Practice Areas ; Personal Injury(30%); Product Liability; Trademark; Real Estate; Estates; Defamation(10%); Employment Law(10%); Discrimination(10%); Construction Law; Insurance; ERISA; Environmental Law; Sports Law; Bankruptcy; Contracts&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | ......................... 40% Commercial Law......................... 30% Personal Injury......................... 10% Defamation......................... 10% Employment Law......................... 10% Discrimination
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Product Liability,Trademark,Real Estate,Estates,Construction Law,Insurance,ERISA,Environmental Law,Sports Law,Bankruptcy,Contracts |
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| University | Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.A., cum laude, 1977 |
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| Law School | State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., cum laude, 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1981, New York; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits |
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| Memberships | New York State Bar Association; American Association for Justice; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. |
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| Biography | Major Accomplishments: · Litigated and obtained significant settlement of plaintiff's age and disability discrimination suit in federal court. · Managed complex litigation involving accounting malpractice and related issues. · Responsible for significant personal injury lawsuits and claims (plaintiff and defendant) · Accomplished very favorable settlement of another minority shareholder oppression case. · Tried multi-million-dollar action against client by bank after business dissolution, following voluminous discovery and motion practice. · Represented an International corporation in health care reimbursement, product liability, insurance and numerous other areas. · Represented the Buffalo Sabres in numerous matters including the successful defense of the Richard Martin litigation. · Obtained multi million dollar settlement in construction litigation, settlement in excess of a million dollars in wrongful death case involving elderly couple and settlement of a plaintiffs ERISA case for one million dollars. Partner, Chairman of Litigation Department, Blair & Roach, LLP, 2001-2008. Partner, 1988-2001 and Associate, August, 1982-1987, Cohen Swados Wright Hanifin Bradford & Brett, LLP. |
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| ISLN | 905919155 |
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