Program Committee
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The
Federal Bar Council is an accredited provider of Continuing Legal Education in
New York and offers free CLE programs both in person and via webinar to its
members. The programs are usually moderated by judges of the federal
districts served by the FBC and cover the full range of matters relevant to
practitioners in the federal courts.
The Program Committee is responsible for planning the FBC’s CLE programs. Meetings are monthly, and lawyers of all levels of seniority are invited to join the committee.
If you are a member in good standing and are interested in joining the committee, please send an email to committee co-chairs Celeste Koeleveld, celeste.koeleveld@cliffordchance.com, and Julian Brod, jbrod@shapiroarato.com.

David M. Siegal, Esq.
Chair
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Anna Stowe DeNicola, Esq.
Executive Director
Federal Bar Council

Matthew V. Povolny, Esq.
Secretary, Committee
Cohen & Gresser LLP

Zainab Ahmad, Esq.
Member
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Mr. Peter Baldwin
Member
Faegre Drinker Biddle @ Reath LLP

Robert L. Begleiter, Esq.
Member
Constantine Cannon, LLP

Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Member
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP

Michael F. Buchanan, Esq.
Member
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

William H. Devaney, III, Esq.
Member
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Seth C. Farber, Esq.
Member
Winston & Strawn LLP

William Feldman, Esq.
Member
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Eugene Frenkel, Esq.
Member
New York State Department of Financial Services

Harold K. Gordon, Esq.
Member
Jones Day

Stacey M. Gray, Esq.
Member
Stacey Gray, PC

Christopher Harwood, Esq.
Member
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.

Robert N. Kaplan, Esq.
Member
Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP

Joshua Klein, Esq.
Member
Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP

Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Member
Clifford Chance US LLP

William C. Komaroff, Esq.
Member
Proskauer Rose LLP

Cynthia A. Kouril, Esq.
Member
Kouril Law Office, P.C.

Marc J. Kurzman, Esq.
Member
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Matthew L. Levine, Esq.
Member
Phillips Nizer LLP

Jennifer X. Luo, Esq.
Member
Sher Tremonte LLP

Sammi Malek, Esq.
Member
U.S. Attorney's Office - DNJ

Travis J. Mock, Esq.
Member
Pincus Law LLC

William Reiss, Esq.
Member
Robins Kaplan LLP

John Rizio-Hamilton, Esq.
Member
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Danielle L. Rose, Esq.
Member
Kobre & Kim LLP

Ellen Shapiro, Esq.
Member
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.

Mr. Scott Stevenson
Member

Ms. Ettie Ward
Member

Robin F. Zwerling, Esq.
Member
Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP