Buffalo lawyer rings closing bell at NYSE
By MATT CHANDLER | Buffalo Law Journal

Jonathan Beck, Salim El Medawar, Chris Belter, Fredrick Nader, Scott Cutler, Mona Hanna, Kimberly Styka, Jennifer Weintraub, from left, applaud as Joseph Hanna, center, rings the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange Friday. Behind them are members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. COURTESY GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP

The event was the kickoff to Hanna's efforts to expand the program, which provides golf equipment to soldiers fighting overseas and veterans returning home. Guests including Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, were expected to donate thousands of balls and clubs for the cause.

But Hanna's travel plans were abruptly changed with a phone call he received Wednesday morning.

The Goldberg Segalla LLP partner was asked to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange two days later on behalf of Bunkers. It's a distinction only a handful Western New Yorkers can claim, and one that Hanna said was well worth changing his itinerary for.