Attorney joins White Plains firm
JOSEPH J. JEZIORKOWSKI has joined the White Plains office of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott L.L.C., a national law firm as an associate in the litigation division. His immediate prior affiliation was with Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden L.L.P. in Woodbury.
Jeziorkowski focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including product liability, financial services and securities litigation. He also has experience defending architectural, engineering and accounting firms in professional liability and other commercial matters.
Jeziorkowski earned his Juris Doctorate from the Chapman University School of Law and his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany.
Eckert Seamans has more than 375 attorneys in 14 offices nationwide.
Bristal names sales, marketing director
NANCY NSHIEWAT has been appointed director of community relations at The Bristal at White Plains, an assisted living community.
Nshiewat will assist with sales and marketing for The Bristal, coordinate tours of the residence, work with partnerships in the community and lead outreach efforts with area businesses.
Prior to joining The Bristal, Nshiewat was director of sales at Sunrise Senior Living in Fleetwood. She graduated from Mercy College with a Bachelor of Science degree in health science. In 2009, she received a sales achievement award during her internship at Ernst & Young. She has also been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society”™s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” campaign for three years.
Houlihan offers needed help to HELP
NANCY SEAMAN, chairman of Houlihan Lawrence, marshaled forces at her firm to plan and provide funding for HELP Haven, the New York City emergency shelter that provides temporary housing and job training for victims of domestic abuse and their children. The children”™s facilities in the city-owned building were in need of repair.
Houlihan Lawrence agents and the community generously donated school supplies. But the two rooms ”“ the children”™s day care and the teen center ”“ required more than just cosmetic work. New floors, ceiling and furniture were all needed and work had to be completed in three weeks in order to avoid disruptions of service for the mothers and children HELP serves.
Connecting with Patrick Gorham, a contractor at Joyce Interiors and a member of the Scarsdale Uniformed Firefighters Association Local 1394, Houlihan Lawrence”™s efforts were strongly augmented by Gorman”™s firefighter group and several local home renovations contractors. In just nine days they transformed the space into a welcoming and safe place for victims.
On Tuesday Oct. 29, some of the children, aged 2-4 years old, from HELP Haven visited the firemen of Scarsdale Uniformed Firefighters Association Local 1394 and presented them with a handwritten thank you card to show their overwhelming gratitude.
Rachel Halperin, executive director of HELP Haven, expressed sincere gratitude to the firefighters. “There are no words that adequately describe how truly grateful we are to all those involved in this generous task,” she said.
A longtime supporter of the HELP organization, Houlihan Lawrence also held a back-to-school supplies drive and with the help of the local communities, agents succeeded in collecting more than 60 backpacks filled with supplies for HELP locations.
College honors commissioner
Berkeley College recently honored David E. Chong, a faculty member in the criminal justice department, with the 2013 Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award for excellence in instruction in the School of Professional Studies. Chong is the Commissioner of Public Safety and a resident of White Plains. The award recognizes an adjunct faculty member who is a role model in demonstrating commitment to the success of Berkeley College students.
New surgical unit to be built
PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER in Sleepy Hollow recently began work on a 20,163-square-foot surgical suite to be built on the third floor of the 755 Medical Services Building for five state-of-the art operating rooms for both inpatient and outpatient surgery.
The suite will function as a self-contained surgical unit for both inpatients and outpatients. A new 200-foot-long by 9-foot-wide enclosed corridor bridge will connect the new area to the surgical wing of the main hospital building.
Designed by HCP Architects, construction will be handled by BBL Construction Services, which built the Medical Services Building. HCP and BBL are both based in Albany. The project is being financed largely through the Westchester County Local Development Corp., which has authorized $16 million in tax-exempt bonds.
CNR appoints new director
Veronie Lawrence Wright has been appointed director of The College of New Rochelle School of New Resources”™ Brooklyn campus.
A native of Birmingham, England, Wright has more than a decade of experience in higher education at public and private colleges throughout New York City. Prior to joining the School of New Resources, she was a counseling faculty and project manager for Bronx Community College. In 2010, she earned a Doctorate in Education from Delaware State University, specializing in leadership, administration and supervision. Her educational career began as an adjunct professor at the School of New Resources Co-op City campus. She also served as an adjunct professor for the graduate school.
Wright earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Hunter College, a master”™s degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a master”™s degree in higher education administration from Baruch College.
Firm sends aid to Philippines
DORF & NELSON L.L.P., a Rye-based law firm, held an emergency clothing, food and medical supplies drive in mid-November for the victims of the typhoon that hit the Philippines. Partnering with FALConn, a nonprofit sport association for Filipino-Americans in the tristate area that is helping in the relief efforts, Dorf & Nelson”™s effort was led by Abbie Binuya Rodriguez, practice group manager, commercial litigation and a member of FALConn with family in the Philippines.
FALConn has been affiliated with the Red Cross for many years and is currently working with them to send relief to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
With the help of her friend, the president of FALConn, and Marilyn Goerler, director of client relations at Dorf & Nelson, 20 boxes of supplies were filled by the members of the law firm within three days. Some members also gave generous monetary donations.
