Background
Brown, Colleen A. was born on December 19, 1956 in Staten Island, New York, United States.
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Colleen A. Brown
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Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1979). State University of New York at Buffalo (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983). Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Career
Worked at Lawrence, Werner, Kesselring, Swartout & Brown, LLP (Canandaigua, NY) specializing in Commercial Collections and Contract Litigation, Commercial Bankruptcy, General Civil Practice, Real Estate, Mortgage Foreclosures, Probate and Corporation Law and Municipal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, New York, United States. Bankruptcy Court and United States.
District Court, Western District of New York. Law Clerk to Honorary Beryl E. McGuire, Chief Judge, United States. Bankruptcy Court, W.D.N.Y., 1983-1985.
Bankruptcy Estate Administrator, United States. Bankruptcy Court, W.D.N.Y., 1985-1987. Assistant United States.
Trustee, Western District of New York, 1987-1988. Member: Erie County, Monroe County (Chair, Bankruptcy Court Committee, 1994-1996. Bankruptcy Representative on Academy of Law Board, 1992-1994), Ontario County, New York State and American Bar Associations.
Commercial Law League of America. Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Co-Chair of Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1992-1996, and Delegate, 1994-1996). American Bankruptcy Institute.
Banking Institute of America. Greater Rochester Area Women Lawyers' Association (Chair, Legislative Committee, 1994-1996). Finger Lakes Women Lawyers' Association.
Lawrence, Werner, Kesselring, Swartout & Brown, LLP has over 100 years experience serving the Rochester area, and serves the Ontario County region through its office in downtown Canandaigua.
Membership
Member: Erie County, Monroe County (Chair, Bankruptcy Court Committee, 1994-1996. Bankruptcy Representative on Academy of Law Board, 1992-1994), Ontario County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Commercial Law League of America.
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Co-Chair of Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1992-1996, and Delegate, 1994-1996). American Bankruptcy Institute. Banking Institute of America.
Greater Rochester Area Women Lawyers' Association (Chair, Legislative Committee, 1994-1996). Finger Lakes Women Lawyers' Association.
