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Suffolk County Our Mission

Bar Association “The purposes and objects for which the Association is established shall be

cultivating the science of jurisprudence, promoting reforms in the law, facilitating the
560 Wheeler Road • Hauppauge NY 11788-4357 administration of justice, elevating the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the
Phone (631) 234-5511 • Fax # (631) 234-5899 legal profession and cherishing the spirit of the members.”
E-MAIL: SCBA@SCBA.ORG Write for The Suffolk Lawyer
SCBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 – 2021
Did you ever wonder how you could get involved in your bar association’s monthly
Hon. Derrick J. Robinson ................................................................President newspaper? Do you have a great idea for an article or believe your colleagues would
Daniel J. Tambasco ............................................................... President Elect benefit from information you’ve recently learned? Or do you just enjoy writing?

Vincent J. Messina, Jr. ....................................................First Vice President
Cornell V. Bouse ........................................................Second Vice President You too can write for The Suffolk Lawyer. Writing for the paper is open to all members

Patrick McCormick ........................................................................ Treasurer and doing so is encouraged. The Suffolk Lawyer is a reflection of the fine members that
Hon. John J. Leo ............................................................................ Secretary belong to the Suffolk County Bar Association. Why not get involved? For additional
Andrea A. Amoa ...................................................................... Director (’21) information please contact Editor-in- Chief Laura Lane at scbanews@optonline.net or
Hon. Caren Loguercio ............................................................. Director (’21) call (516)376-2108. Look forward to hearing from you!
Theresa A. Mari ...................................................................... Director (’21) Important Information from the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee
Peter R. McGreevy .................................................................. Director (’21) THOMAS MORE GROUP TWELVE-STEP MEETING
Jeffrey S. Horn ........................................................................ Director (’22)
Paul Devlin .............................................................................. Director (’22) Every Wednesday at 6 p.m.,
Peter D. Tamsen ...................................................................... Director (’22) United Methodist Church of Hauppauge, 473 Townline Road, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Cynthia S. Vargas .................................................................... Director (’22) All who are associated with the legal profession welcome.
Jarrett M. Behar ...................................................................... Director (’23) LAWYERS COMMITTEE HELP-LINE: 631-697-2499
Catherine E. Miller .................................................................. Director (’23)
David R. Okrent ........................................................................Director (’23
All meetings are held at the Suffolk County Bar
Daniel A. Russo ........................................................................Director (23) SCBA Association Bar Center, unless otherwise specifi ed.
Please be aware that dates, times and locations may
Patricia M. Meisenheimer ................................Past President Director (’21) Calendar be changed because of conditions beyond our control.
Justin M. Block ................................................Past President Director (’22) Please check the SCBA website (scba.org) for any
Lynn Poster-Zimmerman .................................Past President Director (’23) changes/additions or deletions which may occur. For
any questions call: 631-234-55121
Sarah Jane LaCova .......................................................... Executive Director
OF ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND EVENTS

DECEMBER 2020
9 Wednesday Federal Court Committee, 1:30 p.m., ZOOM

10 Thursday Surrogates’ Court Committee, 6:00 p.m., ZOOM
Published by 14 Monday Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board Room

16 Wednesday Professional Ethics & Civility Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., ZOOM

JANUARY 2020
5 Tuesday Appellate Practice Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., ZOOM
Group Publisher Associate Publisher Page Designer
Lisa Blossman Joe Dowd Wendy Martin 6 Wednesday Membership Services Committee Meeting, 1:00 p.m., ZOOM

Multimedia Sales Executives Transactional & Corporate Law Committee Meeting, 5:00 p.m., ZOOM
Barbara Pescuma Robin Burgio 7 Thursday Intellectual Property Law Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m., ZOOM
bpescuma@libn.com rburgio@libn.com
11 Monday Executive Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board Room
in conjunction with The Suffolk Lawyer 12 Tuesday Elder Law & Estate Planning Committee, 1:00 p.m., ZOOM
Editor-in-Chief 13 Wednesday Education Law Committee, 12:30 p.m., ZOOM
LAURA LANE Surrogates’ Court Committee, 4:30 p.m., ZOOM
Frequent Contributors
Leo K. Barnes, Jr. Irwin Izen Barry Smolowitz 18 Monday Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board Room
Elaine Colavito Andrew Lieb Stephen L. Ukeiley 20 Wednesday Professional Ethics & Civility Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., ZOOM

Ilene S. Cooper David A. Mansfield Louis Vlahos
Paul Devlin Cory Morris Mordy Yankovich FEBRUARY 2020
Hon. Mark C. Dillon Vesselin Mitev Victor Yannacone, Jr. 2 Tuesday Appellate Practice Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., ZOOM
James G. Fouassier Craig D. Robins
3 Wednesday Membership Services Committee Meeting, 1:00 p.m., ZOOM
Send editorial copy and listings for Among Us to:
THE SUFFOLK LAWYER Transactional & Corporate Law Committee Meeting, 5:00 p.m., ZOOM
scbanews@optonline.net 4 Thursday Intellectual Property Law Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m., ZOOM
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various 8 Monday Executive Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board Room
authors and frequent contributors of The Suffolk Lawyer are
theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs 10 Wednesday Education Law Committee, 12:30 p.m., ZOOM
and viewpoints of the receptive affiliations of these organizations.
11 Thursday Surrogates’ Court Committee, 4:30 p.m., ZOOM
The Suffolk Lawyer 15 Monday Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board Room
USPS Number: 006-995 is published monthly except July and August by Long
Island Business News, 2150 Smithtown Avenue, Suite 7, Ronkonkoma, NY 17 Wednesday Professional Ethics & Civility Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m., ZOOM
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Suffolk County Bar Association, 560 Wheeler Road, Hauppauge, NY 11788-4357.