Today’s obituaries: Mark Wasmund, 62, Syracuse lawyer, dad of quadruplets
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Mark William Wasmund, 62, of Syracuse, died Tuesday.
Wasmund graduated from Syracuse University in 1981 and obtained his law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1984, according to his obituary.
He started his career working for the City of Myrtle Beach, SC, as a risk manager. He started a private practice and then joined the Mackenzie Hughes Law Firm in Syracuse, where he became a partner.
“Mark’s great intelligence, dry wit and even temperament under pressure was admired and appreciated by all who had the opportunity to work with him,” the law firm said on its website. “Mark was unwavering in his devotion to his clients, his partners, his staff, his community and most importantly, his family.”
SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The month of May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. However, this year, it comes at a time when hate crimes against Asians are rising across the country. That wave of discrimination is hitting close to home for some people in the Asian American community.
Mina Cavallaro is a nurse who treats COVID-19 patients in central New York. She’s also Korean American. As she worked on the front lines to fight the virus, she said she heard increasingly offensive language in the world around her.
“People were referring to COVID-19 as ‘Kung flu’, or the ‘China virus’, or just different variations of very ignorant remarks,” Cavallaro said.
College of Law appoints new Career Services employees
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The College of Law added an SU graduate and a former board member of a non-profit that aids ESF.
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Syracuse University’s College of Law will add two new staff members to its executive team.
Virginia Robbins will serve as the interim assistant dean of Career Services for the school, where she will work to connect alumni with currently enrolled students. Dafni Kiritsis will enter a permanent position as director of externships and career services in the Office of Career Services.
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Company news: Jeanine Cryan and Meghan Reap hired by Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough law firm
Updated May 04, 2021;
Posted May 04, 2021
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Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough P.C. announced two staff changes:
Jeanine M. Cryan has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the litigation practice group. She is a graduate of
Syracuse University College of Law. During law school, she was the editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce and a member of the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honor Society (Moot Court). Her experience includes an externship in the legal department of
State Street Global Advisors in London, England, and an externship with transactional team in the legal department of