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Cherie L. Peterson is the litigation coordinator for the firm's Accidents and Personal Injury, Mesothelioma and Asbestos, and Workers’ Compensation Practice Areas, responsible for the administrative aspects of those areas of the firm. She also chairs the firm’s Client Services Committee, which coordinates the efforts of the Labor and Employment, Accidents and Personal Injury, and Workers’ Compensation Practice Areas to best serve clients' needs. In her 25 years as an attorney with the firm, Ms. Peterson has concentrated her legal practice in the personal injury, asbestos litigation, constitutional law, and criminal defense areas.

Richard P. Weisbeck, Jr. is a senior partner of the firm. For over 25 years, he has focused his practice in the area of personal injury law, including construction accidents, workplace injuries, automobile accidents, defective products/products liability, slip and fall accidents, and amputations.. Numerous local attorneys refer their complex cases to Mr. Weisbeck. His experience in resolving difficult matters as well as his nationally recognized litigation and trial skills are essential for successfully handling serious cases. Over the course of his career, Mr. Weisbeck has ensured that hundreds of people recover substantial damages for their injuries.

Michael Appelbaum is a seasoned litigator who tries cases in the state, federal, and appellate courts of New York involving personal injury, sexual torts/abuse, truck and motor vehicle accidents, and the sports and entertainment industry. He has extensive experience successfully defending contractors and owners in construction worksite injury claims invoking New York’s Labor Law. His diverse experience also includes criminal defense and commercial litigation.. Michael maintains active memberships in the Bar Association of Erie County and the New York State Bar Association. He is a past director of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association and was named a 2014 Super Lawyer. Recently, he was named by the Buffalo Law Journal and Business First as one of Western New York’s Legal Elite, an exclusive list of the area’s most respected attorneys.. Michael is active in a number of charitable and youth sports associations and serves as an advisory member of the Sisters Hospital Foundation’s Board of Directors.

John Freedenberg, a founding partner of the firm, concentrates his practice in the areas of products liability, catastrophic personal injury, and intellectual property litigation. He has handled over 150 trials, 100 of them to verdict, and has had many summary judgments granted making trial unnecessary.. Jack serves as national coordinating counsel for two major manufacturers, and he has handled the defense of numerous products liability actions around the United States. These have included catastrophic personal injury cases and major fire damage cases, and they have involved appliances, household products, controls, power generating and other heavy equipment, high-end products, lift trucks, electrical systems, and aircraft engines.. As a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI), Jack provides Goldberg Segalla clients with a strong competitive advantage in litigation involving damage and injury from fires. He is actively and deeply involved in the investigation phase of each fire case, and in the courtroom, he brings the weight of fire investigation credentials that often match or exceed those of opposing expert witnesses. He has participated in dozens of fire scene inspections and more than 100 laboratory inspections of fire scene artifacts, and he has conducted hundreds of depositions and dozens of trials in fire-related cases. Administered by the National Association of Fire Investigators through its National Certification Board, CFEI is the largest fire investigator certification program in the world.. Jack has also had the unique opportunity to depose plaintiffs' experts in a wide range of specialties, and he has developed proven techniques for disqualifying "junk science" purveyors under applicable rules of evidence. He utilizes cutting-edge technology and unique strategies in order to, for example, enter into high/low agreements, and achieve the best possible outcome for clients.

James T. Scime is widely recognized as one of the region's most skilled and respected attorneys. He practices in the areas of personal injury, construction accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, and automobile accidents. He devotes the majority of his time to trial and litigation matters.. Mr. Scime is widely respected among his peers for his trial and negotiating skills. Many local attorneys refer matters to him when their clients have sustained serious injuries. Over the course of his career, Mr. Scime has helped thousands of people recover financial awards for injuries they have sustained.

David H. Elibol, a partner in the firm, focuses his legal practice on personal injury and business litigation. He has successfully represented individuals and businesses in jury and non-jury trials, and in other proceedings in both state and federal courts.. Dave is actively involved in the legal community. He has been a member of the Civil Practice Law and Rules Committee of the New York State Bar Association, and has served on the Board of Directors of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers since 2007. He is also an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (JLS Program), and is often asked to lecture at continuing legal education seminars for attorneys.. Dave is a Trained Mediator and has been appointed to the 8th Judicial District Roster of ADR Neutrals.

