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DANY Leadership

Officers



President

Kevin Faley
kfaley@mdafny.com


President Elect

Patrick Kenny
pkenny@gvlaw.com



Vice President

Orla Thompson
othompson@cozen.com



Corporate Secretary

Brendan T. Fitzpatrick
bfitzpatrick@gerberciano.com


Assistant Corporate Secretary

Steven J. Baker
sbaker@bm3law.com

Karl Daniel

Treasurer

Karl Daniel
kedaniel@kslnlaw.com




Assistant Treasurer

Adam Jones
ajones@londonfischer.com



Chair - Board of Directors / Immediate Past President

Steven R. Dyki
Steven.Dyki@guard.com

Executive Staff



Executive Director

Concetta A. McClenin
danyexecdir@outlook.com

Directors

  • James M. Begley*
  • Eileen Buholtz
  • Karen L. Campbell
  • Bradley J. Corsair*
  • Julian D. Ehrlich*
  • Anne Marie Esposito
  • Seth Frankel
  • Timothy Gallagher
  • Daniel Gerber
  • Ethan B. Gerber
  • Jennine A. Gerrard
  • Douglas J. Hayden
  • Lawrence Heisler
  • Leigh Katz
  • Timothy J. Keane*
  • Meghan Kearns 
  • Teresa A. Klaum*
  • Margaret G. Klein*
  • Leon R. Kowalski
  • Thomas E. Liptak*
  • Brian F. Mark
  • Thomas J. Maroney*
  • Anthony D. Martine
  • John J. McDonough*
  • Courtney McManus
  • Andrew O'Connor**
  • James P. O'Connor*
  • Gabriella Palencia
  • Rona L. Platt
  • Vincent P. Pozzuto*
  • Brian Rayhill*
  • Meredith Renquin
  • Gary Rome*
  • Claire Rush*
  • Mirna Santiago
  • Jennifer Sciales
  • Lawton W. Squires*
  • Stephen B. Toner
  • Tara Toevs-Carolan
  • Laurie Vahey
  • Jeffrey Van Etten
  • James T. Whalen
  • Heather Wiltshire Clement*
  • Andrew Zajac*

* Denotes Board members who are past Presidents.  DANY was formed in 1965.  Click here for the full list of DANY Past Presidents and their terms of office:  DANY Past Presidents 7-25-23

** Denotes Young Lawyer Board members

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Upcoming events

  • 01 Jan 2026
    New York
  • 11 Apr 2026
    Walkway Over the Hudson (in person) or Anywhere (virtual)

DANY Resources

Executive Director

Concetta A. McClenin

The Defense Association of New York, Inc.
Executive Offices
PO Box 950
New York, NY 10274-0950
(212) 313-3657
Email: danyexecdir@outlook.com

Defense Association of New York
Bowling Green Station, P.O. Box 950, New York, NY 10274-0950

Phone: 212-313-3657
Email: danyexecdir@gmail.com

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