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Mr. Graham has been with the firm since 1984 and concentrates his practice in environmental law; energy and land use, including telecommunications. With a knowledge of all major federal and New York environmental laws, he counsels on environmental compliance, regulations, litigation, natural resources, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental due diligence with respect to real property use, redevelopment and other commercial transactions. Mr. Graham also focuses on brownfield redevelopment and related project development, Great Lakes Basin regulations, as well as defense of government civil and criminal enforcement of environmental laws. With respect to telecommunications, Mr. Graham handles matters related to construction, modification and operation of cell tower and other communications facilities, including zoning and land use permitting, administrative proceedings and litigation. He was the firm’s Managing Partner from 2001-2007.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Mr. Gomez is a trial lawyer with a concentration in Civil Litigation. He has litigated a wide array of civil matters involving personal injury, toxic exposures including lead paint poisoning, employment and discrimination claims, commercial litigation, and contract disputes. He has handled matters from the initial investigation through trial and appeal in both State and Federal courts in New York and has tried more than thirty-five civil trials to verdict. Mr. Gomez advocates for his clients in both the prosecution and defense of civil claims. His clients have ranged from individuals to national corporations and he fights tirelessly on their behalf to ensure their rights are protected.. Mr. Gomez also represents small businesses ranging from sole proprietorships to not-for-profits to corporations in all aspects of their business pursuits. His work involves creation of the appropriate business entity, day to day legal counseling on liability issues, employment matters and contract drafting and review. As counsel to these businesses he assists his clients navigate the difficult waters of business to ensure they are in compliance with applicable laws and all rights are protected as they operate in today’s challenging economy.. Mr. Gomez is fluent in Spanish and is a first generation citizen who was born in Buffalo after his family moved to Western New York from the Dominican Republic. He is actively involved in the local Hispanic community including Hispanics United of Buffalo, and in 2008 he received the Nuestro Orgullo Latino award from HUB for his contributions. He has also been selected as a top lawyer in Insurance Litigation by Business First. Mr. Gomez has concentrated on lead paint poisoning cases and successfully tried the first civil case to verdict in Erie County in 2003. He has also been a national speaker on lead paint poisoning and presented at Mealey’s Lead Paint Poisoning program in 2008.

Mr. English is the leader of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on trial and appellate practice in both state and federal courts.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Mr. Dimitroff focuses in the areas of commercial real estate and telecommunications law.. He is the leader of the firm’s Telecommunications Team and represents some of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, as well as regional telecommunications service providers, and large and small telecommunications site owners and managers. His representation has included transactional and litigation matters, such as zoning and land use matters for wireless telecommunications carriers, tower owners and developers; site leasing work; site development; and asset sales and purchases throughout the U.S. He is a board member, founder and President of the New York State Wireless Association.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Mr. Comerford joined The Tarantino Law Firm (formerly Brown & Tarantino) in 2010. Mr. Comerford’s professional memberships include the Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Comerford was named as a “Super Lawyers” Rising Star for 2013 and 2014.. Mr. Comerford has concentrated his practice on defense litigation, including medical malpractice, personal injury, nursing home negligence, as well as construction law involving general contractors, sub-contractors, construction managers, property owners, and municipalities in construction-related claims. Mr. Comerford has also lent litigation support in insurance coverage issues and subsequent third-party litigation.. Mr. Comerford is also knowledgeable on Guardianship and proceeding under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law on behalf of the person in need of protection. Through Article 81 proceedings, he has sought the appointment of a personal needs and/or property management guardian to act on behalf of the incapacitated individual who is unable to care for his or her own personal or property needs.

Mr. Christ focuses his practice in the area of litigation. He has significant experience in the defense of personal injury, products liability, workplace accident and construction claims, as well as insurance coverage and corporate litigation, including contract disputes and business torts. Mr. Christ also has represented corporations in the defense of class actions. He is a member of the Canadian Cross Border Team. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Mr. Brown concentrates his practice in employment and general business litigation. He regularly defends private and public sector employers in disputes involving harassment, discrimination, wage & hour claims, restrictive covenants, employment contracts, whistleblower claims, defamation, and other tort claims. Mr. Brown also advises clients on a broad array of employment matters and strategies to avoid litigation.. In addition to his employment practice, Mr. Brown has experience litigating complex business disputes as well as representing municipalities, public officials, and school districts in matters involving civil rights claims, First Amendment retaliation, NY Education Law, Article 78 proceedings, and other municipal law matters. He has tried multiple cases and successfully briefed and argued nearly 20 appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and numerous appeals in state appellate courts.. Prior to joining Hurwitz & Fine, Mr. Brown was a partner in the business litigation group at Buffalo’s largest law firm, where he co-chaired the employment litigation practice and served as the firm's diversity partner. He started his legal career as an associate in the litigation group of an international law firm in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia.. Mr. Brown is a leader in the community and legal profession. He is the immediate past president and a director for the Minority Bar Foundation and serves as the vice president of the Summit Foundation. He previously served as vice president of the Buffalo Prep and Neighborhood Legal Services boards, past president of the Minority Bar Association of WNY, and an elected member of the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates. Mr. Brown has received several honors, including the National Federation for Just Communities Community Leader Award and Buffalo Business First's 40 Under Forty Award.. Mr. Brown graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester and received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Mr. Bozer co-chairs the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations Practice Team. He is active in trying criminal and civil cases, and handles appellate and arbitration work as well.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page at

