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| | Address | | 1300 Liberty Building | | Buffalo, New York 14202-3670 | | (Erie Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Environmental Law, Business, Corporation, Taxation, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Health Law, Bankruptcy, Employee Benefit and Pension Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment Practice Law. | | Year Established: 1977 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1977, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. has established a major practice in corporate, finance, insurance coverage and defense and health law. Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. represents a number of financial institutions and insurance companies and is actively involved in estate and trust planning and administration. The firm has developed notable proficiency in the areas of insurance counseling, products liability, environmental liability and risk management. As the number of self-insurance programs grow, the firm has increasingly been retained directly by municipalities, manufacturers and corporations in litigation. Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is also well known in the areas of bond transactions and estate planning. | | Firm Size: 29 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: |
Advanced Training Center of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc.; Alliance Advisory Group, Inc.; Buffalo Heart Group, LLP; Buffalo & Erie County Regional Development Corporation; Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corporation; Dent Neurologic Group; Erie County Industrial Development Agency; Hard Manufacturing Co., Inc.; Highgate Medical Group, P.C.; H.O.M.E. Inc.; Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc.; Jiffy-Tite Co., Inc.; Pace-O-Matic, Inc.; Samco Technologies, Inc.; Shield Mfg. Inc.; University at Buffalo Associates, Inc.; Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers, P.C. and related companies. |
REGIONAL & SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR: |
Concrete Applied Technologies Corporation; County of Genesee; County of Niagara; County of Orleans; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; KeyBank National Association; Lafarge North America, Inc.; North American Risk Services, Inc.; Probus Investigations, Inc.; Schwann's Sales Enterprises, Inc.; Target Corp.; UTC Risk Management Services, Inc.; Zimmer, Inc. |
REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: |
ACE USA; AXA Insurance; AXIS Insurance Cos.; Burlington Insurance Group; CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company; Christian Brothers Risk Pooling Trust; Combined Life Insurance Company; Empire Insurance Group; Erie Insurance Company; Essex Insurance Company; Farm Family Insurance; GEICO; GuideOne Insurance Co.; Kemper Auto & Home; Kingsway Insurance; Liberty International Underwriters Co.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Lombard Insurance Company; Medmarc Insurance Group; New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal; New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal; OneBeacon Insurance Co.; Peerless Insurance Co.; Progressive Insurance Companies; RLI Insurance; Tower Group Companies; Travelers Insurance Companies; United States Liability Insurance Group; Wausau Insurance Company; Western World Insurance Co.; Zurich. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Robert P. Fine (Member) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1985, Florida and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Adjunct Professor of Law, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 1997—. President, Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York, 1986; Chairman, Merit Selection Panel for appointment of U.S. Magistrate Judges for the Western District of New York. Member, Departmental Judicial Screening Committee, Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court, Fourth Department, State of New York, 1999— Member, Dean's Advisory Council, SUNY at Buffalo School of Law, 1999—. Member: Erie County (Former Director and Chair, Corporations and Taxation Committees), New York State (Member, Executive Committee, Business Law Section) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business; Corporation; Health; Estates. Email: Robert P. Fine | | Lawrence C. Franco (Member) born Buffalo, New York, August 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1985, Florida. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1972); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1976). Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Buffalo Chapter of Certified Life Underwriters and Chartered Financial Consultants, 1990. Instructor, Pension Planning Course, American College of Certified Life Underwriters, 1981-1990. President, Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York, Inc., 2000. Member, Advisory Board, University at Buffalo School of Management Graduate Tax Certificate Program, 1990-1993. Member: Erie County (Member: Taxation Committee, 1980— Corporation Law Committee, 1982—; Cooperation with the Accounting Profession Committee, 1987—; Chair, 2000-2002) and New York State (Member: Labor Law Committee; Banking, Corporation and Business Law Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporations; Business and Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Employee Benefits; Taxation. Email: Lawrence C. Franco | | Dan D. Kohane (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, March 5, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York, U.S. District Court, Western, Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at New Paltz (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Buffalo Law School (J.D., 1979). Recipient: Young Lawyer's Award from the New York State Bar Association Section on Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law, 1983; Sally G. Metzger Human Rights Award, 2000; James Crawford Award for Distinguished Service in the Cause of Fair Housing, 1993. Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law, Buffalo Law School, 1988—); Past President, Erie County Bar Foundation. Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (Board Chair and Immediate Past President; former Chair of Insurance Coverage Section and website founder); DRI (Member, Board of Directors and former Chair of Technology Committee); Lawyers for Civil Justice (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Coverage; Extra-Contractual Liability. Email: Dan D. Kohane | | Harry F. Mooney (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, New York. Education: Canisius College (B.A., 1969); Seton Hall University (M.A., 1971); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Erie County, New York State (Member, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Legal Malpractice Committee, 1993-1995; Member, Executive Committee, 2003-2006); Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; Professional Liability Underwriter Society; Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1994; Vice President, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Transportation; Negligence; Commercial Litigation. Email: Harry F. Mooney | | Ann E. Evanko (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Court; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., cum laude, 1972); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.A., 1973; J.D., 1979). Member, Moot Court Board. Part-time Faculty, School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1988-1993. Member: Erie County (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1997) and New York State (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law; Federal Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Corporation and Business Law; Member, Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 1994-2002) Bar Associations; The Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Member, Board of Directors, 1983; Treasurer, 1985-1987; Vice-President, 1991-1992; President, Western New York Chapter, 1988-1989). Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Employment Law; Creditors Rights. Email: Ann E. Evanko | | Paul J. Suozzi (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1976); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1979). Member: Erie County and New York State (Former Chair, Torts, Insurance, Compensation Law Section) Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York (Past President). