Practice Areas : Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Practice Areas : Divorce
16 family law attorneys serve Buffalo and the surrounding area. Their work covers custody and parenting time, child and spousal support, paternity, guardianship, adoption, prenuptial agreements and enforcement of existing orders.
Most family matters settle, and the attorneys who settle them well are usually the ones who narrow the dispute early. Ask each firm how it approaches mediation, and how it handles high-conflict cases when mediation fails.
Family work is normally billed hourly against a retainer. Ask for the rate, the retainer and what happens when it is exhausted before you sign anything.
Lawyers listed in Buffalo also cover Personal Injury (59), Business Law (26) and Criminal Law (25). The same practice elsewhere in New York: Rochester (21), Syracuse (18) and Albany (18). Across New York the directory lists 146 attorneys in this practice; Buffalo is 4th by their number among 12 cities.