areas that need to be searched that the self-collectors don’t think about – like the ESI for employees who are no longer with the company, older computers that have been swapped out, and similar issues. There have been a number of cases in recent years where litigants were sanctioned or adverse inference instructions were given because self-collection failed to properly collect electronic evidence. The failings behind those self-collections have ranged from matters where the defendant over-relied on self-collection by employees, failed to follow up on the collection process and on litigation holds (see more below), to instances where key employees changed the content of electronic information that they believed was damaging to their case. Simply put, self-collection of ESI is a risky path to take. But luckily, there are people out there who really do know what they are doing. And they are here to help. Not only are there reasonably priced and fully defensible ESI collection tools on the market, but the collection can also be done remotely by certified forensic staff. The cost-benefit comparison between having When done correctly, litigation holds can be a lifesaver for your action by preserving all relevant data for future analysis (by you or by the court). If not done correctly – when the proper information is not preserved or the hold is not followed up on in a reasonable manner to ensure that it is being followed – litigation holds will do nothing to stop the destruction of important electronic information. Hello, spoliation. Locally, in Tracy v. NVR, Inc., Magistrate Judge Payson analyzed the defendant’s litigation hold notices that NVR was to have put in place in response to the litigation. Tracy v. data.” NVR, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44350 (W.D.N.Y. 2012). Plaintiffs claimed that defendant failed to instruct key employees to preserve all relevant documents, resulting in the destruction of electronically stored information. Id. In the Court’s Decision and Order, Magistrate Judge Payson pointed to the testimony of various NVR managers; five of the six did not recall ever receiving a litigation hold notice. Id. The only manager who did recall receiving an instruction to preserve documents admitted that he did not search for documents in response to the litigation hold. Id. If faced with the same scrutiny, how would your litigation hold do? Now for some good news – there is technology out there that will stand up to the court’s scrutiny, and keep you and your clients covered. There are even companies who offer litigation holds at no cost to you, which will ensure that you and your clients sleep a little easier at night. But, hey, if you think you know more than Apple when it comes to preserving electronic data, go for it. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you. *Liz Midgley is an associate attorney at Anspach Law and an attorney for Avalon Document Services. Cyberlaw continued from page 11 the adequacy of [plaintiff’s] proof of sufficient market penetration, evidence regarding internet sales and internet advertising will be considered together with the evidence of sales and advertising in geographic areas. Thus, a sale to a customer through the internet will be considered a sale in the geographical area in which the customer is located.”); Echo Drain v. Newsted, 307 F. Supp. 2d 1116, 1128-129 (C.D. Cal. 2003) (although musical group operated a worldwide accessible website, the trademark rights in the group’s name were limited to the Dallas-Fort Worth area based on the group’s geographically limited actual presence). It is interesting to note that plaintiff might have considered a different strategy. He could have brought a cancellation proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against the defendants’ trademark registrations. Now it is too late, since the defendants’ registrations are more than five years old and can no longer be attacked on grounds of prior use. Trademark turf wars are often interesting and complex, especially with the added factor of Internet usage of marks. Cases of this type require a careful and thorough strategy analysis. [B] PAGE 19 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org News from Kent, Our Sister City in Great Britain Jonathan Smithers is pictured at the inauguration ceremony in which he became Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales. To his left is Nigel Burnett, senior partner at Smithers’ Kent law firm, CooperBurnett. At right is a colleague from the firm, attorney Jennifer Irving. By Jonathan Smithers Friends, in a note appearing at the end of my letter for your summer edition, your editor kindly announced the news of my appointment. The inauguration has now taken place and, as you read these words, I will be some six weeks into my period of office as Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales. The Society was founded in June of 1825 when a Committee of Management was appointed. It acquired its first Royal Charter in 1831 and moved into the building, which it still occupies in Chancery Lane, in 1832, next door to the Royal Courts of Justice. It was originally called the Society of Attorneys, Solicitors, Proctors and Others not being Barristers practising in the Courts of Law and Equity in the United Kingdom. (I suspect whoever came up with that title was charging by the word!) In 1903, the Society changed