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2008 Press Releases

Jamie J. Batt to Serve on the Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors

Dec-29-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm is pleased to announce that Jamie J. Batt will be serving on the Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House. More...

Victoria L. D'Angelo Appointed to Development Committee of the Community Fo

Dec-29-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm is pleased to announce that Partner Victoria L. D'Angelo has been appointed to the Development Committee of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, a public charity holding more than 700 different charitable funds, large and small, established by individuals, families, nonprofit agencies and businesses to benefit Western New York. More...

Beverley S. Braun to Serve on Aquarium Board of Directors

Nov-18-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm is pleased to announce that Beverley S. Braun has been appointed to serve as a director for the Aquarium of Niagara. More...

Daniel P. Joyce to Present at 21st Annual AILA Conference- California

Nov-10-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Joyce will present at the 21st Annual American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) California Chapters Conference on November 14, 2008. Mr. Joyce will present on NIV Applications in Mexico and Canada. The conference will run from November 13-15 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco, California. For more information call 202.507.7600 or visit www.aila.org. More...

Paul A. Battaglia to Present at Tax Update Seminar

Nov-03-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm, announces that partner Paul A. Battaglia will present a "Federal Corporate Tax Update" at the 2008 Tax Update Seminar presented by the Institute of Management Accountants, Niagara Falls Chapter. This program will take place on November 18, 2008 from 11:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the Niagara Falls Country Club, Lewiston, NY. More...

Gayle L. Eagan to Serve as Panelist at WNY Chapter of Fundraising Professio

Oct-21-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm announces that partner Gayle L. Eagan will be a panelist at the WNY Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals "Where There's a Will There's a Way: Overcoming the "But" in Planned Giving" panel discussion. The discussion will take place on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Sonoma Grille from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. For more information, or to register please call 716.879.0943. More...

Partner Vincent O. Hanley to Serve as Planning Chair & Panelist at NYSBA CL

Oct-20-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm announces that partner Vincent O. Hanley will serve as a planning Chair and Panelist at a CLE seminar entitled "Mortgage Foreclosures and Workouts." This CLE seminar is sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center, 2402 N. Forest Road, Amherst, NY 14226 and will run from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information or to register visit w More...

Paul A. Battaglia to Serve as Presenter at NYS Society of CPAs Program

Oct-20-2008 — BUFFALO, NEW YORK — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm, announces that partner Paul A. Battaglia will present at the New York State Society of CPAs program entitled "Accounting, Legal & Tax Basics for Nonprofits". This program will take place on October 29, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY. For further information or to register call 716.843.5178. More...

Paul A. Battaglia & Patrick L. Emmerling to Present at 55th Tax Institute

Oct-20-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm announces that partners Paul A. Battaglia and Patrick L. Emmerling will present at the 55th Tax Institute. This program is sponsored by the UB School of Management, Erie Institute of Law and NYSSCPA and will take place on November 6th & 7th and the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Hotel, 2 Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY. Sessions will run from 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on November 6th and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on November 7th. For more inf More...

Partner Paul A. Battaglia to Present at Lorman Education Services Seminar

Oct-20-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm announces that partner Paul A. Battaglia will serve as faculty at the Lorman Education Services seminar entitled "Sales and Use Tax: An Overview and Update." This program will take place on October 30, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Conference Center, Six Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY. For further information, or to register call www.lorman.com More...

Jaeckle Fleischmann Recognizes Attorney Honorees of "Who's Who in Law"

Oct-20-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm reports that Jaeckle Fleischmann had a commanding presence in "Who's Who in Law," an annual feature by the Business First of Buffalo, in which attorneys practicing in the 8th Judicial district nominate their peers as leaders in the legal community. Honorees below were listed in the September 4th/5th editions of the Buffalo Law Journal and Business First. More...

