Profile

  • Listed in:
    • The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2019-2024 (listed for more than 5 years)
      • Lawyer of the Year (Buffalo), Labor Law - Management, 2024
    • New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2023
  • New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Erie County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Committee
  • Associated Builders and Contractors, Empire State Chapter, Western NY Regional Council

  • Impact of Recreational Marijuana on the Workplace, American Society of Safety Professionals, Niagara Frontier Chapter, October 2021
  • Managing the Reopening Process, Clarence Chamber of Commerce, May 28, 2020
  • Understanding COVID-19 Paid Leave Laws, Associated Builders & Contractors, April 8, 2020
  • Affirmative Action Update, Niagara Frontier Chapter, Construction Financial Management Association, October 4, 2016
  • Wage and Hour Update for Hospitality Industry Employers, 3rd Annual Destination Marketing Summit Managing and Marketing our Destination: Food for Thought, October 3, 2016
  • Legal Update for Health Care Employees, Leading Age WNY, 2016 HR Summit - Western NY, August 10, 2016
  • Panelist, New Overtime Rules & Paid Family Leave Program: What Every Employer Needs to Know, Buffalo Niagara Partnership Capital Conversation, July 19, 2016
  • DOL Audits: What You Can Do in Preparation for an Investigation, Associated Builders & Contractors, May 12, 2016
  • What Construction Employers Need To Know About The NLRB’s New Joint Employer Standard, Associated Builders and Contractors, November 19, 2015
  • Surviving the Department of Labor Vice Grip: Practical Insight for Effectively Managing the Flood of New Employer Regulations, Lumsden McCormick LLP 2015 Exempt Organizations Conference, Novemer 6, 2015
  • Legal Developments Affecting Construction Employers, Associated Builders and Contractors WNY ABC Legal Update, December 11, 2014

  • "EEOC's Proposed Guidance Targets Retaliation Claims," Buffalo Law Journal, April 4, 2016
  • Quoted in "White-Collar Salary Requirements Proposed," Buffalo Business First, October 2015

  • Fox Run of Orchard Park CCRC, Board of Directors
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, WNY Regional Leadership Council and Professional Services Committee