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Jean C. Powers is a partner in the Firm's Real Estate practice group. She has represented developers, lenders and business entities in the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposition of commercial and industrial real property, and is the lead person in the Real Estate Department involved with bond financed transactions. She is very familiar with issues concerning title and leasing. A major portion of her practice has been devoted to representing a developer of office complexes and industrial facilities.

Education:

St. John's University (B.A., Cum Laude, 1968, M.A., 1971); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979); Research Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1978-1979; Co-Author, Comment, "Sex Discrimination-Court Narrows Gilbert-Some Pregnancy Discrimination is Sex-Related," 27 Buffalo Law Review 295, 1978

Admissions:

1980 New York State Bar; 1980 U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Principal Area(s) of Practice:

Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Leasing; Title Insurance Law; Title Opinion Law

Memberships & Offices:

Erie County Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York; Women Lawyers of Western New York; Listed, Upstate New York Superlawyers; Listed, Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers 2011 Buffalo Area Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Community Service:

National Association of Women Business Owners (President, 2007 - 2008); Member, 1998 - Present; Member, Executive Board, 2005 - 2009)
Dean's Advisory Council, University at Buffalo Law School, 1999-2008 (Emeritus status 2009)
University at Buffalo Foundation (Trustee, 2003-2009, Director 2009 - present)
Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. (President 2005-2007, Vice-President 2002 - 2005, Secretary 2000 - 2002, Board Member since 1995)
Bennett High School (Tutor, 2000-03); Law Student Mentor (2003-present)
U.B. Law Alumni Association (Director, 1987-90, President-Elect, 1990-91, President, 1991-92)
U.B. Alumni Association (Director, 1993-1999, Vice President for Constituent Relations, 1995-96, First Vice President, 1996-97, President 1998 - 1999)
Trocaire College (Trustee Emeritus, 2004-Present, Trustee, 1995-2004, Chair of Academic Affairs, 1995-1998, Vice Chair of Board of Trustees 1998-2000, Chair of Board of Trustees 2000-2002)
Erie County Bar Foundation (Director, 1989-95, Vice President, 1992-94, President, 1994-95)
Downtown Neighborhood Development, Inc. (Director, 2003-2004, Secretary, 2003-04);
Chair, 2003-04 Annual Campaign, U.B. Law School
Playhouse Project Committee Member, Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 2004
Recipient, University at Buffalo Alumni Association Volunteer Recognition Medal, 2009
Recipient, U.B. Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna Award for Community Service, 2004
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County (Chair, Leadership Gifts, Attorneys Division, 1998)
Past-Recipient, Women Lawyers of WNY Lawyer of the Year