Mr. Bloomberg focuses in the area of business litigation, including securities matters, contracts (including for the sale of goods), shareholder disputes, insurance coverage, intellectual property and enforcement of non-compete covenants, as well as franchiser-franchisee litigation.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Mr. Baumeister has extensive experience representing clients in all facets of reorganization proceedings and commercial disputes, including troubled businesses, shareholders and principals, individual debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, creditors, and financial institutions.  Mr. Baumeister has represented clients in state and federal courts in bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters, corporate dissolution, shareholder derivative actions, mortgage foreclosure actions, and secured transactions.  Mr. Baumeister is married with three children.

Michael Lovecchio has devoted his career to helping severely injured individuals and understands the commitment you need and deserve. He takes pride in being part of a team that has achieved tremendous success for clients in a variety of personal injury areas. The consistent courtroom victories are the result of the attorneys’ tenacity and diligent preparation. His devotion to his clients is reflected in his hands-on personalized approach to each client. You deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and that is his promise to you.

Michael A. Ponterio is a founding partner of Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC. Mr. Ponterio represents families in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, and across New York State who have suffered injuries as a result of exposure to asbestos, childhood lead poisoning, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, and families suffering injuries as a result of defective products.. Mr. Ponterio has been representing people suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos for 26 years. He obtained the first personal injury jury verdict in the State of New York for an asbestos victim (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio also obtained the first punitive damage award for an asbestos worker in the State of New York (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio and his partner, John Ned Lipsitz, also received the first personal injury jury verdict in Buffalo, New York, on behalf of an asbestos victim (Wolf v. Celotex Corporation).. Since 1988, Mr. Ponterio has obtained over $250 million in settlements on behalf of the firm’s mesothelioma clients.. Mr. Ponterio has served as trial counsel in asbestos cases involving plaintiffs’ jury verdicts in excess of $25 million:. In July 2017, Mr. Ponterio obtained a $1.2 million dollar jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center for failing to timely diagnose a female client's bowel perforation.. In September 2011, Mr. Ponterio obtained the first jury verdict in Western New York on behalf of a lead poisoned child. In November 2013, Mr. Ponterio, together with Senior Partner Zachary J. Woods, Esq., obtained a verdict on behalf of a Rochester, New York, child for injuries resulting from exposure to lead based paint.. Mr. Ponterio was selected as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters from 2011 to 2021, recognizing his excellence in the practice of law. Only 5% of the attorneys in Upstate New York are named Super Lawyers.

Meghan Brown is an associate in the firm’s Buffalo office. She focuses her practice on general liability, including matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and occupational exposures.. Meghan’s experience includes private practice in civil litigation and serving for two years as a law clerk at the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, in Rochester. During law school, she was Executive Editor of the Buffalo Law Review and Articles Editor of the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal, and she was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Board, and upon graduation earned the Robert J. Connelly award for excellence in trial technique. After law school, she received a prestigious Appellate Court Attorney clerkship with the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.. She has lectured on legal ethics for the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York and has also served on the Judiciary Committee for the Western New York Chapter. She is an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she teaches health law. She has also given CLEs on subjects including legal ethics, appellate practice, and the Affordable Care Act, for the WNY Trial Lawyers Association, the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, the New York State Bar Association, and the Defense Trial Lawyers Association.

