Lippes Mathias Partner Hon. Carol E. Heckman (Ret.) Appointed as Chair of Catholic Health Ministry Services Board of Directors
June 1, 2021 |
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BUFFALO, NY– Lippes Mathias is pleased to announce that one of its partners, Carol E. Heckman, has been appointed as Chair of the Catholic Health Ministry Services Board of Directors, and will begin serving a three-year term. Judge Heckman is also a member of the Catholic Health Board of Directors, where she has served on the Nominating and Advocacy Committees as well as the compliance subcommittee of the Audit Committee.
With more than 40 years of experience as a trial lawyer and judge, Judge Heckman has an active practice as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and conducts arbitrations in most major metropolitan areas with a particular concentration in New York City. Judge Heckman was recently selected as a Fellow to the College of Commercial Arbitrators, an exclusive group of commercial arbitrators representing the best in the United States. In addition to arbitrations and mediations, Judge Heckman also engages in litigation counseling and trial work for American Indian tribes and a group of business clients, providing representation in government investigations, complex commercial matters, taxation, and gaming. She has tried numerous cases as a lawyer, a judge, and an arbitrator in a broad range of disputes.
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Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 130 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany and New York, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.
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