PRO-BONO BARRISTER: Brooklyn Bar to honor jurists and leading attorneys at Brooklyn Marriott
When the Brooklyn Bar Association holds its annual dinner on Dec. 3 at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott with an elongated cocktail hour starting at 5:30 p.m. many prominent jurists will share the spotlight with outstanding lawyers in this association, which has been serving the bar here since 1872.
Receiving the BBA’s prestigious Annual Award will be Hon. Michael Pesce, Presiding Justice Appellate Term; Kings Justice Sylvia Ash, and past BBA presidents Allen Lashley and Andy Fisher.
Retiring are Court of Appeals Associate Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, Appellate Division Justice Ariel Belen, Appellate Division Justice Anita Florio and Civil Court Judge Sara L. Krauss.
Of note is that former Surrogate and Assemblyman Frank Seddio may be the first serving officer of the Brooklyn Bar to be elected as County Democratic Party Leader. And thus far, the new leader is getting good reviews, according to one observer who told us “He [Seddio] has really calmed things down in the [Democratic] Party. He’s affable and exudes confidence – the right guy at the right time.”