LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Kathleen Copps DiPaola, Esq. upon the
occasion of her designation as recipient of the Outstanding New Lawyer
Award by the Capital District Women's Bar Association on June 4, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Copps DiPaola has given not only of her time and
energies but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently has been designated for special recognition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Kathleen Copps DiPaola, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation as
recipient of the Outstanding New Lawyer Award by the Capital District
Women's Bar Association, to be celebrated at its Annual Installation
Dinner on Tuesday, June 4, 2013; and
WHEREAS, The Capital District Women's Bar Association Legal Project,
Inc. is a private, not-for-profit agency that was founded by the Capi-
tal District Women's Bar Association in 1995; and
WHEREAS, The Legal Project mission believes all people, regardless of
income, gender, disability, race, religion, age, sexual orientation or
ethnicity should have access to legal services; this belief reflects a
deep commitment to fairness and equal justice under the law; and
WHEREAS, Currently an associate in her mother's law office, Kathleen
Copps DiPaola primarily practices in the areas of adoption law, family
law, matrimonial law, real estate, estate planning and probate, for the
Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps; prior to joining her mother's prac-
tice in 2012, she was an associate attorney at Whiteman Osterman and
Hanna for three years, where she practiced in the areas of Labor and
Employment, Education, and Litigation; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Copps DiPaola graduated summa cum laude and as the
Salutatorian, from Albany Law School in 2009; during this time she was a
Senior Editor of the ALBANY LAW REVIEW, the Secretary of the Pro Bono
Society, and a constitutional law research assistant; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Copps DiPaola has been a member of the Capital
District Women's Bar Association since her first year of law school in
2006; she is currently on the Board of Directors, and is the Co-Chair of
the Membership Committee; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Kathleen Copps DiPaola is on the Board of Direc-
tors of The Legal Project where she is also a volunteer representing
domestic violence victims in family court; in 2012, she was awarded The
Legal Project's Kurt Clobridge Memorial Award for Pro Bono Service,
which is awarded to an attorney who embodies the spirit of pro bono
volunteerism and selflessness; and
WHEREAS, Kathleen Copps DiPaola is a member of the New York State Bar
Association, the Albany County Bar Association, the Rensselaer County
Bar Association's Courthouse Artwork Restoration Committee, the Appel-
late Division, Third Department's Committee on Character and Fitness,
and the Albany Junior League; she is admitted to practice in New York
State, the U.S. Northern District of New York, the U.S. Western District
of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; and
WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body that when indi-
viduals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Kathleen Copps DiPaola, Esq. upon the occasion of her designation
as recipient of the Outstanding New Lawyer Award by the Capital District
Women's Bar Association; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Kathleen Copps DiPaola, Esq.