10 | September/October 2022 | BAEC Bulletin Bench and Bar In the News
Phillips Lytle LLP Partner Amanda L. Lowe has been appointed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to the Board of Trustees for SUNY Erie Community College (ECC) for a term that extends through June 30, 2025. Ms. Lowe is the co-leader of Phillips Lytle’s Education Practice and is a member of National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). She serves as a chief legal advisor to educational institutions and affiliated entities on both overall strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. Her expertise in representing private secondary and higher education institutions regarding board governance, compliance, labor and employment matters, internal investigations (including Title VII and Title IX), student affairs and conduct, housing policies and risk management, makes her well-positioned to fulfill the duties of the Board of Trustees. Phillips Lytle LLP Managing Partner Kevin M. Hogan has been appointed to the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) Board of Directors. VLP provides free civil legal services to low income individuals and small not-for-profits in Western New York. In addition to his role as Managing Partner, Mr. Hogan concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental law, intellectual property and litigation. He counsels clients on environmental compliance with respect to investigations and enforcement proceedings by state and federal agencies, and on environmental issues arising in corporate and commercial transactions. Benjamin E. Mannion, Esq. has joined Long & Paulo-Lee, PLLC as an Associate Attorney for the Firm. Ben focuses on Civil/Commercial Litigation, General litigation, Business and Corporate law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, etc. Before joining Long & Paulo-Lee, PLLC, Ben was a Civil Litigator, and was also an Assistant District Attorney for Queens County, New York where he prosecuted misdemeanors and worked on criminal appeals. Phillips Lytle LLP is pleased to announce that they have hired Sean M. Donahue as part of its recently adopted aggressive growth strategy. Mr. Donahue is an associate in the firm’s Land, Environment & Energy Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on environment and energy law with a focus on environmental compliance, regulations, litigation and due diligence. His depth of experience includes handling matters involving CERCLA/Superfund, federal Brownfields program, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, emerging contaminants, Risk Management Program, and underground storage tanks. Mr. Donahue previously served as an advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Land and Emergency Management at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He received his J.D. from Florida State University and his B.S. from the University of Central Florida. Phillips Lytle LLP is pleased to announce that they have hired Lucy M. Berkman as part of its recently adopted aggressive growth strategy. Ms. Berkman is special counsel in the Family Wealth Planning Practice Group. She concentrates her legal practice in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, Medicaid advisement and planning, accountings, kinship matters, wrongful death compromises and guardianship proceedings. She assists clients in the preparation of estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care forms and living wills. Ms Berkman received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and her B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Phillips Lytle LLP is pleased to announce that they have hired Elliott J. Ehrenreich as part of its recently adopted aggressive growth strategy. Mr. Ehrenreich joins the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, concentrating his practice on general corporate transactions, business acquisitions and financings, real estate development/construction projects, governance and health care matters. His broad base of expertise serves a diverse range of clients including businesses, franchises, physician groups and nonprofit entities in New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Ehrenreich received his J.D., cum laude, from Duquesne University School of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Gannon University.
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