Michael J. Vatter was part of a team that competed for and was named one of the first five land banks in New York State, The Newburgh Community Land Bank. Michael was also elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Newburgh Community Land Bank, Inc. Kimberly M. Zick became an Administrative Law Judge with the Department of Labor. Previously, she was Assistant Counsel at the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.
2005
Janice A. Dean appeared on CUNY TV with WNYC host Brian Lehrer to discuss the Indian Point nuclear power plant’s application for a 20-year renewed license. You can view the program at: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=g9yOGl_wFGY. Janice makes her appearance at about the 28:53 mark. Loni S. Gardner returned to the United States in the fall of 2011 from an 18-month legal fellowship in Germany where she researched Germany and the EU’s energy and climate policies. She also consulted on projects for the European Commission. Upon return, Loni joined the corporate department of UIL Holdings Corporation, an electric and gas utility based in New England. Loni practices corporate, utility, and environmental law at UIL Holdings. Sean J. McKinley joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as special counsel. Sean’s practice is focused on workers’ compensation. He defends insurance carriers and selfinsured employers. Sean’s prior experience includes working for three years as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department. Peter J. Putignano began working at IBM as a Senior Attorney for Corporate Environmental Affairs. Previously, he was at the U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section in Washington, D.C. Jamie Ellen Reid was promoted to Associate General Counsel at GalaxE.Solutions, Inc.
2006
Michael T. Goldstein published an article in the Medical Society of the State of New York News. The article concerned physician collective bargaining. Melissa A. Kucinski spoke at the International Law Association’s annual International Law Weekend in Manhattan on October 26, 2012 on the topic of international family mediation initiatives in the United States. Melissa is a full-time family lawyer and mediator whose practice has a strong focus on international family law cases. She is a co-founder of a non-governmental
Class Notes
Colin Smith was elected to serve on the Peekskill City School District Board of Education. He is a graduate of Peekskill City Schools. Colin has his own law practice located in Peekskill, NY.
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organization, the Global Justice Initiative. Melissa was re-appointed as Chair of the ABA Family Law Section’s International Law Committee and the ABA Section of International Law’s International Family Mediation Task Force. Melissa served as an attorney advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the Hague Conference’s Sixth Special Commission meeting on the practical operation of the child abduction and child protection conventions. She has also been named a Rising Star by Maryland Super Lawyers. Melissa’s website can be accessed at: www.globalfamilymediation.com. Rosario M. Patane was selected as a Rising Star by New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2013. He is an associate with Golden, Rothschild, Spagnola, Lundell, Boylan & Garubo, P.C. where his practice areas are general litigation, construction litigation, and insurance defense litigation.
2005 & 2006
Diana Bunin Kolev and Megan K. Collins authored an article that was published in the March/April 2012 New York State Bar Association Journal. The article is titled “The Importance of Due Diligence: Real Estate Transactions in a Complex Land Use World.” Diana and Megan are both attorneys with Shamberg Marwell & Hollis, P.C.
2007
Meredith S. Salvaggio was promoted to Assistant Deputy Borough Chief with the New York City Law Department, Manhattan Family Court Division. S P R I N G 2 0 12
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