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Terrence M. Connors has been recognized by his peers as one of the pre-eminent trial attorneys in the state. For the past seven years, he has been ranked as the number one lawyer in all upstate New York by Super Lawyers magazine. This year, the Erie County Bar Association named him Lawyer of the Year and, in 2006, the New York State Bar Association awarded him the prestigious Attorney Professionalism Award.. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in that organization is by invitation only and limited to one percent of the lawyers in each state. Mr. Connors is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Membership in that organization is also by invitation and limited to a total of 500 trial lawyers in the United States. He is listed in The Best Lawyers In America® in seven separate categories: Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Bet the Company Litigation, Criminal Law, and White Collar and Non-White Collar.. Terry has always been an aggressive and proactive advocate. He started his career at one of Buffalo's largest law firms, quickly demonstrating his abilities as he was elected managing partner at the young age of 35. But Terry came to see that the big firm structure was hindering his ability to respond quickly and decisively to his clients’ needs. He had a vision of building a leaner, more efficient firm to improve the work he could do for his clients. His vision was to form a litigation boutique – a compact firm composed of the best and brightest litigators, freed from large firm constraints, and devoted entirely to providing litigation services. CONNORS LLP represents the realization of that vision – one that Terry continues to shape and direct.. "I became a lawyer to help peopleeven when the odds are stacked against them,I became a lawyer to make a differenceand I try to do that every day and in every case."

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Since graduating from Harvard Law School in 1986, Randy White has concentrated his practice in commercial and business litigation. He joined the firm in 1991 and has represented a wide range of local and national businesses in state and federal courts in Western New York. He also frequently represents attorneys and law firms in legal malpractice cases. Randy’s practice on behalf of national clients includes serving both as lead and local counsel.. A Western New York native, Randy began his legal career in the litigation practice of Washington, D.C. AmLaw 200 firm, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, where he specialized in complex multi-district litigation. He also served as a board member’s liaison to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.. Randy served as Town Justice for Grand Island, N.Y. (pop. 20,000) from 2002 through 2005, handling numerous criminal matters, including the disposition of misdemeanor charges, preliminary felony proceedings, and various civil matters. Since 2011, he also has been the services prevention coordinator for the Buffalo Junior Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.. Since 2012, Randy has been recognized by his peers as a top business litigator as published in the New York Upstate Super Lawyers magazine. He is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, the Federalist Society and the St. Thomas More Guild.. Randy is a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hamilton College.

Since entering the practice of law, I have focused my practice on Family and Matrimonial Law, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, including Wills, Trusts, Health Care Proxies and Powers of Attorney, Article 81 Guardianship's and Surrogate Court Guardianship's. These practice areas have provided me with the opportunity to successfully help people through difficult times in their lives. Through advanced and/or emergency planning, I am also able to assist client's in preserving their assets for themselves or their families when admission to a nursing home or applying for Medicaid may become necessary.

Sidney M. Mosher joined The O’Brien Firm following a distinguished career at The University at Buffalo Law School. While in law school, Sidney competed in a number of trial team competitions before she began her own career teaching trial technique and advocacy to law students following her graduation. Sidney tried her first case within a month of being admitted to practice, obtaining a jury verdict for the full amount of the insurance coverage available. After the verdict, her client described Sidney as “being totally committed to helping me get through this.” Sidney handles her own full docket and assists Chris and John in case analysis and discovery. She brings a high level of advocacy and familiarity with trial skills to the firm. A native of Chautauqua County, Sidney is a lifelong Western New Yorker who looks forward to helping injured clients obtain compensation for the injuries they have suffered.