its official name to the Law Society. As in your Association, there is an automatic progression of the officers, so the deputy vice president a year later becomes the vice president and then the following year, the president. That means I expect to ascend to the presidency in July 2015 and hold the office for a year. There will be at least one special anniversary duty that year, it being 800 years since the Magna Carta was signed. Candidates for the DVP position are chosen from the Council of the Society, consisting of 100 members. I have represented the Kent constituency for over six years (I first took it on when Vice President of Kent Law Society). The three positions are collectively known as “the office holders.” The complexities of the job require training time so there is certainly some learning to be done. I am already receiving briefs from various parts of the organisation on policy matters hitherto outside my scope. In some ways, my activities are restricted; I am no longer allowed to attend my local Law Society meetings in a private capacity on the basis that everything I say can be treated as words uttered on behalf of the Society. I must therefore be briefed by policy officers on everything, as it is quite possible I may be asked for an opinion. It is no longer sufficient to say “I have no idea”! On a number of occasions, I have been asked what the DVP does. The short and most honest answer is everything that the president and vice president don’t want to do. The Society receives many hundreds of requests every year to attend functions and represent the Society’s interests. The chief executives’ team, in consultation with the office holders, will decide who goes where (except for the DVP, who will do as he is told!). Chief Judge Names Committee to Facilitate Pro Bono Efforts of In-House Counsel NEW YORK – Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman recently formed a statewide committee to examine the potential impact that in-house counsel in New York can make in narrowing the state’s access to justice gap. Chaired by New York Court of Appeals Judge Victoria A. Graffeo, the Advisory Committee on Pro Bono Service by In-House Counsel will spearhead an initiative to encourage all in-house lawyers who are not admitted to practice law in New York to comply with the state’s mandatory registration rule – a first step before any pro bono service can be undertaken. As defined by the registration rule, an in-house counsel is an attorney who is employed full time in New York by a non-governmental corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity that is not engaged in the practice of law or the rendering of legal services outside such entity. The advisory committee will also examine ways in which registered in-house counsel can participate in the provision of voluntary pro bono legal services on behalf of New York’s poor. The vice president does a lot of governmental work where the Society influences and informs legislators. This means the DPV is there to plug the gaps at perhaps what might be termed some of the lower profile events. Under Part 522 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals, an attorney admitted to practice and in good standing in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia may provide legal services exclusively to an employer, provided that the attorney is properly registered with the courts. Once registered with the Appellate Division, participating attorneys are subject to New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct and attorney disciplinary oversight. However, under current rules, registered inhouse counsel may not provide pro bono services, including appearances before tribunals. My first job was to speak at a conference entitled “Pathways into Law” for disadvantaged young people, aged 16-19, who come from difficult backgrounds and have ambitions to practice in our field. We have a strong commitment to equality and diversity so showing up at these events and talking to both students and teachers demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that all talent (not just those with money) is welcome. Following recommendations issued late last year by the Chief Judge’s Task Force to Expand Civil Legal Services in New York, the advisory committee will consider possible revisions to the current practice rules to afford registered inhouse counsel the opportunity to participate in pro bono work subject to the ethical rules and disciplinary oversight applicable to lawyers licensed to practice in New York. I hope to continue writing for your Bulletin, as I am sure there will be some interesting experiences which I can share with you. As part of this process, the advisory committee will review proposals for reform issued by the New York State Bar Association and the Conference of Chief Judges; survey rules adopted by other states allowing registered inhouse counsel to engage in pro bono services; and consult with the Pro Bono Institute, which works to support and enhance the pro bono efforts of major law firms, in-house corporate legal departments and public interest organizations in the U.S. and around the globe. Additionally, the committee will confer with legal services providers and corporate legal departments to identify suitable pro bono projects for attorneys employed as in-house counsel in New York. The president spends a lot of time abroad using our