Wolfgang Mueller has been licensed as an attorney since 1990. He is the owner of Mueller Law Firm in Novi, Michigan. Previously, he was an automotive engineer for Chrysler Corporation involved in the design and development of automotive restraint systems. Born and raised in Detroit, he holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, respectively. Mr. Mueller has a national practice and has litigated cases in many states. Mr. Mueller specializes in wrongful conviction and police misconduct cases, as well as product liability litigation. He has received numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts for his clients.

Mr. Mueller received his Juris Doctor degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1990, graduating magna cum laude. Mr. Mueller is a past member of the Executive Board of the Michigan Association for Justice and is a member of the Council for the State Bar of Michigan’s Negligence Section.

Mr. Mueller is a former bodybuilder who acts as counsel for Powerhouse Gyms International, Inc. In 2009, he was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission, which oversees professional boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) in the State of Michigan. He was unanimously re-elected as Vice Chairperson of the U.C.C. in 2010 and again in 2011. In 2012, Mr. Mueller was re-appointed to the U.C.C. by Gov. Rick Snyder, where he was unanimously re-elected as Vice-Chairperson. He is dedicated to advancing the sports of professional boxing and MMA in Michigan and protecting the health and safety of the participants. In December, 2015, Mr. Mueller was unanimously elected Chairperson of the Unarmed Combat Commission.

Mr. Mueller is a practicing martial artist and holds the rank of 3rd Dan (3rd degree black belt) in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do. He also serves as an instructor at Boliard’s Martial Sciences Center in Canton, Michigan under Grand Master Greg Boliard. Mr. Mueller also volunteers his time with the MORC (Macomb-Oakland Regional Center) Stars hockey team, teaching individuals/athletes with developmental disabilities how to ice skate and play hockey.

Kent Buckingham is a board-certified, A-V rated Trial Lawyer who limits his practice to the specialty of medical malpractice. In addition, he practiced for several years as an eye doctor before beginning his legal career. His firm has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and judgments. He is a sustaining member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group, and a Diplomate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Buckingham is also an internationally-recognized speaker, having presented lectures on the area of professional malpractice to the British Contact Lens Association Annual Conference in Bournemouth, England; to the Bausch & Lomb European Symposium On Contact Lenses in Seville, Spain; to the International Contact Lens Congress in Australia; and to several Annual Symposiums on the Cornea, Contact Lenses & Contemporary Vision Care. He has published numerous articles in the field of medical negligence.

His cases have been profiled in such media as Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Drug Topics, the National Law Journal, and People magazine. He has been asked to discuss his medical malpractice cases on national programs such as CBS Evening News, MSNBC, ABC News, and Good Morning America.

Dale Swope is managing partner of Swope, Rodante P.A. which is the development of the solo firm practice he founded six months out of law school, in 1979.

Mr. Swope is a Tampa native, and a graduate of Hillsborough High School, the University of South Florida, and the University of Florida Law School. The firm’s most senior lawyer, Mr. Swope has received virtually every professional recognition available to lawyers who practice in his field.
He has an AV rating (the highest possible) by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest reviewing agency in the country. He has a ‘Superb’ rating (the highest possible) by AVVO.com, that is probably the newest rating agency in the country.

He has been designated as a ‘Super Lawyer’ by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is also listed in ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ ‘Who’s Who in the South’ and ‘Who’s Who in American law.’

For more than a dozen years he has been Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and was previously also Board Certified as a Business Litigation Specialist. These certifications are considered the most substantive credentialing of attorneys, since admission actually requires taking a substantial test and serious peer review by lawyers and judges familiar with the lawyer’s work.

He was the original incorporator of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association and the first of two partners in the firm (along with Angela Rodante) who have been elected as president of that organization. He has been a director of the Florida Justice Association and served on its Executive Committee as the 2017-2018 President.

American Board of Trial Advocates is an organization that requires actual trial experience and peer approval for admission, and he has been a member for more than a decade. Recently, Mr. Swope was elected to be a member in the prestigious American Law Institute.
But while the recognition of these prestigious organizations is flattering, Mr. Swope will quickly tell you that none of these ‘credentials’ mean a thing compared to a simple ‘thanks’ from a client or family that has been helped by the law firm.

Professional Distinctions

• 2017-2018 President, Florida Justice Association
Immediate Past President

• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, The Florida Bar, 1992-Present
A certification requiring a favorable showing of actual trial experience, positive reports from other lawyers and judges familiar with his abilities, and requiring the successful completion of a comprehensive examination testing knowledge of civil trial law. Certification also requires continuing legal education specifically in this field, significantly more than what is required of all lawyers.

