Long Island Attorney joins Canine Companions for Independence

Medford, NY – Canine Companions for Independence, the nation’s oldest and largest assistance dog organization serving people with disabilities, is pleased to announce Farrell Fritz, P.C. counsel Lisa Vaccaro is joining the nonprofit’s Northeast Region advisory board.

“I am honored to join the board of Canine Companions for Independence. I am impressed by the organization’s passion and compassion for both their assistance dogs and their human partners. I look forward to joining the Canine Companions family and helping in their mission.”

Lisa Vaccaro is counsel at Farrell Fritz, P.C. concentrating in the areas of corporate and finance. Ms. Vaccaro’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of financial institutions and borrowers in secured and

unsecured commercial lending transactions, including syndicated and asset-based loan facilities. She also advises businesses in connection with corporate transactional matters, including the negotiation and

preparation of buy-sell agreements, shareholder agreements, operating agreements and other contracts. Ms. Vaccaro, a graduate of the Hofstra University School of Law, was Managing Editor of Hofstra’s Property

Law Journal, as well as the author of “Security Interests in Intellectual Property: Towards a Unified System of Perfection.” She received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Hofstra University in 1984.

Canine Companions for Independence® provides expertly trained assistance dogs to children, adults and veterans with disabilities. Established in 1975 in California, Canine Companions is the largest non-profit provider of assistance dogs in the United States. Canine Companions is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between people and dogs. There is no charge for the dog, its training and on-going follow-up services. For more information, visit www.cci.org or call 1-800-572-BARK.