LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Barbara D. Cottrell, Brian R. Haak and
Frank G. Hoare upon the occasion of receiving Distinguished Alumni in
Government awards from Albany Law School

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
outstanding individuals whose professional lives, personal endeavors and
community service are an example and inspiration to their colleagues,
friends, and family; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Barbara D. Cottrell, Brian R. Haak and Frank G. Hoare upon the occasion
of receiving Distinguished Alumni in Government awards from Albany Law
School; this auspicious occasion will be celebrated at the Albany Law
School's Alumni in Government Reception, to be held on Wednesday, June
13, 2012, at The State Room, 142 State Street in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Princeton University, Barbara D. Cottrell
received her J.D. degree from Albany Law School in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Barbara D. Cottrell is a retired Major in the United States
Army Reserve Medical Service Corps; since 1985, she has also been an
assistant United States Attorney with the Office of the United States
Attorney for the Northern District of New York; and
WHEREAS, In 1990, Barbara D. Cottrell received the Young Federal
Lawyers Award from the Federal Bar Association, and, in 2004, she
received recognition from the American Bar Association Division for
Public Education for her commitment to teaching young people about the
rule of law through youth court programs; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Barbara D. Cottrell received an Outstanding
Young Alumna Award, an Excellence in Alumni Service Award and a Kate
Stoneman Award from Albany Law School; she has been a member of the law
school's Board of Trustees since 1992 and was awarded emeritus status in
2012; she also is a clinical adjunct professor at the law school; and
WHEREAS, Barbara D. Cottrell serves on the Board of Trustees at St.
Peter's Hospital Partners and is past chairman of the Board of Trustees
of St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center; she is also a member of the
Sage City Symphony in Bennington, Vermont, and the Stockbridge Sinfonia
in Stockbridge, Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Albany Law School in 2002, Brian R. Haak is
also a graduate of Empire State College and Herkimer Community College;
and
WHEREAS, Brian R. Haak has served on the St. Johnsville Village Board,
as St. Johnsville clerk-treasurer and as administrative assistant to the
Mayor of St. Johnsville, as well as the Village and Town Justice of St.
Johnsville and its town/county supervisor; he has also served as the
Director of Finance for the City of Norwich and on the Montgomery County
Drug Court Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, In June 2012, Brian R. Haak was appointed to the Colonie, New
York, Town Board, and served as a member of the Colonie Planning Board;
and
WHEREAS, A member of the New York and Massachusetts bars, Brian R.
Haak is active in various professional and community activities, includ-
ing the New York State Bar Association's Committee of Law, Youth and
Citizenship; he has served as Associate Counsel and Home Rule Counsel to
the New York State Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Frank G. Hoare received his J.D. degree from Albany Law
School in 1985; he is a 1982 graduate of SUNY Albany where he received
his B.A. degree with Honors; he participated in the Washington Semester
Program at American University and, in 1980, he studied history and
politics at Brunel University in England; and
WHEREAS, A member of the New York State bar, and admitted to practice
law in the Federal District Courts of New York, Second Circuit Court of
Appeals, United States Supreme Court and United States Court of Military
Appeals, Frank G. Hoare is a partner in the law firm of Featherston-
haugh, Wiley and Clyne in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, Frank G. Hoare served as counsel to the Chair of the New York
State Assembly Ways and Means Committee, as well as serving as a New
York State Deputy Attorney General for Regional Affairs; and
WHEREAS, A Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate Corps of the
United States Army Reserve, Frank G. Hoare served on active duty in
Afghanistan as a legal advisor to the Afghan National Army, for which he
was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; additionally, he
served on active duty in Iraq in 2003, earning a Bronze Star; he has
also served on active duty in Kuwait, Bosnia, Germany and Panama; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their professional and commu-
nity service, a period of constructive involvement, Barbara D. Cottrell,
Brian R. Haak and Frank G. Hoare have stood constant in dignity, good
grace and humor, and have earned the respect and admiration of their
colleagues, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which Barbara D. Cottrell, Brian R. Haak and
Frank G. Hoare have displayed throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, This auspicious occasion presents a unique opportunity for
this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to Barbara D. Cott-
rell, Brian R. Haak and Frank G. Hoare; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Barbara D. Cottrell, Brian R. Haak and Frank G. Hoare upon the
occasion of receiving Distinguished Alumni in Government awards from
Albany Law School; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Barbara D. Cottrell, Brian R. Haak and Frank G. Hoare.