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Michael A. Ponterio

Michael A. Ponterio135 Delaware Ave
5th Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202-2415
Phone: (716) 849-0701
Fax: (716) 849-0708

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Michael A. Ponterio is a founding partner of Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC. Mr. Ponterio represents families who have suffered injuries as a result of exposure to asbestos, childhood lead poisoning, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, and families suffering injuries as a result of defective products.

Mr. Ponterio has been representing people suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos for 23 years. He obtained the first personal injury jury verdict in the State of New York for an asbestos victim (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio also obtained the first punitive damage award for an asbestos worker in the State of New York (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio and his partner, John Ned Lipsitz, also received the first personal injury jury verdict in Buffalo, New York, on behalf of an asbestos victim (Wolf v. Celotex Corporation).
Mr. Ponterio has obtained jury verdicts on behalf of families of asbestos workers in excess of twenty million dollars. Throughout his career, he has helped injured clients receive monetary compensation for their injuries.
In November, 2009, Mr. Ponterio and Keith Vona served as counsel for a trial in Buffalo, New York, and obtained a $3 million dollar settlement award on behalf of our client, a local union boilermaker for injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos on the job. 

Admissions:

1984, New York State

Education:

  • B.A., 1978, St. Bonaventure
  • J.D., 1983, New England School of Law

Memberships:

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

Publications:

Mr. Ponterio is a contributing author in the New York Handbook entitled "Products Liability in New York Strategy and Practice" published by the New York State Bar Association (1997).

Awards:

2008, Listed BV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  This is the highest peer review rating for legal ability and ethical standards. 

Speaking Engagements:

New York State Bar Association

  • Products Liability
  • Vital Aspects of Your Care;
  • Civil Litigators Guide to Discovery Under New York Law

 

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