Sharon Angelino focuses her practice on complex insurance coverage, professional liability, commercial litigation, and general corporate law.. She has more than 20 years of insurance coverage experience in both first-party and third-party claims. She has reviewed coverage issues in New York as well as throughout the Northeast, and she has served as national coverage counsel monitoring exposure and coverage issues for toxic tort claims for London insurers. She has served as coverage counsel to numerous underwriters and has a deep and nuanced understanding of their relationships with insurers in the Lloyds of London market and with London and U.S. brokers.. Sharon has extensive experience with matters involving a wide range of insurance coverage areas, including general liability, additional insured status, excess liability, bad faith, reinsurance, toxic tort issues, errors and omissions liability, pollution and environmental claims, disability policies and health care policies. In the area of directors and officers liability, she has handled both coverage and defense matters. Additionally, she is experienced in managing run-off accounts and is well versed in the unique business challenges they present as well as mandates for dealing with run-off claims in litigation.. Sharon regularly assists the firm’s corporate clients by reviewing quotes and insurance programs for purposes of identifying risk management protocols and gaps in coverage. She also conducts training sessions related to complying with contractual insurance requirements, maintaining appropriate insurance documentation and tendering to insurers. A New York State-certified insurance instructor, Sharon is a frequent presenter of insurance-related continuing education (CE) seminars.. Before becoming a lawyer, Sharon earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and an M.B.A., then worked for several years in the health care industry. Her unique blend of knowledge and experience gives her an exceptionally high degree of understanding regarding some of the most complex challenges facing her clients.

Selected for inclusion on Business First's Who's Who in Law and multiple times to Thomson Reuters' Upstate New York Super Lawyers lists, Paul McCormick is a litigator and trial lawyer with 20 years of experience defending corporations, insurance companies, and insureds in cases involving motor vehicle accidents, transportation litigation, premises liability, product liability, New York worksite injuries, and complex toxic tort liability.. Paul concentrates his practice on insurance coverage and defense litigation. He has successfully defended clients in a variety of areas, including no-fault insurance coverage, UM/UIM/SUM insurance coverage, motor vehicle liability, premises liability, construction site personal injury accidents (Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241 (6)), and police misconduct (42 USC Section 1983) civil rights litigation. He has handled tractor-trailer loss-transfer arbitration hearings and property damage claims. Paul practices in courts throughout New York, including the state's appellate courts, and is admitted to practice law before the U.S. District Court for the Western and Northern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.. Paul co-authored a chapter on the emerging topic of mergers and acquisitions insurance for New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, a seminal treatise on insurance law in the United States. He authored "Countering Plaintiff's Attempts to Maximize Damages: Communicating with Jurors about Money," an article published in the DRI's For The Defense magazine, and he co-authored an article titled "Potential Causation and Damage Issues in Hurricane Irene Insurance Claims" in the Westlaw Journal: Insurance Coverage. Paul is a frequent writer and panelist for continuing legal education seminars on such topics as no-fault insurance coverage, UM/UIM/SUM insurance coverage, trial tactics, and premises liability.

Sarah J. Delaney is a long-time member of Goldberg Segalla's Global Insurance Services team. Her practice concentration is on insurance coverage analysis and litigation, professional liability, and appellate practice. Sarah's coverage experience covers a very broad range, including life, health and disability; bad faith; personal and advertising injury; intentional torts; pollution claims; aviation and fraud. She handles all aspects of insurance litigation and provides complex coverage analysis. Sarah also assists large domestic and multi-national companies in assessing insurance needs and implementing risk management programs.. Sarah graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo and was a governmental law center fellow and publications editor of the Human Rights Law Review while in law school. She has lectured and presented on a number of topics relating to insurance coverage, including social media, insurance coverage for the trucking industry, insurance coverage for construction operations, and comparative analysis of insurance coverage issues in the Northeast states. Sarah is editor of CaseWatch: Insurance, Goldberg Segalla's monthly insurance coverage newsletter, as well as publisher of the firm's Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Quarterly newsletter and a regular contributor to the firm's Legal Update. She is also an editor of the DRI Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Committee compendium The Law of Life Insurance: Key Issues in All 50 States, and the co-author of "Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance," New Appleman on Insurance Law, Library Edition (2011).

