Legal News for Buffalo, New York

Erie County

Click here to submit your case for free publication

United States of America v. Wei Qiang Lin

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsely labeling live turtles, snakes, and lizards as toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes destined to Hong Kong. between August 2023 and November 2024, Lin exported to Hong Kong approximately 222 parcels containing around 850 turtles, but he labeled the boxes as containing “plastic animal toys,” a... More...

(12-24-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Gilberto Alarcon-Holguin a/k/a Beto

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. On October 14, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 kilograms of cocaine from an identified co-conspirator. HSI obtained a phone number as a point of ... More...

(12-19-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Anthony Burris

Buffalo, New York,criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of enticing travel to engage in sexual activity, was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison. Between January and March 11, 2021, Anthony Burris, 35, of Ellicottville, NY, coerced Victim 1, a woman suffering from drug addiction, to perform commercial sex acts. He did so by threatening the use of physica... More...

(12-19-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Kingsley Brown

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Between August 2022, and July 2023, Kingsley Brown, 23, of North Tonawanda, NY, along with co-defendant Cross Malik Williams, purchased approximately 570 stolen bank cards from various online marketplaces. Williams and Brown then used a card-making device to load the stolen bankin... More...

(12-12-2025 - nY)
United States of America v. Adam Gomez

Syracuse, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of firearm with obliterated serial number. AI Overview Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number is illegal under federal and state laws, though some federal challenges are ongoing. Generally, the law prohibits knowingly possessing, receiving, or transporting a f... More...

(11-21-2025 - NY)
Estate of Darryl Boyd v. City of Buffalo, et al.

Buffalo, New York personal injury lawyerS represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory. Plaintiffs Darryl Boyd and John Walker, Jr. each spent over twenty years in prison for the 1976 murder of William Crawford. In August 2021, the New York Supreme Court in Erie County vacated the convictions of both men. Plaintiffs then sued the County of Erie (the "County"), the... More...

$80000000 (11-20-2025 - NY)
Robert Januchowski v. Fay Servicing, L.L.C.

Buffalo, New York, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation claim. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) violations include abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection tactics such as harassment, repeated calls, and threats of illegal action. Other violations include making false statements about the debt's amount or legal sta... More...

$1 (10-21-2025 - NY)
Clifford L. Grover, Jr. v. Social Security Administration

Buffalo, New York, social security disability lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. Social Security DIWC/DIWW benefits are Disabled Insured Worker's Claim and Disabled Insured Worker's Insurance benefits, which are the same as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). These are monthly cash benef... More...

(10-21-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Andrew Yannello

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with activities relating to material containing child pornography. ... More...

(10-21-2025 - NY)
State of New York v. Danielle Davis

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with First Degree, Driving While Intoxicated, and Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated. Danielle Davis, age 23, of Buffalo, New York was accused of causing a fatally accident on Broadway Avenue. ... More...

(10-21-2025 - NY)
New York State Firearms Association, et al. v. Steven G. James, et al.

Buffalo, New York, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking an injunction. The New York State Firearms Association (“NYSFA”), George Borrello, David DiPietro, William Ortman, and Aaron Dorr filed a motion seeking a preliminarily enjoin the enforcement of provisions of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (“CCIA”) that require an ammunitio... More...

(10-21-2025 - NY)
State of New York v. Sasiya M. Davis-Johnson

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Assault in the Third Degree (Class A misdemeanor) and one count of Reckless Driving (unclassified misdemeanor under New York State Vehicle & Traffic Law). On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at approximately 8:16 a.m., the defendant was operating a garbage truck, while working for the City of Buffa... More...

(10-10-2025 - NY)
State of New York v. Joseph M. Folvarcik

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual misconduct (Class "A" misdemeanor). On the evening of Sunday, January 21, 2024, the defendant, while working as an independent livery driver, transported the victim from a bar in the Town in Orchard Park to his residence in the City of Buffalo. The defendant, who was not known to the victim, engaged i... More...

(10-09-2025 - NY)
State of New York v. John Doe

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the First Degree (Class B violent felonies), one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class C violent felony), and one count of Assault in the Second Degree (Class D violent felony). On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approxi... More...

(10-08-2025 - NY)
Dist State of New York v. Richard J. Fox

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Between on or about 2003 and 2004, the defendant intentionally caused the death of Cassandra Watson at a location in the City of Buffalo. On September 26, 2021, a hiker found a human skull while walking along the Chautauqua Rails to Trails near Woleben Road in the Town of ... More...

(09-19-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Bradley D. Knapp

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. ... More...

(09-12-2025 - NY)
State of New York v. Mark G. Whalen

Buffalo, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident, grand larcey, reckless driving, and fleeing from a police officer, Mark Whalen, age 32, pleaded guilty, as charged, to the following offenses: One count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class C felony) One count of Leaving the Scene of... More...

(09-12-2025 - NY)
Isabelle Hennessey v. Walmart, Inc.

Buffalo, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability theory.... More...

$1 (07-31-2025 - NY)
Jennifer Lynn Pladas v. Social Security Administration

Buffalo, New York social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.... More...

(07-31-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Kenneth Pettway, Jr.

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs. ... More...

(07-31-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Aden Ibrahim

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with gun charge. Buffalo man arrested on gun charge Aden Ibrahim, 29, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by... More...

(07-18-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Hormoz Mansouri

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and bank fraud Amherst businessman sentenced for COVID fraud ... More...

(07-18-2025 - NY)
Lashaunna Jemison v. Social Security Administration

Buffalo, New York disability lawyers represented the Petitioner seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW disability by HHS. In Social Security law, DIWC (Disabled Individual, Worker or Child) refers to disability claims under Title II of the Social Security Act, specifically for disabled workers and eligible children. DIWW (Disabled Widow/Widower Bene... More...

(07-03-2025 - ny)
United States of America v. Kevin Myszka

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing, or dispensing controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841.... More...

(07-02-2025 - NY)
United States of America v. Da'ron Lipscomb

Buffalo, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a high speed flight from an immigration checkpoint in violation of 18 U.S.C. 758.... More...

(07-02-2025 - NY)