The New York City Bar
Presents
TALENT NIGHT
On the City Bar Stage
MONDAY, May 13, 2013
6:30 P.M.
The House of the
Association
42 West 44th
Street
New York, New York
A PRODUCTION OF THE
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
Peter W. Dizozza, Chair
And the New York City Bar
Association
Carey R. Dunne, President
The Performers In Alphabetical Order
Pat
Almonrode, with "Time After Time" (Lauper)
Tracy
Christensen "Wayfaring
Stranger" (Trad.)
Matthew
D. Asbell Piano Vocal
Samuel
Bartos, with
Professor
Arthur Jacobson Gerald Finzi Song setting from
Shakespeare’s 12th Night
Martha
Cohen Stine Why
Can’t You Behave (Cole Porter)
Hon.
Matthew J. D'Emic Performance with Guitar
David
Hershey-Webb Dumb Guy, Smart Phone
Peter
Dizozza Thank You, Lord
Gregory
Esposito
Barbara
S. Friedman Stormy
Weather (Arlen & Koehler)
Vedant
Gokhale Stand-Up
Philip
Furgang
Ronald
S. Goldbrenner Interactions
Brian
Mangan & The Callbacks Titanium
(David Guetta)
(A
capella) I
Will Wait (Mumford & Sons)
Maria
Luisa Palmese Deh
vieni, non tardar (Mozart & Da Ponte)
Kerry
Rowe Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert
& Goethe)
Frances
E. Scanlon There
Will Never Be Another You (Warren & Gordon)
Jennifer
A. Shafer The Argentine Tango
William Stock, & Co. Another Chapter in the saga of
Sara’s Love
Monica Trombley & Co. Avenue
Q Lesson (Lopez & Marx)
Pat Almonrode is a staff
attorney at Children's Rights, a non-profit firm that works nationwide to
reform foster care (www.childrensrights.org). He's a Bar Association member and
serves on the Capital Punishment Committee.
Pat's been playing guitar and singing since he was a young kid. Performing with: Tracy Christensen, an
award-winning costume designer (www.tracychristensen.com). Both Pat and Tracy
are members of the choir at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Lexington Avenue at
54th Street.
Matthew D. Asbell is a trademark
and patent lawyer at Ladas & Parry LLP, who is internationally certified as
a Social Media Strategist. He attended
Carnegie Mellon University the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann
University School of Medicine, as well as Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,
where he was president of the Intellectual Property Law Society and
Acquisitions Editor of their Arts and Entertainment Law Journal. Matthew writes and speaks on the topics of trademark,
licensing, copyright, patent, broadcasting and internet and privacy law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Matthew,
managed emerging singer-songwriters and recording artists, trained others to
use software applications more efficiently, and met his wife, a Brazilian staff
member of the United Nations. Matthew enjoys all aspects of creativity,
technology, language and culture.
Samuel E. Bartos, Attorney
specializing in litigation, legal writing and research -- and Steinway Artist.
Martha Cohen-Stine,
Entertainment Chair Emeritus, named partner at Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann LLP,
active member of The Lambs, The Players, The Blue Hill Troupe & Utopia
Unlimited.
Honorable Matthew J. D’Emic,
Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County and guitarist.
Peter W. Dizozza, Chair of the
Entertainment Committee, is a general practice attorney with The Law Office of
Jerald D. Werlin. His sixth studio
album of songs, The Ocean Floaters, was released in February 2013.
Gregory Esposito, ADA, Kings
County, and before attending law school, full-time actor, roles include Louis
in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge.”
Barbara S. Friedman -- is a solo
practitioner working in copyright, trademark, and employment law. She is a long time member of the Barry
Harris Jazz Choir.
Philip Furgang of Furgang and
Adwar, specializing in intellectual property matters. Former Treasurer and longstanding member of the New York City Bar
Association Entertainment Committee.
