Webster Szanyi LLP welcomes its newest partner, Mark E. Guglielmi
Webster Szanyi is pleased to announce that Mark Guglielmi has joined the firm. Mark has over twenty years’ experience and focuses his practice in civil litigation including personal injury, commercial and business litigation. He also assists clients with...
Webster Szanyi attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers
Congratulations to Partners Thomas Lane, Michael McClaren and Kevin Szanyi on having been selected
Firm partner Tom Lane has been selected as a Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigator
To be considered for selection, an attorney must have successfully litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter with the fate of a business and several million dollars at stake. Qualifying candidates are screened and assessed based on a broad array of...
Partner Tom Lane has been named as one of the Top 50 Lawyers
Partner Tom Lane has been named as one of the Top 50 Lawyers ranked in the 2020 UPSTATE NEW YORK SUPER LAWYERS based on its nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.
Tom Lane and Drew Miller recognized for obtaining $3,600,000 jury verdict
Webster Szanyi partners Tom Lane and Drew Miller have been recognized by Best of the Bar for winning a Top 100 Verdict in New York State for one of the Firm’s long time clients. Tom and Drew represented a WNY benevolent organization in a complex property loss case...
National Labor Relations Board certifies election results rejecting union and dismisses union-filed unfair labor practice charges
The National Labor Relations Board certified the results of an election rejecting the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers as the collective bargaining representative for a private company in Western New York. A resounding 85% of the...
Melanie Beardsley presents on employee leave and the implications of COVID-19
Partner Melanie Beardsley was the sole presenter in Part I of the Labor Law Series presented by the Bar Association of Erie County and the Woman’s Bar Association of the State of New York this July. Ms. Beardsley presented on the most recent changes under state and...
Webster Szanyi attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers
Webster Szanyi is pleased to announce:
Andrew Miller Elected Board Chair of The Service Collaborative
Andrew Miller, a partner at the firm, has been elected as the Board Chair for The Service Collaborative of WNY, Inc. (“TSC”). TSC is a local not-for-profit organization that focuses on poverty alleviation through the ABLE Early Childhood Program; Economic Development...
Heather Dechert is a graduate of the Leadership Buffalo Class of 2019
Heather Dechert, a partner at the firm, is a graduate of the Leadership Buffalo 2019 Class Experience. Class Experience is a year-long program, uniting and developing leaders from diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to increase their knowledge of community...
Michael P. McClaren named Managing Partner
Webster Szanyi LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Michael P. McClaren has been elected Managing Partner of the firm. Mr. McClaren, a resident of East Aurora, is a founding partner of Webster Szanyi LLP and is a full time litigator, handling Civil Rights,...
Webster Szanyi LLP obtains favorable decision in Capizzi v. Brown Chiari LLP, et al.
Kevin Szanyi recently obtained a favorable decision on behalf of Samuel Capizzi in the first phase of his lawsuit against Brown Chiari LLP and partners James Brown and Donald Chiari. Mr. Capizzi was a partner in Brown Chiari LLP until he withdrew from the partnership...
Webster Szanyi obtains dismissal of False Claims Act action
Charlie Roberts recently obtained the dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by the United States against Kenneth Carter. The Government alleged Mr. Carter, who has since passed, was part of a fraudulent scheme with Lee Strock, Cynthia Ann Golde, and Strock...
Division of Human Rights Issues No Probable Cause Finding Dismissing Claim of Disability Discrimination
The New York State Division of Human Rights (“SDHR”) issued a “no probable cause” finding on a claim that a County employee was discriminated and retaliated against because he had a disability. Heather Dechert represented the County against allegations that the...
Webster Szanyi attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers
Webster Szanyi LLP congratulates Thomas S. Lane, Michael P. McClaren, and Kevin A. Szanyi on having been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Lane was selected in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Product...