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James R. O'Connor
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
5488 Sheridan Drive, Suite 500
Buffalo, NY 14221
Employment
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
James R. O’Connor, Esq. is a labor and employment law associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Buffalo office, where he focuses his practice on representing clients in federal and private sector employment law claims, including claims involving the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), New York Labor Law, New York Executive Law and Qui Tam claims.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, James was...
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B. Kevin Burke Jr.
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBuffalo, NY Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Employment, Business and IP
The George Washington University Law School
Kevin Burke is a Buffalo business attorney focused on the litigation of contract disputes, labor and employment issues, intellectual property protection, and trade secret cases. Kevin has represented both individuals and businesses since he moved home from Washington, D.C. in 1999, where he graduated with honors from Georgetown University and George Washington University Law School.
Kevin has tried dozens of major commercial and employment cases to verdict. He regularly handles appeals before the Appellate Division, State of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He frequently writes and lectures on employee mobility issues, including the evolving area of...
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Adela Aprodu
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationBuffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Adela graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a triple major in Health Services, Administration of Justice and Communications. She obtained her J.D., cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, with certificates in Civil Litigation and Health Services.
Following graduation, Adela spent almost three years in Boston, Massachusetts representing clients in a variety of matters, including personal injury, summary process, contract disputes, and class action cases. In 2017, she moved to Buffalo, New York where she concentrated her practice in litigation, medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, employment discrimination defense, and corporate health care matters....
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James Francis Barna
Cazenovia, NY Employment Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Employment and Appeals
Washington University School of Law
JIM BARNA BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO EMPLOYMENT LAW REPRESENTATION. Throughout his career, Jim Barna has focused his practice on employment law. Jim did his undergraduate studies at Syracuse University and Stony Brook University. Jim attended law school at Washington University in St. Louis, a Top Twenty law school with an extensive employment law curriculum. While in law school, he had the opportunity to work for a national leader in employment law and womens rights litigation, Mary Anne Sedey. “From Mary Anne Sedey, I saw that big cases can bring big changes, and that a life devoted...
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Katherine Marie Liebner
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBuffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Employment and Estate Planning
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Katherine Liebner is a shareholder attorney with Buffalo-based Gross Shuman P.C. Her practice areas include estate planning, estate and trust administration, and labor and employment law.
Katherine received her J.D. from the University at Buffalo and is admitted to practice before all New York State Courts, Florida State Courts, the federal district courts for the Western District of New York, the Northern District of New York, the District of Colorado and the United States Tax Court.
Katherine was named to Buffalo Business First’s inaugural 30 under 30 class in 2012 and selected as a Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising...
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Rafael Omar Gomez
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(716) 324-5554
2746 Delaware Avenue
The Eberhardt Mansion
Buffalo, NY 14217
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
State University of New York - Buffalo
I am Rafael O. Gomez, Esq., a lifelong resident of Western New York, and I have been providing legal services since my admission to the New York State Bar in 2001. As a trial lawyer, I have achieved more than fifty jury trial verdicts and handle my cases through all phases, from investigation through discovery, trial, and appeal.
I graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and then attended the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. After earning my law degree in 2000, I accepted a position at an insurance defense firm where I began trying cases immediately....
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Jonathan Edward Staehr
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Employment, Animal, Personal Injury and Products Liability
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Jonathan Staehr has been practicing for nearly 20 years in the areas of personal injury, lead poisoning, car accidents, slip and fall, animal bite, real estate, estate planning, and employment law. Jonathan created his boutique law firm with his wife as his partner to serve Upstate New York and help those injured due to the negligence of others.
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Terry Michael Sugrue
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Employment and Collections
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Terry M. Sugrue is an accomplished attorney concentrating his practice in Labor and Employment Law as well as Recovering Debts for Nursing Homes and Healthcare Facilities. Mr. Sugrue has prosecuted hundreds of grievances at arbitration involving complex contractual and disciplinary issues, including termination. He is experienced before various administrative agencies including the Public Employment Relations Board, Workers Compensation Board, Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, and Division of Human Rights. He has counseled clients on various labor and employment matters, including matters arising under the Civil Service Law, Taylor Law, New York Human Rights...
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Jeffrey Fasoldt Jr.
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Employment
Syracuse University College of Law
Jeff is an associate attorney at Littler Mendelson P.C. in Rochester, New York.
Jeff graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 2020.
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Jonathan Cerrito
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Jonathan M. Cerrito counsels sponsors of multiemployer and single-employer plans, companies, tax-exempt entities and executives on all matters of tax, ERISA, employee benefits, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements and the employee benefit aspects of mergers. Jonathan was named by the Whitman School of Management of Syracuse University as one of the 2009
-40 Under
- based on extraordinary achievement in his career and contributions to the community.
Jonathan regularly advises on the design, operation, merger and termination of tax-qualified pension plans and welfare benefit plans. His practice includes advising ERISA fiduciaries on the investment of plan assets, reporting and disclosure, prohibited transaction...
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Amanda Smith
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer
Employment
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Amanda Smith, Esq. is an Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Buffalo office, where she focuses her practice on Federal and State Employment and Labor Law.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Amanda was a Student Workforce Trainee for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, in Washington, D.C. She also worked as a Research Assistant at the University at Buffalo Law School, where she provided legal academic research in international environmental principles as applied by the United States domestically and in foreign relations. Amanda also worked as a Student Legal Intern for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement;...
