Edward Lindner, Deputy Administrator for Litigation, is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Cornell Law School, where he was a member of the Board of Editors of the Cornell International Law Journal. Prior to joining the Commission’s staff, he was an Assistant Solicitor General in the Division of Appeals & Opinions for the New York State Attorney General. He has been a Board Member and volunteer for various community organizations, including Catholic Charities, The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, the Saratoga Springs Public Library and the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation.

David P. Stromes, Litigation Counsel, is a graduate of Brandeis University and Brooklyn Law School. Prior to joining the Commission’s staff, he served for nearly 12 years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Appeals Division of the New York County District Attorney’s Office. He also has taught Appellate Advocacy as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School.

Celia A. Zahner, Clerk of the Commission, is a graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Law School. She previously served as Special Counsel to the Independent Investigations Officer and the Chief Investigator appointed pursuant to the Consent Order in United States v International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Ms. Zahner also served as a Staff Attorney in the Law Enforcement Bureau of the New York City Commission on Human Rights and as a Staff Attorney in the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society.

Mark Levine, Deputy Administrator in Charge of the Commission's New York office, is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo and Brooklyn Law School. He previously served as Principal Law Clerk to Acting Supreme Court Justice Jill Konviser and Supreme Court Justice Phylis Skloot Bamberger, as an Assistant Attorney General in New York, as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens, and as law clerk to United States District Court Judge Jacob Mishler. Mr. Levine also practiced law with the law firms of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

Brenda Correa, Principal Attorney, is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Pace University School of Law in New York (cum laude). Prior to joining the Commission staff, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and was in private practice in New York and New Jersey focusing on professional liability and toxic torts respectively.

Melissa DiPalo, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of the University of Richmond and Brooklyn Law School. She previously served as Administrative Counsel and as a Staff Attorney at the Commission. She has also served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx and as a Court Attorney in Kings County Civil Court.

Eric Arnone, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of New York University (magna cum laude) and Brooklyn Law School. Prior to joining the Commission Staff, he served for ten years as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan where he was assigned to the Trial Division, Homicide Investigations Unit and the Violent Criminal Enterprises Unit. After leaving the Manhattan D.A., he entered private practice with a focus on criminal defense and both state and federal civil litigation.

Kelvin S. Davis, Staff Attorney, is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia Law School. Prior to joining the Commission staff, he served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force and as Judicial Law Clerk to New Jersey Superior Court Judge Eugene H. Austin.

Daniel W. Davis, Staff Attorney, is a graduate of New York University (cum laude), earned a Masters in Public Administration at NYU and graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was Articles Editor on the law review and a teaching assistant. Prior to joining the Commission staff, he was Senior Consultant with a business advisory firm.

Stella Gilliland, Staff Attorney, is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and Fordham University School of Law. She previously served as Deputy State Public Defender with the Colorado Public Defender in Alamosa, Colorado.

Adam B. Kahan, Staff Attorney, is a graduate of Duke University (summa cum laude) and University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor for the Virginia Journal of International Law. Prior to joining the Commission Staff, he was in private practice focusing on capital markets and private fund formation at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Manhattan.

Alan W. Friedberg, Special Counsel, is a graduate of Brooklyn College, the Brooklyn Law School and the New York University Law School, where he earned an LL.M. in Criminal Justice. He previously served as Chief Counsel to the Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department, as Deputy Administrator in Charge of the Commission's New York City Office, as a Senior Attorney at the Commission, as a staff attorney in the Law Office of the New York City Board of Education, as an adjunct professor of business law at Brooklyn College, and as a junior high school teacher in the New York City public school system.

Cathleen S. Cenci, Deputy Administrator in Charge of the Commission's Albany office, is a graduate of Potsdam College (summa cum laude) and the Albany Law School of Union University. In 1979, she completed the Course Superior at the Institute of Touraine in Tours, France. Ms. Cenci joined the Commission staff in 1985. She has been a judge of the Albany Law School moot court competitions and a member of Albany County Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

S. Peter Pedrotty, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of St. Michael's College (cum laude) and the Albany Law School of Union University (magna cum laude). Prior to joining the Commission staff, he served as an Appellate Court Attorney at the Appellate Division, Third Department, and was engaged in the private practice of law in Saratoga County and with the law firm of Clifford Chance US LLP in Manhattan.

Kathleen E. Klein, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of State University of New York College at Fredonia (cum laude) and Pace University School of Law where she was a Merit Scholarship recipient. Prior to joining the Commission Staff, she served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney with the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office. She worked in private practice as a litigator, but began her career negotiating contracts for fractional aircraft ownership for CitationShares Sales, Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut.

John J. Postel, Deputy Administrator in Charge of the Commission's Rochester office, is a graduate of the University of Albany and the Albany Law School of Union University. He joined the Commission staff in 1980. Mr. Postel serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Judicial Disciplinary Counsel. He is a past president of the Governing Council of St. Thomas More R.C. Parish. He is a former officer of the Pittsford-Mendon Ponds Association and a former President of the Stonybrook Association. He served as the advisor to the Sutherland High School Mock Trial Team for eight years. He is the Vice President and a past Treasurer of the Pittsford Golden Lions Football Club, Inc. He is an assistant director and coach for Pittsford Community Lacrosse. He is an active member of the Pittsford Mustangs Soccer Club, Inc.

M. Kathleen Martin, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Cornell Law School (cum laude). Prior to joining the Commission's staff, she was an attorney at the Eastman Kodak Company, where among other things she held positions as Legal Counsel to the Health Group, Director of Intellectual Property Transactions and Director of Corporate Management Strategy Deployment. She also served as Vice President and Senior Associate Counsel at Chase Manhattan Bank, and in private practice with the firm of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle.

David M. Duguay, Senior Attorney, is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo (summa cum laude) and the SUNY at Buffalo Law School. Prior to joining the Commission's staff, he was Special Assistant Public Defender and Town Court Supervisor in the Monroe County Public Defender's Office. He served previously as a staff attorney with Legal Services, Inc., of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Stephanie A. Fix, Staff Attorney, is a graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport and Quinnipiac College School of Law in Connecticut. Prior to joining the Commission staff she was in private practice focusing on civil litigation and professional liability in Manhattan and Rochester. She has served on the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA) Board of Trustees and is a member of the MCBA’s Professional Performance Committee. She has served on the Bishop Kearney High School Board of Trustees. Ms. Fix received the President’s Award for Professionalism from the Monroe County Bar Association in 2004 for her participation with the ABA “Dialogue on Freedom” initiative. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys (GRAWA). Ms. Fix is an adjunct professor at St. John Fisher College.