Meet The Attorney

Ann Giardina Hess
Attorney At Law

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

J.D. Degree (received May, 1985) cum laude
State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, New York 14260 Class standing: TOP 10%

M.S. Degree (1973)
Canisius College, Buffalo, New York 14209
-Grade Point Average: 4.00 (4 point system)
-Courses included in addition to those in major (Science):
Philosophy, Astronomy, Geology, Ancient Religions, Russian Literature, Statistics

Summer Courses: Invertebrate Zoology, Botany (1973)
Canisius College, Buffalo, New York 14209
-Grade Point Average: 4.00 (4 point system)

B.A. Degree, Chemistry (1963)
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214
-Dean's List: 4 years
-Honors Invitation Courses: Psychology, Great Books, Chemistry
-Grade Point Average: 3.2 (4 point system)
-Courses included: several advanced level Chemistry courses, Physics, Calculus, Literature, German, Russian, Psychology, Philosophy

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Niagara Co Bar Association
Lockport Bar Association (Past Officer, including President)
Erie County Bar Association (ECBA)
New York State Bar Association (NYBA)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY)
PAD Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International

COURTS IN WHICH I AM LICENSED TO PRACTICE:

Supreme Court of the United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
District of Columbia Court of Appeals and other D.C. Courts
Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Dept.
All lower courts in New York State, including: Supreme Court, Family Court, Surrogate's Court, Court of Claims, County Courts, City Courts, Town, Village and Justice Courts

WHERE I AM LICENSED:

New York State
Washington, D.C

COUNTIES IN NYS IN WHICH I PRIMARILY PRACTICE:

Niagara
Erie
Orleans
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Monroe
Genesee
Wyoming
Allegany