Hauppauge, NY UCP Suffolk's Annual Journal/Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, October 24 at Flowerfield in St. James. UCP Suffolk Acting Executive Director Stephen Friedman proclaimed, Our agency is truly privileged to honor
James R. Duffy of Duffy, Duffy and Burdo, Esqs. who has been invaluable in supporting the mission of UCP, which is to advance the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

The gala will also welcome special guest Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, who is a well- known actress. She will be formally introduced as the honorary chair and spokesperson for the UCP Suffolk Universal Access Campaign.

James R. Duffy of Cutchogue is a senior partner at Duffy, Duffy & Burdo, Esqs. He was admitted to the bar in 1966 and has been in practice for over 35 years. His distinguished career as a trial attorney has won him acclaim as being among the nation's elite civil litigators in the areas of medical malpractice, negligence and personal injury. In particular, Mr. Duffy is universally recognized as one of the country's most skilled and successful trial attorneys in the representation of children seriously injured by medical negligence.

He has been recognized by the publications The Best Lawyers in America,Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Although Mr. Duffy spends the majority of his time trying cases, he is extremely active in championing the rights of injured persons and advancing their cause in the political and legislative arenas.

A frequent lecturer, Mr. Duffy has addressed dozens of organizations, among them the American Cytology Association, Alexander Hamilton Inns of Court, New York State Trail Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association and American Trial Lawyer's Association.