Practice Areas - Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
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| University | Washington & Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1976; Wake Forest University; University of Scranton |
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| Law School | Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, J.D., cum laude, 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1982, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York |
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| Memberships | Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations; The National Press Club (Member, Freedom of the Press Committee); Media Law Resource Center (Member, Committees on: Pre-publication; Membership; Pre-Trial). |
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| Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1954 |
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| Biography | Speaker: "Media Law Issues," St. Bonaventure University Graduate School of Communications, July 2007. Author: "Buffalo News Wins Summary Judgment: Strong Headline Makes for Strong Headline Law," MediaLawLetter, (New York: Media Law Resource Center), November 2005; "Media Liability for Breach of Promise to Maintain a Source's Confidentiality after Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.," Media Law Resource Center Committee Report (Pre-Broadcast/Prepublication Review Committee), May 2004; "Where You Stand Is Decisive - People v. Kopp: New York's Statutory Courtroom Camera Ban Does Not Apply to Still Photography," MediaLawLetter, pp. 57-ff. (New York: Media Law Resource Center), April 2003; "Old Public Figures Never Die, Nor Do They Fade Away: A Multi-factor Approach to Public Figure Analysis," MediaLawLetter, pp.23-ff. (New York: Media Law Resource Center), April 2003. Contributor: "Discovery Roadmap," Media Law Resource Center Committee Report (Pretrial Committee), October 2004; "Issue Checklist for Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment in a Defamation Action," Media Law Resource Center Committee Report (Pretrial Committee), August 2004. Trustee, Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier. Founding Partner, Stenger & Finnerty. Former Partner, Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel.
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| Reported Cases | Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County, et al. v. Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, et al., 471 F.Supp.2d 295 (W.D.N.Y. 2007); Kenford Company, Inc. and The Dome Stadium, Inc. v. The County of Erie, et al; Occidental Chemical Corporation, et al v. The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company et al; Zimmerman v. RCA, et al.; Captain's Cove of Erie County, Inc. et al. v. Marine Trades Association of Western New York, Inc. et al.; White v. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and Henry L. Davis, 10 Misc.3d 254, 802 N.Y.S. 2d 910 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. 2005); Cottrell v. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 8 Misc.3d 564, 798 N.Y.S.2d 846 (Sup. Ct. Erie Co. 2004); Jane Doe et al. v. New York University, In Re The Washington Square News, Intervenor, 6 Misc.3d 866, 786 N.Y.S. 2d 892-904 (Sup. Ct., New York Co., December 8, 2004); Sidney Cottrell v. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. d/b/a The Buffalo News, Murray B. Light and Dan Herbeck, Supreme Court of New York, Erie County Index No. I1995-7354; United States v. Mohamed Kaid, et al., Case No. 99-CR-131-A. |
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| ISLN | 907421458 |
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