CURRICULUM VITAE

OF

DEANNE M. TRIPI, ESQ.

1. Attorney at law licensed and admitted to practice law in New York State on March 26, 1996.

2. Since admission to Bar, practice has been limited almost exclusively to the field of Matrimonial and Family Law.

                                        3. Partner in the law firm of Palmer, Warren, Murphy & Tripi, Buffalo, New York.

                                        4. Associations and positions:

(a) Member of the Erie County Bar Association and participating on the Matrimonial Law Committee, Family Law Committee and Young Lawyers Committee

(b) Chair of the Young Lawyer’s Committee, Erie County Bar Association, 2001- present.

(c) Chair of the High School Mock Trial Competition of the Erie County Bar Association, 2001-present.

(d) Member of the Board of Directors for the Women’s Lawyers of Western New York 2003 - present.

                                        (e) Member of the New York State Bar Association and Family Law Section.

                                        (f) Act as Fee Arbitrator in Matrimonial matters for the Eighth Judicial District.

                                        (g) Western New York Matrimonial Trial Lawyers Association.

5. Publications for various New York State Bar and Erie County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education programs include:

                                        (a) "Handling a Matter with Child Protective Services" (January 2002) (BAEC);

(b) "Primer on Justice Court Practice for the Young Lawyer" (April 2000) (BAEC);

(c) Appellate Practice for the Family Law Practitioner, writing, "What can be Appealed? What should be Appealed?" (March 1999) (NYSB);

(d) Matrimonial and Family Law Update, writing, "Assessment of the Case and Settlement" (Fall 1998) (NYSB);

(e) Role of the Law Guardian (Representation of a Dishonest Client in a Contested Matrimonial Matter: Legal, Ethical and Evidentiary Considerations and What about the Law Guardians, writing, "Role of the Law Guardian" (May 1998) (BAEC); and

(f) Effective Discovery and Successful Motion Practice in Matrimonial Cases, writing, "Disclosure - The Substantive Law and How it Really Works in Practice" (November 1997).

6. Has served as a panelist and speaker regarding:

                                        (a) "Handling a Matter with Child Protective Services" (January 2002) (BAEC);

(b) Practice Skills - Basic Matrimonial Practice, "Matrimonial Agreements - What You Need to Know" (October 2002)(NYSBA);

(c) "A Journey into the Word of Solo Practice and Partnerships" (November 2002) (BAEC).

                                        7. Awards and Recognitions:

                                        (a) Ruth Mitchell Memorial Award by the Volunteer Lawyer’s Project 1996;

(b) President’s Pro Bono Services Attorney Award by the New York State Bar Association - 1997

(c) Volunteer Lawyers Project Pro Bono Award for Family Court (November 29, 2000)

                                       (d) The Daily Record’s 2003 Top 10 Up & Coming Attorney in Buffalo

                                        8. Advanced Training:

(a) In June 1997, awarded for successful completion June 1997 of a post-graduate training seminar in Family Law taught by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.

(b) In May 1998, attended an advanced seminar in Brooklyn, New York sponsored by the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers regarding the issues of matrimonial actions, matrimonial agreements, disclosure, custody, equitable distribution and enforcement.

(c) In May 2001, attended an advanced seminar in New York City sponsored by the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers regarding the issue of complex equitable distribution.

(d) In October 2003, attended a Law Guardian training seminar in Rochester, New York sponsored by the Appellate Division Fourth Department.