She is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo (B.A., cum laude, English), University of Rochester (M.A., English) and Albany Law School (J.D.), where she was a member of the Journal of Science and Technology and a recipient of the Gary M. Peck Environmental Memorial Prize. Prior to joining the Firm, she represented police and fire unions as an attorney with Grasso & Grasso, Schenectady and worked as a sole practitioner with an emphasis on real estate law. She has also worked as a court-appointed advocate for children in foster care. She represents parents in special education proceedings and in appeals of decisions of the Office of Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Jackie is admitted to the practice of law in New York and resides with her husband and three children in Canandaigua. ADMISSIONS: