BAEC Bulletin | November/December 2022 | 23
Committees of the Bar Association
COMMITTEE FOR THE DISABLED Chairs: Kenneth R. Hiller and Ida M. Comerford | Board Liaison: Kelly M. Barrett Sarama The Committee for the Disabled serves the interests of persons with disabilities by: 1) educating the legal community about the special needs of the disabled; 2) encouraging the legal representation of the disabled; 3) advocating for accessibility of services; and 4) advocating for the rights of disabled persons by monitoring legislative and judicial trends. COMMITTEE ON EMINENT DOMAIN AND TAX CERTIORARI Chair: Mark R. McNamara | Board Liaison: Peter J. Crotty The Committee On Eminent Domain and Tax Certiorari updates members on changes in the law and procedures in the fields. The committee invites guest speakers to meetings and produces periodic CLE seminars for Bar members. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' & SERVICE-MEMBERS' LEGAL ISSUES Chair: Anthony J. Kuhn | Board Liaison: Stephen C. Earnhart The committee will create a network of lawyers knowledgeable in veteran and service members' law and produce programs and publish articles to keep attorneys abreast of relevant legal issues. The committee will also coordinate community outreach to increase awareness of legal issues particular to veterans and service members. COMMITTEE TO ASSIST LAWYERS WITH DEPRESSION The Committee will coordinate, assist and support activities and resources dedicated to assisting lawyers in the Association who suffer from depression. CRIMINAL LAW COMMITTEE Chairs: Nora B. Robshaw and Amber R. Poulos | Board Liaison: Stephen C. Earnhart The Criminal Law Committee are attorneys primarily engaged in criminal practice, both defense and prosecution, who consider matters which impact on the criminal justice system and the practice of criminal law. The committee considers matters referred to it by the Board of Directors. The committee also presents CLE programs through the Erie Institute of Law and provides lecturers for the Stop-DWI assemblies. The mission of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee is: (1) to educate our legal community concerning the importance of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion; (2) to support sustainable programs that foster, build, and develop a diverse legal community; and (3) to ensure the Bar Association of Erie County promotes inclusion and provides significant opportunities for personal and professional growth for all. ELDER LAW COMMITTEE Chairs: Kelly Barrett Sarama and Elizabeth A. Ingold | Board Liaison: Kelly Barrett Sarama The Elder Law Committee shares information among members and the public regarding issues of major concern to the elderly and practitioners representing them. Such issues include access to health care, Medicaid, asset planning, housing, community resources and institutional placement, pension benefits, health care decision making, private and Medicare health insurance, administrative proceedings, attorneys' fees, veterans' benefits, and exploitation of the elderly. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COMMITTEE Chair: Henry A. Zomerfeld | Board Liaison: Anne K. Bowling The Environmental Law Committee provides environmental practitioners and other attorneys with a forum for discussion of current environmental legal trends, DEC/EPA regulatory, statutory, and enforcement initiatives, and current or emerging case law. It also provides education and community/academic outreach programs. The committee has frequent speakers on a wide variety of environmental topics. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE Chair: Stephanie J. Calhoun | Board Liaison: Jamila A. Lee
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