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About Matthew C. Vanvessem

Matthew C. Vanvessem is a lawyer practicing employment and labor, commercial litigation and arbitration, constitutional law and civil rights and 3 other areas of law. Matthew received a B.A. degree from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1992, and has been licensed for 28 years. Matthew practices in Buffalo, NY.

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October 31, 2019
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Matt does not practice on legal cases for pltf employment cases ...he is a deft ‘s atty exclusively ....except when a Federal Judge is looking to sway a case in favor of the employer...which ended up being me! I did sll the Work on this case ...directed and produced it ..Matt just sat back and collected his $50,000 .per his admission...and watched me slave over the intensity of the investigation!..he accused me of slander he accused me of slander in a federal deposition ...of

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Employment and Labor
    • Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
    • Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
    • Municipal and Government Law
    • Municipalities and Public Entities
    • Education

Practice Details

  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Succeeded in an appeal to vacate an arbitration award that disallowed a police commissioner's authority to make employment decisions under Civil Service Law
    Negotiated
    implemented a procedure with a law enforcement officers' union to monitor
    manage officers injured at work,
    obtaining numerous favorable determinations for with regard to police officers on General Municipal Law Section 207-c status
    Represented a large regional transportation authority for over a decade in complex, high-value labor
    employment proceedings
    assisted in bargaining
    mediation with the authority's largest union, securing important concessions on health insurance,
    settling a long-expired collective bargaining agreement
    defended the authority in various employment litigation matters, including three FLSA collective actions filed against the authority
    represented the authority in grievance proceedings
    other administrative matters, including proceedings before the Public Employment Relations Board
    Successfully represented a large municipal hospital created under New York Public Authorities Law in multiple petitions to stay arbitration pursuant to New York Civil Practice Laws
    Rules Article 75, resulting in the withdrawal of numerous grievances filed by the New York State Nurses' Association
    the Civil Service Employees Association
    also successfully defended the hospital in an Article 78 proceeding in New York State Supreme Court in which multiple unions challenged the hospital's power
    authority to implement
    administer an internal civil service system

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1998, New York
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    •New York State Management Attorneys Conference
    •Organization of Public Employer Negotiators
    •National Public Employer Labor Relations Association (NPELRA)
    •New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association (NYSPERLA) - President
    •Erie County Association of School Boards

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    State University of New York at Buffalo
    Class of 1997
    J.D.
    Other Education
    State University of New York at Buffalo
    Class of 1992
    B.A.
    magna cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1970
    1970

Matthew C. Vanvessem

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665 Main StBuffalo, NY 14203-1425U.S.A.

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