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Brian Sutter is a Partner with Sugarman Law Firm and manages the firm's Buffalo office. He concentrates on advising and representing architects, engineers, surveyors, attorneys, physicians and other health care providers in the defense of claims brought against them. He has additional experience handling product liability claims, municipal claims, general liability claims, insurance issues, personal injury claims, wrongful death cases and toxic torts. He has also been selected to act as a mediator and an arbitrator in a variety of matters.. Mr. Sutter is admitted to practice before all New York State courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.. Since 2011, Mr. Sutter has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in the field of Professional Liability Defense by the magazine Super Lawyers, a distinction based on peer recognition and professional achievement.. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.B.A. Finance) and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, he is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Mr. Sutter has served as President of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association.. Mr. Sutter is active in Sugarman's accredited program as a continuing education provider of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and has lectured on such topics as BIM, AIA Contract Documents and Contractual Indemnification Issues as they relate to Design Professionals. Mr. Sutter has also spoken on the topic of Opening Statements in the Trial of a Construction Site Accident Case on behalf of the New York State Bar Association.. Mr. Sutter has served as the Vice President of Travel Soccer for the Delaware Soccer Club in Buffalo, NY, and has also served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Bradley Stevens defends insured businesses, municipalities, and individuals in a variety of complex liability matters in state and federal trials and appeals throughout New York, and also represents clients before the New York State Division of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Small Claims Court.. Brad’s experience includes counseling and defending numerous municipalities and public entities in matters ranging from inmate confinement conditions to employment discrimination claims. He has successfully drafted and submitted motions for summary judgment resulting in dismissals in both state and federal court, assisted with and second-chaired trials in complex employment practices liability (EPL) matters, and drafted and argued winning appeals before the Third and Fourth Departments of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division. He has also handled toxic tort matters related to lead paint claims.. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Business Administration from Elmira College, Brad earned an M.B.A. at St. Bonaventure University. He earned his J.D. at Albany Law School, where he served as Note and Comment editor for the Journal of Science and Technology. He graduated cum laude, and was also the Karen C. McGovern Senior Prize Trial Competition Champion. Before entering private practice, Brad gained experience in several legal internships, including with the New York State Attorney General’s Office Litigation Bureau.

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As an attorney for over 40 years, I have the experience as well as the expertise to address a variety of legal problems and issues. In my practice, I regularly appear in local, county and state and federal courts, and I have successfully handled appeals to the New York Appellate Division as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals. I would be pleased to speak to you personally about your legal needs.

Anna Marie Richmond is a solo practitioner, based in Buffalo, New York who focuses her practice on protecting her clients' civil and constitutional rights in federal and New York State Courts, and before administrative agencies. She represents clients who have suffered discrimination prohibited by New York and Federal law.  She litigates cases involving employment discrimination, housing discrimination, LGBTQ issues, police misconduct, sexual harassment, access to public accommodations, discrimination in education, retaliation under the anti-discrimination laws, prisoner civil rights, and similar issues.

A graduate of Cornell University and the University at Buffalo Law School, I have been representing people with common legal problems since 1988.  I realize that every case is the most important case for the people involved, so I handle each case personally.  My goal is generally to get a fair resolution of the case for my client with a minimum of stress and expense.