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Howard B. Cohen, Esq.
David H. Elibol, Esq.
Harry J. Forrest, Esq.
And the Law Firm of :
Gross Shuman Brizdle
& Gilfillan P.C.
465 Main Street, Suite 600
Buffalo, NY 14203
tel: 716.845.4300

For more info about our firm, go to www.gross-shuman.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of Practice
Personal Injury including Wrongful Death Claims, Automobile and Truck Negligence, Construction and Worksite Accident Claims, Premises Liability Claims, Medical and Legal Malpractice Claims

 

Education
State University of New York at Oswego, B. A. 1979
California Western School of Law, J. D. 1983, with honors

 

Admitted to Practice
New York, 1984
Virginia, 1983
United States District Court, 1983
United States Court of Appeals, (Second, Third, Fourth Circuits)
United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Supreme Court

Foreign Legal Consultant, The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada) 2007

 

Memberships
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Advocate)
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association (Tort, Negligence and Insurance Section and Committee on Professional Discipline)
Erie County Bar Association (Negligence Committee, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee and Professional Ethics Committee)
Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

American Arbitration Association-Commercial Arbitration (National Panel of Arbitrators)
National Association of Securities Dealers

 

Professional Training
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Ultimate Trial Advocacy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
American College of Trial Lawyers/National Institute of Trial Advocacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987 and Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1983

 

Lectures - Professional Seminars

"Trial Skills Workshop", National Business Institute (2008)
"Plaintiff’s Practice in New York", National Business Institute (2008)
"Insurance Law in New York"
Lorman Education Services (2003, 2004)
"Evidence in Trial Practice in New York"
National Business Institute (2002)
"Evolving Trends in Disc Injury Cases : Evaluation and Trial of "Serious Injuries" Under Insurance Law §5102(d)
Erie Institute of Law CLE (2002)
"Winning Your Case at the Deposition : Effective Tools for the Successful Litigator"
New York State Bar Association (2001)
"How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in New York"
National Business Institute (2001)
"Evaluating and Trying Soft-Tissue Injury Cases"
Erie County Bar Association - CLE Program (2001)
"Trying The Soft Tissue Injury Case in New York"
National Business Institute (1995, 1996, 1998, 2001)
"Trying The Wrongful Death Case in New York"
National Business Institute (1998 )
Various other presentations to Lawyers at Erie County Bar Association and Insurance Claims Professionals

 

Publications
"Intervention of Declaratory Judgment Actions," Defense Research Institute, December, 1988

 

Instructorships
Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law (2001-present) -

• Trial Techniques (Law)
• Introduction to Law (Undergraduate)

 

Acknowledgements
Certificate of Appreciation-New York State Bar Association 1990, 1991
Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2002
Trial Lawyers Care Inc. 2002
National Leadership Award-Business Advisory Council 2003
Wall of Tolerance-National Campaign for Tolerance 2004
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Leaders of Change

"Who's Who In American Law"

 

Arbitration - Mediation

Neutral Court Evaluator

• Personal Injury Code Evaluator, New York State Unified Court System, Eighth Judicial District (2007)

Securities Arbitration

• FINRA- Formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers (2000 to present)

 

Foreign Licenses

Licensed as Foreign Legal Consultant, Province of Ontario, Canada

 

Community Services
Compass House (Buffalo, New York)
Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball, Chairman (Amherst, New York)
The Heritage-Oak Foundation, Inc. (formerly Erie County Association for Retarded Children)