Jackson Center To Host Guest Speaker

  The Hon. Carl L. Bucki will appear as the keynote speaker of a continuing legal education seminar at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Robert H. Jackson Center.

  ‘‘Overview of New Bankruptcy Act of 2005’’ is a free seminar and luncheon for attorneys desiring to earn three Professional Practice/Practice Management credits at no cost. Registration must be made in advance to Mary Parsons, Phillips Lytle, LLP, 3400 HSBC Center, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203, at 847-5461.

  The deadline for registration is Friday.

  Sponsors for the event include Supreme Court Justice Level sponsors Chautauqua Abstract Company, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Phillips Lytle LLP and Vineyard Group LLC; and Solicitor General Level sponsors Advertising Advantage, Elegant Edibles Catering, Jamestown Bar Association, M & T Bank and Ticor Title Insurance Company. The Town Club will provide a door prize of a free one-year membership.

  Bucki has served the Western District of New York as a bankruptcy judge since his appointment to that post in December 1993. He graduated from Cornell Law School cum laude in 1976. At Cornell, he also served as articles editor of the law review. After working as a confidential law clerk to the Hon. Matthew J. Jasen of the New York Court of Appeals, Bucki entered the private practice of law, first at the firm of Moot & Sprague and later at the firm of Cohen, Swados, Wright, Hanifin, Bradford & Brett. From 1986 to 1993, he also held the position of national counsel for the Polish Union of America. Bucki has lectured and written extensively on bankruptcy issues, and has served as a governor of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.

The Post-Journal

April 20, 2006

Vol. 179, No. 303

Section C, Page 5