• Business Litigation Specialist, The Florida Bar, 1995-2005

• Listed in Martindale-Hubbell with an AV rating Martindale-Hubbell does not make an independent evaluation of lawyers but relies exclusively on confidential opinions expressed by sampling selected members of the Bar and judiciary familiar with the lawyer.

• Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2016-2017

• Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, Martindale Hubbell and American Lawyer Media, 2013-2015

• Member, Super Lawyers Blue Ribbon Panel, 2013
Selected members of the panel help evaluate the nominees for 2013 Florida Super Lawyers.

• Member, Federal Bar Association, 2012
The Federal Bar Association works to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of public and private federal practitioners, the federal judiciary and the public.

• Member, American Law Institute, 2010-Present
The prestigious organization is comprised of lawyers, judges and law professors around the country who work to have a positive impact on cutting edge legal issues.

• Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-Present
Only 5% of Florida lawyers are recognized with this distinction based on peer evaluation and third party research.

• “Legal Leader” in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite, 2004-2008, 2010-2011, 2014, 2016
Honorees are nominated by fellow attorneys who were asked to select lawyers whom they hold in the highest regard.

• Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2008-Present
The publication depends on rigorous peer reviews from over four million top attorneys in the nation.

• EAGLE Hall of Fame, Florida Justice Association
Inducted for his commitment to protect Florida’s civil justice system through outstanding lifetime contributions.

• Founder and initial Chairman of the Hillsborough County Solo Practitioners Committee, 1991-1992
The committee supports and guides solo practitioners as they develop the skills necessary to effectively practice law.

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Hillsborough County Young Lawyers Section, 1988-1989
The division helps new attorneys of diverse backgrounds develop important leadership skills.

• America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 1%, The American Registry, 2015-2017

• Superb Rating, AVVO, 2009-Present

• Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2004-2008, 2010-2011, 2014, 2016-2017

• Top Attorneys-Tampa Bay Area, Tampa Bay Magazine, 2008,2013-2017

• America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 5%, The American Registry, 2014

• Florida’s Top Attorneys, The Wall Street Journal, 2013

• Tampa’s Top Attorneys, The National Law Journal, 2010

• Top Lawyers, Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2009

• Florida’s Top Lawyers, Florida Monthly Magazine, 2005-2006, 2008-2009

• Who’s Who in American Law, 1989-1992

• America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 10%, The American Registry, 2011-2012

Community Involvement

• Hillsborough High School Football Trust (Chair, 2008-Present)- Prior to this trust, the Hillsborough High School football team was forced to compete with much better funded schools.

• Ybor City Museum Society (President, 2007-2008)- An enthusiast for Ybor City’s rich history, Mr. Swope works with the museum to preserve, promote and celebrate the city’s heritage.

• Save Tampa History LLC (President and Founder, 2005-Present)- This organization renovates old casitas in the area and leases them out to responsible families in need. Ultimately, this is done in the effort to bring families back to the city and provide them with proper housing.

• Tre Amici @ The Bunker (Owner, 2004-Present) – In 2004, Dale and Joseph Kokolakis decided to restore The Bunker building. Two years later, Mr. Swope and Ms. Rodante opened a café where friends gather for meaningful conversations and great coffee. Serving coffee, beer, wine and food, Tre Amici @ The Bunker regularly hosts art exhibits and musical events.

Publications

• Author of “Tips for the Auto Practitioner,” a monthly column Journal of the Florida Justice Association

• Co-author with Shea Moxon and Celene Humphries, “Bad Faith Claims,” the Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook (2nd Edition), Florida Bar CLE Manual (2009)

• Co-author with Shea Moxon and Celene Humphries, “Bad Faith Claims,” The Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook (1st Edition), Florida Bar CLE Manual (2006)

• Co-author with Shea Moxon and Celene Humphries, “Practice and Procedure in Handling an Automobile Case,” Florida Automobile Insurance Law (6th Edition), Florida Bar CLE Manual (2005)

Presentations

• “Closing Argument,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2018 Basic Trial Practice Seminar (December 2018)

• “Bad Faith in the Courts: What Will “Work” in 2019,” Jacksonville Justice Association 2018 Seminar (November 2018)

• Presentation at Florida Bar Seminar: “Basic Personal Injury Law” (April 2018)

• “Closing Argument,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2017 HCBA State Court Trial Seminar (June 2017)

• “Special Evidence Issues that Arise in Personal Injury Cases,” 2305 Hot Topics in Evidence, Florida Bar (June 2017)

• “Purposefully Packaging Your Case,” 2017 FJA Workhorse Seminar (February 2017)

• “X’s and O’s of the FJA Plan for Tallahassee,” TBTLA CLE Seminar (January, 2017)“Irony of Preparing for Trials,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2016 Basic Trial Practice (December, 2016)

