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Donna Haslinger
Genesee County, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Divorce and Family
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Kristie L. DeFreze
Genesee County, NY Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Michael Ranzenhofer
Genesee County, NY Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
State University of New York - Buffalo
My name is Mike Ranzenhofer. I assist residents of the Buffalo and WNY area with their legal needs in three specific practice areas, injury law, divorce and family law and DWI and other crimes.
I am one of the managing partners of Friedman & Ranzenhofer. Our firm has been helping Buffalo and WNY area folks since the late 1950's so it's likely we've helped a family member or friend in the past. In fact, we're told numerous times weekly just that.
Area residents come to us for help for three reasons. 1. We provide exceptional...
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Lisa Marie Kroemer
Genesee County, NY Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Workers' Comp
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Michael Todd Coutu
Erie County, NY Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Lewis & Clark Law School and Lewis & Clark Law School
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Bridget O'Toole
Orleans County, NY Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Administrative, Energy, Environmental and Municipal
Albany Law School
Bridget is here to make your job easier: she is knowledgeable about the law; she helps clients reach consensus about their objectives; and fiercely advocates for her clients.
Bridget O'Toole represents municipalities, community groups, individuals and businesses in a range of matters related to municipal law, renewable energy project siting, land use, zoning, and environmental litigation. She is admitted in New York State as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and...
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David Pajak
Erie County, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Products Liability
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Steven Phillip Grodensky
Livingston County, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Collections, Consumer and Landlord Tenant
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Mr. Michael W. Cole
Erie County, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Estate Planning
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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James Patrick Punch
Orleans County, NY Attorney with 43 years of experience
(585) 774-1025
534 Main Street, Suite 15
P. O. Box 695
Medina, NY 14103
University of Dayton School of Law
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Kathryn A. Harling
Orleans County, NY Attorney with 24 years of experience
3 E Bank St
Albion, NY 14411
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Gevork Arutunian
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 13 years of experience
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Eric David Friedhaber
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Nina Frances Juncewicz
Erie County, NY Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Employment, Immigration and International
State University of New York - Buffalo
Nina Juncewicz, Esq. has 25 years experience in representing those internationally seeking to obtain physical access to the United States market for commercial work and/or family reunification. Her experience was developed early as an outstanding scholar for the agency formerly known as INS at the U.S/Canadian border, and later in its Buffalo District Office’s litigation Department. This experience brought her first-hand knowledge of the technical nuances of complex U.S. immigration law and the government adjudication process which experience she uses for her client’s benefit. She later practiced business and family Immigration in a statewide corporate law firm before opening her...
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Bruce Ikefugi
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Chair of the largest residential real estate department in Western New York. Extensive third party relocation, REO, commercial and residential lending representation. Recently closed a $3 Million dollar refinance, and a $965,000 commercial purchase secured by properties in Western New York and Florida. Experienced in time share, zoning, land use, condominiums and cooperatives, real estate negotiations and litigation. Voted for inclusion in "Best Lawyers in America" for the past four years.
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Scott Michael Duquin
Erie County, NY Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Scott Michael Duquin focuses his practice on Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Litigation. Prior to joining us, Scott spent the first 11 years of his career doing insurance defense. He holds an AVVO Super rating, Martindale Distinguished, and has been named a Super Lawyer in Personal Injury every year since 2013.
Scott has extensive trial and appellate experience representing individuals to multi-national corporations in automobile liability, medical malpractice, products liability, toxic tort and catastrophic personal injury matters. Scott has successfully represented several small business owners in various litigated commercial matters.
In 2016, in a highly publicized case Scott was able to...
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Kevin Scott Mahoney
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Kevin Mahoney received his B.A., Ed.M and J.D. all from the State University of New York at Buffalo. As a member of Tiveron Law's Family and Criminal Law Departments, Mr. Mahoney regularly assists individuals who are in a very difficult time of their lives. He believes it is his task to calmly offer skilled advice and perspective during what is often a difficult or emotionally charged situation.
In the area of family law, Mr. Mahoney and his colleagues assist individuals with family court proceedings which most commonly involve custody/visitation and/or paternity and support proceedings. They also assist individuals in all aspects...
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Dzifa Gan
Erie County, NY Attorney with 16 years of experience
Family, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of Western Australia
Dzifa Gan is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Law Department; handling all aspects of residential and commercial real estate. Ms. Gan has varied legal experience having previously worked as a family and matrimonial attorney in London. Her priority across practice areas has always been her clients and ensuring that their needs are met.
Ms. Gan obtained her B.A. in Psychology and concurrently her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Western Australia in 2008. Ms. Gan is admitted to practice law in New South Wales, Australia; England & Wales, UK and New York State, USA.
Before joining HoganWillig,...
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Steven Gabin Wiseman
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce and Family
Georgetown University Law Center
40 years experience, the last 25 of which have been devoted exclusively to matrimonial and family law, including appeals, division of retirement plans, and high net worth matrimonial matters. I have been a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs for local and NYS Bar Association programs as well as for judges.
