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July 21 - Buffalo THOMAS J. GAFFNEY is the sole proprietor of his law office. Mr. Gaffney's main area of practice is bankruptcy and he is a bankruptcy trustee. He has previously lectured for National Business Institute and also speaks yearly for the New York State and Erie County bar associations. Mr. Gaffney earned his B.S. degree from Canisius College and J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a member of the American and New York State bar associations, American Bankruptcy Institute, Chapter 7 Trustee Association, Chapter 13 Trustee Association and Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney's Association. DENIS A. KITCHEN has been an attorney at law since 1976. His main areas of practice are estate planning, personal injury, bankruptcy, family law and real estate. Mr. Kitchen is admitted to practice in all courts of the state of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, and the 2nd and 3rd U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. He is a member of the New York State and Erie County bar associations, Christian Legal Society, and National Lawyers Association. Mr. Kitchen earned his B.S. degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, his MSEd degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from State University of New York, Buffalo. RAYMOND C. STILWELL is a sole practitioner in Williamsville, New York, and serves clients throughout Western New York. He concentrates his practice on collection matters, commercial bankruptcy law and general commercial litigation in the federal and state courts. Mr. Stilwell is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, serving on the Bankruptcy Committee. He is a popular speaker at seminars for the county and state bar associations and others. Mr. Stilwell currently represents a wide variety of businesses on collection matters and believes that a maximum recovery for his clients can only be accomplished through experienced counsel and prompt legal action. He also represents troubled companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings and creditors of bankrupt companies. Mr. Stilwell earned his B.A. degree from Cornell University and his J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. REGINA A. WALKER is an attorney in the law firm of Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys at Law. She joined the firm in 1986. Ms. Walker practices in the areas of bankruptcy, Social Security Disability, supplemental security income, appellate practice and long term disability. She received her B.A. degree from the State University of New York College at Potsdam. She graduated from Albany Law School of Union University. Ms. Walker is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County. July 22 - Syracuse MAXSEN D. CHAMPION practiced for the law firm of Boyle & Anderson, P.C. in Auburn New York from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Champion left the firm to practice with his wife's existing firm of Bentkofsky & Champion in 2004, where the firm practiced primarily in bankruptcy law, representing debtors in Chapter 7, 12, and 13 filings. Mr. Champion was hired as a staff attorney with Staff Attorney, Mark W. Swimelar, Chapter 12 and 13 Trustee in May 2007, where he handles the motion terms for Northern District of New York, Utica Division, for the office of the Chapter 12 and 13 Trustee. He also conducts debtors' initial 341 hearings in Watertown, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with an undergraduate degree. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. MARY LANNON FANGIO is a partner in the Syracuse law firm of Whitelaw & Fangio where she practices in the areas of bankruptcy law, civil litigation, real estate and matrimonial law. Ms. Fangio is also a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for the Northern District of New York. She was formerly a law clerk to Hon. Neal P. McCurn, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of New York from 1981 - 1982. Ms. Fangio earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Le Moyne College and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Syracuse University. She is a member of the Onondaga County, American and New York State bar associations and the Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association (president 2000). EDWARD J. FINTEL is a sole practitioner in Syracuse, New York. He has more than 26 years of experience in the legal field. Mr. Fintel devotes his practice to bankruptcy, debtor and creditor work, and litigation. He received his B.A. degree from Brandies University and his J.D. degree from Syracuse University. Mr. Fintel is a member of the Onondaga County Bar and the New York State Bar Association.
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