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Colleen McMahon

Wild Geese Honored by Irish American Bar Association

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The I.A.B.A. of New York hosted its annual Wild Goose Awards in April, honoring three lawyers for their creative endeavors outside the field of law: Colleen McMahon (second from left), chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and a singer/ songwriter who penned five original verses to the classic Irish song “The Parting Glass;” Kelly T. … [Read more...] about Wild Geese Honored by Irish American Bar Association

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