About The Author

• Author: Raymond S. DiRaddo
• Pages: 5-5

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