Legal Alerts

Bar and defense organizations play an important role in developing relationships and networks and in giving you opportunity to publish articles and present to your peers and to others.

Defense counsel deal with a myriad of issues in tort and premises liability cases which lead to undue delays. However, there is one type of delay that can seem to progress eternally slow, one where the named plaintiff has died.

Networking: It’s all about relationships. Networks built on friendship, on common areas of practice, on similar backgrounds or personal interests, THEY are critically important for the development of business.

Write and publish. If you do so, a number of wonderful things begin to happen.  People read what you write.  They are impressed that you have been published.  You have demonstrated subject matter expertise.  You begin being known as a thought leader.  Someone who reads what you have written may have a matter to refer to you on that self-same subject.  An organization that sees your article may contact you and ask you to speak at their next conference on that subject or one similar.

Attorney Anastasia M. McCarthy was presented with the Excellence in Law award by The Daily Record in the category of Up & Coming Attorneys on June 6, 2019. Winners were selected based on their dedication to the legal profession, their commitment to their clients and the community, and letters of reference.

To be a great marketer, you need to have a very important quality: responsiveness.

The purpose of the New York Labor Law is to ensure a safe work place by imposing liability on owners and contractors for the failure of an employer to provide a safe place to work.  No matter which of the three main sections—§ 240(1), § 241(6), or § 200—was allegedly violated, there are four criteria that will determine the applicability of the Labor Law to the case--do you know them?

"How the New York State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit (NYSHTC) spurred the rebirth of Buffalo development" in May 23, 2019 Buffalo Rising.

"Buffalo law firms aim to make inclusion commonplace" in May 20, 2019 Buffalo Law Journal

Product manufacturers and distributors can be relieved of strict product liability in New York from design defect claims where the manufacturer offered the product with an optional safety device and the purchaser chose not to buy it.  Scarangella v. Thomas Built Buses, 93 N.Y.2d 655 (1999). 

Why spend the extra money on this insurance policy when the loan policy will take care of any title issues which arise?

Attorney McCarthy was featured for her article on "How the Child Victims Act will Impact Public Schools."

The Erie County Bar Association awarded the James Otis Lecture Series with their highest award bestowed. The award honors Michael Perley (Hurwitz & Fine P.C.), U.S. District Judge William Skretny (Western District of New York), and Greg Peterson (Phillips Lytle LLP), for their work in the lecture series.

Now that spring is underway and many people are planning vacations, there are a lot of questions about liability, injury and coverage surrounding Airbnb.

The article "Lecher Pays - Can Social Change Be Sped Up Via Legislation? A key provision of the recent tax-law overhaul, clearly written with #MeToo in mind, suggests it can" is featured in the Best Lawyers 2019 Business Edition - Women in the Law publication.

A power of attorney is an important tool in any life or estate plan, but it is critical to make sure that it achieves your objectives.

Attorney Anastasia McCarthy discusses additional points about the newly signed act.

"Listening is key in internal investigations" in March 15, 2019 Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal.

In a landmark ruling, a sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court revived the Sandy Hook plaintiffs’ law suit against the manufacturer of an AR-15-type firearm that was used to kill 20 children and six educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.