Matthew Pelkey is a partner with Colligan Law LLP--a law firm focsued on providing legal services to entrepreneurs and cutting-edge business. Matthew's practice relates primarily to counseling startups, entrepreneurs and businesses on entity structures, transactions, and financings. He also devotes a significant amount of his practice to commercial real estate, land use and regulatory compliance.. Matthew is an active member of the Western New York startup ecosystem. He is a correspondent and author for Upstate Venture Connect,  co-founded the monthly #LaunchHour entrepreneur twitter chat in partnership with Launch NY, and serves as a member of the 43North #WemakeBuffalo Team. In the fall he will be teaching Startup Law at the University at Buffalo Law School. He was also a co-founder and co-director of the Buffalo chapter of Startup Grind.. Until recently Matthew served on the advisory board of the ECIDA Venture Capital Fund (Bridge Capital Fund), a board responsible for making recommendations to the ECIDA Board of Directors on how to form and operate a ten year, $7-10MM early stage venture fund focusing on local emerging companies with high growth potential. Matthew is a co-founder and member Black Squirrel Distillery.. Outside of the startup community Matthew is also a strong advocate for sustainable community development where he serves on several boards and committees for local nonprofits dedicated to regeneration of Western New York. Education:. J.D., cum laude, University at Buffalo Law School, 2010, finance transactions concentration. B.A., University at Buffalo, 2007, public law concentration with independent study in fair housing

Mark Mahoney, a partner in the Buffalo firm of Harrington & Mahoney, has always been engaged in private practice as a criminal defense lawyer, handling trials and appeals in state and federal courts. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Practitioner awards of both the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association and of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, of which he is a founding member and former President. Mr. Mahoney has also served as Director of the New York State Defenders Association and is recipient of its Service to Justice Award. He served two terms as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Criminal Lawyers Association (Canada) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and in "Super Lawyers.". Mr. Mahoney has taught Trial Technique, Appellate Practice and Advanced Criminal Procedure at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. He has lectured extensively to a wide range of audiences, across the country and in Canada, and has written numerous articles and chapters of books, on subjects related to criminal law. He is the author of the extinct electronic publication New York Criminal Defense Motions (West, 1994) and the widely circulated "Right to Present a Defense" monograph, published privately at .

M. Rogan Morton, Esq. has been representing clients on areas impacting human resources (including employment, labor, employee benefits and executive compensation) for over 15 years by combining practical experience with cutting edge knowledge technology.. Rogan's clients include both public and private sector employers of all shapes and sizes, including clients ranging in size from small private companies to publicly traded and Fortune 500 companies.

Lawlor F. Quinlan III is a trial attorney with a broad-based litigation practice. He has successfully represented severely injured individuals, defended physicians in medical malpractice lawsuits and licensing proceedings, defended attorneys in legal malpractice claims, defended a town supervisor in an action brought by the other members of the town board, represented policy holders in insurance coverage disputes, and represented individuals, corporations, institutions, and municipalities in a wide variety of other matters.

Laura A. Colca is a skilled transactional and corporate attorney who brings more than 20 years of experience to her practice. She has led multiple multimillion-dollar merger-and-acquisition transactions, and possesses a deep understanding of the complexities of due diligence, regulatory compliance, and tactical key employee issues in the M&A process. Laura also regularly drafts complex contracts, and is skilled at negotiating critical business governing agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, terms and conditions, distribution agreements, licenses, and commercial leases.. Complementing Laura’s transactional experience is her capability in the litigation arena. Laura is also proficient in commercial and business litigation, including representing clients in commercial disputes in both state and federal courts involving breach of contract issues, corporate dissolution, and trade secret misappropriation.. Rounding out her skill set is Laura’s intellectual property experience. Laura is well-versed in trademark law, having successfully obtained numerous federally registered trademarks for her clients. Additionally, Laura has co-chaired a number of complex patent infringement litigations in federal courts across the country, including appearances before the Federal Circuit.

Laraine Kelley concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury law, including medical malpractice, construction accidents, automobile injuries, and products liability. Numerous local attorneys refer their complex litigation matters to Ms. Kelley as her experience and dedication are valuable factors in difficult cases.

