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Victoria Hahn assists New York-based employers, insurers, and third-party administrators facing a wide variety of workers’ compensation claims. She represents clients before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and defends and counsels them through every stage of the claims process, from inception through trial or settlement.. Tori earned a bachelor’s in History at Buffalo State College and an M.A. in International Trade from the State University of New York at Buffalo Graduate School. Simultaneously attending the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, Tori earned her J.D. with a concentration in Cross-Border Legal Studies. She served as editor-in-chief of the Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, coach of the World Trade Organization ELSA Moot Court, first chair advocate of the New York State Bar Association Arbitration Competition, and treasurer and Desmond Competition co-chair for the Buffalo Moot Court Board. She also founded the SUNY Buffalo team for the Vis Arbitration Moot Competition and served as its logistics coordinator.. Tori earned additional experience through a legal clerkship with the Hon. Hugh Scott in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, where she researched Social Security Disability claims, as well as through a legal internship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where she conducted research and drafted memoranda on cases involving employment law, immigration law, agency law, international trade law, and ethics. She also interned at a law firm in Vienna, Austria, working on matters involving capital markets, insider trading, international business disputes, and the U.S.-EU negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Nothing means more to me than a client placing their trust in me.  I personally ensure that each of my clients are getting the all benefits they are entitled to after suffering an injury at work.  When I'm not at work, I spend nearly every second with my wife and three children.  Our two golden retrievers also demand lots of attention!  Many of my interests involve sports.  I played football in college and still love watching football on weekends.

Neil Diegelman focuses his practice on the defense of a wide range of workers’ compensation claims. His experience includes gathering claimant testimony; conducting depositions of medical and other experts; handling hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board; drafting and submitting appeals, rebuttals, and memoranda; and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements. Neil’s varied legal background includes working as a hearing attorney with New York State's Special Funds Conservation Committee. He also has experience litigating personal injury matters (on behalf of plaintiffs) and has worked with an e-discovery company to provide strategic review of litigation and documents relating to class action lawsuits involving pharmaceutical, securities, and tort law.. Neil graduated cum laude from the University at Buffalo Law School, where he was an editor of its Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy and Environmental Law Journal. He also held an internship with the City of Buffalo’s Law Department.

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.

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.

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.

I also serve as an Adjunct Instructor at University of Buffalo Law School, teaching the basics of Workers' Compensation to Second and Third year Law Students.

Dustin Osborne’s practice focuses on the defense of complex workers’ compensation claims. In representing clients in all types of workers’ compensation litigation, Dustin handles matters from their inception through resolution, and, if necessary, on appeal. His background also includes commercial litigation.. An emerging authority in sports and entertainment law, Dustin is a frequent contributor to the firm's Sports and Entertainment Law Insider blog, where he covers the latest and breaking news, as well as legal battles, developments, and trends impacting all aspects of sports and entertainment.. A cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, Dustin was an Associate Notes Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and a recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Communication & Research, Entertainment Law, and Copyright Law. He served as the Student Bar Association class president from 2014-2016 and as vice president from 2013-2014. Dustin also participated in the school’s Veterans’ Legal Clinic.

Danielle Engel focuses her practice on workers’ compensation defense. She has extensive experience handling hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board; drafting and submitting appeals, rebuttals, and memoranda of law; deposing medical professionals and claimants; and reviewing files for potential settlement.. While earning her law degree at American University’s Washington College of Law, Danielle was a student attorney in the school’s D.C. Law Students in Court clinical program, handling landlord & tenant, small claims, and other civil matters, and appearing on behalf of clients in D.C. Superior Court on the Housing Conditions calendar. She also served as a legal intern in the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Legislative and Correctional Issues branch. There, she researched and wrote on matters involving inmates’ rights, the statutory obligations of the Bureau of Prisons, and various legislative issues affecting both inmates and Bureau staff.

