Helen J. Ferraro-Zaffram

Helen is a supervising attorney at the Center for Elder Law & Justice, where she handles Article 81 Guardianship matters and health related issues. Helen graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York where she received her B.A. degree in Political Science and Sociology. She received her J.D. from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. She serves as a Community Liaison on the Ethics Committee of the Erie County Medical Center Corporation and has been a member of the Health Law Committee of the Medical Society of Erie County for a number of years. Helen served on the Board of the National Guardianship Association and chaired the Education Committee of that organization. She has received the Service Award from the Bar Association in the past. She received a Women in the Law Award in 2005 presented by the 8th Judicial District Gender & Racial Fairness Committees and she was the 2012 recipient of the Dr. Evan Calkins Meritorious Service Award presented by the Network in Aging of Western New York, Inc. She was named Lawyer of the Year by the Erie County Bar Association in 2013.

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