brand internationally to promote English law firms and particularly the City of London, as the world’s number one destination for international dispute resolution. (I am reliably informed that the New York bar is number two, although you may disagree with the order!) In my acceptance speech at the annual general meeting of the Society in July, I finished by giving a commitment, paraphrasing a line from Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’ that is “to fill each unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run.” Time will tell whether I live up to that but it certainly seemed a good place to start! There are approximately 9,000 in-house counsel working in the state, some of whom are admitted to practice law here. Furthermore, many are employed by legal departments where providing pro bono legal assistance to the underserved is a core value. “Regrettably, the civil legal services needs of our most vulnerable New Yorkers continue to outpace the availability of resources,” Judge Lipmann said. “(This) committee will explore rule changes and other strategies…(to) leverage the expertise of…in-house counsel in our aim to broaden the state’s pro bono efforts.” The committee is expected to submit its recommendations to the Chief Judge and the Administrative Board of the Courts later this fall. PAGE 20 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 tion, especially the preference for vesting. The court also reviewed the various types of vested estates – indefeasibly vested, vested subject to open, vested subject to complete defeasance, and vested subject to condition precedent, often referred to as contingent. death and taxes Matter of Wilding, 2013 NY Slip Op 23122 (Surr. Ct., 2013) This is a proceeding in the Erie County Surrogate’s Court for the intermediate settlement of two testamentary trusts. The issue to be decided is the status of an adopted-out great-grandchild of the decedent. Dorothy and James Wilding wrote wills in 2001, each containing a trust for son Bruce for his life, then for grandson Michael for his life remainder to his issue per stirpes. The trustees had discretion to invade principal for the income beneficiary and his issue. Dorothy died in 2002, and James in 2004. In 1997, Michael and his wife had a child, Brooke. They later divorced; Michael remarried and had additional children. Brooke’s mother remarried, and Brooke was adopted by her stepfather in 2005. By Peter J. & Jillian E. Brevorka On the intermediate judicial settlement of the trusts, questions arose as to whether Brooke is to receive discretionary distributions as “issue” of Bruce and of Michael, and whether she will be a remainder beneficiary of the trusts following the death of the survivor of Bruce and his son, Michael. Surrogate Howe reviewed Domestic Relations Law §117, which speaks to the inheritance rights of adoptees. The judge ruled that - generally speaking – an adopted child leaves bloodline for inheritance. However, DRL §117 (2) (d) provides that “. . . this subdivision shall not impair or defeat any right which has vested . . . . prior to the adoption, regardless of when the adoption occurred.” The judge then reviewed some rules of will construc- The Surrogate determined that Brooke’s status as “issue” eligible to receive discretionary distributions from the trusts vested when her great-grandparents died in 2002 and 2004, and her subsequent adoption out of the bloodline in 2005, did not affect that. The court refused to decide whether Brooke would be a remainder beneficiary when the antecedent life interests ended, holding that question was not ripe for adjudication at this time. Matter of Joseph P., 106 AD3d 1548 (4th Dept., 2013) This case involves whether the Article 17-A Guardians of a disabled person met the burden of proof required to withhold surgical insertion of a feeding tube in their ward. Joseph P. is a 55-year-old developmentally disabled man with the functioning capacity of a six-month-old child. He was taken to the hospital with aspirational pneumonia and an inability to swallow owing to compression of his pharynx as a result of hyperextension of his spine, a permanent condition from which he will eventually die. His parents as his 17-A guardians refused to consent to surgical insertion of a feeding tube. The attending physician and the chief medical officer of the hospital supported the parents’ decision, based upon a determination that providing such treatment would prove an extraordinary burden on Joseph. The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) petitioned for an order directing surgical insertion of the feeding tube. The Supreme Court denied the petition. OPWDD appealed, and the Fourth Department reversed, holding that the guardians and hospital had failed to establish that the feeding tube poses an extraordinary burden on Joseph according to SCPA 1750-b[4][b][iii][B]. continued on page 23 PAGE 21 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org Six Months in Buffalo During the first month, I was interning at the DA’s office, attending many trials and even went to a crime scene. By Déborah Thierry Editor’s Note: Déborah Thierry traveled to Buffalo from our Sister City of Lille, France, to pursue legal internship opportunities. She wrote about her experiences after her return to Lille. I came home a few months ago and here are a few words about my experience. I had the opportunity to