Joseph E. Zdarsky, born Buffalo, New York, September 8, 1945; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1972; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1973; United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1979; United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2006; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1981; United States Supreme Court, 1988. Education: University of Buffalo (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1972). Member, Board of Editors, Buffalo Law Review, 1971-72. Member: Erie County Bar Association (Member, Judiciary Committee 2000-2002); New York State Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers Section and Commercial and Federal Litigation Section); Member, Board of Directors, Hemophilia Center of Western New York, Inc. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Business and Corporate Litigation, State and Federal Indian Law, Partnership Law, Corporate Law, Trial and Appellate Practice. K. Michael Sawicki, born Buffalo, New York, October 10, 1946; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1974; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1979; United States Tax Court, 1984; United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1990. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1967); University of Buffalo Law School (J.D., 1973); Experience: Law Clerk to Hon. Matthew J. Jasen, Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, 1973-74; Special Assistant Attorney General, Attica Prison Riot Investigations, 1974-75; Senior Assistant Erie County District Attorney, 1975-1979. Member: Board of Education, East Aurora, New York, 1980-1983. Member, Erie County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense; State and Federal Indian Law; Domestic Relations Law; Products Liability; Trial and Appellate Practice. Guy J. Agostinelli, born Buffalo, New York, September 22, 1955; Admitted to the Bar of New York, 1981; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1981; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1989; United States Supreme Court, 1994; United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1979. Education: McGill University (B.S., 1977); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1980); Examining Counsel: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. Member: Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Gerald T. Walsh, born Buffalo, New York, June 6, 1959; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1987; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1987; United States Court of International Trade, 1990; United States District Court, Northern District of New York, 1994; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1995; United States Supreme Court, 1994. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1981); State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers' Section); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; State and Federal Indian Law; Employment Law; Physician Discipline. Mark J. Schlant, born Buffalo, New York, August 10, 1961; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1987; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1988. Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction, 1983); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1986). Member: Panel of Trustees, Bankruptcy Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York, 1992 to the present; Examining Counsel: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company. Practice Areas: Federal Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Probate and Surrogate's Practice. Patrick A. Dudley, born Ypsilanti, Michigan, September 22, 1964; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1994. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1987); State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Moot Court Board. Author: "Examination Under Oath, Waging the War Against Insurance Fraud"; DRI, For the Defense, November 1994; "Federal Hazardous Substances Act - Preemption Issue Post-Cipollone," DRI, The Federal Preemption Defense, 1995; Co-Author: "Federal Preemption-A Prime Case Reference", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Fall 1995. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation. Thomas P. Fitch, born Buffalo, New York, March 20, 1968; admitted to the Bar of New York, 1994. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1990); University of Toledo School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate Law; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Donald G. Powell, born Syracuse, New York, November 17, 1957; admitted to the Bar of New York , 1999; United States District Court, Western District of New York, 1999; United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York, 1999. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1983); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.B.A., 1987); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1998). Member: Erie County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation.