Author: Kim Waszak

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been selected to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Congratulations to the following attorneys that have been named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List:

Robert D. Barone

Sally J. Broad

Ryan P. Crawford

Brian P. Crosby

Joseph W. Dunbar

Aaron F. Glazer

Timothy J. Graber

Melinda L. Grabowski

Melissa M. Morton

Robert G. Scumaci

Michael P. Sullivan

Kathleen M. Sweet

Norman B. Viti, Jr.

Michael J. Willett

Melissa L. Zittel

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is also proud to announce that two of its associate attorneys, Theodore A. Joerg and Elisha D. Teibel, have been selected to the Upstate New York Rising Stars List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.

Congratulations to Super Lawyer Kathleen M. Sweet who was also named to the lists of the Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and the Top 25 Women Upstate New York Lawyers.

For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to announce that seven of its attorneys have been named by Best Lawyers to its 2025 31st Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®”. The attorneys named to the 2025 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®” and the practice areas for which they were honored are:

Brian P. Crosby: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Kathleen M. Sweet: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Robert G. Scumaci: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Melissa L. Zittel: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Melissa Morton: Litigation – Insurance

Michael J. Willett: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Joseph W. Dunbar: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Additionally, Amanda Rossi was listed in the 2025 edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America” in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.

Brian P. Crosby was also named as “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Its methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Congratulations to the Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP attorneys who received this honor.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to announce its newest group of law clerks for the summer of 2024. Please join us in welcoming the following individuals to our team (as pictured from left to right, back row listed first):

-Michael Seggio, who will be entering his second year at Syracuse University College of Law;

-Blake Breidenstein, who will be entering his second year at the University at Buffalo School of Law;

-Daniel Scully, who will be entering his third year at the University at Buffalo School of Law;

-Alex Deantonis, who will be entering his third year at the University at Buffalo School of Law;

-Julia Slazyk, who will be entering her second year at Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law;

-Antwain Palmer, who will be entering his second year at the University at Buffalo School of Law; and

-Alicia Quarterman, who will be entering her third year at the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Our law clerk program pairs each law clerk with a partner and associate who mentor them throughout the summer, but each clerk is afforded an opportunity to work with several of the firm’s attorneys and practice groups throughout their time at the firm. Several of the firm’s current partners and associates came through the law clerk program.

Please stay on the lookout for future announcements regarding our law clerk program.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP proudly participated in this year’s Ride for Roswell, benefiting Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Congratulations to our team that completed an impressive 20-mile route!

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, was a proud sponsor of this year’s Niagara County Sheriff’s Golf Tournament, which was held this past Monday at Pendleton Creek Golf Club. The tournament benefits the Niagara County Law Enforcement Foundation, which support local law enforcement efforts not funded by tax payer dollars. The Foundation funds projects that support public safety and provides increased safety to the citizens of Niagara County and beyond. Contributions support countless programs such as ALL-STAR, Mercy Flight, K-9 support, police officer training programs, crime prevention, officer memorial services and scholarship assistance programs. Congratulations to one of our partners, Melissa Morton, Esq., on winning the women’s longest drive contest.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, is proud to announce that one of its partners, Michael Sullivan, Esq., recently attended and spoke at a seminar put on in Colorado Springs, Colorado by ALFA International’s Transportation Practice Group. Mr. Sullivan spoke on a panel addressing the topic of “Exploring Legal Considerations of Certain Information Contained within Employee Files and Handbooks”. Mr. Sullivan was assisted by one of our associates, Chelsea MacDonald, Esq., in putting together his portion of the presentation. Way to go, Mike and Chelsea!

Congratulations to our special counsel, Nicholas DeMarco, and his team here at Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP,  on obtaining a successful, unanimous verdict in favor of our client, a local owner and developer, following a jury trial in the Commercial Division for the Eighth Judicial District. This contentious matter involved breach of contract allegations stemming from AIA contracts for construction of a project in downtown Buffalo. Congratulations to the team on a job well done.