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June 4, 2012
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ALBANY—Six attorneys have been elected to the Executive
Committee of the New York State Bar Association.
The 27-member Executive Committee oversees the management and
administration of the State Bar within policies determined by its
governing body, the House of Delegates. The new Executive Committee
members are:
Catherine A. Christian of Manhattan,
Vice-President of the 1st Judicial District. A graduate
of Hofstra University and the Dickinson School of Law, Christian is an
assistant district attorney for New York County. She is a member of the
executive staff of the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for
the City of New York, where she serves as counsel to the Trial Division
and chief of the Alternative Sentencing Division.
Sharon Stern Gerstman of Buffalo,
Vice-President of the 8th Judicial District. A graduate
of Brown University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
Gerstman is of counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm. She concentrates in
the areas of mediation and arbitration, and appellate practice.
Richard Gutierrez of Queens, Vice-President
of the 11th Judicial District. A graduate of Brooklyn College
and Seton Hall Law School, Gutierrez is a solo practitioner and handles
criminal, personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights
cases.
Michael J. Gaffney of Staten Island,
Vice-President of the 13th Judicial District. A
graduate of the State University of New York at Oneonta and New York Law
School, Gaffney is a solo practitioner in civil litigation.
T. Andrew Brown of Rochester,
Member-at-Large. A graduate of Syracuse University and
the University of Michigan Law School, Brown is the managing partner of
Brown & Hutchinson. He concentrates his practice in civil litigation
and employment law.
Edwina Frances Martin of Staten Island,
Member-at-Large. A graduate of Williams College and New
York University Law School, Martin is the legislative and budget
director for New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose (49th Council
District).
Their terms began on June 1.
The 77,000-member New York State Bar Association is the largest
voluntary state bar association in the nation. It was founded in
1876.
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