Kristin Klein Wheaton counsels and defends the interests of clients facing employment and labor issues, civil rights and discrimination claims, and complex commercial disputes. A skilled problem solver with over 20 years of legal experience in both the private and public sectors, Kristin’s wide-ranging practice includes labor and employee relations, contract negotiations, and assisting clients with the creation and maintenance of compliance strategies for state and federal laws.. Kristin dedicates a significant portion of her practice to providing day-to-day employment and labor counseling to a wide variety of clients. These include municipal bodies, such as towns, villages, counties, law enforcement bodies, and public entities; long-term care facilities, colleges and universities, and nonprofits; and the full gamut of private sector employers, in fields from health care and hospitality to logistics and manufacturing. Kristin frequently offers comprehensive counsel on employment concerns including issues involving personnel, discipline, and leave administration. Kristin also provides guidance on fine-tuning, overhauling, or drafting from scratch her clients’ policies, procedures, and handbooks. She represents her clients in hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), as well as in arbitrations and traditional labor negotiations. Kristin’s record of success in hearings, arbitrations, and negotiations is proof of her skill at achieving highly favorable settlements and agreements, saving her clients time and legal dollars and avoiding the distraction, risk, and publicity of a trial. Kristin also is adept at negotiating employment agreements and severance agreements and has extensive experience conducting and counseling on internal employee investigations and audits.. Kristin’s practice includes defending her clients against discrimination and civil rights claims in hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR). Her experience in this area also extends to housing issues. Kristin has defended property management companies, homeowners associations, realty groups, and other clients in a wide variety of discrimination and civil rights matters involving allegations ranging from reasonable accommodation and disability discrimination claims to racial discrimination claims. Kristin also has extensive experience handling claims before the United States Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights, in areas including but not limited to discrimination claims based upon race, religion, disability, and national origin, as well as alleged failure to accommodate, to name a few.. As the former Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs at a large community college in Western New York, Kristin brings an unparalleled depth of experience and client-oriented service to higher education institutions facing a host of legal issues, from employment and labor policy drafting to union negotiations, audits and investigations, commercial leasing, and crisis management. In her previous role, Kristin reported directly to the president of the institution, and managed a team of 20 professionals across a range of departments. Kristin provided legal guidance to the Board of Trustees on a whole host of issues affecting the college, as well as guidance on meeting administration, bylaws and policy revisions. Kristin coordinated and represented the school in all of its legal matters, as well as union matters, including grievances, arbitration, negotiations and labor management meetings, tort and employment litigation, Title IX, financial aid and Education Law compliance, administrative proceedings, and more. She also instituted monthly labor management meetings and reduced grievances by more than 50 percent over her tenure — including a two-year period with no grievances from one of its four unions, and only three grievances total that went to arbitration. As an administrator, Kristin was also a member of numerous governance committees and was a member of the leadership team assigned to manage budgetary issues, accreditation issues, compliance issues and regulatory visits. As leader of Goldberg Segalla’s Higher Education Practice Group, Kristin leverages that experience on behalf of both public and private institutions of higher education across New York State and beyond.. Kristin also spent several years in the Erie County Attorney’s Office, as an Assistant County Attorney, a First Assistant County Attorney, and the Acting County Attorney. Among other duties, she frequently appeared before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, negotiated settlements with unions on employment issues, represented the county and its employees before a variety of state and federal courts and administrative agencies, and acted as in-house counsel for Erie County Commissioners and the County Sheriff. As counsel for the Commissioners of Personnel, Disability, and Equal Employment Opportunity, Kristin regularly advised on matters involving the New York State Civil Service Law and civil service administration, New York General Municipal Law, Open Meetings Law, Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), New York Public Officers Law, and legislative resolutions. She also represented the Erie County Board of Elections on election law proceedings. Kristin has extensive experience handling municipal litigation arising out of legislative enactments, and has achieved no cause of action verdicts in jury trials and favorable results on summary judgment in a variety of employment and civil rights cases — including claims involving discrimination, constitutional rights, negligence, and excessive force — in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, as well as in CPLR Article 75 and 78 proceedings in New York State Supreme Court. Kristin has broad experience handling inmate condition claims, as well as claims brought under New York General Municipal Law section 207-c.. As the manager of the County’s self-insured risk retention fund during part of her tenure, Kristin also was responsible for case and reserve valuation and reporting, municipal budgeting and risk management including, but not limited to, litigation, workers compensation, and health insurance. She also served as a management representative on the jointly administered labor management health care trust fund. In addition, Kristin served as an ex officio member of the Erie County Board of Ethics and provided guidance on ethical issues and the Hatch Act.. Kristin is an adjunct professor at Hilbert College, where she teaches Trial Preparation and Practice for Paralegals (Advanced Civil Litigation). In 2015, Kristin was named one of Western New York’s Legal Elite by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. In 2017 and 2018, she was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the category of Employment Law — Management.

Kenneth Patricia has more than three decades of experience handling high-exposure liability claims. He has taken approximately 60 jury trials to verdict, including cases involving personal injury, automobile liability, labor law, medical malpractice, and premises liability. His clients have included household-name department stores, home improvement stores, supermarket chains, and insurers. He has also handled cases involving product liability and municipal liability.. Ken has extensive appellate experience, and has successfully argued numerous cases before the Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department of New York State.. In 2005, he served as President of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national trial lawyers organization which is limited to attorneys who have taken at least 20 cases to verdict. In addition, Ken has been a speaker for Lorman Education Services on issues such as cross-examination and trial technique.. While receiving his juris doctor from the State University of New at Buffalo Law School he served as director of the Buffalo Legislation Project, where he directed 80 law students in their legislative research efforts on local, state, and national levels. Ken graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, a national organization of honor students in undergraduate business schools whose grades are in the top 10 percent of all undergraduate business students.

