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New York State Bar Association announces new executive-committee members

ALBANY — Eleven attorneys have been elected to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association.

The 30-member Executive Committee oversees the management and administration of the state bar within policies determined by its governing body, the House of Delegates, according to the association.

The new executive-committee members include the following six lawyers from Upstate:

Alyssa M. Barreiro of Binghamton, vice president of the 6th Judicial District. A graduate of Binghamton University and the Syracuse University College of Law, Barreiro is a partner of Levene Gouldin & Thompson. She is the founder and chair of the Health Law Practice Group.
T. Andrew Brown of Rochester, vice president of the 7th Judicial District. A graduate of Syracuse University and University of Michigan Law School, Brown is the corporation counsel for the City of Rochester and managing partner of Brown & Hutchinson.
Hermes Fernandez of Albany, vice president of the 3rd Judicial District. A graduate of Le Moyne College and Syracuse University College of Law, Fernandez is a member of Bond, Schoeneck & King. He is co-chair of the firm’s Health Practice Group.
Bryan D. Hetherington of Rochester, member-at-large. A graduate of LaSalle College and Cornell Law School, Hetherington is the chief counsel of the Empire Justice Center.
Elena DeFio Kean of Albany, member-at-large. A graduate of the College of Saint Rose and Albany Law School, Kean is a partner of Towne, Ryan & Partners. She concentrates her practice on labor and employment and municipal law matters.
Stuart J. LaRose of Syracuse, vice president of the 5th Judicial District. A graduate of Le Moyne College and Western New England University School of Law, LaRose is a solo practitioner. He concentrates his practice in family law and criminal law.