It’s April 20 (4/20), and New Yorkers are gearing up to launch their cannabis-industry businesses across the state.  With the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, adult use of cannabis is now legal in New York State. This new law opens up the door to many cannabis-related business opportunities, including the growth and sale… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Chad Davenport Who is Chad as an attorney? Chad is an associate attorney in our civil rights and business litigation practice groups. As an attorney, Chad is a great listener. He is often the first person his clients call when they have an issue. He’s a hard worker who always tries to achieve… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Kyle DiDone Kyle is a partner in our banking & creditors’ right practice area. His practice area handles everything from loan origination and workouts to recovery and bankruptcy. Kyle’s approach to law is practical. He tries to find the approach that works best for the situation and the individuals involved in the matter.… Read More

The rankings are in! Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham placed 4th in the medium company division for Buffalo’s Best Places to work. With an overall score of 92.08 our firm narrowly missed the top three, falling just .02 behind Trusted Nurse Staffing. We want to wish the winners congratulations! We are so honored to included in… Read More

Dan Sarzynski will be presenting on May 5, 2022 from 8:30 am – 10 am on all things Mechanics Liens. The seminar is sponsored by the Construction Exchange of Buffalo and Western New York inc. This seminar will take place in the construction exchange training room in Cheektowaga. If you own or run a construction… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Horace Gioia Who is Horace as a lawyer? Horace is a partner at Rupp Baase. He practices in commercial real estate and commercial mortgage lending. Horace attended Hamilton College for undergrad and then University at Buffalo School of Law for law school. When Horace first became a lawyer he was practicing primarily in… Read More

Managing partner, David Pfalzgraf Jr. sat down with David Schaub on the WNY Entrepreneur podcast to discuss everything from when you should call your lawyer to the importance of corporate culture, and how our firm got it’s start 22 years ago. Listen to the Podcast episode here WNY Entrepreneur Show Notes: Have You Ever Thought… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Brandon Snyder Who is Brandon as a lawyer? Brandon is an associate attorney. He practices in first-party insurance defense, subrogation, and commercial litigation. Brandon is still very early in his legal career. He has been an attorney since last April. Brandon prides himself on his ability to aggressively advocate for his clients and… Read More

Nichols School Mock Trial Advances The Nichols School high school mock trial team is heading to the Erie County finals where they will face City Honors. Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham attorneys James Graber, Aaron Knights, and Tony Rupp serve as attorney advisors for the mock trial team. The mock trial program is an educational program… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: James Graber Who is James as a lawyer? James is a partner attorney. He practices in property insurance litigation, commercial litigation, and patent litigation. As a lawyer James is very competitive. He’s been practicing for almost 10 years. He started in property litigation. This is the area James practiced in almost exclusively for… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Caitlyn Shank Who is Caitlyn as a lawyer? Caitlyn is a partner in our family law practice. Caitlyn has been practicing law for the past 10 years. She is on the attorney for the children’s panel. Which means she is appointed by supreme and family court judges to represent children. She has practiced… Read More

New Requirements for Electronic Monitoring of Employees in New York Employers and employees alike understand that the right to privacy in the workplace is limited. For example, monitoring employee communications – particularly electronic communications – has become commonplace and a standard practice for most U.S. employers. However, newly passed legislation, in order to promote transparency… Read More

Environmental Attorney John Kolaga is representing a couple who received a million dollar cleanup bill from the Environmental Protection Agency after an assessment from a “federally funded” program. Patrick Lakamp of the Buffalo News recently did a story on the case. The financial plight facing Carolyn and James Newhouse started with a letter from the… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Thomas Grenke Who is Thomas as an attorney? Thomas is an associate attorney in our labor and employment practice group. He did his undergrad at Penn State where he earned his degree in history. Then he graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law with his J.D. Tom began practicing law in… Read More

Congratulations to our founding and managing partner David Pfalzgraf on being named to Buffalo Business First’s 2022 Power 250 List. The list is comprised of the 250 most powerful and influential people in the Buffalo and Western New York area. This is the tenth year that Buffalo Business First has created the Power 250 list.… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Dan Sarzynski Who is Dan as a lawyer? Dan is a partner attorney at Rupp Baase. He is the leader of our banking and creditors’ rights and construction practice groups. Dan graduated from The University at Buffalo Law School in 1999. Right out of law school Dan took a job at a small… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Marco Cercone Who is Marco Cercone? Marco is a partner and the leader of the property litigation and antitrust practice groups and is also a commercial litigator. As an attorney, Marco is aggressive, confident, trustworthy, and a problem-solver. To him, his job is to help fix the problems you are facing. Why did… Read More

Join us for a cybersecurity insurance webinar on March 16, 2022. Marco Cercone and Greg Gaglione will be presenting in conjunction with Rob Coppola and Reggie Dejean from Lawley Insurance and Steve Szubinski from PCA Technology Group. The global average total cost of a data breach is $4.24 million. In the U.S. the average is… Read More

Evictions Resume in New YorkFebruary 17, 2022 In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic hardships imposed on tenants in New York State, on September 2, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that imposed a moratorium on residential and commercial evictions of tenants who have endured COVID-19 related hardships. This moratorium expired… Read More

Sweeping Changes to Consumer Debt Collection in New York StateFebruary 17, 2022 On November 8, 2021, New York State enacted the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (“CCFA”), which implements comprehensive changes to New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules. The CCFA will have a substantial impact on consumer debt collection policies and procedures, including lawsuits filed… Read More

Labor and Employment practice group leader Matt Miller spoke to Buffalo Business First’s Katie Anderson about the new state employee monitoring law and what it means for employers monitoring their employees electronically. It’s important for employers to know the specifics of this new law, as it goes into effect May 7th and can result in… Read More

Imagine being 8 months pregnant. You are excited and nervous to meet your baby. You think you have all the details of your birth planned. Then your insurance company tells you they won’t cover your home birth with your midwife. This “rug swept out from under you” feeling is exactly what two local women experienced… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Michael Colletta Who is Michael as a lawyer? Michael is a partner attorney in our family law practice group. Michael takes a practical approach to the law choosing to avoid litigation whenever possible. When litigation is necessary he prefers to have a “roadmap” or an overall strategy to his litigation instead of just… Read More

Attorney Spotlight: Ben Burge Get to know business law partner attorney Ben Burge. Who is Ben as a lawyer? Ben is a partner in our business law practice. He helps businesses with start-up, formation, operations, selling, and business succession. Ben’s approach to law is to act as a business partner for his clients instead of… Read More