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GEICO named John Zinno a vice president of the company. He will serve as president of GEICO Insurance Agency, with offices in Fredericksburg, Va., and Buffalo. Previously Zinno, who joined the company in 1973 as a management trainee, served as an assistant vice president. From 2004 to 2006, Zinno served as assistant vice president and general manager of the company’s regional operations in the Buffalo office. He graduated from the University of Maine.

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Independent Health Foundation, working to improve the health and well being of Western New York residents through awareness, prevention, education and other programs focused on community health priorities, named Stuart H. Angert, John N. Walsh III and Melva D. Visher to its board of directors for a three-year term. Angert is the retired founder and chief executive officer for Remarketing Services of America. He has been a member of the board since 2008. He received his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and master’s of business administration from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business. Walsh, chairman and CEO of Walsh-Duffield Companies, is a longtime board member. He received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and earned a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School. Visher is the vice president, community health, at Kaleida Health and an associate professor at Erie Community College and Daemen College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s degree in business policy studies from Empire State College and a postbaccalaureate certification in medical record administration from Daemen College.

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Hurwitz&Fine senior member Harry F. Mooney recently spoke on “Protecting Your Practice: Risk Management for Solo/Small Firms” at a presentation for practicing lawyers in New York by the New York State Bar Association.

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The Vineyard Group founder and managing director Thomas P. Benson successfully completed the certification process with the Middle Market Investment Banking Association and its affiliate, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to earn the Certified Merger and Acquisition Professional designation.

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Brown&Kelly partners Donald B. Eppers, William D. Harrington, Paul Michael Hassett, Kenneth A. Krajewski, Andrew D. Merrick, Joseph M.Schnitter and Lisa T. Sofferin were awarded the designation of Super Lawyer in the 2009 Upstate New York Edition of Super Lawyers. In addition, Donald B. Eppers, Kenneth A. Krajewski, Andrew D. Merrick, Joseph M. Schnitter and Lisa T. Sofferin are recognized as 2009 Super Lawyers in The Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers, distributed to the top public and private companies across the country.

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The Defense Trial Lawyers of Western New York named Hilary Banker president. Other officers: Vice president, Nelson E. Schule; treasurer, Bill Nitterauer; and secretary, Walter Pacer. Board members: Kelly Philips, Joseph Goergen, and Carl Brownell, Sharon Angelino, Joel Java, Nicole Palmerton, John DePaolo, John Wallace and Tom Kawalec. Immediate past president, David Adams. Committee chairmanships: Nominating Committee, Michelle Parker; Membership, Dan Archil-la; Education, Nicole Heary and Bill Christ; and Events, Gerard E. O’Connor. Also, the Association honored Burgio, Kita and Curvin managing partner James P. Burgio with the Robert M. Kiebala Memorial Award and recognized him as the 2009 Defense Trial Lawyer of Year. The award is made to an attorney who best exemplifies the Association’s mission of promoting the highest standard of trial conduct through member education and advocating the defense position in civil cases.

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