Honor Grace D. Moran

Senate Resolution No. 1028 BY: Senator PHILLIPS COMMENDING Grace D. Moran, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Nassau County Bar Association on May 13, 2017 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those singular individuals who devote their purposeful lives and careers to preserving the rights and protecting the welfare of the citizens of their community and the State of New York; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Grace D. Moran upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Nassau County Bar Association at its 118th Annual Dinner Dance of the Association on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Marriott Hotel in Uniondale, Long Island; and WHEREAS, Grace D. Moran earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Fordham University; she then received her Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in 1978; one year later, she was admitted to the New York State Bar Association; and WHEREAS, Grace D. Moran began her distinguished career in public service as the first woman Chief Counsel with the New York Appellate Division Grievance Committee for the 10th Judicial District; after 22 years of devoted service, she retired from this position to pursue private practice; and WHEREAS, In April of 2002, Grace D. Moran joined Moran & Karamouzis, LLP, where she concentrates in the areas of professional discipline and commercial litigation; with her extensive knowledge and background, she has been qualified and testified as an expert witness in legal ethics and professional discipline on numerous occasions; and WHEREAS, Well-respected within the legal profession, Grace D. Moran has lectured extensively on various topics before the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association Academy of Law, the Suffolk County Bar Association Academy of Law, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the National Conference of Bar Leaders, and Inns of Court, as well as specialty Bar Groups; and WHEREAS, Grace D. Moran has also been a guest lecturer and CLE instructor at several law schools including Touro College, Hofstra University, and her alma mater, St. John's; and WHEREAS, This gifted attorney is the author of "New York's Amended Code of Professional Responsibility: A Guide to What's New," 29 Hofstra Law Rev. 230, and has published articles in the Hofstra Law Review and the Nassau Lawyer; and WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Grace D. Moran has been actively involved with numerous legal organizations including the New York State Bar Association, the Judiciary Committee of the Nassau Bar Association, the Nassau County Judicial Advisory Council, and the Nassau County Board of Ethics; and WHEREAS, Grace D. Moran was a fellow at the New York State Bar Foundation, and was appointed to the Krausman Committee on Attorney Discipline, Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department; and WHEREAS, Grace D. Moran held the title of President of the Nassau County Bar Association, and was Director at both the Nassau County Women's Bar Association, and St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association; and WHEREAS, Dedicated to the well-being of her community, Grace D. Moran served as the Director at South Nassau Communities Hospital, Winthrop University Hospital, and New Island Hospital, as well as the Winthrop South Nassau University Health System where she also held the position of Secretary; and WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her professional and community service, a period of constructive involvement, Grace D. Moran has stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to the maintenance of high standards in their profession, certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend Grace D. Moran, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Nassau County Bar Association on May 13,