In the News
Minority Bar Association of Western New York member Hon. E. Jeannette Ogden will receive the 2025 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award — the highest honor the University at Buffalo School of Law and the University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association can bestow.
A number of MBAWNY members were named on the Power 100 Business Leaders of Color list by Buffalo Business First!
The Buffalo News reported that Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's former chief of staff, MBAWNY member Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney, has been named to the state Office of Cannabis Management Cannabis Control Board.
The Buffalo Criterion reported that Judge Craig Hannah was honored with a 2024 award from the Legal and Business Professionals of Erie County.
The Buffalo News has reported on the diversification of governing boards in Buffalo’s suburbs. Two MBAWNY members — Brittany Jones and Justice E. Jeannette Ogden — are featured in the article.
Ifeoluwa Popoola, MBAWNY president, was featured in a WGRZ news article exploring her education and professional background leading up to her presidency of the MBAWNY.
WNY News Now reports that Assistant District Attorney James Harrington was elected as the Vice President of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York.