Kenneth L. Bostick Jr. is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on general liability matters, as well as matters involving product liability. His clients include restaurants, retail stores, automobile service centers, professional sports franchises, fitness facilities, and the manufacturers of sports and fitness equipment. His practice also includes defending negligence claims against nursing homes and assisted living facilities and representing professional athletes in contract negotiations and disputes.. In addition, Kenneth devotes a significant part of his practice to matters involving drones, advising clients in industries including construction, security, sports and entertainment, retail, and more on the use of all types of unmanned aerial vehicles. Kenneth is a frequent lecturer on the myriad legal issues arising from the widespread proliferation of drones across numerous industries, as well as on the impact of national, state, and local legislation pertaining to commercial and private drone use.. At the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School — where he earned his J.D., magna cum laude, in 2013 — Kenneth served as a publications editor for the Buffalo Law Review and received the 2011 Marie Nesbitt Promise Prize. He’s a member of the Bar Association of Erie County and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York.

Kathryn Kirsch has practiced in the fields of New York State Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability Law since 1995. She is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association Workers' Compensation Committee, Injured Workers' Bar Association and the National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives.. Kathryn Kirsch has lectured on topics significant in her fields to members of the Erie County Bar Association and Erie County and Niagara County Medical Associations.. Kathryn resides in Clarence, NY and is Vice President of Finance for The American Morgan Horse Association.. When hiring Kathryn Kirsch to represent your interests, you are assured of having a respected, veteran attorney with over 20 years of experience practicing before the New York State Workers' Compensation Board and Social Security Administration.. Kathryn Kirsch has garnered respect in her fields of practice by continually offering passionate representation of her clients in a professional manner. A leading provider of legal services and information to injured workers of Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs, Kathryn has built her practice from word of mouth recommendations. The referrals received are a testament to the philosophy of her practice: Getting the best result on each and every claim.. Clients confidently turn to Kathryn Kirsch for results-oriented advocacy following work injuries.

Kathleen Martin is an accomplished trial lawyer with more than 12 years of experience handling complex, high-exposure litigation involving catastrophic injuries and intricate theories of negligence. She defends pharmaceutical and medical device companies in product liability actions, represents medical providers in medical malpractice suits alleging severe injuries and wrongful death, and defends appliance manufacturers in product liability cases involving injuries resulting from fires. Kathleen also has extensive experience representing clients in the retail and hospitality industries, including department stores and hotels, in complex negligence cases. In addition, her experience includes matters involving municipal liability, labor law, and insurance law. Kathleen has successfully briefed and argued several appeals involving complex issues of negligence and damages before the Appellate Division, Fourth Department.. Kathleen brings to each defense case an exceptionally high degree of strategic insight and creativity that stems in part from her previous experience representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases. She is particularly well-versed in the post-judgment present value application of Articles 50-A and 50-B of the New York CPLR, which can potentially mean the difference of millions of dollars in a court’s awarding of future damages. With this knowledge, Kathleen has the uncommon ability to successfully navigate this detailed and highly nuanced statutory and case law to the advantage of Goldberg Segalla clients.

Kathleen Devereaux, along with her husband Chris Pashler, is a founding partner of the law firm Pashler & Devereaux.  Kathleen earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern University.  Kathleen is admitted to practice in New York and is a member of the Erie County Bar Association and the National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates.. Kathleen has a longstanding interest in administrative law and in helping the disadvantaged.  Prior to founding  Pashler & Devereaux, Kathleen worked at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP in Washington, D.C.  In addition to having a focus in litigation involving securities enforcement, compliance and disclosure, Kathleen advocated for clients in custody, adoption, and landlord tenant cases before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.. Following her work as assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago, Kathleen pursued her interest in administrative law and in helping the disadvantaged.  She managed a solo practice that focused primarily in family law.   In addition to helping the disabled, Kathleen regularly advocates for working families in Erie County Family Court.  She has also enjoyed her experiences as an adjunct professor at SUNY Buffalo Law School.. Kathleen lives in Kenmore, New York.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters, reading, and exploring as many of Western New York’s outdoor activities as possible.