Background
Cometa, Angelo T. was born on February 9, 1932 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Angelo T. Cometa
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Fordham University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, 1956).
Career
Worked at Tenzer Greenblatt Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Matrimonial Law, Business Crimes Law, Professional Discipline Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, New New York Gamma Eta Gamma. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, 1980-1984.
Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1959-1962.
Assistant Counsel, New York State Commission of Investigation, 1963-1965. Chief Counsel, Coordinating Committee on Discipline, Appellate Division, First Department, 1965-1969.
Member: Board of Directors, Committee for Modern Courts, 1989. Board of Directors, Prisoners" Legal Services of New York, 1991.
Board of Directors, American Pre-Paid Legal Services Institute, 1991-1993.
Board of Directors, Greater New York Region National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1993. Secretary-Treasurer, The New York Fair Trial Free Press Conference, 1989. Member, Board of Governors, Guild of Catholic Lawyers, 1988.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, 1973-1975.
Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1984). New York State (Chair: Committee on Grievances and Professional Discipline, 1974-1978.
Statewide Legal Referral Service, 1981-1982. Committee on Group and Pre-Paid Legal Services, 1982-1985.
Committee on Election Law, 1987-1989, Member, Executive Committee, 1984-1992.
Secretary, 1986-1987. Vice-President, First District, 1987-1989. President Elect, and Chair of the House of Delegates, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991) and American (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1990.
Chair, Standing Committee on Group & Prepaid Legal Services, 1993) Bar Associations. National Conference of Bar Presidents (Member, Executive Council, 1991).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Board of Directors, Committee for Modern Courts, 1989. Board of Directors, Prisoners" Legal Services of New York, 1991. Board of Directors, American Pre-Paid Legal Services Institute, 1991-1993.
Board of Directors, Greater New York Region National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1993.
Secretary-Treasurer, The New York Fair Trial Free Press Conference, 1989. Member, Board of Governors, Guild of Catholic Lawyers, 1988.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, 1973-1975. Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1984).
New York State (Chair: Committee on Grievances and Professional Discipline, 1974-1978.
Statewide Legal Referral Service, 1981-1982. Committee on Group and Pre-Paid Legal Services, 1982-1985. Committee on Election Law, 1987-1989, Member, Executive Committee, 1984-1992.
Secretary, 1986-1987.
Vice-President, First District, 1987-1989. President Elect, and Chair of the House of Delegates, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991) and American (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1990. Chair, Standing Committee on Group & Prepaid Legal Services, 1993) Bar Associations.
National Conference of Bar Presidents (Member, Executive Council, 1991).
