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Keith R. Vona

135 Delaware Ave
5th Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202-2415
Phone: (716) 849-0701
Fax: (716) 849-0708

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Prior joining Lipsitz & Ponterio, Mr. Vona served as a United States Marine and worked as a City of Buffalo police officer for ten years. Mr. Vona concentrates his practice in the areas of Asbestos Litigation and Lead Paint Poisoning.

In September 2011, Mr. Vona, together with Michael Ponterio and Neil McKinnon obtained the first jury verdict in Western New York on behalf of a lead poisoned child.

In the last three years, Mr. Vona has been trial counsel in asbestos cases involving plaintiffs’ verdicts in excess of $10 million:

• December 2011 - Mr. Vona together with Michael Ponterio, obtained a jury verdict in the amount of $2 million dollars on behalf of a former Durez factory worker.
• July 2011 - Mr. Vona and Michael Ponterio obtained a jury verdict in the sum of $2.5 million dollars against Ford Motor Company on behalf of a former chemist. 
• November 2010 -  Mr. Vona, John Comerford and Joseph obtained a $1 million dollar verdict against John Crane, Inc., on behalf of a former tugboat engineer, for injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos on the job
• July 2008 - Mr. Vona served as co-counsel in obtaining a $5 million dollar verdict for a former United States Navy boilerman. The verdict is believed to be the largest for a mesothelioma victim in upstate New York. 

Admissions:

• 2006, New York State
• 2009, Western District, New York State

Education:

• B.S., 2001, State University of New York College at Buffalo
• J.D., 2005, State University of New York at Buffalo Law School

Memberships:

• New York State Trial Lawyers' Association
• Bar Association of Erie County
• American Bar Association
• Police Benevolent Association