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Drug Products Liability; Municipal Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: Paul J. Suozzi | | Roger L. Ross (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York College at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Board President, Erie County Council for Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, 1997. Director, Greater Buffalo Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, 1995. Instructor, Small Business Resource Center, Erie Community College, 1984. Member: Erie County (Member, Committees on: Real Estate, 1980; Corporation Law, 1983; Lawyers Helping Lawyers, 1990, Chairman, 1992; Task Force on Professionalism, 1994) and New York State (Member, Committee on Lawyer Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 1993) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Real Estate. Email: Roger L. Ross | | Lawrence M. Ross (Member) born Buffalo, New York, November 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1983, Nebraska; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1975); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Erie County, New York State, Nebraska State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health; Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: Lawrence M. Ross | | Michael F. Perley (Member) born Buffalo, New York, June 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Claims Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., 1973); Duke University (J.D., 1976). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Erie County (Member, Municipal Law Committee, 1978—) and New York State Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Municipal Law; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation. Email: Michael F. Perley | | Diane K. Church (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A. in History, with honors, 1981); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business; Corporate; Real Estate; Finance. Email: Diane K. Church | | Andrea Schillaci (Member) born Buffalo, New York, June 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern District of New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1991, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York; 1996, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1982). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Professional Liability. Email: Andrea Schillaci | | Edward C. Robinson (Member) born Ithaca, New York, June 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: Hobart College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1983). Member: Erie County (Member, Practice and Procedure in Surrogate's Court and Elder Law Committees) and New York State (Member: Elder Law Committee; Trusts and Estates Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Probate Administration; Real Estate. Email: Edward C. Robinson | | Timothy P. Johnson (Member) born Jamestown, New York, December 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District of Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Member: Erie County, Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Secured Transactions; Creditors Rights; Real Estate. Email: Timothy P. Johnson | | Earl K. Cantwell (Member) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Canisius College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Author: "Broker Disputes," American Association of Individual Investors Journal, March 1987; "Media Reporting of Public Disputes," New York State Bar Journal, April 1988; "Stockbroker-Customer Disputes," American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Magazine, July 1988; "Preparing Witnesses for Deposition," New York State Bar Journal, January 1989; "Federal False Claims Act," International Association of Defense Counsel Journal, April 1993; "Lead Regulations and Removal," Business First, Buffalo New York, April 5, 1993. Member: Erie County (Board Member, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., 1991-2002), New York State and American Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Earl K. Cantwell | | Kevin J. Zanner (Member) born Buffalo, New York, April 6, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: State University of New York College at Geneseo (B.A., 1993); University at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Alpha Theta. Associate Member, Buffalo Law Review, 1994-1995. Publications Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "Dispersion Requirements for the Siting of Group Homes: Reconciling New York's Padavan Law with the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988," 44 Buffalo Law Review 249 (Winter 1996). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business. Email: Kevin J. Zanner | | Jody E. Briandi (Member) born Buffalo, New York, February 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., 1992); New England School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Erie County (Member, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Sections) and New York State Bar Associations; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; Women's Bar Association of New York State. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Municipal Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Jody E. Briandi | | —————————— | | Daniel J. Furlong (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, July 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.A., 1980); Case Western Reserve (J.D., 1983). Member: Erie County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Matrimonial Law; Family Law; Real Estate Law; Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Trusts and Estates. | | Shawn P. Martin (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, July 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1995, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: New York State University at Buffalo (B.S., 1990); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Erie County, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: Shawn P. Martin | | David R. Adams (Associate) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of New York. Education: Canisius College (B.S., 1991); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1995). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; Western New York Defense Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Employment Law. Email: David R. Adams | | Tasha T. Dandridge (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, March 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations.; Minority Bar Association; Women's Bar Association (Member, Western New York Chapter). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Tasha T. Dandridge | | Audrey A. Seeley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: Canisius College (B.A., 1998); State University of New York (J.D., 2001). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Environmental Law; No Fault Automobile Insurance; Municipal Law; Governmental Liability. Email: Audrey A. Seeley | | V. Christopher Potenza (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, October 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1998); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2002). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Defenders Association; Defense Research Institute; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Automobile Liability. Email: V. Christopher Potenza | | Scott M. Duquin (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, October 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western and Bankruptcy Western Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.A., 1999); State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; New York Defenders Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Scott M. Duquin | | Mark A. Starosielec (Associate) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A.); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D.). Phi Alpha Delta. Submissions Editor, Buffalo Journal of Public Interest Law, 2001-2003. Member: Erie County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts. Email: Mark A. Starosielec | | Steven Edgar Peiper (Associate) born Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Shippensburg University, (B.A., 2000); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State and Erie County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts. Email: Steven Edgar Peiper |
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