Samantha Catone is an associate in the firm’s General Liability Practice Group, who focuses her practice on defending large, nationally prominent retailers, manufactuers, malls, and food and beverage franchises and their insurers.. Sammy earned her law degree at the University at Buffalo School of Law, where she was a “Note & Comment” editor for the Buffalo Law Review. She gained additional experience serving a legal internship at the Mental Hygiene Legal Service, a New York State agency responsible for representing and litigating on behalf of individuals receiving services for a mental disability. Before entering law school, Sammy graduated cum laude from Florida State University.

Ryan Pitman is a commercial litigator and business counselor. He represents clients in business disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation, and he advises clients on contract negotiation and formation and risk management.. Ryan’s practice is particularly focused on the construction industry, with clients ranging from specialty trade contractors to multinational construction companies. Ryan devotes a significant portion of his construction practice to energy infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Some of Ryan’s recent representations in this area include disputes relating to wind turbine construction in Northern Ontario, distributed solar generation projects in Colorado and New Jersey, pipeline projects in the Marcellus Shale region, and oil sands projects in Western Canada.. He also maintains  a substantial portion of his practice representing clients in trademark disputes across various industries, including food and beverage, apparel, professional services, and specialty manufacturing. Ryan’s experience also includes patent and trademark portfolio vetting for litigation and strategic purposes.. Ryan also has extensive experience managing all phases of e-discovery across a variety of platforms and jurisdictions. Ryan’s team-based approach to the e-discovery process recognizes the importance of coordinating with client personnel, litigation support vendors, and the firm’s own e-discovery support staff to execute efficient, case-specific e-discovery solutions.. Experience Highlights

Robert L. Boreanaz focuses his practice in the areas of union-side labor law and plaintiff-side employment law. He has litigated cases throughout New York State as well as in Delaware, Texas, and Illinois. Mr. Boreanaz has extensive trial experience, arguing before state, appellate, and federal courts. As an example of Mr. Boreanaz’s work, he recently reached a settlement of $1.8 million in an employment matter on behalf of a corrections officer working at the New York State Department of Correctional Service.. Mr. Boreanaz is a senior partner with the law firm Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, a mid-size, full-service firm based in Buffalo, New York, with offices throughout Western New York and in California. He is the chairperson of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Area.. Mr. Boreanaz is consistently named to leading peer recognition publications, including Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers. Lipsitz Green was the only firm recently given a first-tier ranking in the Buffalo metropolitan area for Employment Law—Individuals’ in U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers’ "Best Law Firms.". Mr. Boreanaz is active in the bar and egal community. He has been a member of the New York State Bar Association and its executive board for over ten years. Mr. Boreanaz is a frequent lecturer, having made several presentations for the New York State Bar Association as well as appearing on radio and television and  inprint as a commentator on legal affairs. He is the outgoing president of the University at Buffalo Law School’s Alumni Association.

Rita Georges is the managing attorney at Serotte Law.  Her practice is focused on business and investment related immigration law, which allows her to help corporate clients, entrepreneurs, foreign investors and others achieve their U.S. business goals.  She also focuses on cross border issues.. Before immigrating to the U.S. in 1991, Ms. Georges was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. She graduated with her Juris Doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2011 with a dual concentration in international law and finance.  The combination allows her to bring strong business understanding as well as first-hand, multi-cultural knowledge of the Middle East to her practice of law.

Richard P. Weisbeck, Jr. is a senior partner of the firm. For over 25 years, he has focused his practice in the area of personal injury law, including construction accidents, workplace injuries, automobile accidents, defective products/products liability, slip and fall accidents, and amputations.. Numerous local attorneys refer their complex cases to Mr. Weisbeck. His experience in resolving difficult matters as well as his nationally recognized litigation and trial skills are essential for successfully handling serious cases. Over the course of his career, Mr. Weisbeck has ensured that hundreds of people recover substantial damages for their injuries.

