University at Buffalo (UB)
Release Date: March 11, 2003 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Hilary P. Bradford, corporate counsel to the Fisher-Price Co. in East Aurora and of counsel for the Rochester-based law firm Underberg and Kessler, will be recognized for his distinguished service to the University at Buffalo Law School and the Western New York community at the 14th annual Law Review Dinner.
The dinner will be held on March 28 in the Twentieth Century Club, 595 Delaware Ave. Cocktails will be at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The dinner is open to all UB Law School alumni who have served on the Buffalo Law Review editorial board.
"Hilary Bradford is among the most intellectually talented and accomplished attorneys to graduate from our law school," said Dean Nils Olsen. "He is also one of our most charitable alumni, and a truly gifted and thoughtful attorney. He well deserves this prestigious award."
Bradford graduated from the UB Law School in 1953 and is a former editor-in-chief of the Buffalo Law Review. He served as the confidential law assistant for the Justices of the Fourth Department Appellate Division from 1953-57, when Bradford joined the Buffalo law firm that became known as Cohen Swados Wright Hanifin and Bradford, where he concentrated his practice in commercial litigation and appellate work.
In 1995, Bradford endowed the Law School's Jacob D. Hyman Scholarship, which financially assists talented students from public universities and colleges in their pursuit of a legal education at UB.
He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council, and is one of 10 alumni to serve on the steering committee of The Campaign for UB Law School, a leadership group that provides guidance in the planning and shaping of the Law School's $12 million campaign.
In addition to serving on several charitable trusts and foundations, Bradford is a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is a trustee of the Presbytery of Western New York.