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Nina  F. Juncewicz, Esq., has dedicated 25 years serving the Immigration and relocation legal needs of her clients' seeking to obtain physical access to the United States market for commercial work and/or family reunification. Her experience was developed early as an outstanding scholar for the agency formerly known as INS at the U.S/Canadian border, and later in its Buffalo District Office’s litigation Department. This experience brought her first-hand knowledge of the technical nuances of complex U.S. immigration law and the government adjudication process which she uses for her client’s benefit. She later practiced business and family Immigration in a statewide corporate law firm before opening her own private practice, as a successful Women and Minority Owned Business Enterprise to which she serves as principal.. Her practice includes representing multi-national companies, health care institutions, universities and a multitude of other industries, as well as families with their immigration needs. Nina is proficient in securing H-1B, O-1, TN & L-1 visa and obtaining permanent resident status on behalf of her client. She also has a robust practice representing those who wish to reside in the U.S. based on family ties, including those foreign nationals who have or will marry U.S citizens making them beneficiaries of I-130 Petitions or fiancé visas.. Representing foreign physicians with their unique immigration needs has also been a distinct practice field of experience for Nina. This includes her critical understanding of 212(e) restrictions, waivers to those restrictions, USMLE requirements and equivalent certifications needed to practice medicine in the United States, especially for those with Canadian training.. Ms. Juncewicz attended Canisius College where she graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Economics and Finance before obtaining her Juris Doctorate, with honors, from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Ms. Juncewicz is admitted to practice law in New York State and the United States Western District of New York. She is a member and past co-chair of the Immigration Section of the New York State Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Erie County Bar Association. Nina is an active volunteer with the Buffalo Center for Elder Law & Justice on immigration matters for the indigent and is a frequently requested lecturer, speaker and writer in the area of US Immigration both in the United States and Canada.. As a first generation daughter of an Italian laborer, Nina is passionate about helping others attain the incredible gift of living and working in the United States and is dedicated to staying current on law and practice of the ever changing U.S. Immigration system for her clients.. Simply put, Ms. Juncewicz navigates the U.S. Immigration system with the considerable knowledge earned by her years of practice experience which benefits her clients. She has a proven track record of moving her clients across borders with ease and predictability.

My practice focuses on representing physicians in medical malpractice lawsuits. I have tried numerous cases to successful verdicts on behalf of my clients. In addition to lawsuits, I represent physicians and other health care professionals in all legal matters including investigations and disciplinary proceedings conducted by the New York State Department of Health.

My name is Sam Alba. I am a junior partner with the Friedman & Ranzenhofer law firm. As a young attorney I take responsibility to my clients seriously. I am determined to make my clients’ legal issues easier by being constantly available to them.. I grew up in New York and earned my B.S. in Legal Studies & Theater (Cum Laude) in 2011 from S.U.N.Y. Buffalo State College. I then went to law school at S.U.N.Y. Buffalo and earned my J.D. in 2014 with a concentration in Civil Litigation.. I am admitted to all New York State Courts (January 2015).. Before and during law school I accumulated over five years experience in the legal industry as a civil litigation paralegal, law clerk, and student attorney for consumers.. I currently reside in Williamsville with my wife and two children.. My professional associations are as follows:. If you have any legal issue whatsoever please contact me at Do not message me through as messages are not regularly checked.

My name is Mike Ranzenhofer.  I am a partner in the law firm of of Friedman & Ranzenhofer and we have 8 office locations in WNY offering a wide range of legal expertise.

My name is Bob Graziano. I am an attorney with 25 years of experience. I have been practicing immigration law for more than 15 years and have focused on family immigration issues and  in asylum and deportation defense work. While I do not,speak Spanish fluently myself,  my staff speaks Spanish fluently. I can represent clients throughout the country and am admitted to practice law in both New York and California.  I am also happy to assist in BIA appeals and appeals in Federal court as well. My background also includes a number of years teaching in a law school in New York State.  I also have extensive experience in Social Security disability hearings and have been doing disability cases for more than 20 years. Thanks for taking a look at my profile and good luck with your case.. Bob Graziano

Mr. Weishaar's educational achievement in gaining both law (J.D.) and business master's (MBA) degrees, lent itself well to his chosen field of specialty, Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law. He is especially recognized for his excellence in "number-crunching" in producing creative, aggressive solutions to the wide array of financial problems that his clients bring before him. He is equally recognized for his strong performance in the Courtroom, where his solutions are put into action.

