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William J. Magavern, II
William J. “Bill” Magavern, II passed away peacefully on April 15, 2025 in his home on Cleveland Avenue, surrounded by family. Bill was the perfect business partner. He was beyond smart. He was fiercely dedicated to his clients, and they repaid that dedication with their loyalty. Bill’s clients ranged from some of... Read More
Thomas E. Schofield
Tom Schofield passed away on November 29, 2019. Tom spent his entire legal career, spanning over forty years with Magavern Magavern Grimm, LLP.Tom was as loyal to his many clients as he was to the law firm. He was extraordinarily intelligent and creative. He will be missed. Read More
Laurence H. Woodward
Laurence (“Larry”) Woodward passed away on October 30, 2021. Larry spent his entire legal career with Magavern Magavern Grimm, LLP.Larry was as loyal to his many clients as he was to the law firm. His intelligence was matched by his quick wit and kind heart. He will be missed. Read More
Richard A. Grimm, III
Richard A. Grimm, III is a partner at the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. Mr. Grimm practices in all areas of civil litigation. Read More
Thomas J. Lang
Thomas J. Lang is a partner in the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. He concentrates his practice in litigation, estates and trusts law and appellate. Read More
Edward J. Markarian
Edward J. Markarian is a partner in the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. He concentrates his practice in appeals, trusts and estates and litigation. Read More
Edward P. Perlman
Edward P. "Ned" Perlman is the resident partner in Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP’s office in Niagara Falls, New York, his hometown. He is a veteran trial attorney who handles civil litigation, construction law and personal injury cases, as well as municipal and commercial litigation. Read More
Aven Rennie
Aven Rennie, a partner in the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, concentrates her practice in health law and health law litigation. Read More
Raymond W. Walter
Raymond W. Walter is a Partner at the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of estates, trusts, elder law, and guardianships. Read More
Cheryl Smith Fisher
Cheryl Smith Fisher is counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP where she was a member from 1986 until 2015 practicing in the areas of employment law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and professional responsibility. Read More
Sharon Stern Gerstman
Sharon Stern Gerstman is counsel to the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. She concentrates in the areas of mediation and arbitration, litigation and appellate practice. Read MoreDigital Assets: Estate Planning in the Digital Age
By: Brenda A. Mattar, Esq. and Monisha M. Bhayana, University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD 2015 As more and more people carry out everyday business online, digital assets are becoming an increasingly important part of our lives. Books and music are downloaded instead of physically purchased, bank accou... Read MoreYou've Been Named Executor, Now What?
Every Last Will and Testament must name a fiduciary to handle the estate after the Testator (male) or Testatrix’s (female) death. That fiduciary responsible for administering the Estate is commonly referred to as the Executor or Executrix. In most cases, the Testator informs the fiduciary about being named Executor.... Read MoreNew Law Modernizes Not-for-Profit Law
A new law taking effect on July 1, 2014 modernizes the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and aims to make New York a more hospitable environment for charitable corporations and charitable trusts. Governor Cuomo signed the law with overwhelming bipartisan support late last year. The law incorporates the recommendations... Read MoreMajor Changes to New York Estate Tax
Dying is now going to cost you in New York much less in estate tax if you can wait for five years. Why? The estate tax exemption for New York, which has been $1,000,000.00 since 1999, was greatly enlarged as part of the recently-enacted 2014 budget legislation. For persons dying in the period 4/1/14-3/31/15, a ta... Read MoreHold on to the Gran Torino (and Other Family Heirlooms)
Film lovers worldwide remember the climactic will-reading in the Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino. Friends and family gathered in an attorneys' office to learn the lucky beneficiary of a 1972 muscle car kept in pristine condition.Surprisingly, in today’s market, a '72 Gran Torino with a 351 ci, 4-bbl engine may reta... Read MoreMedical Consents for Minor Children Involved in Custody Orders
Article printed in the April 2017 issue of The Bar Association of Erie County Bulletin.The information and recommendations contained in this article have been reviewed and approved as best practices by Tina Hawthorne, Esq., and Bernadette Hoppe, Esq., the co-chairs of the Practice and Procedure in Family Court Commi... Read MoreEdward Markarian Pens Civil Case of the Month for BAEC
Magavern Magavern Grimm partner Ed Markarian is a regular contributor to the “Civil Case of the Month” series circulated by the Bar Association of Erie County. Ed’s article for April 2017 is reprinted below: ECBA Appellate Practice CommitteeCivil Case of the Month: April 2017Ed Markarian The opinions in Expre... Read MoreECBA Appellate Practice Committee Civil Case of the Month: February 2018
ECBA Appellate Practice CommitteeCivil Case of the Month: February 2018by Edward J. Markarian, Esq.In Lohnas v Luzi (__ NY3d __ [2-15-2018 slip opn]), the Court of Appeals majority concluded that questions of fact existed whether the statute of limitations for the plaintiff's medical malpractice action was tolled un... Read MoreInsurance Coverage: A Glimpse Forward and a Glance Back
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS UNDER INSURANCE LAW SECTION 3420By Edward J. Markarian, Esq.Written for a presentation at the NYSBA Continuing Legal Education ProgramIntroductionInsurance Law §3420 is vast in both what it covers and in its importance.Among other things, Section 3420 addresses: continuation of coverage despite a... Read MoreThomas Schofield Receives Bi-National Beacon Award on Behalf of Niagara 1812 Legacy Council
