Bill Text: NY J00147 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Ann Evanko upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2019 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award by the University at Buffalo School of Law

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00147 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00147-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 147

BY: Senator JACOBS

        HONORING  Ann  Evanko  upon  the  occasion  of her
        designation  as  recipient  of  the  2019  Edwin  F.
        Jaeckle Award by the University at Buffalo School of
        Law

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and
sustained commitment to the  maintenance  of  high  standards  in  their
profession,  certainly  have  earned the recognition and applause of all
the citizens of this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Ann Evanko upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2019
Edwin F. Jaeckle Award by the University at Buffalo School of Law, to be
celebrated at its Annual Alumni Luncheon on Friday, February 1, 2019, at
the Buffalo Club, Buffalo, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  highest  honor  the  UB  School of Law and the UB Law
Alumni Association can bestow, the Jaeckle Award is given annually to  a
person  who  exemplifies  the  highest  ideals of the law school and its
alumni association, and who has made significant  contributions  to  the
school and the legal profession; Ann Evanko is one such individual; and

  WHEREAS, A 1979 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law,
Ann  Evanko  is  the first female attorney hired by Hurwitz & Fine P.C.;
she has led the Buffalo-based law firm, with offices in Albany, Toronto,
Palm Beach, Long Island and Lake Placid, as its  president  since  2008;
and

  WHEREAS, Ann Evanko focuses her practice on employment law, business
and  commercial  litigation;  she  is also a highly regarded mediator in
both the boardroom and the courtroom, particularly for complex business,
commercial and employment disputes; and

  WHEREAS, Identified by Buffalo's Business First as one of  the  most
powerful and influential people in Western New York, Ann Evanko has also
been  named  to  the "Power 50" list, which recognizes the men and women
who "wield the most clout in the region," as well  as  the  "Power  250"
list  which  showcases the region's most influential and powerful women;
and

  WHEREAS, In 2016, Business First honored Ann Evanko with a  Lifetime
Achievement  Award  for  Women of Influence for her contributions to the
community, to the women-focused charitable organizations she  champions,
and  to  her  firm;  she  was  previously  recognized with the inaugural
Business First Women Who Mean Business Award; and

  WHEREAS, Ann Evanko is a founder and past president of  the  Western
New  York  Chapter  of  the  Women's Bar Association of the State of New
York, and served as a member of the board of directors, vice  president,
treasurer,  and  chair  of  the finance committee for the New York State
Women's Bar Association; and


  WHEREAS, This extraordinary woman is the immediate past chair of the
board  of  directors for the WNY Women's Foundation, where she continues
to serve on its board of  directors,  as  well  as  the  governance  and
finance  committees;  she  is also a member of the board of directors of
the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and was the 2008 recipient of the Athena
Award; and

  WHEREAS, Prior to law school, Ann Evanko earned her master's  degree
in  history  from  the University at Buffalo in 1973; she has maintained
close ties with the law school throughout her illustrious legal  career,
co-chairing  the School of Law's Annual Fund in 2013, and serving on the
Dean's Advisory Council since 2014; and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, she is the 2015 recipient of  the  Law  Alumni
Association's  Distinguished  Alumni Award for Community Service, and is
an active leader and promoter of the law school's mentor program; and

  WHEREAS, It has always been the objective of this  Legislative  Body
to  honor  and  support  those  individuals  who  have  displayed  their
commitment to the betterment of their communities, and it is the  intent
of  this  Legislative Body to inscribe upon its records, this tribute to
Ann  Evanko,  that  future  generations  may  know  and  appreciate  her
admirable  character,  her  many  benevolent  deeds, and the respect and
esteem in which she is held by her peers; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Ann  Evanko  upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of
the 2019 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award by the University at Buffalo  School  of
Law; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Ann Evanko.