Jaeckle Fleischmann Recognizes Support Staff Members With Over 20 Years of

Oct-16-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service corporate law firm, will recognize sixteen legal support staff members with at least 20 years of service. An honorary reception will take place at the Firm's Buffalo office, 12 Fountain Plaza, 8th Floor, on Friday, October 17th beginning at 3:30 PM. More...

Panelists Announced for Manufacturing Leaders Forum on Disaster Recovery

Oct-10-2008 — Leaders of local manufacturing companies are invited to attend the second in a series of panel discussions at a forum scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Larkin Building, 726 Exchange Street in downtown Buffalo. More...

Partner Dennis P. Harkawik to Present at NYS Business Council Conference

Oct-08-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm announces that partner Dennis P. Harkawik will present a workshop on "Redeveloping Brownfield Sites" as part of The NYS Business Council's 2008 Annual Industry-Environment Conference. The conference is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2008 to Friday, October 17, 2008 in Saratoga, New York. For further information, please visit www.bcnys.org. More...

Randall M. Odza Leads Session at Rochester Business Alliance's FBB

Sep-26-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm announces that Randall M. Odza will lead a session on Businesses Conducting Internal Investigations Under the Business's EEO Policies, with an emphasis on investigations of employee complaints of harassment. The program will be hosted by Rochester Business Alliance on October 3, 2008 as part of their Friday Business Briefings and is scheduled to take place from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and is open to members of the Rochester Business Allianc More...

Ronald L. Thomas, Former Director of Northeastern Illinois Planning Commiss

Aug-26-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP and the University of Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning’s Urban Design Project are pleased to announce the panelists for the Western New York Economic and Land Development Forum scheduled the morning of Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. More...

Anthony J. Latona Welcomed by the Amherst Youth Foundation to Serve on the

Aug-20-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm, announces that Anthony J. Latona has been welcomed by the Amherst Youth Foundation to Serve on its Board of Directors. For more information, visit the Amherst Youth Foundation's website at www.amherst.ny.us.com More...

Jaeckle and UB School of Architecture to Host WNY Economic and Land

Aug-05-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP and the University of Buffalo School of Architecture Urban Design Project will host an Economic and Land Development Forum the morning of Thursday, October 2, 2008. The half-day forum is designed to bring together developers, real estate, municipal and economic development professionals to discuss recent trends and issues related to the state of development in Western New York. More...

Daniel P. Joyce Elected as Chapter Chair of the Upstate NY Chapter of AILA

Jul-08-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a law firm with offices in Buffalo, and Amherst, New York, announces that Daniel P. Joyce was elected as Chapter Chair of the Upstate NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). For further information please visit www.aila.org. More...

Tehsheng (Abby) Ma Welcomed by the Buffalo World Trade Association to Serve

Jul-08-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a full service law firm, announces that Tehsheng (Abby) Ma has been welcomed by the Buffalo World Trade Association to Serve on its Board of Directors. Ms. Ma is an associate in the Firm's Business & Corporate and Immigration practice groups concentrating her practice in the area of immigration law, including employment-based immigration. She is also engaged in matters relating to corporations and other business entities, including those i More...

Gayle L. Eagan to Lecture at June Noonday Lectures

May-21-2008 — Jaeckle announces that partner Gayle L. Eagan will lecture on the topic of Faces of Discrimination-Money Related Issues at the June Noonday Lectures. This lecture is sponsored by the Erie Institute of Law and will take place on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the Erie Bar Association Headquarters. For more information or to register call (716) 852-8687. Ms. Eagan is a partner in the Firm's Estate and Trusts practice group, concentrating her practice on estate planning, trusts and estate administr More...

Partner Vincent O. Hanley to Moderate Law of Easements:Legal Issues and Pra

May-21-2008 — Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a law firm with offices in Buffalo, Amherst and Rochester, New York and Phoenix, Arizona, announces that partner Vincent O. Hanley will moderate a seminar entitled Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations, designed for: attorneys, developers, real estate professionals, engineers, project managers, environmental professionals, planning and zoning officials, government and municipal administrators, public works directors, contractors, public utility tec More...