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Russel Morgan
Monroe County, NY Lawyer
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
New York Law School
Our founding member and principal, Russel Morgan has concentrated in commercial and contract litigation, trust and estate planning, business and personal asset protection, wealth preservation and dynasty succession planning. Russel has also assisted clients with all forms of commercial and personal transnational work, including the preparation, re-structuring and litigation of various types of contracts.
Our estate law office also includes; Eldercare planning, nyc healthcare proxy, beneficiary in a Will, Medicaid planning trusts, mltc plan, Medicaid planning strategies, help with drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts.
Russel Morgan was raised in Brooklyn, New York and has remained loyal to his origins...
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Rebecca C. Cronauer
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Ohio Northern University
Ms. Cronauer is an attorney working with the firm’s Litigation department. She has experience in the full range of client representation including Supreme Court and Appellate oral arguments, complex motion and appellate brief production and representation of clients in mediations, arbitrations and trials.
Ms. Cronauer attended Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in political science and a minor in economics. At Saint Vincent College, she played varsity tennis and was a George Washington Fellow. Following her undergraduate education, she attended Ohio Northern University College of Law from which she graduated...
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Brooke Barron
Erie County, NY Attorney with 5 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
American University- Washington College of Law
Brooke Barron is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s Matrimonial & Family Law and Estate Planning & Administration Practice Groups.
Ms. Barron obtained her B.S. in Business Administration from SUNY Geneseo, and received her Juris Doctor in 2018 from American University- Washington College of Law.
While in law school, Ms. Barron was an Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition winner. Additionally, Ms. Barron was a law clerk for Commissioner Feldblum at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Washington, D.C. and a student attorney for American University- Washington College of Law’s Civil Advocacy Clinic. Ms. Barron had also previously been employed at HoganWillig as...
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Diane Tiveron
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Collections and Estate Planning
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Diane Tiveron is a Partner and the Chairperson of the Corporate & Business Law Department at Tiveron Law PLLC. With over 29 years of legal experience and a educational background in economics and business administration, Ms. Tiveron assists clients with business formations (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporations, and limited liability companies), acquisitions, sales or dissolutions, as well as the preparation of any commercial document/contract, ranging from an employment agreement to a lease. She counsels non-for-profit organizations on nonprofit law and governance, obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status and 501(c) classifications.
Ms. Tiveron also advises individuals and businesses with bankruptcy issues (Chapter...
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Keli Iles-Hernandez
Erie County, NY Attorney with 7 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Juvenile
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Keli Iles-Hernandez is an attorney with Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham’s Matrimonial & Family Law Department. She handles divorces, separations, adoptions and Assisted Reproductive Technology matters, custody, child support, and other related proceedings; with experience representing families with diverse family dynamics and LGBTQ legal matters. Ms. Iles-Hernandez also currently serves on the Attorneys for Children Panel (4th Judicial Department) representing children in child abuse, neglect and custody matters.
Keli Iles-Hernandez brings a vast variety of life experience with her to Rupp Baase, having served in the U.S. Army for 4 years as an active-duty Medic and then as a Special Education...
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Peter J. Pullano
Monroe County, NY Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Criminal Defense
Albany Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Peter is the Managing Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Rochester Office, where he practices criminal defense.
With over 30 years of criminal defense experience, Peter has handled thousands of criminal cases, including violations, misdemeanors, felonies and appeals. He has primarily represented defendants in felony cases in both state and federal courts. Peter is certified as “learned counsel” in federal court capital cases. Prior to New York State’s abolishment of capital punishment, he was likewise certified to handle death penalty cases in state courts.
On multiple occasions, Peter has won acquittals or verdicts to lesser charges for clients charged with murder. Additionally, he...
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William A. Lorenz Jr.
Erie County, NY Attorney with 10 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
William A. Lorenz, Jr., joined HoganWillig as an Associate Attorney in the fall of 2013. He currently focuses his practice in the areas of Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, and Real Estate Law.
Mr. Lorenz brings a variety of legal experience with him to HoganWillig, having worked in the areas of civil litigation, criminal practice, family law, intellectual property law, landlord-tenant law, and real estate law. Since admission to the New York State Bar, Mr. Lorenz has appeared in courts in both Erie and Niagara County on various matters, including evictions and civil litigation. Recently, he lobbied in Albany for the Child...
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Christopher J. O'BRIEN
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Chris O'Brien is one of WNY's most experienced and successful trial lawyers. He has built a reputation over thirty years of being client-focused. Having taught both locally, nationally and internationally, Chris brings the latest and most effective trial tactics to every case, resulting in more than 98% of his cases settling before trial. He never charges for an initial appointment and takes the time to explain the law to all of his clients.
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Michael Anthony Ponterio
Erie County, NY Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
New England Law | Boston
Michael A. Ponterio is a founding partner of Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC. Since 1985, Mr. Ponterio has represented families who have suffered injuries as a result of exposure to asbestos. He also practices in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, defective products and motor vehicle accidents. Mr. Ponterio has dedicated his practice to securing justice for clients who have suffered catastrophic and life-changing injuries.
Since 1985, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has obtained over one billion in settlements or verdicts on behalf of the firm’s clients.
