Legal Notes
June 2006
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In This Issue
Peter Rodgers and David MacKnight named to Best Lawyers in America
Update your auto insurance
Business today: more than a handshake
Founder, Leon Katzen, honored by Lifespan
Firm news
Mark H. Stein has been elected Board President of Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council, Inc. The organization is committed to assisting the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes area in coping with the decisions, consequences and alternatives to substance use and misuse from prevention to recovery. It provides prevention education to school age children through professional training seminars and on-site counselors successfully assisting children and their families by working to find solutions to these serious problems. Stein has been a board member for over five years.
Managing partner, Peter Rodgers is chairing a seminar sponsored by the New York State Bar Association entitled "Ethics and Professionalism." This program is intended to "inform, guide and engage practitioners in relation to frequently encountered ethical problems." The program will update recent developments in the area of professional responsibility, and address modification of the New York Lawyer's Code of Professional Responsibility that has been submitted for consideration by the New York State Bar Association.
Louis Ryen recently completed a 35 picture exhibit by a recent trip around South America from Rio de Janeiro, south through the Strait of Magellan and north to Santiago, Chile.
He was guest speaker at the opening of an exhibit in Buffalo of his photo essay about Prague and Terizin during the Holocaust in the era of 1939-1945. The preserved Jewish Quarter in Prague and a concentration camp in Terizin were the subjects of the photos. Due to the historical value of the exhibit, arrangements have been made to continue the viewing at two local schools in Buffalo and at colleges in the Rochester area.
Dan Bryson was recently elected Chairman of The ARC Foundation of Monroe. The Foundation is the endowment/fundraising arm of the ARC of Monroe County which has been serving individuals with developmental disabilities for over fifty years. Mr. Bryson is also a member of the ARC Guardianship committee.
Mark Stein has been elected board member for Irondequoit Country Club. He has been a member there since 1989 and is serving on the board for the first time.
Lisa Arrington has been elected to the Board for the Cobblestone School. She has also been appointed to the position of By-laws Chairperson for Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly. Lisa was formerly the secretary in that organization.
Sarah Feingold joins the firm
Lacy Katzen LLP is pleased to announce our new associate, Sarah Feingold. She will join the firm's Collections and Creditor's rights legal services area. Sarah, born in Rochester, is a graduate of Skidmore College and earned her degree at Syracuse University College of Law in 2005.
In the past year, Ms. Feingold has worked as a writer for "The Daily Record," a newspaper whose subscription base includes attorneys in the Rochester and Buffalo area. "I feel I have learned so much about different areas of law from this experience."
Other areas of legal interest include business law issues, commercial real estate and intellectual property. Using this expertise, she has developed a seminar and PowerPoint presentation entitled Legal Issues for Artists: Copyright and Intellectual Property. Topics include copyright protection, trademarks, contracts and patents.
In addition to her interest in the law, Ms. Feingold has written a book called A Jeweler's Guide to Intellectual Property Protection, and is currently negotiating with a publisher. An artist herself, Sarah's art work consists of copper enameling, resin work, and traditional metalsmithing.
Sarah's professional memberships include the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations, the American Bar Association and GRAWA, Greater Rochester Association for Women's Attorneys.
"I am excited for the wonderful opportunity to work with the excellent attorneys at Lacy Katzen and provide legal assistance to my future clients." Lacy Katzen LLP welcomes Ms. Feingold, her diverse background and youthful enthusiasm.