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Timothy J. Fennell
Member-at-Large
Timothy J. Fennell of Baldwinsville
(Amdursky Pelky Fennell & Wallen PC) has been
elected to serve as Member-at-Large of the Association’s Executive
Committee.
Fennell received his undergraduate
degree from LeMoyne College, and
his law degree from Albany Law School of Union
University.
Fennell joined his law firm in
1983, was named partner in 1987, and currently serves as the
firm’s managing partner. He concentrates his practice in both
civil and criminal law, with emphasis on litigation and defense, trusts
and estates, matrimonial law and real estate. He is Counsel to the Port of Oswego Authority and represents many health care providers, including the
Oswego Hospital and A.L. Lee
Hospital malpractice litigation.
Elected to the Association’s
Executive Committee for a second time, Fennell serves on the Executive
Committee of the Real Property Law Section and the Food, Drug &
Cosmetic Law Section. He is a member of the Trial Lawyers Section; the
Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section; the Lawyer Referral &
Information Service; the Special Committee on Legal Specialization; and
the Committee on Lawyer Referral Service, which he chaired from 1998
through 2004. He previously served on the Nominating Committee, the
NYSCBL Executive Council and the Special Committee on Solo and Small
Firm Practice.
In addition
to his Association activities, Fennell is a member of the American Bar
Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. He is a
member and past President of the Oswego County Bar
Association.
The 26-member Executive Committee has the authority to
act and speak for the NYSBA, consistent with previous action of the
House of Delegates, when the House is not in session. The Executive
Committee meets quarterly and at other times as necessary. The Executive
Committee is composed of the President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and
Secretary of the Association. In addition, there are vice-presidents
from each of the twelve judicial districts (the 1st district has two
Vice-presidents) in the state and eight members-at-large. The immediate
past president is also a member of this body. All officers are elected
to serve one-year terms.
The 74,000 member New York State
Bar Association is the official statewide organization of lawyers
in New York and the
largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. Founded in 1876,
NYSBA programs and activities have continuously served the public and
improved the justice system for more than 130 years.
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