Mr. Saraceno has handled many of the most high profile cases in Western New York over the last two decades, winning homicide trials, rape trials, kidnapping trials, assault trials, larceny trials and DWI/DUI trials. Mr. Saraceno has often appeared on national news networks like CNN, Fox News and the NBC Nightly News. Additionally, Mr. Saraceno has been featured on local television networks, the Buffalo News, and the Niagara Gazette defending his clients in high profile criminal defense cases.. Whether you are charged with a DWI/DUI or a violent felony matter, Mr. Saraceno's aggressive defense strategies will ensure you get the best results possible (with reasonable rates and flexible payment plans/options).. Mr. Saraceno takes pride in the fact that he is always available to answer his clients questions and treats every case (no matter how big or small) as if it is the only case he is handling. Mr. Saraceno will fight to protect your rights!. Dominic Saraceno holds both a law degree from Georgia State University College of Law and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo. He has been practicing criminal defense in New York State since 2001. Dominic Saraceno has been a member of the Erie County Bar Association and the New York State Defender’s Association since 2001. Mr. Saraceno is also licensed in the State of Tennessee.

Mr. Maranto, a graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, received his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after completing his undergraduate studies at Canisius College. While studying at Duquesne, Robert was the Associate Editor of the Duquesne Law Review and in the top 20% of his graduating class. He was recently added to the "Top Lawyers in New York".. Upon graduating from Duquesne, Robert began as an associate with Saperston & Day, P.C., working for or on behalf of the major insurance carriers in their Insurance Defense and Insurance Coverage Departments.. In 1995, Robert joined Andrews, Sanchez, Amigone, Mattrey & Marshall and was named its youngest partner.  Shortly thereafter, Robert became a named partner in the law firm of Andrews, Bernstein & Maranto, LLP, along with Benjamin J. Andrews and Alan L. Bernstein, one of the founding partners of Cellino and Barnes.. Robert focuses his practice on all areas of personal injury and has achieved multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts throughout his career.

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. 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 Stuermer represents individuals who have suffered personal injuries. He has a reputation for being a strong advocate for his clients and working diligently to recover damages that will assist in compensating for the injuries they have endured.. Mr. Stuermer focuses his practice on all areas of personal injury law, including:. He is a senior partner in Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria's Accidents and Personal Injury Practice Area, which received a Tier 1 Ranking from U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers in America's "Best Law Firms" publication.

Michael Serotte is the co-founder and Senior Partner of Serotte Law Firm, LLC, an Immigration Law Firm which concentrates on U.S. immigration and nationality focuses on developing creative solutions for corporations and individuals facing U.S. immigration challenges. This includes business and corporate clients, entrepreneurs and foreign investors, employment, recruitment, hiring, and personnel transferring. His particular areas of expertise are in L-1A, L-1B, E-1, E-2, H-1B, and TN.. Mr. Serotte is able to provide both short-term and long-term strategic immigration guidance in the employer/employee relationship. This involves helping corporate and individual clients navigate U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), cross-border inadmissibility and refusal issues, waivers of inadmissibility, including medial and drug related issues, and family immigration matters.. In servicing the immigration-related needs of employers in a full spectrum of industries including, technology, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and multi-media, Mr. Serotte partners with in-house counsel and human resource personnel as well as working with individuals directly in obtaining temporary and permanent (green card) visas for business, scientific, managers, executive professionals, and specialized knowledge addition to his U.S. visa practice, Mr. Serotte also regularly provides guidance to Americans seeking visa to work and live in Canada and other countries.

Michael Schiavone has provided legal guidance to businesses for 30 years. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, commercial real estate, and estate planning.. Mr. Schiavone is experienced in regularly counseling clients in a wide array of legal matters, including commercial lending and financial transactions; mergers and acquisitions; corporate, partnership, and limited liability matters; business formation; business succession planning; contract negotiation and dispute resolution; tax planning for businesses and their owners; commercial real estate financing and development; estate planning; and sports law.. Mr. Schiavone's clients come form a wide range of industries, including banks and financial institutions, hotel and hospitality chains, franchises, health care, manufacturing and distribution companies, and professional sports teams.. Mr. Schiavone is chairman of the firm's Business and Corporate Practice Area and a member of the firm's Management Committee.

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.

Melissa Wischerath  is an experienced trial attorney having obtained multiple federal and state jury trial verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients.  She maintains an active practice and litigates civil matters in state and federal courts across New York and Oregon. Melissa offers free confidential consultations.

