Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP

Congratulations to Katie Bodie and Tia Elliston on passing the New York State bar exam! We are happy to have you with our firm to start your legal careers.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the BAEC's President's Gala last Saturday! 🎉 We had a wonderful evening celebrating and honoring the incredible leaders of our organization. 🙌 Special thanks to Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP for their generous sponsorship, making the event a night to remember. We’re grateful for your support and to all who joined us in this celebration of our community! 💼✨ Photos provided courtesy of Glenn Edward Murray

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP was proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the Bar Association of Erie County’s President’s Gala, which was held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Twentieth Century Club. This year's event honored two of the firm's partners, Timothy J. Graber, Esq., the immediate past president of the Bar Association of Erie County, and Kathleen M. Sweet, Esq., a former president of the Bar Association of Erie County and president-elect of the New York State Bar Association. It was an enjoyable and memorable evening celebrating Tim, Kathleen, and the Western New York legal community.

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Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP was proud to hit the links as a sponsor of this year’s Kaleida Classic, benefiting the Kaleida Health Foundation. The Kaleida Health Foundation supports the care, programs, research, education, and equipment at Kaleida Health hospitals, long-term care facilities, and through home care with the Visiting Nursing Association of WNY, Inc. The Kaleida Health Foundation helps Kaleida Health, the region’s largest healthcare provider, achieve the best possible outcomes for patients, educate clinical experts, and provide charity care for those in need.

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Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to sponsor the Bar Association of Erie County's President's Gala, which is being held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Twentieth Century Club. This year's event will honor two of the firm's partners, Timothy J. Graber, Esq., the immediate past president of the Bar Association of Erie County, and Kathleen M. Sweet, Esq., a former president of the Bar Association of Erie County and president-elect of the New York State Bar Association. Please consider joining our firm and members of the Buffalo legal community on this special evening as we honor Tim and Kathleen on their tremendous achievements.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been selected to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. 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. Congratulations to the following attorneys that have been named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List: Robert D. Barone Sally J. Broad Ryan P. Crawford Brian P. Crosby Joseph W. Dunbar Aaron F. Glazer Timothy J. Graber Melinda L. Grabowski Melissa M. Morton Robert G. Scumaci Michael P. Sullivan Kathleen M. Sweet Norman B. Viti, Jr. Michael J. Willett Melissa L. Zittel Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is also proud to announce that two of its associate attorneys, Theodore A. Joerg and Elisha D. Teibel, have been selected to the Upstate New York Rising Stars List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less. Congratulations to Kathleen M. Sweet who was also named to the lists of the Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and the Top 25 Women Upstate New York Lawyers. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP held its annual summer party at Transit Valley Country Club on Friday, August 16, 2024. After a fun afternoon on the course, our attorneys and their guests spent a fun evening together celebrating the firm. Congratulations to Ted Joerg, Nick Demarco, Alex Deantonis, and Michael Seggio on having the winning foursome.

Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP is proud to announce that seven of its attorneys have been named by Best Lawyers to its 2025 31st Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®”. The attorneys named to the 2025 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America®” and the practice areas for which they were honored are: Brian P. Crosby: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Kathleen M. Sweet: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Robert G. Scumaci: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Melissa L. Zittel: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Melissa Morton: Litigation – Insurance Michael J. Willett: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Joseph W. Dunbar: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Additionally, Amanda Rossi was listed in the 2025 edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America” in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. Brian P. Crosby was also named as “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Its methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Congratulations to the Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP attorneys who received this honor.