Background
Weissman, Ellen V. was born on January 1, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
Weissman, Ellen V. was born on January 1, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, high honors, 1972) Phi Beta Kappa. University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Hodgson, Russian, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, Limited Liability Partnership (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Trial and Appellate Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Administrative, Corporation, Labor, Taxation, Corporate Financing, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Financial Services, Health Care, Real Property, School, International, Immigration, Energy, Public Service, Securities, Family Law, High Technology, Transnational Law, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.
Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation, Reinsurance, Reinsurance Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, New New York 1981, District of Columbia and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York Counsel to Deputy Mayor, New York City, 1978-1980.
Special Counsel to the Council President, New York City, 1983-1985.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Whitman Knapp, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1976-1978. Member, Committee on Health Law, New York State Bar Association, 1987-1993.
Member: National Health Lawyers Association.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association. Tracing its roots to 1817, Hodgson Russian is the largest law firm in Buffalo and ranks among the largest law firms in Upstate New York outside New York City.
Member, Committee on Health Law, New York State Bar Association, 1987-1993. Member: National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys of the American Hospital Association.