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Matthew Mitchell
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Employment, Environmental, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Vermont Law School, Vermont Law School and University of New Hampshire School of Law
With more than 30 years’ experience practicing law, Matthew E. Mitchell, Esq., Senior Counsel in the Buffalo office of Tully Rinckey PLLC, has defended individuals, municipalities, and businesses in civil cases across New York State and Massachusetts. He has represented a variety of clients, including Consolidated Edison in multi-million dollar property damage cases, AMF Bakery Systems in asbestos litigation, and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute in employment matters. Matt has also defended individuals and corporations through their insurers, from auto accident personal injury claims to Superfund cost recovery actions. He has provided coverage opinions interpreting provisions of a variety of...
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Brian J. LaClair
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(315) 422-7111
Franklin Center, Suite 300
443 North Franklin Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
Employment
Syracuse University
Brian J. LaClair represents private and public sector labor unions, employee benefit plans and individuals in a broad variety of labor and employment matters.
Brian’s practice focuses on litigation, including federal court litigation, labor and employment litigation, ERISA litigation, labor arbitrations, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, employment discrimination, and employee benefits matters. Brian also provides pro bono representation to indigent persons seeking unemployment insurance benefits.
Prior to joining Blitman & King LLP, Brian was an associate in the litigation department at a major international law firm in New York City. Before that, Brian served as law...
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James Patrick Evans
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Employment, Education and Insurance Claims
Mr. Evans concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation, and education law. His commercial litigation practice includes the representation of a variety of business clients regarding contractual disputes, injunctive relief, matters raising questions of constitutional due process, regulatory compliance, labor and employment issues, as well as risk management. Mr. Evans also represents a number of insurance carriers concerning coverage and compliance issues. He also provides extensive litigation support to utility clients concerning regulatory matters, including issues regarding compliance with the New York Public Service Law, the regulations of the New York Public Service Commission, and Utility Tariffs....
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Theresa Marie Levine
Endwell, NY Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Employment, Business, Domestic Violence and Family
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Sharon Marie Sulimowicz
Ithaca, NY Employment Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Employment, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Villanova University
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Bryan T Arnault
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(315) 422-7111
Franklin Center, Suite 300
443 North Franklin Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
Employment
Boston University
Bryan Arnault’s practice is primarily focused in labor and employment law. His representation of private and public sector labor unions involves the research, counseling and dispute resolution of workplace issues that affect unions and their members. Bryan also represents individual employees in a variety of workplace issues.
Bryan’s representation includes the counseling of unions with the variety of challenges and conflicts that they and their members face in the modern workplace. This includes conflict resolution through arbitration, advising during the grievance process, and other avenues of dispute resolution. Through his counsel, Bryan seeks to develop...
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Thomas Joseph Franta
Fayetteville, NY Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Employment, Education and Environmental
Syracuse University College of Law
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Josephine Ann Greco
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(716) 856-5800
1700 Rand Building
14 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Employment
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Michael R Daum
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(315) 422-7111
Franklin Center, Suite 300
443 North Franklin Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
Employment
Michigan State University
Michael R. Daum counsels clients on the rules and regulations set forth under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA regarding the design, administration, merger and termination of qualified and nonqualified pension plans as well as health and welfare plans. Through his counsel, Mike seeks to assist his clients avoid complex regulatory issues before they arise.
In law school, Mike served as an extern for the Honorable David W. McKeague, Judge for the Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. In addition, Mike served as research assistant for Mary A. Bedikian – Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program at...
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Mark Andrew Babilonia
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Employment, Business, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Quinnipiac University School of Law
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Jessica M. McKee
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer
Employment, Appeals, Business and Construction
Jessica McKee is a small business lawyer in Central New York with experience in civil litigation, real estate law, land use, landlord tenant matters, and labor/employment law.
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Bridgette K Woodford
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(716) 272-3017
Ext. 3017
5488 Sheridan Drive
Suite 500
Buffalo, NY 14221
Employment
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Joseph Tufts Peckham
Liverpool, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Mark Andrew Molloy
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Products Liability
University of Notre Dame Law School
Susan Roney
Buffalo, NY Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of San Diego
John Francis Corcoran
SYRACUSE, NY Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment, Education and Municipal
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
Robert Frederick Silkey
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Employment and Real Estate
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
Michael A. Tremont
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Employment
Albany Law School
John Robert Langey
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Employment, Business, Environmental and Municipal
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Kenneth L. Wagner
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Employment
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
Steven Ward Williams
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Employment, Legal Malpractice and Personal Injury
California Western School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Joseph William Savage
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Employment, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
Edward Gerald Melvin
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Employment
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
Kristen Ellen Smith
SYRACUSE, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(315) 448-8494
300 City Hall
233 East Washington Street
SYRACUSE, NY 13202
Employment
Syracuse University College of Law
Paul Morgan Sansoucy
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Employment and Health Care
Cornell Law School and Cornell Law School
Raymond John Pascucci
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Employment, Education and Health Care
Cornell Law School and Cornell Law School
Laura H. Harshbarger
Syracuse, NY Employment Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Employment
Syracuse University College of Law and Syracuse University College of Law