Vedant Gokhale, actor, writer,
graduate of New York Law School now at the firm of Harrington & Gokhale,
PLLC with a focus on Real Estate.
Ronald S. Goldbrenner is presently in private practice in New York City where he concentrates on keeping his practice as private as possible.
David Hershey-Webb has been
singing, playing and writing original Americana (country-rock-folk-pop) since
before it was called Americana. From the streets of Harvard Square in the 70s
to the clubs of Red Hook, Brooklyn in the 00s, David has stirred audiences with
his energy and passion. His new CD, Welcome to the World is now available. The
songs trace David's journey from wandering troubadour to family man. David's
nine-year old daughter Lilly appears on the CD singing Ray Charles' "Hit
the Road Jack". The song styles range from country to rock to folk. The
title track features a mariachi band.
Professor Arthur Jacobson was an
associate with the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. He holds a
Ph.D. in government; his thesis was on the political philosophy of Hegel. His
scholarly work has focused on the idea of dynamic jurisprudence. In addition to
his specialties, Professor Jacobson teaches classes in employment law and
litigation.
Brian Mangan, associate at
Kornfeld & Associates, P.C. is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School '09,
Marist College '05, and Stuyvesant High School '01 with extensive experience in
both State and Federal Civil Litigation as well as Bankruptcy, and Director of
“The Callbacks” a nine person co-ed a cappella ensemble - which means, no
instruments allowed. This vocal band, formed in 2012, puts a fresh take on a
number of contemporary hits, and will soon be expanding its repertoire to
include older top 40 standards and golden oldies.
K. J. Nolan, Special Guest
Appearance in “Sarah’s Love.”
Maria
Luisa Palmese, Partner at Kenyon & Kenyon, has over 20 years’ experience
representing clients in patent litigation, patent prosecution, and trademark
and design protection matters. She
maintains a global practice focused on assisting companies with their US IP matters. A skilled litigator, Ms. Palmese has
represented her clients in both jury and bench trials in some of the busiest
patent jurisdictions in the United States, including the Southern District of
New York, the District of New Jersey, Northern District of Illinois, and the
District of Delaware. She is adept at litigating intellectual property disputes
across a range of subject matter, including chemicals, and chemical processes,
pharmaceuticals, vaccines, cosmetics, polymers and other materials. Ms. Palmese also maintains a counseling,
patent, prosecution, opinion and due diligence practice. In this capacity she
represents clients in a variety of industries, including the chemical,
pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, agricultural and roofing industries,
and the design, fashion and entertainment industries. Ms. Palmese is fluent in
Italian, French and Spanish.
Kerry
Rowe, ADA, Kings County District Attorney's Office and Singer
Frances E. Scanlon, is an artful
attorney and member of the Entertainment Committee.
Jennifer A. Shafer specializes
in civil litigation in NYC, where she remains a fixture in the courts. Although she finds trial work most appealing
she also devotes her time to fund- raising for children's charities, dancing
the Argentine Tango and conversing in French and Spanish.
Katheryn
Salensky (co-coordinator and actor in Sarah’s Love): Principal Court Attorney to Deputy Chief Judge of Criminal Court,
Bronx Supreme Court, Board of Directors New York Womens Bar Association,
Committee Co-Chair, Criminal Courts Committee Co-Chair, Committee on
Cooperation with Other Bar Associations, Delegate to Network of Barleaders and
elected to Board of Directors 2012, Vice President, Executive Committee Network
of Bar Leaders.
William
Stock, appellate attorney and author of the novel, Sarah’s Love, tonight’s
installment featuring Sam Bartos, David Hershey-Webb, Kevin J. Nolan, Kathryn
Salensky and Monica Trombley
Monica
Trombley, an Entertainment Lawyer focusing on movie production deals, as well as
Chair for the New York County Lawyers Bar Association.
Richard S. Weisbroat, general practice lawyer, member of the Entertainment Committee, and tenor.
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