Damon M. Gruber chairs the firm’s rapidly growing Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. He has led the team since its inception, and over the past 15-plus years, has developed a cohesive workers’ compensation program that allows the group’s attorneys to partner with clients and proactively reduce the risk of workers’ injuries.. As part of his progressive practice, Damon has counseled clients extensively and has implemented firm-wide initiatives that assist companies with a wide range of matters, including opioid reduction, permanency awards, and return-to-work issues.. He and his team now serve as a partner to many national self-insured companies, including those in the construction, retail, trucking, and manufacturing industries. As the leader of the Workers’ Compensation group, Damon works closely with the firm’s other practice groups to ensure clients receive coordinated representation for all their legal needs.. His background in the field includes all aspects of the claims process, from providing initial handling recommendations to overseeing every stage of the litigation process. He also has extensive appellate experience in cases involving sports law, hearing loss, psychological stress, and insurance coverage issues.. Damon is a prominent speaker and author on all aspects of workers’ compensation law. He has spoken at SEAK’s annual workers’ compensation conference, chaired an ExecuSummit seminar, and has been extensively involved in other legal and business organizations.

Christina Hassler focuses her practice on workers’ compensation, drawing on experience earned protecting the interests of insurers in private practice and as senior staff attorney at one of the nation’s largest property casualty insurers.. Tina’s effectiveness at serving her clients and aiding her colleagues is built on an ability to look at the “big picture” — including changing laws, regulations, and case law, as well as a firm’s or company’s overall strategies and long-term goals — while maintaining a mastery over the facts and details of the individual cases she handles. In her nearly 20-year career Tina has managed a consistently high volume of workers’ compensation matters — often up to 45 cases in a month. Tina has handled thousands of medical depositions and trial hearings involving lay witness litigation, no-fault litigation depositions, motion hearings on issues of subrogation, small claims court matters, and unemployment hearings. An exceptional negotiator and litigation manager, she has also presented and summarized cases to judges, filed memoranda of law, and drafted appeals in New York State Workers’ Compensation Court.. Tina brings to her clients at Goldberg Segalla a special insight and understanding from over six years as senior staff attorney to a major national insurer, implementing and managing the workers’ compensation practice there. In that role Tina collaborated with offices throughout the country to ensure consistent practice standards and procedures; ensured proper Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Freedom of Information Law request compliance; and cross-trained litigation, workers’ compensation, and subrogation departments on the interplay of legal issues in insurance coverage. A frequent speaker who has presented on New York State Workers’ Compensation Law and related issues before industry leaders, she has also trained management and employees on effective negotiation of settlements, updated case law, and file strategies.. Tina carries that in-house counsel point-of-view with her into private practice, which reinforces trust as a priority of the attorney-client relationship. She remains committed to evaluating the programs she has designed and managed and the services she provides against standard metrics and — above all else — client expectations.

As a member of the Complete Counsel team at LoTempio P.C. Law Group, Amanda Zafur concentrates her practice in the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability. She has the ability to relate to her clients’ struggles with lost wages and mounting medical costs, and guides them through the complex Workers’ Comp and Social Security systems. She’s able to handle all aspects of New York State Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Administration claims. From filing the initial documentation, to investigating your case and representing you in hearings and appeals, Ms. Zafur remains transparent throughout the entire process.. Ms. Zafur graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts Honors in Political Science. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, where she was elected Vice President of the Domestic Violence Task Force. Ms. Zafur also served as Associate Editor to the Buffalo Journal of Gender Law & Social Policy, and was selected to participate on the SUNY Buffalo Law National Trial Team. Ms. Zafur also served as a legal intern for the Honorable Barbara Howe of Erie County Surrogate’s Court.. Ms. Zafur is admitted to practice in New York State and the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She is a member of the Erie County Bar Association and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York. She’s influential in the Western New York community as a member of Dress for Success Buffalo, the BISON Children's Scholarship Fund President's Council and Sass & Success, a networking group focused on empowering women professionals.. Ms. Zafur also assists with Personal Injury and Criminal matters as well.