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COVID-19 Stimulus for the Year 2021 – Is Your Business Eligible for Relief?

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate approved a new COVID-19 stimulus package for the fiscal year 2021.  The stimulus package includes further relief for American citizens and businesses that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Included in the stimulus package is an extension and second round of funding to small businesses through… Read More

Passing the Bar Exam During a Global Pandemic – Check

We want to wish a congratulations to our four Law Clerks for passing the bar exam. Your hard work, dedication and courage has helped you achieve this incredible accomplishment. We at Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham are proud to introduce you to our wonderful clients. Meet Elizabeth Costello, the newest member of our Business Law team,… Read More

3 Approaches Municipalities in New York State Use to Value Your Property

Property taxes rank right up there with root canals, necessary evils all property owners must face. The COVID-19 crisis has put an unprecedented strain on commercial property owners in New York State. Business owners are seeing reduced income and rent while having to comply with expensive COVID-19 related health compliance measures. This unfortunate combination has… Read More

Meet the team that helps families navigate NYS’s new surrogacy laws.

Members of our Business Law team, like Jamie Batt are joining with members of our Family Law team, Beth DiPirro and Keli Iles-Hernandz to create a fertility law practice to work with people who are navigating the rollercoaster ride of surrogacy as the NYS laws change. The laws for surrogacy in New York are changing… Read More

NYS Reduces Some Restrictions on Personal Care Businesses Orange Micro-Cluster Zone

Matt Miller and our Labor & Employment team once again providing timely information for NYS COVID restrictions. Effective November 20, 2020, Governor Cuomo put parts of Erie County into an “Orange” zone under his micro-cluster initiative.  This meant that, pursuant to Executive Order 202.68 and related Empire State Development guidelines, certain non-essential businesses, including all… Read More

Fertility Law Team Prepared for New Surrogacy Laws in New York State

The surrogacy laws in New York are changing. Family Law and Business Law practice areas join forces for surrogacy clients. Beth DiPirro, Keli Iles-Hernandez, and Jamie Batt are prepared to help NYS couples and surrogates navigate the layered and often emotional process of surrogacy. The team provides Patrick Connelly of Buffalo Business First insight about… Read More

Buffalo Games our client and friend going strong!

Buffalo Games had been in business for 30+ years. Just like our firm, the company has grown rapidly since their opening. Today they are an industry leader in puzzles, games, arts and crafts, sensory & educational toys. We are so proud of our client and friend Nagendra Raina and his team for all their innovation,… Read More

David Pfalzgraf, Speaks with Business First about office adjustments since COVID.

The pandemic as caused all businesses to rethink their practice, office adjustments had to be made for the safety of employees. David Pfalzgraf, joins the discussion with Patrick Connelly and other local Managing Partners on COVID scanning, office space, and technology upgrades in our functioning COVID world. In an ever-changing world during this COVID-19 pandemic… Read More

Legal Elite 2020 of WNY

Every year Buffalo Business First announces the top attorneys in Buffalo, NY as chosen by their peers. Every year we are incredibly proud to see some of our attorneys named to the list. This list is a great honor as it is a award given in part by other peers. To be selected, an honoree… Read More

What Makes a Lawyer Super?

Fifteen of our attorneys were named Western New York Super Lawyers, or Rising Stars! We could not be more proud of these attorneys for the work they put into the practice of law. The Super Lawyers award is a peer-nominated, and committee-determined award. This makes it an exceptional award because it validates that those in… Read More

RUPP BAASE FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT

On August 28, 2020, the Constitutional Law team at Rupp Baase, consisting of Tony Rupp, Phillip Oswald, and Chad Davenport, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all New York State restaurants and venues that seek to hold weddings up to the 50% venue capacity limit in place for ordinary dining.  The class action follows… Read More

Tony Rupp Speaks to WIVB About the Trial Court Win, the Appellate Court Decision Delaying Celebration, and What Is Really at the Heart of the Matter.

Tony Rupp spoke to WIVB about a trial court win regarding a couples wedding during COVID-19.  BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB)– Joe and Alysa Gryzbowski were originally going to get married at the Avanti Mansion, but they said all the uncertainty with not knowing how many people they could invite made them reconsider. The downside is the couple… Read More

Celebrating Love And a Federal Court Win!

It’s a federal court win! Congratulations to the newlyweds!  Rupp Baase is proud and honored to have secured an order in federal court enjoining enforcement of the 50-person limit on weddings.  Our constitutional law attorneys, Tony Rupp, Phillip Oswald, and Chad Davenport successfully argued a likelihood of success in establishing that the 50-person limit violates… Read More

Jamie Batt Panelist for Buffalo Business First Succession Planning Forum

Jamie Batt joined Buffalo Business First Virtual Executive Forum on Succession Planning as a panelist. Click link below to read the key takeaways. They agreed: If you haven’t started succession planning, start now by developing long-term goals and then draw a roadmap to achieve those goals. In its simplest terms, it is like a planning… Read More

Elizabeth Holmes Joins Rupp Baase as Partner

Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham is proud to welcome Elizabeth Holmes as a Partner Attorney in our Project Development and Environmental, Business Litigation and Construction practice groups. With years of both civil and criminal litigation experience Elizabeth is well known in the Buffalo legal community representing clients in land-use matters before municipal boards and through supreme… Read More