Manufacturing Leaders Forum on Strategic Growth Scheduled Thursday, June 5

May-05-2008 — Leaders of local manufacturing companies are invited to attend the first in a series of panel discussions at a Forum scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 5th. The forum is being presented through the collaborative efforts of CoreIP Systems, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, Insyte Consulting, Lumsden & McCormick, LLC and the World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara. More...

Jaeckle Attorneys Lead Local Presentation of Annual Intellectual Property L

Apr-25-2008 — Jaeckle announce that partner Katherine H. McGuire is serving as Chair of a full-day intellectual property law program scheduled to take place in Buffalo on Thursday, May 8th. The program is sponsored by the New York State Bar Association as part of their continuing legal education series. Additionally, Jaeckle attorneys B. Kevin Burke and Paul T. Lavoie will serve as panelists on the topics of Trade Secrets and Copyrights respectively. More...

Heath J. Szymczak to Serve on New York State Bar Torts and Insurance Execut

Apr-21-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann announces that partner Heath J. Szymczak has been selected to serve as the Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Torts and Employment Litigation Committee of the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section. More...

Paul A. Battaglia Named Buffalo Law Review Honoree

Apr-01-2008 — Paul A. Battaglia has been selected as a Buffalo Law Review honoree for his distinguished service to the University at Buffalo Law School. Each year the Law Review honors members of the legal community for their contributions to the success of the University at Buffalo Law School and who serve as an inspiration for current law students. More...

Jaeckle Fleischmann Elects Executive Committee Members

Mar-27-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, a law firm with offices in Buffalo, Amherst and Rochester, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona, recently elected the members of the Firm's five-person Executive Committee. Edward G. Piwowarczyk will continue to serve as Chairman and Managing Partner, with Dennis P. Harkawik serving as Vice Chairman. Partner, Tim C. Loftis joins Partners Mitchell J. Banas, Jr. and Joseph P. Kubarek who have been re-elected to the Committee. More...

Beverley Braun & Michael Nisengard Join Jaeckle

Mar-10-2008 — Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP is pleased to annouce that Caroline Bala Brancatella, Beverley S. Braun and Michael L. Nisengard have joined the Firm as associates. More...

Patrick L. Emmerling Elected President Of Financial Planning Counselors Of

Feb-22-2008 — Patrick L. Emmerling has been elected to serve as President of Financial Planning Counselors of WNY, Inc., a professional organization focused on supporting, promoting and advancing the field of financial counseling and planning education. More...

Ralph L. Halpern Appointed Visiting Professor At Bulgarian University

Feb-22-2008 — Ralph L. Halpern, Senior Counsel, has been appointed a visiting professor at Neophyte Rilsky South-Western University, Faculty of Law and History in Bulgaria. Mr. Halpern was selected from 171 applicants and will accept this appointment in the spring of 2008 teaching the American legal system and American corporate law. More...

Daniel P. Joyce To Present At Canadian Consulate Program

Feb-20-2008 — Daniel P. Joyce will present at the 2008 New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Missions Multisectoral program, as part of the Canadian Consulate General's Export USA Mission. More...

Partner Victoria L. D'Angelo Relocates To Firm's Amherst Office

Feb-14-2008 — Partner Victoria L. D'Angelo will relocate to the Firm's Amherst office at 400 Essjay Road on March 1, 2008. More...

Paul A. Battaglia To Serve As Presenter At Sales And Use Tax Program

Feb-14-2008 — Paul A. Battaglia will present at a Lorman Education Services program entitled "Sales and Use Tax in New York". More...

Jaeckle Fleischmann Publishes Firm History Entitled The Merging Of Titans

Jan-14-2008 — The publication of The Merging of Titans, a book chronicling the Firm's history. Edward Cuddihy, retired managing editor of The Buffalo News, was commissioned by the Firm to write the book documenting its legacy and the important role that prominent partners played in the politics of their era. More...