Meet Your Officer & Director Candidates for the 2026-2027 Bar Association of Erie County Board of Directors
We are excited to announce the candidates for our upcoming elections! Your 2026-2027 Candidates are listed below.
Mark your calendars: Voting opens Wednesday, May 27, 2026 and ends Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Voting instructions will be sent to you separately via mail.
Note: you must be a member in good standing in order to vote. Renew your membership today by visiting www.eriebar.org/memberportal.
CANDIDATES FOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lisa A. Coppola
Founder & Managing Partner, The Coppola Firm
Robert C. Brucato, Jr.
Senior Appellate Counsel, Counsel Press – a Proceed Service
CANDIDATES FOR DEPUTY TREASURER, TREASURER-ELECT
Brittanylee Penberthy
Founder, Penberthy Law Group LLP
Elise L. Cassar
Partner, Duke Holzman Photiadis & Ritter LLP
CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS
Glenaida Mercado
Associate Attorney, Hamberger & Weiss LLP
Stephanie J. Calhoun
Deputy Assistant Attorney General in Charge, New York State Attorney General’s Office
Aalok Karambelkar
Partner, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP
Scott L. Sroka
Special Counsel, Phillips Lytle LLP
Christopher J. Phillips
Associate Attorney, Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC
Jake Cercone
Founder & Managing Member, Cercone Law PLLC
Octavio Villegas
Executive Director, Buffalo Traffic Violations Agency
Steven Arias
Associate Attorney, Gross Shuman P.C.
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Sharon L. Nosenchuck
Senior Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services
Michael F. Perley
Member/Treasurer, Hurwitz Fine, PC
Kathleen M. Sellers
President, Charles J. Sellers & Co., Inc.
Sarah M. Washington
Assistant General Counsel, National Fuel Gas Company
