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| | Address | | 1800 Main Place Tower, 350 Main Street | | Buffalo, New York 14202 | | (Erie Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 716-855-1111 | | Telecopier: 716-855-0327 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dhpglaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Duke, Holzman, Photiadis & Gresens LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Construction, Contract, Commercial and other Complex Litigation. Insurance Coverage, Securities Litigation, Tax, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Enterprises and Transactions. Employment Contracts. Environmental Law and CERCLA Litigation. Zoning and Land Use, Estate and Trust Planning and Litigation. Probate. Elder Law. Real Estate Law. Construction Accident, Auto Accident and other Personal Injury. | | Year Established: 1970 | | Firm Size: 12 | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| | Edwin P. Yaeger (1934-1993). | | Emanuel Duke (1916-1999). | | PARTNERS | | Donald J. Holzman (Senior Partner) born Buffalo, New York, December 22, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1958, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., 1953; J.D., 1954); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1955). Kennison Fellow. Member, Buffalo Law Review, 1953-1954. Author: "The Current Trend in Guaranty Cases: An Impetus to Thin-Incorporation?", 11 Tax Law Review 19; "Tie-in Purchases— Buyer's Loss on Resale," 34 Taxes 411; "Burden of Proof in Accumulated Earnings Tax Cases and its Development in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals," 11 Buffalo Law Review 328; "Thin-Incorporation and the Guaranteed Bank Loan," 150 Bankers Magazine No. 3, revised and reprinted in 50 The Journal of Commercial Bank Lending 13 and also in The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, 1968. Co-Author: "Guidance Counselor Liability Under New York State Laws of Libel and Slander," 2 Journal of the New York School Counselor Association 41, revised and reprinted in III Creative Notebook for College and University Presidents, No. 9 and No. 10. Director and Counsel, Junior Achievement of the Niagara Frontier, Inc., 1966—. Member, Order of Merlin-Excalibur, International Brotherhood of Magicians. Member: Erie County (Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1971-1975), New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Estate and Trust Planning and Administration. Email: Donald J. Holzman | | Gregory P. Photiadis (Senior Partner) born Buffalo, New York, June 26, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Columbia University and State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Sea Grant Law Fellow. Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance. Email: Gregory P. Photiadis | | James W. Gresens (Partner) born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., magna cum laude; J.D., magna cum laude). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Buffalo Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986—. Counsel, New York State General Building Contractors, Association of General Contractors. Mediator, Federal District Court and New York State Supreme Court Mediation Programs. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Erie County, New York State (Member, Commercial Litigation Section, Construction and Surety Division of Insurance Section) and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry and Commercial and Federal Litigation). Bar Associations; Erie County Trial Lawyers Association. [With U.S. Marine Corps]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Complex Business Litigation; Construction Law; Toxic Mold Law. Email: James W. Gresens | | Peter G. Ruppar (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1966); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1973). Confidential Clerk to Hon. Reid S. Moule, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, New York State Supreme Court, 1973-1976. Member: Erie County (Chairman, Appellate Practice Committee, 1978-1982; Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, 1987-1990) and New York State (Environmental Law Section; Chairman, International Environmental Law Committee, 1992-1994) Bar Associations. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Insurance; Litigation. Email: Peter G. Ruppar | | William D. Schulz (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, October 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1962, New York. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., 1957; J.D., 1962). Recipient, Dewitt Clinton Masonic Award for Community Service. Managing Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1961-1962. Confidential Law Assistant to Presiding Justice, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Judicial Department, 1962-1965. Chairman, Advisory Board to Erie County Department of Senior Services. President, The Bridge-to-Building Community, Inc. Moderator, Presbytery of Western New York, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law; Estate Administration; Elder Law. Email: William D. Schulz | | Michael J. Lombardo (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, September 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1986, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York; 1987, Pennsylvania. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S. summa cum laude and B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980; M.B.A., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Instructor: Business Law, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Management, 1981—; General Law, West Seneca Continuing Education, 1982-1984. Member: Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Contracts. Email: Michael J. Lombardo | | Howard E. Berger (Partner) born Oceanside, New York, May 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1981). President, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, 1998—. Practice Areas: Commercial and Construction Law; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Howard E. Berger | | Dennis P. Cleary (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, December 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.S., 1977); Syracuse University (M.S., 1982; J.D., 1983); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1984. Member: Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates Law; Taxation. Email: Dennis P. Cleary | | Gary M. Kanaley (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, August 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York; 1988, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., cum laude, 1971; M.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1980. Prior Lecturer, Canisius College. Frequent Lecturer, Annual Institution of Taxation, N.Y.S.S.C.P.A., the Erie Institute of Law and Buffalo School of Management, S.U.N.Y. Member: Hamburg Development Corporation Board of Directors; Erie Community College Paralegal Board; Burt Rigid Box Corporation Board of Directors; Accounting Board, D-Youville College. Member: Erie County (Board of Directors and Treasurer) and New York State (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates Law; Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Gary M. Kanaley | | Robert L. Bencini (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, May 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1993); Canisius College (M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1990). Member: Erie County (Member, Corporate Law Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Contracts; International Contracts; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law. Email: Robert L. Bencini | | Charles C. Ritter, Jr. (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, July 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1990); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Recipient, Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Award. Confidential Law Clerk to Hon. William M. Skretny, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1993-1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Securities Litigation; Business Transactions. Email: Charles C. Ritter, Jr. | | Patricia Gillen (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, June 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1986). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench Invitational Team, 1985-1986. Member: Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Women's Business Organization; Associated General Contractors (Member, Labor Relations Division). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Appellate Practice; ERISA Litigation. Email: Patricia Gillen | | Matthew J. Beck (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, February 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A., 1999); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Recipient: Adelbert Moot Scholarship; Norman B. Lewis Scholarship; Jacob D. Hyman Scholarship. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Matthew J. Beck | | —————————— | | Stephen J. McCann (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, March 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2004). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Stephen J. McCann | | Elizabeth Kraengel (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2007, Massachusetts; 2008, New York. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2007). Managing Editor, Buffalo Environmental Law Journal. Recipient: Dean Sheehan Scholarship for Academic Excellence; Adelbert Moot Scholarship; Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellowship. Member: Erie County (Member, Young Lawyers Committee); New York State and American Bar Associations; Woman's Bar Association of the State of New York. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Kraengel | | Barbara B. Strzemski-Haase (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1994); State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Golden Key; Political Science Honors Program. Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Immigration; Corporate Law; Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Estates and Trusts. Email: Barbara B. Strzemski-Haase | | Katherine A. Tirone (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: Northeastern University (B.A., Communication Studies, 2003); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2007). Managing Associate Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review; Associate Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical and Clinical Law. Recipient: John D. Voelker Award; Honors Scholarship. Member: Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. Practice Areas: Commercial/Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business and Corporate Law. Email: Katherine A. Tirone |
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