Recognized by his peers as a rising star in the legal profession, Joseph D. Morath, Jr. is an experienced trial attorney who focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death and nursing home litigation. He has obtained multiple jury verdicts, including million and multi-million dollar awards, and reached numerous settlements on behalf of his clients.. A veteran of the United States Armed Forces, Joe served for four years as an active duty infantryman with the United States Marine Corps. Following the completion of his active duty service, he served three years as a military police officer with the New York Army National Guard, including one year in support of Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mr. Chiari currently handles medical malpractice, product liability, complex premises liability, construction accidents, automobile accidents and nursing home negligence. Mr. Chiari has tried numerous cases to verdict throughout Western NY, resulting in multi-million dollar awards and recoveries. He has been recognized for obtaining the two largest personal injury verdicts in Niagara County history and has obtained one of the highest nursing home verdicts in the State of New York.

Stacey Subryan-Gerber is an attorney practicing in Tiveron Law’s Personal Injury and Litigation departments. Her experience with liability defense as in-house counsel at Liberty Mutual and then in private practice is an asset for her current focus on plaintiff-side matters.. Ms. Subryan-Gerber obtained her Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University- Thomas M. Cooley Law School and her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Stacey has been admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

Joshua F. Scrivani is a litigation attorney in Tiveron Law’s Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice departments. His focus areas within the Personal Injury Department include automobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, dog bite incidents, and construction accidents.. Before joining the firm, Mr. Scrivani worked at several local personal injury law firms. Early in his legal career, he developed his unwavering passion for helping his seriously injured clients achieve the best possible results. Joshua understands the unique hardships endured by each client and prides himself on his personal approach to every case.. Mr. Scrivani grew up in the City of Buffalo and is a third-generation graduate of Canisius High School and Canisius College. He received his Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School. Moot Court competitions were a meaningful law school activity for Joshua, and the passion continues today as he’s evaluated/judged recent competitions and even helped his fiancé coach a trial team.

Rebecca Cronauer is an experienced litigator with extensive experience with motion practice, oral arguments, mediations,  arbitrations and trial work. Rebecca graduated at the top of her class at both Saint Vincent College and Ohio Northern Petit School of Law. Her practice is devoted to both the representation of individuals who have suffered injuries as a result of medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident or slip and falls. Rebecca also practices insurance defense litigation for healthcare clients and has experience with complex medical malpractice litigation, commercial litigation, and appellate work. Rebecca is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and Ohio. She is a member of the New York State Bar, the Erie County Bar Association and the Western New York Defense Trial Lawyers Association.

Brett Tokarczyk currently practices in multiple areas at HoganWillig, including personal injury, medical malpractice and litigation. Mr. Tokarczyk assists a wide range of clients across these matters and works extensively on appellate proceedings, one of his particular specialties.. Brett, admitted to practice in the State of Georgia in 2011 and State of New York in 2013, received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia Law School. He was an associate at Brick, Brick and Elmer, P.C. where he dealt primarily with family law and estate planning matters; upon joining HoganWillig, he brought his experience in family law to clients working the uncertainties of divorce.. Mr. Tokarczyk has enjoyed many accolades: he has been named a 2015 Super Lawyers Rising Star, and also received the 2012 Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Pro Bono Award in recognition and appreciation of his extensive pro bono work trying and appealing unemployment benefit claims. He is a Member of the Bar Association of Erie County as well as a Member of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Tokarczyk's experience has afforded him a good deal of success across many different legal matters.

I am a experienced attorney focusing exclusively on serious personal injury matters. In addition, I am able to handle numerous areas of law.  I have been practicing law since 2001.. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint John's University and a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School in Manhattan. I have worked at numerous New York Cities premiere plaintiffs personal injury and general practice law firms for many years.. I am a active member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, The New York Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Queens and Nassau County Bar Associations as well as the Nassau lawyers Association of long Island.  I am dedicated to defending the rights of injured accident victims.  I fight for the money you deserve.  Let my experience work for you.