live abroad for six months. From July 2012 to January 2013, I was living in Buffalo. This type of exchange program is a great opportunity! It’s a chance to live abroad and to experience a new way of life. I went there because Buffalo and Lille have been sister cities since 1991, and the two Bar Associations are partnered. In the context of the partnership and friendship between our two cities, an exchange program was created 10 years ago, and 10 young lawyers have come to do an internship in Buffalo, most of them for six months. As I was ending my studies in Lille, I had the opportunity to do an internship in Buffalo and I took the chance! Law studies are organized differently in France. After one takes the bar exam, he or she has to attend a school for lawyers for 18 months (and during one of the semesters, there is the possibility to go abroad). In Memoriam “Remembering is an act of resurrection, each repetition a vital layer of mourning, in memory of those we are sure to meet again.” ~ Nancy Cobb, from “In Lieu of Flowers” We wish to honor the memory of the following members of our Bar Association. Memorial gifts to the Erie County Bar Foundation are an excellent way to remember friends and colleagues, as gifts are used for the benefit of the entire profession. Hon. Frank A. Sedita, Jr. Jay E. Brett Eric T. Dadd Lowell Grosse Eugene J. Martin Julian J. Sugarman Francis J. Offermann, Jr. Michael J. Flaherty William Reynolds The most enjoyable aspect was that I could tell people what I was interested in and they tried to facilitate contacts for me. That’s how I went to Federal Court several times to witness different cases and sentencings and also a naturalization ceremony. I went to the Holding Center, thanks to the court officers working in the Erie County Court. They were all welcoming to me and other interns, and gave us a tour of the jail. I also went to jail to visit prisoners with a criminal lawyer. It was very interesting to see what I am used to seeing on TV in France about American prisons and the American judicial system. Of course, I had to deal with the availability of professionals I wanted to meet, but most of the time people were very welcoming and happy to explain the court system. As we only have juries for the most serious crimes in France (like rape, murder, poisoning, abduction, assassination and armed robbery), I was interested in discovering the criminal side and the process for juries and grand juries. I also spent about five months in Judge Penny Wolfgang’s chambers. I then had a few weeks of holidays because I was told in August that traveling and discovering the country was also part of the experience! [B] PAGE 22 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 It’s a Brave New E-world… …and your favorite Bar Association is now available on your favorite social networking sites! In addition to our website, www.eriebar.org, news, information and updates can now be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. As part of our ongoing effort to communicate timely information to our members, you will also receive e-newsletters from us about upcoming CLE programs, career opportunities and news items that come to our attention between issues of the Bulletin. If for any reason, you have not been receiving these materials or choose not to receive them, please contact Brittany Luongo at 852-8687 ext. 121 or [email protected]. As always, your comments, questions and suggestions are invited. September 2013 | www.eriebar.org Death and Taxes continued from page 20 The court noted the threshold requirement of SCPA 1750-b allowing the guardians to make the decision to withhold life-sustaining treatments had been meet. Joseph lacks capacity to make health care decisions, and he has a medical condition other than mental retardation which requires life sustaining treatment or he will die within a relatively short period. Because this was an appeal from a non-jury trial, the Catholic Lawyers Schedule Red Mass Most Rev. Richard J. Malone Th.D., will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the annual Red Mass to be held on Thursday, September 26 at 12:05 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Hon. Thomas P. Franczyk, Erie County Court Judge, will speak on behalf of the judiciary at the close of the Mass. Area lawyers, judges and public officials of all faiths, their staff members, and the general public are invited to attend. Judges and Justices, attired in their judicial robes, are invited to participate in the opening procession with the bishop. The St. Thomas More Guild, an organization for Catholic lawyers in the Diocese of Buffalo, sponsors the Red Mass, which is offered each fall to “invoke divine guidance and strength for those entrusted with the responsibility of the legal and judicial systems.” Named for the color of the vestments worn by the celebrants, the Red Mass dates back to 13th Century France. The custom was adopted by the English Courts in 1310. Its first celebration in the United States was in New York City in 1928. Appellate Division’s scope of review is very broad. The court reviewed the trial testimony and determined that, while there was the possibility of pain and unpleasant measures, such as deep suctioning and restraints, and the risk of peritonitis, there was an excellent prognosis of many years of life. Further, the physician had testified there was no medical