Mr. Ponterio has been representing people suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos for...
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Peter David Grubea
Genesee County, NY Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
SUNY Buffalo Law School
We are Western New York's largest bankruptcy law firm. We have been in business for 25 years and have helped more than 15,000 individuals and businesses through the bankruptcy process. Our chapter 7 fees start at just $795, and we can file chapter cases with as little as $100 in legal fees up front. We offer free online bankruptcy evaluations, and we also offer free telephone consultations, which can generally be scheduled within 24 hours. We have 12 offices located in the Buffalo and Rochester region.
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Brett Douglas Tokarczyk
Erie County, NY Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law
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.
Mr Tokarczyk's, 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...
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Jessica M. Peraza
Erie County, NY Attorney with 8 years of experience
Elder, Employment and Estate Planning
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Jessica Peraza is an associate attorney working with the firm’s estate and elder law department. She focuses her practice on Estate Planning and Administration, Medicaid and Long-term Care Planning, and Wealth Management. As a law student, she interned for the Hon. Barbara Howe in Erie County Surrogate’s Court and worked in the Public Benefits Unit of Neighborhood Legal Services. Her previous experience includes residential foreclosures, public and private sector labor law, contract negotiations, probate matters, third party credit collections, and representation of clients in administrative hearings and arbitrations.
Ms. Peraza attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York where she...
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Michael A. Rosenhouse
Monroe County, NY Attorney with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Employment
University of Chicago
Michael A. Rosenhouse concentrates his Rochester, NY, based practice in appeals and complex trial court motions, and includes experience both with and against prominent New York City and Chicago lawyers. He has received the highest rating from the oldest and most reputable peer-review institution in the profession. His successful appellate practice is supported by years of experience in complex civil litigation. He is the author of several books and articles on a wide variety of legal subjects and has lectured for national and local, specialized and general, legal educational organizations.
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Pia Perfetto
Erie County, NY Attorney with 4 years of experience
Business and Estate Planning
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Pia Perfetto is an associate attorney at HoganWillig, primarily focusing her practice in the Corporate and Business Practice Group. Ms. Perfetto is also a member of the litigation team who initiated numerous constitutional challenges pertaining to the State of New York’s COVID-19 governmental restrictions.
Ms. Perfetto graduated from Canisius College and the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Prior to joining HoganWillig as an attorney, Ms. Perfetto clerked with the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, was a legal intern for the Kinship Care Legal Services Program with the Center for Elder Law and Justice, and worked for...
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Steven Michael Cohen
Erie County, NY Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
From New York City originally and now residing and practicing law in Buffalo, New York, Mr. Cohen has been successfully trying civil and criminal cases, including high profile civil rights and constitutional law cases, for over 30 years. In addition to corporate and individual litigation clients, he regularly represents local, state and federal law enforcement officers from various agencies, defending them in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings. Admitted to practice in the States of New York and Pennsylvania, he has been admitted pro hac vice to handle matters in many other states. Mr. Cohen is frequently brought in as...
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Anthony J. Kuhn
Erie County, NY Attorney with 9 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Employment and Military
University at Buffalo Law School
As Managing Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, Anthony relies heavily on his vast leadership experience in overseeing the daily operations of the Buffalo office and its staff. As a military leader, having served over 22 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, Anthony brings decades of leadership training and experience to the Buffalo office. Anthony has previously served as a senior drill sergeant, a combat intelligence advisor to the New Iraqi Amy, and a first sergeant and acting commander to a combat engineer drill sergeant company. Anthony is currently serving in a brigade-level staff sergeant major position. Anthony has...
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Jeff D. DeFrancisco
Monroe County, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Syracuse University College of Law
Described by his clients as an attorney of the “highest quality”, Jeff DeFrancisco, Esq. has made a career achieving top results in his field of medical malpractice and personal injury.
A few examples of his many great achievements include:
PARALYSIS: $10,000,000 jury verdict following a 3-week trial against 3 defense lawyers for a case where an individual became paralyzed due to medical malpractice.
BRAIN INJURY: $17,500,000 in payments: $3,000,000 cash; $12,000,000 expected payout between a lump sum payment and lifetime monthly payments to an individual who sustained a brain injury; and $2,500,000 in guaranteed lifetime payments to the child of the...
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Michael Charles Cimasi
Erie County, NY Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
SUNY Buffalo Law School
My practice pattern at the Cimasi Law Office is focused on DWI, criminal defense, and traffic matters (e.g. speeding, mechanical violations, unlicensed operation, etc.) in courts across Western New York. I also represent clients on parole violations and landlord-tenant matters. I am a highly meticulous and diligent practitioner who seeks to provide dedicated service to each client, regardless how big or small the matter. I am always available by phone, and there is no fee for initial consultations.
I also teach courses in sociology and legal studies to undergraduates at the University at Buffalo ("UB") and Buffalo State College....
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Greta Katrin Kolcon
Monroe County, NY Attorney with 29 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Environmental
Stetson University College of Law
Practical, pragmatic advice and representation offered to clients to resolve real world complex problems.
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Depth of experience.
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The art of representing people.