Richard Braden, a partner at Goldberg Segalla, is a trial attorney who represents business corporations in a wide variety of matters related to commercial litigation and employment law. Rick combines comprehensive knowledge of business law with a keen understanding of today's corporate legal environment and the wide array of issues that regularly confront employers.Rick has a broad range of experience in representing clients before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts, including employment discrimination lawsuits, employee benefits litigation and complex commercial cases. He has tried numerous cases involving the protection of intellectual property, contract disputes, fraudulent conveyances, breach of fiduciary duty claims, insurance coverage issues and unfair competition/trade secret matters.A member of the firm's Employment and Labor Practice Group, Rick regularly counsels employers on all aspects of the employment relationship, including:. Hiring, discipline, promotion and discharge of employeesDrafting employee manuals/handbooksDeveloping practices, policies and proceduresNegotiating and drafting separation/severance agreementsAnalyzing wage and hour issuesComplying with the broad spectrum of federal, state and local employment laws and regulations. Rick has successfully defended employers against unfair labor practice charges, claims of sexual harassment and gender discrimination and allegations relating to age, race and disability discrimination. He has also written extensively on employment law issues, such as the fundamentals of hiring and firing and the proper planning and implementation of reductions in force.

Residential and Commercial Real Estate, DWI, Criminal Defense and Injury Attorney. Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Erie County, Niagara County , all of Western New York

Represent clients in permitting, administrative and enforcement proceedings before State and federal agencies, such as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.  Specialize in obtaining land use approvals for commercial, industrial and residential projects.  Such projects require expertise in wetlands laws and regulations, protection of endangered species and critical habitats and the preservation of archeological and historic resources.

Recognized by his peers as a rising star in the legal profession, Joseph D. Morath, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney who focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death and nursing home litigation. He has obtained multiple jury verdicts, including million and multi-million dollar awards, and reached numerous settlements on behalf of his clients.. A veteran of the United States Armed Forces, Joe served for four years as an active duty infantryman with the United States Marine Corps. Following the completion of his active duty service, he served three years as a military police officer with the New York Army National Guard, including one year in support of Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Rachel Zucker is an associate in Goldberg Segalla’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group.. Rachel earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at SUNY Geneseo, graduating cum laude. She went on to graduate cum laude from the University at Buffalo Law School, after serving as associate and then editor of the Buffalo Law Review, president of the Jewish Law Students Association, and vice president of The Family and Children’s Law Society. Rachel was also a member of the Buffalo Public Interest Law Program and the Animal Law Pro Bono Clinic.. Rachel’s previous experience includes a clerkship at a New York criminal appellate firm and an externship with the Hon. Sharon LoVallo of the Erie County Family Court. She also served a summer internship with the Erie County Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project. Rachel joined Goldberg Segalla as a law clerk before passing the New York State Bar Exam.

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Prior to coordinating complex litigation for Cellino & Barnes, Mike Williams served the State of California by litigating a taxpayer action valued at $135 million annually, civilly prosecuting a multinational securities firm to the result of a $32 million settlement and resolving the largest civil rights action in the state’s history. Having returned to New York to raise his family, he now exclusively represents individuals injured both personally and economically in conventional, multidistrict, class action and shareholder derivative litigations. He represents his clients before the state and federal trial courts, on appeal through the Supreme Court of the United States, and is admitted to the bars of New York, California and the District of Columbia.

