Background
Runfola, Ross Thomas was born on August 30, 1943 in Buffalo. Son of Joseph Paul and Isabelle Louise (Santi) Runfola.
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Runfola, Ross Thomas was born on August 30, 1943 in Buffalo. Son of Joseph Paul and Isabelle Louise (Santi) Runfola.
Bachelor summa cum laude, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965. Master of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1973.
Juris Doctor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1981.
Professor social science, Medaille College, Buffalo, since 1969; assistant professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970-1973; sports columnist, Buffalo New Times, Buffalo, 1973-1974; co-anchor, Station WUTV, Buffalo, 1974; reporter, Buffalo Courier Express, Buffalo, 1975-1976; columnist, Spree magazine, Buffalo, 1979-1982; legal assistant, Erie County Public Administrator, Buffalo, 1981; partner, Fiorella, Leiter & Runfola, Buffalo, 1982-1986; special matrimonial counsel, Matusick, Spadafora & Verrastro, Buffalo, 1986-1987; partner, Siegel, Kelleher & Kahn, Buffalo, since 1987. Director Matrimonial Mediation Center.
Active Mayor's Energy Task Force City of Buffalo, 1973, commission Human Rights and Community Relations, 2000, Minority task group for 8th judicial district, 2000, Attica Prison Task Force, New York, 1973, Western New York Consortium on Higher Education, 1974, Erie County (New York ) Task Force on Physical Education and Recreation for Meeting the needs of the Handicapped, 1974, Institutional Task Force Private Colleges Western New York, 1974, Western New York Higher Education Task Force, 1975, Legislation Advisory Committee New York State Assembly, 1976, Children's Hospital Adolescence Program, 1978, Western New York Heart Association, 1978, Southern Poverty Law Center, since 1978, Erie County Democratic Committee, since 1978, Step Family Association Western New York, since 1983, Frontier Democratic Club, since 1983. Member advisory committee United Way Buffalo, since 1991. Board directors Monsignor Carr Institute, Just Buffalo Literature Center, 1996.
Member Oxford University Round Table, 2006. Member American Bar Association, American Association of University Professors, New York State Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association (vice chairman matrimonnial and family law committee since 1992), New York State United Teachers, New York State Council Divorce Mediation, American Academy Family Mediators (designated consultant), American Trial Lawyers Association.
Children: Jennifer, Ross Thomas. Married Nancy S. Cox, August 10, 1993.