Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Buffalo, NY

Educational Background

• University of Dayton, 1997

Honors/Awards

• Robert J Connelly Award for Trial Advocacy , Robert J Connelly Award for Trial Advocacy, 2001

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• Other attorneys received CLE credits for Ethics from this presentation authored and presented., Authored and Presented CLE, CLE Program on Ethics for Erie County Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association, CLE For Erie County Bar Association Of NYS, 2015

Verdicts/Settlements

• Archeological dig injury $4.4 million verdict , 2015
• 900,000 for construction accident, 2020
• $750,000 on scaffold collapse case  , 2017
• 1.3 million for neck injury, 2020

Pro bono/Community Service

• Co-Chair of St. Mark's Lion Heart Committee, 2018
• Sponsored Shoshone Youth Baseball Teams, 2018
• Sponsored Grider Delevan Youth Basketball Sponsor, 2012
• Mock Trial for State University at Buffalo Law School 2001 - 2006, 2006
• Buffalo St. Patrick's Day Parade Volunteer 2000 - 2019, 2020
• Board Member for Our Lady of Victory Human Services 2019 - 2020, 2020
• Erie County Charter Revision Commission - Every 10 years a commission is appointed to revise the Erie County Charter and make revisions. Every city/county has a charter as the Laws that govern Erie County. Review and revise laws accordingly each decade., 2016

Special Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed and certified to practice in federal and state court , 2020

Representative Clients

• Represented client facing the largest reptile seizure case in New York State History was dismissed. https://www.bufflaw.com/blog/2020/08/criminal-charges-dropped-in-new-york-animal-seizure-case/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Boosted%20Post&utm_campaign=20200816-AnimalSeizureChargesDropped&dcmp=Facebook%20Boosted%20Posts&fbclid=IwAR0Kt8Zyn_eGdSZLSzjf3nfEqcLebEzh9zWyxCXQaqPNyGTPVmz_BqMD6Jo, 2020

Bar/Professional Activity

• Board for Our Lady Victory Human Services - 2020, 2020
• Mock Trial Coach for State University of Buffalo School of Law 2001 - 2006, 2006
• Member of Small Law Committee, 2020
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association 2006 - 2020, 2020
• Director of Erie County Bar Association 2017 - 2020, 2020
• New York State Bar Association 2001 - 2020, 2020