Univ. at Buffalo Law Alumni Assn. elects officers and directors for

Daily Record (Rochester, NY), Jul 23, 2004 by Staff

Terrance P. Flynn, a partner with the Buffalo law firm of Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, has been elected president of the University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association for 2004-2005.

Flynn previously served as a legislative aide to Assemblyman Richard C. Wesley, who is presently an associate justice of the U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University at Buffalo Law School, he was employed as an associate with the law firms of Saperston & Day, P.C. and Kavinoky & Cook, LLP.

Flynn is currently a member of the Special Committee for Mass Disaster Response of the New York State Bar Association. Previously, he was co-chairman for three years of the Young Lawyers and General Solicitation Divisions of the Erie County Bar Foundation's annual campaign and has also served for several years in the Legal Division of the United Way. Flynn was a member of the board of directors of Friends to the Elderly Youth and Family Center and the Western New York chapter of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association. He has also been an active volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House.

Also elected for the coming year is New York State Supreme Court, Erie County Judge John M. Curran '84, as president-elect. Vice presidents are: New York State Supreme Court, Erie County Judge Amy J. Fricano '81; James M. Gerlach '97, of Cellino & Barnes, P.C.; Terrence A. Greiner '87, of Greiner & Chadsey; and Margaret P. Gryko '77, of Delaware North Companies, Inc.

The other officers include: treasurer is Dennis R. McCoy '77 of Hiscock & Barclay; assistant treasurer is Brian M. Melber '96, of Personius Melber LLP; secretary is Marion K. Henderson '65, retired; assistant secretary is Wendy M. Irving '91, of UB Office of Planned Giving; immediate past president is Denise E. O'Donnell '82, of Hodgson Russ, LLP. Ilene R. Fleischmann, associate dean in the University at Buffalo Law School, continues as executive director.

New directors elected for terms ending in 2007 are: Laurie S. Bloom '83, of Nixon Peabody, LLP; Paula M. Ciprich '85, of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.; Richard F. DiGiacomo '76, of Nesper, Ferber & DiGiacomo, LLP; Richard A. Grimm III '87, of Magavern, Magavern & Grimm, LLP; Carmen L. Snell '92, of Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of WNY; Raymond J. Stapell '75, of Harris Beach LLP; and Kevin D. Szczepanski '95, of Hodgson Russ, LLP.