Webster Szanyi LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Smith has become a partner of the firm as of January 1, 2015.  Mr. Smith concentrates his legal practice in the areas of education law and litigation.   Since joining Webster Szanyi LLP, much of Mr. Smith’s...

in a civil rights claim alleging violations of the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights.  The plaintiff, a convicted sex offender, alleged that the Sheriff’s Investigators and a City of Niagara Falls Police Detective illegally entered a house he rented during an...

Partners Jeremy Colby and Andrew Miller recently obtained summary judgment for a national retailer in a commercial lease dispute in New York State Supreme Court (Monroe County).  The landlord was seeking approximately $230,000.00 from its former tenant.  The court...

Unanimous verdict that motorcycle accident not caused by tire. Recently, an Erie County, New York jury returned a unanimous verdict, in favor of Goodyear Dunlop Tires N.A. ("GDTNA"), in a lawsuit involving a motorcycle tire produced by the company. The lawsuit, Billy...

 Partner Michael P. McClaren, recently represented five current corrections officers and one former correction officer in a case involving failure to protect claims.  After a one-week trial, the jury returned a defense verdict on all of the claims.  The plaintiff, a...

Partner Michael McClaren successfully defended a local Health Insurer against  a lawsuit claiming  that certain health insurance claims were improperly denied.  Plaintiff commenced the action for breach of contract  in state court following the denial of reimbursement...

On June 28, 2012, the Town Board of Avon enacted a Local Law placing a moratorium on fracking within the Town.  The Moratorium made clear that new natural gas and petroleum extraction activities would not be permitted within Avon during the period of the Moratorium. ...

Jeremy A. Colby was elected to a four-year term as Lancaster Town Justice.  As a Town Justice, Jeremy will preside over small claims matters, housing court cases, and criminal cases ranging from V&T matters to misdemeanors.  Jeremy’s service as Town Justice will...

Webster Szanyi LLP  is pleased to announce the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Super Lawyers® publication. Super Lawyers is a listing of lawyers from more than 50 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and...

Ted Graney successfully defended the City of Lockport in a Law Enforcement Liability Claim brought by a plaintiff that sustained a catastrophic neck injury resulting in quadriplegia.  The plaintiff brought claims based on negligence, battery and violations of his...

Mr. Miller joins the firm as Partner in the Litigation Department and concentrates his practice on commercial and business litigation.  He has extensive experience representing general contractors and sub-contractors in all aspects of construction litigation,...