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

Matthew L. Kolken has served as an elected Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) Board of Governors.  He is a trial lawyer with experience in all aspects of United States Immigration Law, and has been an AILA member since 1997.. Mr. Kolken has received the highest AV peer rating by Martindale-Hubbell, has been named a "Super Lawyer" in Upstate New York by Super Lawyers magazine, was listed by Business First of Buffalo as being among the “Legal Elite of Western New York," and has received a "Superb" rating and "Client's Choice" award on . The New York Law Journal has recognized him as a "Lawyer Who Leads by Example" for his work providing pro bono legal services to unaccompanied refugee children.. Mr. Kolken has appeared nationally on FOX News, MSNBC and CNN, and his legal analysis has been solicited by the Washington Post's Fact Check of the immigration statements of Secretary Hillary Clinton, Presidential candidate Donald Trump, and the immigration status of First Lady Melania Trump's parents.  His opinions on immigration issues have been published in Forbes Magazine, Bloomberg, Business Insider, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and FOX News among others. He has been an invited speaker at AILA's annual conference on grounds of removability, and is the author of the Deportation and Removal Blog on , where he is a member of the advisory board of the Immigration Daily, an online immigration news periodical with more than 35,000 readers.  He is also a prominent immigration reform activist having been ranked as the most influential person on Twitter in the area of Immigration Law.  You may follow him at @mkolken.

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 .

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.

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.

Kelly Carr is an immigration attorney and partner at Fiegel & Carr Law Firm. Ms. Carr has been active in the immigration field since 2010. As a law student, she served as a Law Clerk for the University at Buffalo's immigration attorney. During this time, Ms. Carr prepared over one hundred H-1B petitions and helped secure Green Cards for many Professors and Researchers. Ms. Carr has exclusively practiced immigration since her admission to the New York State bar.. Ms. Carr's current practice is focused on securing business visas, including H-1B, L-1 and TNs. She also appears frequently with clients at the ports of entry near Buffalo to facilitate the issuance of NAFTA work permits and to overcome inadmissibility issues. In addition, Ms. Carr enjoys working with families and married couples in obtaining temporary visas, Green Cards and U.S. citizenship.. Ms. Carr frequently presents seminar at the Ontario New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Conference, which is specially geared toward Canadian business visitors and work permit applicants. She speaks about the current atmosphere at the border regarding Canadian business visitors and highlights certain strategies used to enter the U.S. without hassles or burdensome delays. Ms. Carr also provdes an overview of work permits available to Canadian citizens, including the advantages and disadvantages of presenting applications at a Port of Entry or with a USCIS service center.. Contact Ms. Carr at or

Katherine joined the Workers’ Compensation practice at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC in 2020. She focuses her practice on the representation of injured workers and their families in front of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. Prior to joining the firm, Katie spent six years representing employers and insurance carriers in civil litigation, including Workers’ Compensation cases. She also spent time working for a non-profit, representing low income individuals with various housing matters.

Julie Kruger, Esq. devotes her practice to all aspects of U.S. immigration law, including family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, deportation and removal cases, naturalization, appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and other Courts, immigrant and non-immigrant waivers of inadmissibility, and other complex immigration matters.. Julie E. Kruger, Esq. received a Bachelor of Arts – All College Honors, Cum Laude from Canisius College in 1999, and a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude degree in 2009 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Julie spent a semester abroad at the University of Oviedo in Oviedo, Spain, and is proficient in Spanish.. Prior to attending law school, Julie worked extensively in politics and government, including for Congressmen Brian Higgins in both his government and campaign offices, and on many state and local political campaigns.. Julie is the author of Empowering Victims, Opening Borders: Preventing Human Trafficking by Adjusting Immigration Laws to Accommodate the Supply and Demand of Migrant Workers, 17 Buff. J. Gender L. & Soc. Pol'y 105 (2009). She is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Julie is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Erie County Bar Association.

Joseph T. Kremer is a Partner at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC. He is an experienced trial lawyer, who has represented personal injury victims since 1989. Mr. Kremer practices in the areas of Mesothelioma and Asbestos Litigation, Product Liability, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice and Automobile Accidents. Historically he has worked closely with local labor unions, including the UAW and USW in educating workers of the hazards of toxic exposures in factories, mills, power plants and construction sites. He has lectured and written on the available remedies to those workers who have developed occupational illnesses.