Onondaga County Bar Association

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STANDING COMMITTEES (By-Laws)

Executive Committee	Nancy L. Pontius, Esq., President Nicholas J. DeMartino, Esq., President-Elect Jean Marie Westlake, Vice President James H. Messenger, Jr., Esq., Treasurer Anne Burak Dotzler, Esq., Secretary Mary C. John, Esq., Immediate Past President Hon. Michael L. Hanuszczak, at Large James M. Williams, Esq., at Large
Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution	Thomas Myers, Esq., Chair
Bar Reporter	Operated by Editorial Board
Bench and Bar
Communications
Continuing Legal Education	Joseph P. Callery, Esq., Dr. Blaine T. Bettinger, - Co-Chairs Chele Stirpe, CLE Coordinator
Distinguished Lawyer	Thomas E. Myers, Esq., Chair
Executive	Gioia A. Gensini, Esq., Chair
Finance	Nancy L. Pontius, Esq., Treasurer, Chair
Governance	Marion Hancock Fish, Esq., Chair
Grievance	Julian B. Modesti, Chair
Human Resources	Jean Marie Westlake, Esq., Chair
Insurance	Nancy L. Pontius, Esq., Chair
Judiciary Election Oversight	Harlan B. Gingold, Esq., Chair
Judiciary	Henry H. Melchor, Esq., Chair
Lawyer Referral Service	Stuart J. LaRose, Esq., Chair
Long Range Planning	Mary C. John, Esq., (President Elect)
Membership	Nicholas J. DeMartino, Esq., Chair
Paralegals	Katherine J. Cook
Pro Bono Practice Committee	Christopher Wiles, Esq., Chair Deborah O'Shea, Program Coordinator
Professional Ethics	Victor J. Hershdorfer, Esq., Chair

AD HOC COMMITTEES

Annual Dinner	Thomas J. Miller, Esq., (Vice President), Chair Peggy Walker, Program Coordinator
Awards and Recognition
Historical	William F. Dowling, Esq., Chair
Law Week	Anne Burak Dotzler, Esq., Chair
Lawyers in the Classroom	Mark A. Ventrone, Esq., Chair
Lawyer to Lawyer	William R. Morgan, Esq., Chair
Memorial Ceremony	Elizabeth A. Hartnett, Esq., Chair
Mock Trial	Brandon R. King, Esq., Chair
Office Operations & Technology

Liaisons

OCBA Assigned Counsel Program (President-elect or Designee)	Paul I. Newman, Esq.
OC Bar Foundation	Gioia A. Gensini, Esq.
NYSBA 5th District Vice President	Thomas E. Myers, Esq.
Women's Bar Association

2010 SECTIONS

Commercial Law	leadership opportunity available
Corporate Counsel	David M. Stewart, Esq.
Criminal Law	Nicholas J. DeMartino, Esq.
Environmental Law	Thomas J. Fucillo, Esq.
Estates & Surrogates Court	Alicia S. Calagiovanni, Esq., Co-Chair Anne B. Ruffer, Esq., Co-Chair
Family Law	Lisa Mary Fahey, Esq.
Federal Court	Brian J. Butler, Esq.
Health Law	Frances A. Ciardullo, Esq., Co-Chair Donnaline Richman, Esq., Co-Chair
Intellectual Property	leadership opportunity available
Law Practice Management	leadership opportunity available
Legal Administrators	William A. Hider, Esq.
Municipal Law	Kevin M. Gilligan, Esq., Co-Chair Robert D. Ventre, Esq., Co-Chair
New Lawyers	Zachary M. Mattison, Esq., Co-Chair
Paralegals	Katherine J. Cook
Real Property	Gilbert M. Hoffman, Esq., Chair
Senior Lawyers	David M. Hayes, Esq., Chair
Solo Practitioners	Joseph E. Lamendola, Esq., Chair
Trial Lawyers	Timothy DeMore, Esq., Co-Chair H.J. Hubert, Esq., Co-Chair