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| | Address | | 465 Main Street, Suite 600 | | Buffalo, New York 14203 | | (Erie Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Tax, Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Employment Law, Education Law, Entertainment Law, Finance and Banking, Securities, and Plaintiff Personal Injury Law. | | Year Established: 1959 | Firm Profile:
Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C. provides a wide range of legal services to individuals, businesses, families and organizations of all sizes in local, state, national and international matters. By consistently exceeding clients' expectations with high quality, cost effective and attentive legal services, the firm has earned its reputation for outstanding performance delivered in a timely manner with courteous personal attention to clients' needs. | | Firm Size: 17 |
Other Office Locations of Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan, P.C.
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
| | Gordon R. Gross (Member) born 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, New York; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oberlin College; University of Buffalo (LL.B., 1955). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Gordon R. Gross | | Irving M. Shuman (Member) born 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1974, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: University of Buffalo (LL.B., 1954). Director, Erie County Bar Association, 1984-1987. Member: Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; National Panel of Arbitrators; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Environmental Law; Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Law. Email: Irving M. Shuman | | Leonard J. Brizdle (1905-1987). | | Peter S. Gilfillan (Member) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1967); University of Buffalo (J.D., 1971). Advisory Board, Ticor Title Insurance Company. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Corporate Law; Litigation. Email: Peter S. Gilfillan | | David H. Alexander (Member) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1976, Florida; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (B.S., 1969); Cornell University (J.D., 1972). Member: Upper Canada Law Society (Foreign Legal Consultant). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Securities; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: David H. Alexander | | Robert J. Feldman (Member) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1973); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Director, Erie County Bar Association, 2006-2009. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Litigation; Education Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Commercial Law. Email: Robert J. Feldman | | Leslie Mark Greenbaum (Member) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York College at Oneonta (B.A., 1968); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1973). Pro Se Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1974-1975. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Buffalo, 1975-1977. Law Clerk, Hon. M. Dolores Denman, Presiding Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Trade Secrets; Entertainment and the Arts; Litigation. Email: Leslie Mark Greenbaum | | Jeffrey A. Human (Member) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1975); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1978). Member, Buffalo Law Review, 1976-1978. Chair, Taxation Committee, Erie County Bar Association, 1987-1990. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Business Law. Email: Jeffrey A. Human | | Hugh C. Carlin (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.M., cum laude, 1980); Columbia University (M.A., 1982); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Business Law; Unfair Competition; Shareholder Disputes; Environmental Law. Email: Hugh C. Carlin | | Howard B. Cohen (Member) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia; 1984, New York. Education: State University College of New York at Oswego (B.A., 1979); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk, Magistrate Edward Infante, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1982. Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 2000—. National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Trial Advocate). Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Products Liability; Labor Law. Email: Howard B. Cohen | | John K. Rottaris (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, New York. Education: Niagara University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Commercial League of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Debtor and Creditor; Bankruptcy. Email: John K. Rottaris | | John F. Leone (Member) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Business; Taxation; Pension Law; Estate Planning; Administrative Law; Probate. Email: John F. Leone | | Jonathan D. Schechter (Member) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New York, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1989); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1992); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Co-Chair Buffalo Institute on Taxation, 2002-2004. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Jonathan D. Schechter | | David H. Elibol (Member) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1990); Thomas M.Cooley Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Construction Accidents; Malpractice; Premises Liability; Truck Accident Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Sports Law. Email: David H. Elibol | | Thomas J. Keable (Member) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., cum laude, 1978); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Secured Transactions; Business Law; Contracts; Sales and Use Tax; Canada - U.S. Financings and Transactions. Email: Thomas J. Keable | | Harry J. Forrest (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Brockport (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Planning. Email: Harry J. Forrest | | —————————— | | Janet G. Burhyte (Associate) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, Syracuse Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Janet G. Burhyte | | Thomas M. Gordon (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 2001); State University of New York College at Buffalo (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Securities Law. Email: Thomas M. Gordon | | Trevor Torcello (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 2003, M.B.A., 2007); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Real Estate; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Trevor Torcello | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Dr. Joel H. Paull (Special Counsel) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1964; D.D.S., 1968; M.D., 1971; J.D., 1996; M.B.A., 1997); Loyola University (LL.M., 1996). Board member, NYS Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct. [Major, USAR, NYANG (MC) 1972-1979]. Practice Areas: Health Law. Email: Dr. Joel H. Paull | | Melissa Paull Goldberg (Special Counsel) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1998); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: General Practice; Business Law; Real Estate; Employment Law. Email: Melissa Paull Goldberg | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Burlington, Ontario, Canada Office: 1100 Burloak Drive, Suite 300, L7L 6B2. Telephone: 416-221-5600; 905-336-8957. Telecopier: 905-332-3007.
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