justification to withhold life-sustaining care. The court determined that the guardians and the hosptial had failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that any of the factors they had presented, alone or in combination, proved the extraordinary burden necessary to withhold life-sustaining treatment. Milczarski v. Walaszek, 2013 NY Slip Op 5390 (4th Dept., 2013) In this wrongful death action, the defendant sought dismissal of the complaint insofar as it sought damages for family members due to loss of support, guidance and companionship of the decedent. Niagara County Supreme Court (Kloch, A.J.) denied the motion, and the Fourth Department affirmed. Under EPTL 5-4.3(a), wrongful death damages are limited to “fair and just compensation for pecuniary damages resulting from the decedent’s death to the person for whose benefit the action is brought.” The Fourth Department explained that “pecuniary loss” is defined as “the economic value of the decedent to each distributee at the time the decedent died.” (Huthmacher v. Dunlop Tire Corp., 305 A.D. 2d 1175), and includes loss of income and financial support, loss of household service, loss of parental guidance. . . .” The court noted “Generally, because it is difficult to provide direct evidence of wrongful death damages, the calculation of pecuniary loss is a matter resting squarely within the province of the jury…” For further information about the St. Thomas More [B] Guild, visit www.stthomasmorewny.org. The court concluded these were issues of fact as to whether the decedent’s brother suffered pecuniary loss, given the evidence of his longstanding close and interdependent relationship with the decedent. St. Thomas More Guild Inc. In Re: Donald G. Huber, U.S. Bankruptcy Ct. (W. Dist. WA 2013) An Organization for Lawyers in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York President Directors John J. Aman K. John Bland Laurie Styka Bloom Vice President James J. Contino J. Michael Lennon II J. Patrick Lennon Katherine M. Liebner Secretary Daniel T. Lukasik Craig R. Bucki Michael L. McCabe Hon. Patricia A. Maxwell Susan C. Ministero Nelson E. Schule, Jr. Treasurer David C. Mineo John L. Sinatra, Jr. Mary L. Slisz Vincent J. Sorrentino Kevin W. Spitler Donna Hoelscher Suchan Cornelia Farley SAVE THE While our primary focus is upon western New York cases, this is a case involving an asset protection trust which we thought might be of interest to our readers. Donald Huber, a resident of the state of Washington, created an irrevocable trust of which his son, Kevin, and the Alaska U.S.A Trust Company were named the trustees, and he put a substantial amount of his assets into the trust. The trust agreement provides that Alaska law would be applicable to the trust. The trust agreement also gave the trustees discretion to make distributions to Mr. Huber, and the ultimate beneficiaries were Mr. Huber’s children and stepchildren. At various times, Mr. Huber received distributions from the trust. At the time the trust was created, there was threatened litigation against Mr. Huber, and he was a guarantor on bank loans that appeared likely to be the subject of foreclosure. Mr. Huber got into financial difficulties, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was later converted to Chapter 7. The trustee in bankruptcy filed a motion seeking to bring the trust assets into the bankrupt estate. PAGE 23 The trustee in bankruptcy contended that the trust should be invalidated under Washington law. Like New York, Washington law provides that a self-settled trust is subject to the claims of creditors. Alaska law, on the other hand, does not. The court, citing Marine Midland Bank v. Portnoy, 201 B.R. 685 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1996), held that it would disregard the settlor’s choice of Alaska law, and apply Washington law in determining the trustee’s claim regarding the validity of the trust. The court noted Mr. Huber’s lack of connection with Alaska, other than creating the trust there. The court further ruled that the transfer to the trust was in defraud of creditors. The court brushed aside Mr. Huber’s argument that his reliance upon legal counsel in creating the trust negates fraudulent intent, finding such reliance not to have been in good faith. The facts of this case are fairly egregious. But the discussion by the court of the lack of any significant contacts between Mr. Huber and Alaska, and comments about the strong public policy of Washington with regard to self-settled trusts, may give some pause to New York Settlors of asset protection trusts. Matter of Estate of LaDelfa, 2013 NY Slip Op. 4485 (4th Dept., 2013) It is not often that a court generously admits error, but that is what the Fourth Department did in this decision. The Surrogate settled the account of the administrator of the estate, and in so doing, denied the objectant’s claim for unpaid rents allegedly due him. The objectant appealed and - in an earlier decision the Fourth Department reversed, holding that once the Objectant’s claim was allowed by the administrator, and no parties who would be adversely affected by the claim objected to it – the claim was prima facia valid, and the Surrogate was required to confirm the allowance. The Appellate Division remitted to the Surrogate’s Court for further proceedings. Upon remand, the Surrogate refused to sign the petitioner’s proposed decree settling