2025 Annual Awards Dinner
May 8, 2025, at 5 p.m.
The Foundry
1738 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207
Black tie affair
“Adapt, Learn, Connect: Triumph through Adversity via Education and Outreach”
Honorees
Keynote Speaker: Trini Ross, Former United States Attorney
Future Legal Scholars: To be announced live at the event
Emerging Legal Excellence Awards: ADA Mattie Davis; Katherine McCarley, Esq.
Outstanding Member Award: Kristen Elmore-Garcia, Esq.
Community Service Awards: Heart, Love & Soul – Niagara Falls, NY; Marnetta Malcolm – Buffalo, NY
Excellence in Promoting Diversity Award: Michael Keane, Erie County District Attorney
Judicial Excellence Awards: Hon. Susan Eagan (U-Can Diversion Program); Hon. Shannon Heneghan (U-Can Diversion Program)
Honorable Samuel L. Green Lifetime Achievement Award: Hon. Lisa Bloch Rodwin, Erie County Family Court Judge, Retired