Peter Kooshoian is a lifelong resident of Buffalo, New York.  He attended Canisius High School and then the University of Dayton, Ohio where he was a member of the History Honors Society.  He attended the University of Buffalo Law School and competed as a member of the school’s trial team receiving the Robert J. Connelly Award for excellence in trial advocacy.. During law school, Mr. Kooshoian also worked for the City of Buffalo Corporation Counsel’s Office.  During his employment at the Corporation Counsel’s Office, Mr. Kooshoian worked in the litigation department.  He assisted in the representation of numerous police officers and other first responders in all areas of litigation.. Following law school, Mr. Kooshoian joined the Erie County District Attorney’s Office where he continued to work with police officers and other first responders on a daily basis.  Mr. Kooshoian worked in the Felony Trial Bureau and successfully tried numerous felony-level cases to verdict.  Mr. Kooshoian also remained involved with the University of Buffalo Law School as a Trial Team Coach where he taught law students trial advocacy skills.. After leaving the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Kooshoian joined the law firm Rosenthal, Siegel & Muenkel, LLP and continued to concentrate on trial work representing the seriously injured as well as those charged in State and Federal Court.  Mr. Kooshoian has recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.  Mr. Kooshoian has also continued to advocate on behalf of first responders obtaining substantial recoveries for those injured in the line of duty as a result of another’s negligence.. Mr. Kooshoian is well respected throughout the community and receives many referrals from fellow attorneys and former clients.  He is personally involved in each client’s case and is always available.  Mr. Kooshoian understands the difficulties that can result from a serious injury and often travels to see clients throughout Western New York.. Mr. Kooshoian is admitted to practice law in both State and Federal Court.  He is also a member of the Erie County Bar Association, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association and Buffalo School Board Ethics Committee.  Mr. Kooshoian has successfully argued cases at both the Trial and Appellate levels.. Mr. Kooshoian offers free consultations to all of his clients and, as is customary throughout New York State, does not charge any fee for personal injury matters unless there is a recovery.  Please contact Mr. Kooshoian with any questions or comments.

Peter Brady is a trial attorney with 37 years of experience defending clients against a wide variety of complex personal injury claims, with a focus on high-value construction-related litigation. A recognized authority on courtroom skills and trial practice, Peter has also served as an arbitrator and mediator in numerous matters.. Peter defends contractors, construction managers, developers, owners, and others against claims arising from accidents and alleged defects, including matters arising under New York State Labor Law §240(1) (the Scaffold Law). Peter’s experience also includes defending clients against claims involving motor vehicle accidents and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, all types of premises liability claims, and other personal injury matters.. Peer-selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, which recognized his prominent practice in personal injury law, Peter has been a leader multiple New York State and local bar associations and legal organizations. He is a graduate of Canisius College and SUNY Buffalo Law School.

Paul J. Cambria, Jr. is recognized as one of the nation's preeminent attorneys. He focuses his practice in the areas of criminal trials, criminal appeals, constitutional law, First Amendment law, zoning and land use, antitrust, and professional licensing defense.. Mr. Cambria has built a strong reputation for successfully representing individuals and businesses in complex, high-profile cases at all levels of the courts, including state, federal, and the United States Supreme Court. His practice is nationwide, and he divides his time between the firm's offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles.. He has represented many prominent individuals, including the publisher Larry Flynt and musicians DMX and Marilyn Manson.. Mr. Cambria frequently provides legal analysis for WBEN and other media outlets.

Over his 20 year career, Joseph J. Manna has distinguished himself as a tenacious trial attorney who aggressively pursues the best possible results for his clients.. Mr. Manna’s reputation as an effective litigator has led many prominent individuals, including federal and state court judges, to retain him as their lawyer. He has handled numerous high-profile cases and represented a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations, including other lawyers, doctors, certified public accountants, police officers, victims of catastrophic injuries, and some of the largest construction companies in the world.. Mr. Manna’s clients are assured by his extensive trial experience, which includes arguing cases before the Court of Appeals, New York State’s highest appellate court, as well as New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Department. He has represented clients across New York State, including in New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse as well as in Ohio and California.. The scope of Mr. Manna’s practice is unique. He focuses on both representing victims of serious personal injuries, including medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and construction worker injury cases, and on business litigation, primarily involving construction disputes.

Our tradition of commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards together with the latest office technology have allowed us to provide the high-quality legal services that you deserve. We take a progressive, yet personal approach to the needs of our clients all of whom will receive careful attention from an experienced team of dedicated professionals who treat each issue with the utmost consideration and respect.