the accounting which had disallowed the claim, citing Stortecky v. Mazzone, 85 NY2d 518, and denied the objectant’s subsequent motion seeking approval of his claim. The objectant again appealed to the Fourth Department, which this time said that they had been wrong earlier, and that the Surrogate was right to rely upon the Stortecky decision. In Stortecky, the Court of Appeals held that the Surrogate has an independent statutory duty under SCPA 2111 to settle the account as justice requires, and that to require the Surrogate to “rubber stamp” the account because the parties do not object to it would vitiate that statutory directive. The Appellate Division went on to say that the Surrogate was not required to follow the earlier decision of the court under the doctrine of “law of the case,” noting, “We recognize that our earlier decision was ‘clearly erroneous’ as shown by contrary authority emanating from the Court of Appeals, whose rulings are controlling.” The court also noted that the correction of the error would create no injustice because the positions of the parties had not changed in reliance upon the earlier ruling. [B] DATE A N N UA L R E D M A S S Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:00 p.m. St Joseph Cathedral Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, Th. D. Celebrant Judicial Remarks: Hon. Thomas P. Franczyk Erie County Court Judge FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contact Cornelia Farley at [email protected] or visit our website at www.stthomasmorewny.org. Photo by Glenn Edward Murray ©2013 PAGE 24 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 Bench and Bar Bennett continued from page 3 Schechter Arcuri James Bennett, Joel Schechter, Kristin Arcuri and Pauline Will have formed a new firm, Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will LLP, located in the Larkin Center of Commerce at 701 Seneca Street in downtown Buffalo. Leah Bouquard, Aaron Will Felmet, Brian Minehan and Brian Alterio are associates with the firm and Benjamin Hoey and James Granville are of counsel. The firm focuses on transportation and insurance defense, family and matrimonial law, wills and estates, residential and commercial real estate, and corporate law. Shah Jennifer A. Shah, a litigation attorney with Phillips Lytle LLP, has been named to the board of the Explore & More Children’s Museum in East Aurora. A former trial attorney in the Torts Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division, Shah received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she served as managing editor of the Law Review. She earned her B.A., cum laude, from Williams College. Craig R. Bucki of Phillips Lytle LLP, received the American Bar Association’s State and Local Government Law Section’s 2013 Jefferson B. Fordham Award for Advocacy at the group’s recent annual meeting in San Francisco. Bucki Bucki was selected “in recognition of outstanding legal advocacy” in this area of law. His practice focuses on litigation involving state and municipal government. Bucki received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale University. Schoenborn Holly L. Schoenborn and Colleen M. Malchow have joined Cantor, Dolce & Panepinto as associates. Graduates of the SUNY Buffalo Law School, both Schoenborn and Malchow focus their practices on representing injured claimants in the workers’ compensation system. They will continue to handle workers’ compensation claims at Cantor, Dolce & Panepinto. [B] Malchow Foundation Contributions to Benefit Profession Contributions to the Erie County Bar Foundation provide an excellent vehicle for recognizing and honoring members of our profession. Memorial gifts to the Foundation become a lasting tribute to the entire legal profession, as funds are used exclusively to assist attorneys and promote understanding of our legal system. The Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions: In Honor of Kathleen M. Sweet upon the successful completion of her term as President of the Bar Association of Erie County: Maryann Saccomando Freedman In Honor of Richard F. Griffin upon his receiving the Charles H. Dougherty Civility Award: Maryann Saccomando Freedman Robert J. Kresse In Honor of Helen FerraroZaffram being named Lawyer of the Year: Maryann Saccomando Freedman In Honor of Hon. William M. Skretny upon his receiving the Outstanding Jurist Award: Raymond L. Fink Robert P. Freedman & Maryann Saccomando Freedman In Honor of Scott M. Schwartz upon his receiving the Charles H. Dougherty Civility Award: Maryann Saccomando Freedman In Memory of Hon. Frank A. Sedita, Jr. (Father of Frank A. Sedita, III): Anthony D. Mancinelli Bar Association of Erie County Candy Vogel & Howard Yood Coleman Volgenau Hon. Anthony F. Tauriello Hon. Joseph A. Tauriello John J. Carney Mark Carney Mary Carney Michael J. Flaherty Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Tauriello Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Mancinelli Personius Melber LLP Regina A. Del Vecchio Robert P. Freedman & Maryann Saccomando Freedman Sandra & Victor Silverstein Shaw & Shaw PC Vincent E. Doyle III In Memory of Jay E. Brett: Bar Association of Erie County Coleman Volgenau Lauren D. Rachlin In Memory of Lawrence W. Bloch (Father of Hon. Lisa Bloch Rodwin): Candy Vogel & Howard Yood In Memory of Eric T. Dadd: Anthony D. Mancinelli Jillian E. Brevorka Peter J. Brevorka In Memory of Monica