• “CRN Missteps That Kill Bad Faith Cases,” Florida Justice Association 2016 Drafting Civil Remedies Webinar (October, 2016)

• “How the Courts have Turned the Keys to the Courthouse into a Massive Malpractice Exposure,” Florida Justice Association 2016 Proposals for Settlement Webinar (October, 2016)

• “Closing Statements from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 2016 State Court Trial Seminar (June, 2016)

• “Voir Dire from a Civil Perspective,” Hillsborough County Bar Association 2016 Jury Selection CLE (March, 2016)

• “Preparing for Trial – The Final Countdown,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2015 Basic Trial Practice Trial Prep Seminar (November, 2015) “Zen and the Art of Section 768.79, 14 Years Later,” Florida Justice Association 2015 Proposals for Settlement Webinar (October, 2015)

• “Insurance Bad Faith Actions from Medical Malpractice Cases,” Florida Justice Association Titans of Trial Medical Mal Practice Seminar (October, 2015)

• Al J. Cone Trial Seminar for the Florida Justice Association (August, 2015)

• “Insurance Bad Faith” Florida Justice Association 2015 Annual Convention (June, 2015)

• “Closing Argument,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2015 Basic Trial Practice Seminar (February, 2015)

• “Discovery in a Dawning Digital Age,” Florida Justice Association 2015 Workhorse Seminar (February, 2015)

• “Uninsured Motorist Bad Faith,” Honey Badger Presentation on Bad Faith 2015 (January, 2015)

• “Uninsured Motorist Bad Faith,” Florida Justice Association 2014 Workhorse Seminar (February, 2014)

• “Closing Arguments,” Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2013 Basic Trial Practice Seminar (October, 2013)

• “The Current Standard for Bad Faith Failure to Settle Under Florida Law as Applied in State versus Federal Court,” Florida Justice Association 2013 Masters of Justice Seminar (September, 2013)

• “Closing Statements from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 2013 State Court Trial Seminar (June, 2013)

• “Living with the New De Facto Changes for Bad Faith in Federal Court,” Florida Justice Association’s Annual Convention Advanced Trial Skills Seminar (June, 2012)

• “Opening Statements,” Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 2011 State Court Trial Seminar (June, 2011)

• “The Strategies, Techniques and Pitfalls of Cases Involving a Liability Carrier’s Bad Faith Claims Handling,” Florida Justice Association 2009 Insurance Seminar (November, 2009)

• “Strategies to Beat Insurance Company Conduct of Deny, Delay and Don’t Pay: A Review of Recent Caselaw,” Florida Justice Association 2009 Automobile Negligence Seminar (September, 2009)

• “The X Files: What Insurance Companies Don’t Want You to Know about Bad Faith,” Florida Justice Association 2008 Masters of Justice Seminar (December, 2008)

• “More than a Slingshot: First and Third Party Bad Faith – Taking Aim at Goliath: Conquering the Insurance Giants,” Florida Justice Association 2008 Insurance Seminar (October, 2008)

• “Identifying and Preserving the Third Party Bad Faith Claim,” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (September, 2008)

• “Automotive Law Legislative Changes and Case Law Update” Seminar, Speaker at the Florida Justice Association Conference (June, 2007)

• “Nuts and Bolts of a Bad Faith Case,” Speaker at Insurance Bad Faith Seminar for Florida Justice Association (March, 2007)

• “New Approached to Damages,” Speaker at Association of Trial Lawyers of America Conference (February, 2007)

• “Bad Faith: Getting to the Heart of the Matter at Mediation” Speaker at Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Seminar (December, 2006)

• “Tips for Proving the Bad Faith Case,” Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Seminar Presentation (September, 2006)

• Al J. Cone Trial Seminar for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (August, 2006)

• Hillsborough County Bar Association State Court Trial Seminar (June, 2006)

• FDLA Conference Seminar Presentation (June, 2006)

• Medical Malpractice Seminar for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Conference (April, 2006)

• “The Seven Cardinal Sins Committed by Trial Lawyers” Speaker at Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Seminar (February, 2006)

• “The Beginning of an Insurance Bad Faith Case,” 2005 Annual Education Seminar sponsored by Tampa Bay Paralegal Association (September, 2005)
• “Keeping Faith in Bad Faith – Berges v. Infinity Insurance Co.,” 2005 Annual Convention – General Session: Advanced Trial Skills Seminar (June, 2005)

Awards

• President, Florida Justice Association, 2017-2018

• Champion of Justice Award, Tampa Bay Trial Association, 2017

• Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2010

• EAGLE Hall of Fame, Florida Justice Association, 2008

• Client Distinction Award, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015

• Recipient of the EAGLE Centurion Award , Florida Justice Association, 2016
Recognizes an exceptionally generous lifetime individual contribution to the FJA EAGLE Program.

