The Columbian Lawyers Association (CLA) paid tribute to Brooklyn attorney Dean Delianites, who just wrapped up a year as president of the group, during the gala Installation Dinner Dance held at El Caribe Country Club in Mill Basin on Friday, June 9. In addition, Delianites passed the gavel to the organization’s new president, Linda Locasci, a tradition that dates back to CLA’s 1966 inception.

As someone who said he continued the work of the group’s former presidents, Delianites prided himself on the educational program that continued during his term. In the month that followed the election of Donald Trump, for instance, CLA held a program regarding immigration. According to Delianites, the reason for holding these lectures outside of attorneys’ mandatory continuing education requirement is that “the law is always changing, and knowing it allows you to provide clients with top representation.”