Buckley Watson (Daughter of Jim & Maryellen Buckley): David R. Pfalzgraf In Memory of William Shapiro: Lauren D. Rachlin In Memory of Lowell Grosse: Bar Association of Erie County Coleman Volgenau Victor A. Rossetti Victor C. Silverstein In Memory of Frank T. Gaglione: Raymond L. Fink In Memory of Julian J. Sugarman: Bar Association of Erie County Bernard B. Freedman Jillian E. Brevorka Maryann Saccomando Freedman Peter J. Brevorka In Memory of Benjamin J. Wiech: Daniel D. Shonn, Jr. In Memory of Francis J. Offermann, Jr.: Bar Association of Erie County Candy Vogel & Howard Yood Coleman Volgenau David R. Pfalzgraf Heidi Mahon Hon. Sharon B. Bradlee Townsend Jillian E. Brevorka Jim & Mary Shea Joel L. Daniels Lauren D. Rachlin Peter J. Brevorka Scott M. Schwartz Edward C. Cosgrove, principal of The Cosgrove Law Firm, was recently commended by the Buffalo Chapter of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association for Exemplary Character and Service. Cosgrove was cited for his represenCosgrove tation of several FBI agents. Formerly District Attorney of Erie County and also a former FBI agent, Cosgrove focuses his practice on the management of civil and criminal crisis. He has also received the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell for 32 consecutive years. [B] Are You An Attorney Struggling With Depression? If so, you’re definitely not alone. A recent Johns Hopkins study of 108 occupations found that lawyers topped the list of those who suffered from depression. Attorneys were found to suffer from depression at a rate of four times that of the general population. Depression is a treatable illness and the right combination of medications and therapies can significantly improve the quality of life for those who suffer from it. Help and support are just a phone call away. The Lawyers with Depression Support Group meets on a weekly basis to share stories and fellowship. The group meets every Friday (except holidays). See the calendar on page 28 for meeting dates, times and locations. If you or a colleague are struggling with depression, there is no need to suffer in silence. For further information, visit www.lawyerswithdepression.com or contact Daniel T. Lukasik at 847-1010. All calls are strictly confidential. We invite you to join us and share your story. In Memory of Leona Maxwell (Mother of Michael Maxwell and Widow of Former Magistrate Ed Maxwell): Lauren D. Rachlin In Memory of Arthur F. Dobson, Jr.: Anthony D. Mancinelli Anthony M. Nosek Bar Association of Erie County Coleman Volgenau David R. Pfalzgraf Joel L. Daniels Raymond L. Fink In Memory of Max T. Cohen (Son of Michele A. Brown): The Canisius Crew Bunco Moms Become a Contributing Member! The BAEC bylaws confer “contributing member” status on any member who resides or maintains an office in Erie County and elects to pay an additional $50 in annual dues to help support Association programs. Contributing members have the same rights and privileges as regular members and “such additional rights and privileges as the board of directors shall bestow,” including special recognition in the Bulletin, annual dinner program and other publications. PAGE 25 September 2013 | www.eriebar.org 2013 LSED Golf Tournament Another successful LSED Golf Tournament, held in conjunction with the Bar Association of Erie County, took place over the summer at the Wanakah Country Club. According to organizers, “it was a perfect day…the staff at Wanakah ensured that the sold-out crowd had a fantastic time at the event.” Congratulations to the winners! First Place Team – (64) (Scorecard tiebreaker) John Brady Sanford L. Clark Thomas F. Keefe Giles P. Manias Second Place Team – (64) (Scorecard tiebreaker) John E. Ballow Daniel J. Furlong Hon. Joseph R. Glownia Paul K. Isaac Closest to the Pin Men’s – Philip Scaffidi Women’s – Ruthanne Wannop Longest Drive Men’s – Kyle Byrns Women's – Kathleen Biryla Thank you to all who golfed, bought an ad, sponsored a tee sign, or made a donation to help the most vulnerable in our community: the poor, the abused and the infirm. We hope to see you all at next year’s tournament! Welcome Special thanks to our sponsors: New Members Platinum Sponsor — $5,000 The M&T Charitable Foundation The Bar Association of Erie County is pleased to welcome the following new members: Gold Sponsor — $2,500 Pfalzgraf Beinhauer & Menzies, LLP Mark R. Affronti Silver Sponsors — $1,500 AXA Advisors Family Choice of New York Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP Gurney, Becker & Bourne Hodgson Russ LLP Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP KenneySheltonLiptakNowak, LLP Phillips Lytle LLP Cocktail Sponsor — $1,250 Jensen, Marks, Langer & Vance LLC Matthew Albert Jeanna Marie Cellino Thomas M. Finnerty Grace M. Gannon Dennis P. Harlow Thomas Hughes Ryan D. Ledebur William J. Mariani, II Dinner Sponsor — $ 1,250 Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP Ryan K. Parisi Sean Pheils Program Sponsor Rapid Ray’s Printing and Copying, Inc. Frank A. Strano Alan Williams Mengyi Xu It’s great to belong to something this good. The first place team, from left, Giles P. Manias, Karen L. Nicolson filling in for John Brady, Sanford L. Clark, and Thomas F. Keefe. The second place team, from left, John E. Ballow, Hon. Joseph R. Glownia, Paul K. Isaac and Daniel J. Furlong. PAGE 26 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 ERIE INSTITUTE