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Thomas Segalla is a nationally recognized authority on bad faith, reinsurance, and insurance, an . Certified Arbitrator and mediator, and a founding partner of the firm. He has been retained as counsel and as a consultant by numerous major insurance carriers and policyholders in more than 40 jurisdictions nationally and internationally, and has served as an expert witness in more than 100 bad faith, coverage, and extracontractual cases across the country. His practice focuses on the defense, and insurance coverage, and claims-handling process of matters involving bad faith; construction site personal injury accidents (Labor Law §§ 200, 240(1) and 241(6)); toxic tort and environmental issues; and extracontractual, product liability, professional liability and railroad litigation. He also has experience representing and advising life science, pharmaceutical, and medical device industry clients. In 2016, Tom was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award for Private Practice by the State University of New York at Buffalo Law Alumni Association in recognition of his contributions to the legal profession and the community in which he serves.. Tom is the co-author of the renowned insurance law treatise Couch on Insurance 3d and editor of the Reinsurance Professional’s Deskbook published by Thomson Reuters and DRI, and he has published and lectured extensively for many professional organizations and provided in-house training for clients. As a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), he  currently serves on the organization’s Publications Board and Barrister Task Force and has previously served as Chair of DRI’s Insurance Law Committee, Chair of its Law Institute, and a member of its Board of Directors. In addition, as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, he is integrally involved in the relationship between the insurance industry and defense counsel. Tom is the immediate past president of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel, an organization which brings together the top insurance lawyers representing insurers and policyholders in the U.S. and Canada to focus on the creative, ethical, and efficient adjudication of disputes between policyholders and insurers over insurance coverage as well as extracontractual damages. Recently, Best Lawyers in America named him Buffalo Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year" and the Defense Association of New York (DANY) presented Tom with its 2014 James S. Conway Award for Outstanding Service to the Defense Community.

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.

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.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Defective And Dangerous Products attorney serving clients in Buffalo and surrounding areas.