Robert Friedman
AKRON, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Estate Planning and Real Estate
Hamline University School of Law
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Denis Kitchen
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Denis has been a lifelong resident of Western New York, a graduate of Kenmore West, High School, a U.S. Naval Aviator, and an attorney for over 40 years.
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Mr. Michael W. Cole
Alden, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Criminal and DWI
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Brooke Barron
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 5 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, 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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Jeffrey J. Tyrpak
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Employment, Health Care and Real Estate
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Jeffrey Tyrpak, an Amherst native, attended Fordham University and obtained his BA in International Political Economy in 2010. In 2013, he earned his JD at UB Law School with a concentration in Finance Transactions.
He started practicing law at a small firm in New York City before returning home and joining our team in December of 2016. While working in New York City, Mr. Tyrpak handled litigation in federal court regarding collective bargaining agreements and ERISA for employee benefit funds. He also worked on government compliance matters under the Affordable Care Act and ERISA.
Currently, Mr. Tyrpak resides in HoganWillig's Real Estate...
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Paul Michael Pochepan
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 35 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Elder and Social Security Disability
Syracuse University College of Law
With nearly three decades of experience practicing Bankruptcy law and Social Security law in Buffalo, Paul Pochepan is able to help consumers facing financial hardships and disabled individuals and their dependents. He has helped many Western New York consumers navigate the bankruptcy system under chapter 7 or chapter 13. He also helps Buffalo-area residents apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or appeal Social Security Administration decisions denying, reducing or revoking benefits. He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge regarding the multiple medical impairments afflicting disability claimants and dealing with the medical profession to secure the...
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Stephen Silverstein
Amherst, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
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State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Stephen R. Silverstein concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and disability planning, estate administration, guardianships and elder law.
He is a graduate of the University of Rochester and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. He is a former bank trust officer, where he worked on administration of estates, trusts and employee benefit plans.
Mr. Silverstein is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County Surrogate’s Court Committee and serves as the Committee’s Recording Secretary. He is also a member of the Bar Association of Erie County Elder Law Committee and...
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Diane Tiveron
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Elder
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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J. Michael Kelleher
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 53 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Real Estate
University of Notre Dame
J. Michael Kelleher graduated cum laude from St. Bonaventure University with a B.A. in 1967, and received his legal education at the University Of Notre Dame, graduating in 1970. Mr. Kelleher was Town Justice for the Town of Lancaster from 1975 to 2014 and is Senior Counsel at Tiveron Law since joining the firm in 2011.
Mr. Kelleher has focused his practice in commercial and residential real estate as well probate, estate planning, and corporate law since 1970. He is a member of the Real Estate and Estate Practice and Procedure Committees of the Erie County Bar Association.
Mr. Kelleher has lectured...
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Jeffrey B. Novak
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Personal Injury
The George Washington University Law School
Jeffrey B. Novak is an attorney practicing in Tiveron Law’s Litigation Department with a focus on Business & Corporate Law.
Mr. Novak graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Buffalo with a major in Political Science and History. He received his legal education from the George Washington University Law School while interning for the Army Environmental Law Division. Mr. Novak also served as a summer Law Clerk for the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York and as a Judicial Intern for the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Mr. Novak has...
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Jillian E. Faltyn
Amherst, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 2 years of experience
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SUNY Buffalo Law School
Jillian Faltyn is an associate attorney primarily focusing her practice in the Corporate and Business Law Department. Jillian’s experience representing insurance carriers to resolve complex coverage disputes gave her a strong understanding of labor laws and personal injury-related claims from a commercial litigation focus.
Ms. Faltyn obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from SUNY Buffalo State College. After receiving her Juris Doctorate from the University at Buffalo School of Law, Ms. Faltyn has practiced Civil Litigation and Insurance Defense.
Ms. Faltyn takes a hands-on approach to assisting corporate clients in developing strategic and innovative solutions to their most challenging litigation matters.
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Marreana LaMorticella
Amherst, NY Estate Planning Attorney
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Syracuse University College of Law
Marreana LaMorticella is an attorney who focuses her practice in HoganWillig’s Corporate and Business Law, Estates, Estates Planning & Elder Law and Real Estate Law departments.
Ms. LaMorticella graduated from Niagara University and Syracuse University College of Law. While receiving her J.D. at Syracuse University College of Law, Ms. LaMorticella was part of the Intellectual Property Law Society, Entertainment & Sports Law Society, and Corporate Law Society.
Prior to joining HoganWillig as an attorney, Ms. LaMorticella worked as a Law Clerk for Rich Products Corporation. Amongst many accomplishments, Ms. LaMorticella was a Student Attorney for Wohl Family Veterans Legal Clinic and a...
