About the Author

• Author: Raymond S. DiRaddo
• Pages: 6-6

About the Author

Raymond S. DiRaddo

InadditiontoauthoringNewYorkFireDistrictOfficers’Guideupdates,

Mr.DiRaddopracticesmunicipallawinWesternandCentralNewYork

andrepresentsnumerousfiredistricts andfiredepartments.Thesedistricts

overseefull-paid,combinationandall-volunteer firedepartments.

Mr.DiRaddoisthemonitoranda speakerattheWesternNewYorkFire

DistrictOfficers’AssociationMiniConference.Asmonitorandspeakerat

this conference for Fire District Commissioners in the Western New York

area,timelylegalandlegislative issuesaffectingfiredistrictsin NewYork

Statearediscussed.Healso speaksattheannualmeetingoftheAssociation

ofFireDistrictofthe StateofNewYorkandisaninstructorforthe

mandatorysix-hourtrainingforfire districtcommissioners.

Mr.DiRaddoistheformerTownAttorneyfortheTownofGreece,atown

ofover90,000people,where heoversawastaffof threeattorneysand

severaloutsidelawfirmsrepresenting thetown.Hewasresponsible,likefire

attorneys,forthelegalrepresentation ofthetowninallcontract,litigation,

andcompliancematters.

Mr.DiRaddoisalsoaformerMonroe CountyLegislatorwhorepresentedan

areacomprisingthenorthernpart oftheCityofRochesterandtheeastern

partoftheTownofGreece,andhasalsoservedeightyearsasTownof

GreeceCouncilman.

Inaddition,Mr.DiRaddoisaformerTownJustice.Therehewas

responsiblefortheadministrationof justicewithinthetownofGreece

onallmatterswithinthe jurisdictionoftheNewYorkTownCourts.This

includedarraignmentandpreliminaryhearing jurisdictionofalloriginal

felonymatters,andtrialjurisdiction ofallmisdemeanors,trafficviolations,

smallclaims,andlocalordinance violationsoccurringwithinthetownof

Greece.HewasalsotheVice-PresidentoftheMonroeCountyMagistrates

Association.

Mr.DiRaddoreceivedhisJurisDoctorateat theSt.LouisUniversitySchool

ofLawinSt.Louis, Missouri.HereceivedhisBachelorofScienceDegreein

PhysicsfromtheSaintJohn FisherCollegeinRochester,NewYork.