DEANNE TRIPI, Local Director, is a partner at the firm of Palmer, Murphy & Tripi with offices located at 288 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14209. She has exclusively practiced Matrimonial and Family Law for over 15 years. Ms. Tripi has been on the Board of Directors with the WNY Women’s Bar Association since 2007. From 2003 to 2007, Ms. Tripi served on the Bar Association of Erie County’s Board of Directors and she is an active member of the Matrimonial and Family Law Committee of the Erie County Bar Association. In addition, Ms. Tripi is the Vice-Chair of Grievance Committee of the Eighth Judicial District. She frequently lectures at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and acts as a Fee Arbitrator for Matrimonial Fee Disputes in the Eighth Judicial District.