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Harry N Konst
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Divorce and Real Estate
Konst Law provides real estate, divorce, personal injury, corporate and business legal services.
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Ariel A. Bauerle
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Attorney
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SUNY Buffalo Law School
Ariel A. Bauerle is a litigation attorney practicing in HoganWillig’s Business, Estate Planning and Matrimonial & Family Law departments. She brings with her a wealth of legal knowledge as a student attorney working for the Family and Women’s Rights Clinic in Buffalo, representing clients in family law issues, including custody, visitation, and support cases. As well as court room experience while serving as a Judicial Intern in Erie County Court.
While receiving her J.D. at the University at Buffalo School of Law, Ms. Bauerle was the Vice President of the Domestic Violence Task Force, a contributing editor for the Buffalo Public...
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Raymond H Caso Jr.
Williamsville, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Real Estate
State University of New York - Buffalo
As a Senior Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Real Estate Law practice, Raymond focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate financing transactions, commercial real estate transactions and development, title review and commitment preparation. He represents developers in subdivision acquisitions, and he represents lenders in commercial and residential mortgage transactions, as well as commercial and residential purchasers and sellers.
Raymond has extensive experience drafting residential and commercial contracts of sale, leases and mortgage documents including, but not limited to: commitment letters, promissory notes, mortgages, security agreements, assignment of rents and leases, environmental compliance and indemnity agreements, unlimited guarantees and UCC-1...
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Pia Perfetto
Amherst, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 4 years of experience
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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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Leonard Gary London
Lancaster, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 47 years of experience
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Vanderbilt University Law School
In law school, Mr. London specialized in taxation and after graduation joined a large firm in Buffalo where his practice emphasized tax planning for businesses, individuals and estates. Mr. London established his own practice which over the years grew through referrals from clients, accountants and lawyers. His business clients are both small and large U.S. and Canadian companies and credit unions. "When clients have had unusual challenges I have often been able to fashion unique solutions which enabled a transaction to occur. I believe it is not sufficient for a lawyer to tell a client why something can't be done...
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Ruth P George
Williamsville, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Helping clients with estate planning and probate matters.
Services include:
Estate Planning including:
Wills
Trusts
Power of Attorney documents
Health Care Proxies/Living Wills
Various other legal arrangements and documents needed with estate planning matters
Probate
Estate Administration
The office is located on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville, NY with ample parking on the side and back of the building as well.
There is a wheelchair accessible ramp into the building and the office is on the one and only first floor.
Appointments can be made to fit scheduling needs.
Email: ruth@ruthpgeorgelaw.com
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Frank Stephen Ieraci
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 38 years of experience
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State University of New York - Buffalo
A graduate of Cornell University and the University of Buffalo Law School, Mr. Ieraci has been a practicing attorney in the Buffalo/Niagara region since 1988. A lifelong resident of western New York, he has dedicated his practice to the representation of individuals with common legal issues.
Divorce, Real Estate & Bankruptcy Lawyer Serving Buffalo, NY
For more than 30 years, Frank S Ieraci has been representing clients throughout Buffalo, NY. While he concentrates his practice in bankruptcy, custody and divorce cases, he offers representation for all kinds of areas of the law. Additional practice areas include real estate and wills...
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Danielle DeJoseph
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Cheektowaga, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Danielle DeJoseph is an Associate Attorney at Pfalzgraf Beinhauer Grear Harris Schuller LLP. Her practice is focused in the areas of Probate, Estate Administration, and Estate Planning.
Danielle was admitted to the Bar in the state of New York in 2018 and is a member of the Erie County Bar Association. She has been practicing as an estate attorney in Western New York for four years.
Danielle graduated summa cum laude from Buffalo State College in 2013 with a major in English Literature. She received her legal education at the University at Buffalo School of Law, where she graduated with a J.D....
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Michael Timothy Dwan
Depew, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
State University of New York - Buffalo
Michael T. Dwan is principal of The Law Offices of Michael T. Dwan. Mr. Dwan handles Real Estate transactions, Estate Planning and Criminal Defense. Mr. Dwan is one of the top trial lawyers in Erie County.
Mr. Dwan is the son of longtime Judge and trial attorney Timothy J. Dwan.
Mr. Dwan received his undergraduate degree from Niagara University, and received his J.D. from the University of Buffalo Law School. He has also served as an adjunct criminal justice professor at Erie Community College and is frequently asked to be a guest lecturer at the University of Buffalo.
