Uncrowned Community Builders

Ms. Mullins is a 1983 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and is a 1986 graduate of UB's School of Law. A Buffalo resident, Ms. Mullins began her legal career at the law firm of Siegel, Kelleher and Kahn, where she worked exclusively on matrimonial and family law matters.

In 1988, Ms. Mullins was appointed to the position of Court Attorney to the Buffalo City Court Judges. She was the first African American to receive this position. In 1999, Attorney Mullins was appointed by the Honorable Thomas P. Amodeo, Chief Judge of Buffalo City Court, to the position of Supervising Court Attorney of the Buffalo City Court Legal Staff. Attorney Mullins also has served as Confidential Law Clerk to the Honorable Rose H. Sconiers. Supreme Court Justice, 8th Judicial District, and was the first African American woman in Erie County to serve as Law Clerk in State Supreme Court.

Having served as Court Attorney to the City Court Judges for well over a decade, Ms. Mullins has handled countless issues, both civil and criminal, that have come before the court. This experience has provided her with an in-depth knowledge of City Court, including its specialized courts (housing, domestic violence, drug). Attorney Mullins also has experience on the bench, having served as Hearing Officer in the Domestic Violence Court under the Honorable E. Jeannette Ogden.

She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Buffalo Urban League. In addition, she is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Erie County Bar Association's Aid to Indigent Prisoners Program and the program's Appellate Subcommittee.

She is active in the Minority Bar Association, serving as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer of the organization. The theme of her Presidency has been for the members to "leave their ivory towers, roll up their sleeves, and become directly involved in the affairs of the community." To that end, Ms. Mullins established The President's Fund to provide gifts and financial assistance to needy families and charities. To date, the Minority Bar Association adopted two families through the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority's Adopt-A-Family program; donated money to Project Joy, Phase II that provides Christmas Toys to local children; and donated money toward a Christmas Toy giveaway at Children's Hospital. The organization also donated money to Durham Memorial AME Zion Church to help them feed the poor; donated money toward an effort to provide clothing, toys, and food to a refugee family from Sierra Leone; and also donated money to The Cornerstone Manner, to help purchase toys and games for the children of displaced mothers. Ms. Mullins also served on the "First Annual Millennium Awards Committee" for The Buffalo Challenger in order to raise money to benefit the Community newspaper.