The Niagara 1812 Legacy Council has been honoured with the Bi-National Beacon Award at the Travel & Tourism Beacon Awards presented by Visit Buffalo Niagara (VBN). Thomas R. Schofield, past-chair, received the award at the ceremony on May 5, 2014 on behalf of the Council at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, wh... Read MoreCheryl Smith Fisher, Partner, Selected for Best Lawyers List
Cheryl Smith Fisher was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 in the practice area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law..... Read MoreSix Magavern Firm Attorneys Included in the 2014 Super Lawyers –Upstate New York Edition
Six Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP attorneys have been selected to the 2014 Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor..... Read MoreMagavern Magavern Grimm LLP Recognized as Tier 1 Selection in Elder Law in the 2nd Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2015 "Best Law Firms"
Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been listed in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2015 "Best Law Firms" as a Tier 1 selection in Elder Law (Buffalo). Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise..... Read MoreSix Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP Attorneys Selected to 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List
Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP attorneys in six different practice areas have been included in this year's Super Lawyers list for Upstate New York, as follows: Cheryl Smith Fisher in Business Litigation; Edward J. Markarian in Appellate; Bruce D. Reinoso in Elder Law; Thomas E. Schofield in Business/Corporate; Laurenc... Read MoreLaurence Woodward Heads Lutheran Church Home Board of Directors
Laurence H. Woodward, a senior partner and chairman of the Estates and Trusts Department at Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of GreenField Terrace (formerly Lutheran Church Home) for a three year term last November. GreenField Terrace operates four separate memory ... Read MoreEdward J. Markarian Appointed to Board of Directors
Edward J. Markarian, a partner at Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the James V. Ryan Foundation. The James V. Ryan Foundation was established in 1985 to honor the late Town Supervisor who spearheaded the effort to establish the Town of Tonawanda’s paramedic p... Read MoreMagavern Attorney Elected to Lead New York State Bar Association
Sharon Stern Gerstman, of counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, a Buffalo New York law firm established in 1826, has been elected president-elect designee of the 74,000-member New York State Bar Association.Ms. Gerstman begins a one-year term as president-elect on June 1, 2016 and will become president on June 1, ... Read MoreComing Soon to Your City: Sharon Stern Gerstman
By Christina Couto There's a good chance Sharon Stern Gerstman will be visiting a city near you in the next year. Gerstman plans to visit attorneys and bar associations in all of New York's 62 counties during her year as president-elect. That amounts to a little more than one county per week. "My plan is t... Read MoreJesslyn Holbrook, Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP Attorney, Presents at The Alzheimer's Association of Western New York
Jesslyn A. Holbrook, an attorney with Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, will be presenting a program entitled "Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimers" on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:00 am at The Alzheimer's Association of Western New York, 2805 Wehrle Drive, Suite 6, Williamsville, New York. Ms. Holbrook conce... Read MoreSharon Stern Gerstman Takes Office as President of the New York State Bar Association
Sharon Stern Gerstman, counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, assumed office on June 1, 2017 as the 120th president of the 72,000-member New York State Bar Association. Gerstman, who succeeds Claire P. Gutekunst of Yonkers, is the seventh woman and 12th Buffalo attorney to head the 141-year-old Association. Mic... Read More
Legal profession is obligated to cure injustices within its power, Gerstman says
By Christina CoutoCalling her the “best and the brightest among all of us in New York State and nationwide,” Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals Eugene M. Fahey ceremoniously swore in Sharon Stern Gerstman of Buffalo as the State Bar’s 120th president on June 17.“To be a leader in the New York State Bar Associat... Read MoreMagavern Partners Discuss Personal Injury & Estate Planning
Richard A. Grimm, III and Ellen Grimm Spencer, partners at Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, appeared on a recent episode of Money Talks on WGRZ hosted by Michael Lomas of the Financial Guys, LLC. They discussed estate planning and personal injury litigation. Please click below for a clip: Read MoreFour Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP Attorneys Selected to 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List
Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP attorneys in four different practice areas have been included in this year's Super Lawyers list for Upstate New York, as follows: Cheryl Smith Fisher in Business Litigation; Edward J. Markarian in Appellate; Thomas E. Schofield in Business/Corporate and Laurence H. Woodward in Estate ... Read MoreSharon Stern Gerstman Named to Power 100 Women List
Sharon Stern Gerstman, of counsel to Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, has been named No. 23 on the Western New York 2017 Power 100 Women list in Buffalo Business First. This year's list includes CEOs of private and public corporations, bankers, educators, law firm partners, non-profit executives, health professiona... Read MoreMAGAVERN ATTORNEYS OBTAIN $1.9 MILLION VERDICT
Magavern Magavern Grimm, LLP recently obtained a $1,923,000 jury verdict following a week-long trial in New York State Supreme Court, Erie County. Our client suffered multiple spinal fractures in a rollover accident, explained Rich Grimm who tried the case along with Ned Perlman. Relying on the fact that our clien... Read MoreJesslyn Holbrook to Present "Representing People with Disabilities" CLE Course October 15
On October 15, 2018, Jesslyn Holbrook will be presenting at a New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education course titled “Representing People with Disabilities.” The focus of the presentation will be on Admission, Involuntary Treatment, and Assisted Outpatient Treatment for individuals with mental ... Read More