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Christopher J. Tyrpak
Cheektowaga, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Tax
State University of New York - Buffalo
We offer quality legal representation along with the personal attention your case deserves. Our firm focuses on areas of real estate, bankruptcy, estate planning & tax law. We understand that each client's case is unique and promise to devote our expertise and attention to getting you the results you deserve and expect.
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Douglas Gawel
Getzville, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 2 years of experience
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Duquesne University School of Law
Douglas Gawel is an attorney practicing in Tiveron Law’s Estate Planning & Elder Law Departments, with an emphasis on Estate Administration, Probates, Trusts, and Last Will & Testament litigation.
Mr. Gawel obtained his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University School of Law, in Pittsburgh, and his undergraduate degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Douglas has been admitted to practice law in New York and Pennsylvania and is a current member of those States’ Bar Association.
Mr. Gawel’s prior experience at smaller firms taught him the importance of being able to handle a client’s case from inception to...
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Nicholas Andrews
Depew, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 3 years of experience
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Liberty University
My name is Nicholas Andrews. I decided to become a lawyer when I was a junior in high school. Before that, I never really knew what I wanted to be. In elementary school I thought I would be a fireman because they drove cool trucks, or maybe an “army guy” like my big brother. In junior high, I thought about being a chemist. But I quickly discovered I was not cut out for that. Nothing else really appealed to me, until I heard someone mention how someone else would make a good lawyer. That got me thinking that maybe I...
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Kristie L. DeFreze
Batavia, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Divorce and Family
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Darren M. Swetz
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Real Estate
University of Akron
For over 15 years Darren Swetz has been helping individuals and business navigate a range of legal issues to help them achieve financial success, economic stability or a fresh start. At Tully Rinckey PLLC he is a Partner who represents New Yorkers with the preparation of wills, trusts and advanced directives; Medicaid planning; and real estate transactions and leases.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Mr. Swetz served as Managing Partner at Kelly & Swetz for more than a dozen years, where he focused his practice on wealth management and asset preservation. Before that he operated...
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Jeffrey Francis Voelkl
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 31 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
University of Akron School of Law and Boston University School of Law
With an impressive career roster, and a recognized leader in the local community, the other principal attorney at Voelkl Law is Jeffrey F. Voelkl, Esq., LL.M. His experience in New York State law is an asset to every one of the Voelkl Law clients.
Voelkl is a member of the New York Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, New York State Defenders Association, Admission to Bar Committee, Young Lawyers Committee, and Justice Court Committee. He was also elected as Village Justice for the Village of Williamsville (2003) and was appointed Acting Justice of...
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Linda Stravalaci-Grear
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
University of Akron School of Law
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As the daughter of Italian immigrants, the values of hard work, education, and integrity were instilled at a young age. In two decades of practicing law, I have learned not only the mechanics of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, and Guardianships, and but also the importance of compassion and understanding in dealing with clients who are enduring emotionally difficult times. I receive immense satisfaction from serving clients in their greatest times of need. What I love most about my job is helping people. Many times a client comes to...
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Peter McGrath
Kenmore, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Divorce and Family
State University of New York - Buffalo
I am the founder and principal attorney at the McGrath Law Firm located in Buffalo, New York. Prior to entering law school, I earned a B.A., Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology from Kean University. I attended law school at SUNY Buffalo School of Law. My firm is a full-service general practice firm that is equipped to handle all legal needs.
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Rebecca M. Guerra
Amherst, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
I currently focus my practice in HoganWillig’s Estate Planning & Elder Law department. I practice in areas of probate estates, estate planning, trusts and guardianship law. Prior to joining HoganWillig, I practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and workers’ compensation defense law. I received my Juris Doctor degree in 2012, Magna Cum Laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Before law school, I was an executive with a workflow software firm in Rochester, New York. Honors & Awards 2011 Niagara International Moot Court, editor and writer for 2nd place winning brief...
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Lisa J. Allen
Williamsville, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 33 years of experience
Estate Planning and Elder
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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John Vaughan Millane
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 36 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal, Divorce and Probate
Michael Carl Burwick
CLARENCE, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 52 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Elder
University of Maine School of Law and University of Maine School of Law
Jeffrey H. Katz
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Stockbroker Fraud
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Ryan James Mills
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Insurance Defense
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Dennis Joseph Speller
EAST AMHERST, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 63 years of experience
Estate Planning and Real Estate
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
William James Hardy
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning and Tax
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Thomas Cornelius Mack
Medina, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 59 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
SUNY Buffalo Law School and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Evan Thomas Jones
Buffalo, NY Estate Planning Attorney with 42 years of experience
Estate Planning and Real Estate
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Charles E. Milch
AMHERST, NY Estate Planning Lawyer with 57 years of experience
Estate Planning and Tax
SUNY Buffalo Law School