Recipient, Business First's Woman of Influence Honoree, 2003. Recipient, Super Lawyer 2008-2010 for Estate Planning & Probate. Speaker: "Brush Up Your Surrogate's Practice: A Review of Topics of Relevance", Erie County Bar Association 2009; "Surrogates Court Gardian ad Litem", Erie County Bar Association 2009; "Getting it Right: Wrongful Death in Surrogate's Court," Erie County Bar Association, 2007; "An Introduction to Estate Planning," New York State Bar Association, October 2005; "Craft Talk," Buffalo Executives' Association, November 2005; "Intermediate Elder Law Update," New York State Bar Association, November 2005; "Everything You Wanted to Know About Legal Malpractice and Attorney Grievance, But Hopefully Will Never Need to Use," Erie County Bar Association, November 2003; "Ethics and Professionalism," New York State Bar Association, November, 2003; "Ethical Issues Surrounding Surrogate Court Practices," New York State Bar Association, October, 2003; "Ethics of Escrow," Erie County Bar Association, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; Frequent speaker at numerous New York State Bar Association seminars regarding Surrogate's Court and Professional Ethics matters. Mayoral Appointee, City of Buffalo Board of Parking. Member, Western New York Planned Giving Consortium. Former Trustee, Burchfield Penney Art Center Council. Past Chairman: Members Council, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Junior Group. Past President, Board of Trustees, Elmwood-Franklin School. Past Vice President, Law Alumni Board, State University of New York. Former Attorney Division Chair, United Way Campaign. Chair, Board of Directors, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Board of Directors, ACHIEVE. Member, Co-President, Board of Trustees, King Charter School.