Anastasia M. McCarthy

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716-849-8900

Ms. McCarthy regularly defends and counsels businesses, municipalities, and school districts in high-exposure matters. Her practice includes the defense of personal injury and labor & employment claims. Ms. McCarthy also serves as co-chair of the firm’s labor & employment practice group and is a member of the firm’s premises liability, product liability, retail & hospitality liability, and school district representation teams.

Before joining Hurwitz Fine, Ms. McCarthy served as Assistant Field Counsel for a large national insurance carrier, defending commercial policy holders in high-exposure tort actions involving products liability, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, and catastrophic flooding and fire loss.

Ms. McCarthy earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in English Literature and Theatre from SUNY Geneseo, where she also received the C. Agnes Rigney Award in Writing Drama, a Mary A. Thomas Award in Poetry, and induction into Alpha Psi Omega, the Theatre and Dance Honor Society.

She received her Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University at Buffalo School of Law where she served as a research assistant for a legal history book focusing on economic development in Buffalo, NY.  An active participant in the Moot Court program, she advanced to the Top 16 in the Northeast Regional Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition and was a quarter-finalist and second place awardee for Best Appellate Brief in the Desmond Moot Court Competition. She also served as co-founder and co-president of the Women of SUNY Buffalo Law, president and vice-president of OUTLaw, a member of the Buffalo Moot Court Board, and a clerk on the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal.

Currently, Ms. McCarthy serves on the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, co-chairs the Women’s Forum, and supervises the firm’s student law clerks. She completed the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s Diversity and Inclusion Academy program and is presently enrolled in the Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders program. She is a member of the Erie County and New York State Bar Associations, as well as the Women’s Bar Association of New York (WBASNY). She currently serves as co-chair of WBASNY's statewide legislation committee; on the Board of Directors of the Minority Bar Foundation and UB Law Alumni Association; and as the Immediate Past President of WBASNY’s Western New York Chapter. She is also an active member of the Bar Association of Erie County.

 

Anastasia M. McCarthy
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Court Admissions

Courts of the State of New York

United States District Court
- Western District of New York
- Northern District of New York

Admitted to Practice

New York

Education

University at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2015)

State University of New York College at Geneseo (B.A., 2008)

Professional Recognition

2023 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Honoree

2021 Business First IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness) Honoree

Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" List

Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars List

2019 Recipient, "Up and Coming Attorneys" Award, The Daily Record

Professional Associations

New York State Bar Association

Bar Association of Erie County

Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

National LGBT Bar Association

Minority Bar Foundation – Board of Directors

UB Law Alumni Association – Board of Directors

Amherst Chamber of Commerce Emerging Business Leaders

Firm News

10/20/23: Legal Alert: Anastasia M. McCarthy Honored with the WBASNY Crystal Buffalo Award

09/28/23: Legal Alert: The New York Pay Transparency Act is Now in Effect

04/13/23: The Harmonie Group: 2022 Significant Cases

02/22/23: Firm News: Anastasia M. McCarthy Honored as a 2023 ATHENA Award Finalist

08/23/22: Firm News: 35 Attorneys Named to the 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

08/18/22: Firm News: 22 Hurwitz Fine Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™

06/20/22: Business First: Anastasia McCarthy Takes Over as President of the Women’s Bar Association of WNY

06/14/22: Firm News: Anastasia M. McCarthy Elected as President of the WNY Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

05/25/22: Legal Alert: Adult Survivors Act Signed into Law by Governor Hochul

05/01/22: Firm News: Hurwitz & Fine Announces Member Promotions

04/01/22: The Harmonie Group: 2021 Significant Cases 

01/14/22: Legal Alert: Adult Survivors Act Passes NYS Senate Judiciary Committee

09/17/21: Legal Alert: Child Victims Act FAQs

08/23/21: Firm News: 28 Attorneys Named to 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List

08/19/21: Firm News: 21 Hurwitz & Fine Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

04/22/21: Firm News: Anastasia M. McCarthy Elected to the role of President-Elect of the WNY Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

03/05/21: Buffalo Business First: Anastasia McCarthy Honored at the IDEA Awards for Championing Diversity & Inclusion

11/15/20: Firm News: New York Expands Protections of Free Speech and Petition Rights by Expanding Anti-SLAPP Law

08/26/20: Firm News: 30 Attorneys Named to 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List

08/20/20: Firm News: 21 Hurwitz & Fine Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

07/28/20: Firm News: Anastasia M. McCarthy Appointed Co-chair of the Statewide Legislative Committee of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

6/11/20: Legal Alert: Legislative Updates June 2020

5/14/20: Legal Alert: Update on the Courts

3/26/20: Firm News: Two Members of Hurwitz & Fine Graduate from the Buffalo Niagara Partnership’s Diversity & Inclusion Academy

11/15/19: Blog: The Right To Refill, Senate Bill S. 6813 and an analysis of a plaintiff’s right to litigate anonymously

10/15/19: Blog: Recent Legislative Update

8/14/19: Blog: For the Defense: The NYS Child Victims Act Toolkit

8/12/19: Blog: 27 Attorneys Named to 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List

7/18/19: Buffalo Rising: Food delivery apps serve up short-term convenience, but come with risk

7/17/19: Blog: Bicycles with Electric Assist and Electric Scooters Could Soon Be Under New Law Regulations

6/19/19: Blog: No Excuses: New York Repeals Religious Exemptions to State Immunization Requirements

6/13/19: Blog: Anastasia McCarthy Receives Excellence in Law Award

5/6/19: Erie County Bar Bulletin: How the Child Victims Act Will Impact Public Schools

4/30/19: Blog: All About Airbnb

4/5/19: Blog: In Defense of Schools: The Impact of the Child Victims Act

2/20/19: Best Lawyers: What New York's Child Victims Act Means for Public Schools

2/19/19: Buffalo Law Journal: Child Victims Act extends statute, puts onus on institutions

2/14/19: Blog: NYS Child Victims Act FAQs

11/3/18: Buffalo Law Journal: Attorneys give new business owners a few pointers