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| July/August 2025 | BAEC Bulletin
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Bar Association of Erie County Bulletin TABLE OF CONTENTS
Bar Association of Erie County SPONSORS Grateful to Our 2025 Sponsors! These organizations have partnered with the BAEC for 2025. ANNUAL LAW FIRM SPONSORS
FEATURES
Introducing the BAEC’s 2024-2025 Board of Directors Meet Your Newly Elected Directors 2024-2025 Erie Institute of Law Faculty A Letter from a Member During Disability Pride Month: Hope and Rage From Stage to Courtroom: Tom Rizzo’s 100-Year Encore LHL 12-Step Weekend U.S. District Court, W.D.N.Y. Appoints New Clerk of Court Request For Public Comment
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Letter from the President From the Erie County Bar Foundation President Member Assistance Program BAEC Upcoming Events Western District Case Notes Death and Taxes Escalating Threats Against Judges Must Stop In the Public Service: Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo Assault and Physical Injury: How Bad Does It Have to Be? CLE Calendar BAEC New Members BAEC Life Members and Contributing Members Contributions to the Foundation In Memoriam Classifieds Bulletin Submission Deadline
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– ATTORNEYS –
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BAR ASSOCIATION OF ERIE COUNTY President Vice President Treasurer
Brian M. Melber Maura K. O’Donnell Nicole Graci Andrew J. Freedman Anne M. Noble
Deputy Treasurer Executive Director Editor of Bulletin Graphic Designer
ANNUAL CORPORATE SPONSORS
Stephanie Belasik Leann Aboudiab BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elise L. Cassar, Joshua E. Dubs, Keri D. Callocchia, Cheyenne N. Freely, Ericka N. Bennett, David M. Goodman, Cat McCulle, Erin A. Tresmond, Milton D. Gordon, Linda S. Grear, Patrick J. Long, Brianna Shareef
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