Legal Elite 2020: Region’s top Attorneys Unveiled

Attorney Sam Alba has been honored as a Legal Elite of New York on Buffalo Business First.

The 2020 Legal Elite includes 141 of the region’s top attorneys as chosen by their peers.

To be selected, an honoree had to be a partner or of counsel in a law firm, an in-house counsel for a company, a public officeholder in the field of legal affairs, a leader of a bar association or related group, or an educator in the field.

Robert Friedman, Esq.

Partner/Attorney Hamline University School of Law, New York State Bar, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

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ROBERT FRIEDMAN, ATTORNEY BY THE NUMBERS

• 30,000+ DANGEROUS DRIVERS SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS AS A VEHICLE & TRAFFIC PROSECUTOR.  Named 2003 WNY Prosecutor of the Year.
• 65 YEARS LAW FIRM HISTORY.
• 47 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PRACTICING LAW.

Areas of Expertise: Business Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Gun Laws, Medicaid Law, Personal Injury, Probate & Estates, Real Estate

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