Buffalo Business First names CELJ Attorney Bria Lewis to its 2023 30 Under 30 Class.
Contact: Kelly Barrett Sarama, Esq.
Title: Director of Development & Communications
Tel: (716) 853-3087 x229
Email: ksarama@elderjusticeny.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUFFALO, NEW YORK –Bria Lewis, Esq, a Staff Attorney at the Center for Elder Law & Justice, was included along with 29 other local professionals by Buffalo Business First in its 2023 class of 30 Under 30. Lewis was selected as a member of the 12th annual class of honorees by Buffalo Business First out of nearly 150 nominations. The winners will be honored at an awards event on April 26 at 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, presented by Buffalo Business First and sponsored by Lakeshore Savings Bank and the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Buffalo Business First has selected a 30 Under 30 class since 2011. Among the factors considered: career achievements, leadership and initiative, community engagement, and each nominee’s potential to become a community leader on a grand scale. Approximately 20% of those nominated are selected. The full list of 2023 honorees is available here.
Lewis was nominated for her passionate devotion to health care advocacy at the Center for Elder Law & Justice, where she has been a Staff Attorney since 2020. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Lewis has advocated for nursing home residents through policy and case work. Lewis is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.
Lewis serves on the Board of Directors for Amherst Senior Transportation Services and Child Voice, is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County, and serves in the children’s ministry at Life Church Buffalo.
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At CELJ (pronounced CELL-JAY) (Center for Elder Law & Justice), we advocate for justice at all stages of life to ensure that our clients may live independently and with dignity. Since 1978, our team of lawyers, paralegals, and social workers has provided comprehensive free legal services to the WNY community’s older adults, individuals with disabilities, and financially eligible population. We serve as guardian for court-appointed older adults and people with disabilities, most of whom experienced abuse in the past. We are a trustee for WNY Coalition Pooled Trusts, which takes individuals out of the cycle of poverty, by allowing them to live in the community and maintain a comfortable quality of life. CELJ’s main office is located in Buffalo, New York, and we have satellite offices in Niagara and Chautauqua counties, as well as medical-legal partnerships at Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo General Medical Center, and John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital.
