18 | May/June 2022 | BAEC Bulletin
2022-2023 Elections
Candidates for Director (continued)
It is an honor to be a candidate for election to the Bar Association of Erie County Board of Directors. I welcome the chance to serve the bar association community. For the past seven years, I have served Erie County as an Assistant District Attorney. As the Buffalo City Court Bureau Chief, I lead a team of fourteen prosecutors. Our days in court are very busy, sometimes very meaningful and sometimes very frustrating. Like you, we have a lot on our plates. We always have another file to work on, another phone call to return and another day in court for which to prepare. One of the lessons I have learned from the COVID pandemic is one I share with my team on a weekly basis: You cannot take care of others if you don’t take care of yourself. I want to continue the very important work of this bar association in developing pathways of personal wellness for Henry A. Zomerfeld is a senior associate at Hodgson Russ LLP where he focuses his practice on environmental, energy, and municipal law. His practice includes representing businesses and municipalities in a variety of commercial and contract- based litigation, as well as advising clients on regulatory compliance, regulatory enforcement actions, and environmental risk assessment issues. As part of his practice, Henry litigates property tax assessment matters under Article 7 of the Real Property Tax Law and represents taxpayers, including renewable energy developers, as well as municipalities and school districts in these proceedings. Henry also represents municipalities in a variety of matters, including those related to takings, zoning, land use, code enforcement, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Open Meetings Law. As part of his professional and community engagement, Henry is the chair of the Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee,
our community. I would relish the opportunity to work with the board to expand wellness activities to include bicycling, yoga, tennis, hiking, community clean up events and urban gardening experiences that would complement some of the existing outdoor and movement- based bar association activities. I hope you to see you at a Bar Association of Erie County event very soon. Take care of yourself.
Stephen C. Earnhart Erie County Assistant District Attorney
the president of the Volunteer Lawyers Project Rising Champions for Justice board, and a director on the UB Law Graduates of the Last Decade (“GOLD”) Group. Additionally, Henry is a member of the Community Council at the Buffalo State Newman Center, where he is also a Eucharistic minister and lector. Henry serves as a mentor to students at Buffalo State and UB Law School. Originally from Brooklyn, Henry came to Buffalo in 2007 to study at Buffalo State, where he met his wife, Nicole. He then went on to UB Law, and began setting his roots here in Buffalo. In true Buffalo fashion, Henry and his wife enjoy rooting for the Bills (and their kids frequently request the “Shout” song). Henry lives in Kenmore with his wife and their two daughters, Ella and Emery. Aside from spending time with his family, in his spare time, Henry enjoys playing guitar—albeit not very well. He enjoys rock, blues, and jazz, and his favorite guitarist is Eric Clapton.
Henry A. Zomerfeld Senior Associate Hodgson Russ LLP
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