OF LAW PROVIDING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE PLEASE NOTE: The Erie Institute of Law is unable to issue partial credit for seminars, except for multiple session programs such as the Tax and Leadership Institutes. If you have questions about whether a program qualifies for partial credit, please call Mary Kohlbacher at 852-8687. Date/Time/Location Topic CLE Credits Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hyatt Regency Buffalo 2 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 2013 Update on Civil Practice and Procedure (Live Seminar presented by Steven P. Curvin) Thanks to our sponsor, Counsel Press 3.0 credits Live Seminar: $65 members $100 non-members Webcast: $95 members $130 non-members Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Adelbert Moot CLE Center 438 Main St. Buffalo, NY Tablets: Not Just Yellow Pads Anymore (Midday Learning presented by Robert E. Knoer and Verizon Wireless) 1.0 credit Live Seminar: $20 members $25 non-members Webcast: $30 members $35 non-members Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Adelbert Moot CLE Center 438 Main St. Buffalo, NY Mandatory E-Filing in Erie County Supreme Court (Midday Learning presented by Andrew B. Isenberg and Daniel J. Marren) 2.0 credits Live Seminar: $45 members $70 non-members Webcast: $55 members $80 non-members Thursday, September 12, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Adelbert Moot CLE Center 438 Main St. Buffalo, NY Getting the Right So you Don’t Jack up Your Life Ethics Seminar (Live Seminar presented by Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee) 3.5 credits Live Seminar: $65 members $100 non-members Webcast: $95 members $130 non-members Tuesday, September 17, 2013 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Adelbert Moot CLE Center 438 Main St. Buffalo, NY Apps for Lawyers/Creating a Law Firm App (Midday Learning presented by Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee) 1.0 credit Live Seminar: $20 members $25 non-members Webcast: $30 members $35 non-members Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Adelbert Moot CLE Center 438 Main St. Buffalo, NY Electronic Discovery & Technology for the Ethical Lawyer: Exploring 3.0 credits Metadata, Demands, Cloud Computing, Social Media and the Ethical Issues Surrounding it All (Live Seminar presented by the Young Lawyers Committee) Live Seminar: $65 members $100 non-members Webcast: $95 members $130 non-members Friday, September 20, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hyatt Regency Buffalo 2 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY Winning Opening Statements and Closing Arguments (Live Seminar presented by Ronald H. 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All of our seminars are professionally edited and are accompanied by a full set of written course materials. Appellate Practice in the Fourth Department (The Former Law Clerks’ Perspective) Product Code 2210 Presented on June 27, 2013 3.0 CLE Credits: 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 2.0 Skills Available on CD only $100 BAEC Members, $155 Non-Members The 23rd Annual Real Estate Conference follows the highly-rated format of earlier Real Estate #2191 – On April 11, 2012, William Ilecki of Conferences. The topics have been varied and are entirely different from those presented at prior April Orlowski of William Mattar’s Office covered Retaining & Charging Liens in the second session of the series. programs. Getting Paid: A Series on Ethics and Practice Management Issues #2192 – On May 16, 2012, the third and final segment of the “Getting Paid” series was presented by Deanne Tripi, who presented Grievances & Fee Disputes. Product Codes 2190, 2191 and 2192 Entire Series Product Code 2193 Learn about Appellate Practice in the Fourth Department from the perspective of former law Presented on April 4, April 11 and May 16, 2012 Entire Series 6.0 CLE Credits: 3.0 Ethics, clerks! Our experienced presenters cover brief writing, issue preservation and motion practice. A panel discussion on career paths concludes this 3.0 Law Practice Management Each Session separately 2.0 CLE Credits: 1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Law Practice Management informative program, which will benefit both civil and criminal practitioners. 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Name (as it appears on card): ___________________________________________________________________________ Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Mail form to: The Erie Institute of Law • 438 Main Street, Sixth Floor • Buffalo, NY 14202 PAGE 28 www.eriebar.org | September 2013 Save the Date The Judicial Candidates’ Luncheon has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 23 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Hon. Frank Caruso will once again serve as Roastmaster. Albright-Knox by Glenn Edward Murray ©2013 SEPTEMBER 2013 ALL MEETINGS HELD IN THE BAR CENTER , 438 Main Street, Sixth Floor, unless other wise noted. The Adelbert Moot CLE Center is also located at 438 Main Street, Sixth Floor. MONDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 11 WEDNESDAY 18 TUESDAY 24 Labor Day – Office Closed Intellectual Property, Computer & Entertainment Law Committee 12:15 p.m. – Charles van Ee, Chair Erie County Bar Foundation 8:00 a.m. – Gregory L. 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