CLASS NOTES 1979 Judith K. Meritz spoke at the American Conference Institute’s 2nd Annual Conference on Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law. She is associate general counsel with Medtronic Inc.
1980
V. Gerard Comizio is the author of the forthcoming casebook “International Banking Law: Cases and Materials” (West Academic, 2015). This is one of the first major law school casebooks on the topic. He is a partner with Paul Hastings and the chair of the Global Banking practice. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Philip F. Foglia was named a fellow at the State Academy for Public Administration. He received this award on October 1, 2015 from the Lt. Joseph Petrosino Association for Law Enforcement. His fellow honorees are New York City Police Commissioner Bratton and Congressman King. Philip is the special deputy, chief of investigations with the New York State Inspector General’s office. Philip also authored an article that was featured in the March/April NYSBA Journal. Honorable Terry Jane Ruderman was appointed to the New York State Supreme Court.
1981
Barry P. Biggar joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as a finance partner.
1982
Hon. Francesca (Leibold) Connolly was appointed by New York State Chief Administrative Judge A. Gail Prudenti to the position of associate justice of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, Second Department, Ninth and Tenth Judicial Districts. In this capacity, she will hear appeals from the district, city, town, and village courts in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam counties. This assignment is in addition to her current duties as a Supreme Court justice, Ninth Judicial District, where she presides
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over a general civil calendar and the Ninth Judicial District Environmental Claims Part. She has been serving as a New York State Supreme Court justice since 2009.
1985
Nancy D. Kellman was honored by Pace Law School’s Women’s Association of Law Students (WALS) at their annual Pioneer of Justice and Equality for Women and the Law Award Brunch. Nancy is a renowned family and matrimonial attorney. She was named in “New York” magazine’s Women Leaders in the Law and Westchester County’s Top 25 Attorneys, as well.
1986
Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim was appointed president of New York City Transit.
1987
Fredric I. Green has been appointed chief of the Special Prosecutions division and a second deputy district attorney.
1988
Thomas J. Caruso received the 2015 Marilyn Stagg Award for Service to the Democratic Party from the White Plains Democratic City Committee. Thomas Kapp retired from the Bronx District Attorney’s office, where he served for 26 years, to join the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. The Waterfront Commission licenses all longshoremen on the ports of New York and New Jersey and investigates corruption by organized crime on the waterfront. He is presently a deputy director of law and conducts background investigations on longshoremen applicants and on potential organized criminal activity and provide guidance to staff counsel for administrative hearings conducted by the Commission. Joseph A. Saccomano was elected to the board of directors for the Business Council of Westchester. Joseph is the office managing shareholder of the White Plains and Albany offices of Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Anthony J. Schembri is now a professor at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. He is the former commissioner of corrections in both New York City and Florida.
1989
Dr. Nader J. Sayegh was praised for his “countless contributions to society” in a statement issued by Rep. Eliot L. Engel. Dr. Sayegh’s passion for community involvement was noted specifically through his service on various boards.
Anthony Pirrotti, Jr. w as named dean of the New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. Joseph A. Ruhl h as joined Orange Bank and Trust Company as a regional president. Previous to this, he was with Hudson Valley Bank as senior vice president and division executive in charge of its legal services division.
Robert J. Waine has joined the firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. He will practice out of the corporate department and work with the real estate group. Nancy J. Barry was awarded the Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award in November 2014 at a ceremony at the Appellate Division Second Department in Brooklyn. The award is presented to court employees within the AD for excellence in service. Nominated by the Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman, administrative judge of the Ninth Judicial District, the award was presented by Justice Mollen, presiding justice of the Appellate Division Retried. Also in attendance at the award ceremony were Nancy’s husband, Kevin Barry (Pace Law Class of 1987) and her friend and classmate (1989), the Hon. Susan Cacace, Westchester County Court judge.
1990
Hon. Adrian Armstrong was appointed a judge in the Mount Vernon City Court. Susan M. Corcoran w as honored as a Distinguished 2014 Empire State Counsel by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) for her extraordinary pro bono efforts in 2014.
Kathleen Weslock was appointed executive vice president, chief people officer of Frontier Communications.
1991
Janine M. Becker commenced her one year term as president of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association. She is the managing member of the Law Offices of Becker & Zowine, LLC in Bridgeport, CT. Sean F.X. Dugan (LLM) returned to Pace to lecture on “Civility Matters” to Professor Fasulo’s Trial Advocacy students on March 10, 2015. The Hon. Lewis Lubell and Lucille Fontana (’81) joined him in the presentation. Sean is a senior life fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is also a partner with Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP. Lyndon Williams was honored at the Third Annual Ernestine Bartlett Alumni Diversity Reception. He has had a distinguished career as Westchester County legislator, is currently vice chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators and was previously a member of the Mount Vernon City Council.
1992
Stephen M. De Luca was invited to serve on the steering committee and governing board of the New Jersey Coalition Against Human