The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Peter Sloane, chair of trademark and copyright practice at Leason Ellis LLP, to its Board of Directors.

“We are proud to welcome Peter to MHA, where his passion and commitment to the greater Westchester community will prove invaluable,” said MHA CEO Dr. Amy Kohn. “Our vital services are enormously supported by the expertise and talent of our Board, and I am thrilled that Peter has joined us.”

“I am honored to have been elected to The Mental Health Association of Westchester’s Board of Directors and look forward to helping make a difference in our community,” said Peter Sloane. “Nearly everyone has been touched to some degree by a mental health issue, even if it’s through a coworker, family member or friend. People in Westchester are no exception, and it is vitally important that we take care of each other.”

Peter, a graduate of Cornell University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, is a well-recognized intellectual property attorney who has been listed in the World Trademark Review 1000, Who’s Who Legal – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals and Super Lawyers. A prolific writer and public speaker, he handles all aspects of trademark and copyright counseling, prosecution and litigation.