• Recipient of the “Churchill Award”, Florida Justice Association, 2015
For relentless commitment, perseverance, and fortitude to seek justice and achieve success at the FJA.

• Rough Rider & Teddy Roosevelt Award, Florida Justice Association, 2011
The organization recognized his efforts to preserve the civil justice system during the 2011 Legislative Session.

• S. Victor Tipton Award, Florida Justice Association, 2010
A distinction earned in recognition of superior achievement in legal writing.

• Bronze, Silver and Crystal EAGLE Awards, Florida Justice Association
A distinction earned for an unwavering passion and purpose lying behind a commitment to justice.

• Mickey Smiley Award for Mentorship, Florida Justice Association Young Lawyers section, 2000
An award which recognizes FJA members for their dedication to helping young attorneys improve their legal skills.

• Recipient of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1988
Recognition for significant accomplishments achieved during the Bar year.

• Vicente Martinez-Ybor Award, Ybor City Museum Society
A distinction earned for efforts to create a diverse community through social commitment and personal enterprise.

• Champion for Children Award, Voices for Children, a Guardian Ad Litem program, 2005
Voices for Children is a non-profit organization which works to provide volunteer guardians the financial means necessary for Guardian ad Litem to continue to help children in need.

Aviva Abramovsky is the University at Buffalo School of Law’s 19th permanent dean and the first woman to hold the position. Since her arrival in June of 2017, she has overseen the expansion of the school’s clinical legal education program, the implementation of a new undergraduate program in law, the development of UB’s Center for the Advancement of Sport and an Entrepreneurship Law Center, and the launch of a series of capital improvements projects.

Prior to her appointment as dean of UB School of Law, Abramovsky was the Kaufman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and an associate dean at Syracuse University College of Law where she led the school’s internationalization efforts. She previously served as a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law, and as a shareholder in the New York City-based law firm Anderson Kill & Olick.

Abramovsky is an expert in insurance law, commercial law, regulation of financial entities and legal ethics. She has authored numerous articles and legal treatises, including McKinney’s Uniform Commercial Code forms for New York. She is the current editor of LSN Insurance Law, Legislation, & Policy, and she served as the editor and academic advisor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal from 2010 to 2011. She also contributed to the British Insurance Law Association’s (BILA) 2013 Book Prize winner, Research Handbook on International Insurance and Regulation, and her scholarship has been recognized as a “litigation essential” by LexisNexis.

Abramovsky has served twice as an academic evaluator for the American Bar Association’s federal judiciary committees, once for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito and again for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor.
She earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania where she was the managing editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and her B.S. from Cornell University.

Michael Kahn practices law with substantial experience in First Amendment ordinance preparation and litigation, complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, and corporate transactions. In 2005, he completed a complex trial regarding trade secrets and contract issues concerning the United States Space Shuttle. He has tried several other large and complex intellectual property cases, including cases involving copyright and trade secrets regarding computer software. See, for example, Bateman v. Mnemonics, 79 F.3d 1532 (11th Cir. 1996).

For approximately the past 28 years, Mr. Kahn has acted as Special Counsel to various Florida cities and counties with regard to both the preparation of ordinances and defense of ordinances involving First Amendment issues. He has written ordinances for regulation of adult entertainment, street performers, street vendors, panhandling, and outdoor public assemblies. For example, as Special Counsel for the City of St. Augustine, he wrote, defended, and ultimately prevailed in the Eleventh Circuit to a challenge to an ordinance regulating street performers. See Horton v. City of St. Augustine, 272 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2001). Mr. Kahn is a Supreme Court Certified mediator who has been appointed by several state and federal judges to mediate First Amendment disputes.

Mr. Kahn has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1977. He received his law degree from Duke University in 1977. He also holds a Master of Arts from Emory University and a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from the University of Florida. He was an adjunct professor at Rollins College teaching courses, among others, on the law of the First Amendment. He won the Christa McAuliffe Teaching Award in 2002. Currently, he is teaching Constitutional Law I and II for Florida Institute of Technology.

Cynthia focuses both her law practice and mediation practice in all areas of litigation, including business and complex commercial litigation, class action suits and eminent domain. She also handles municipal law and all areas of real estate, including real estate development and complex real estate transactions. Cynthia was a State Court Judge for eleven years in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida. She presided over both the civil and criminal divisions and served as the Administrative Judge for both the appellate division and the civil division. Cynthia was elected by her colleagues to serve as the Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit in 2003. Cynthia also served as an Associate Judge on the District Court of Appeals. She was nominated for consideration by the White House to the Federal District Court in 2003.

Cynthia represents public and private corporations as well as individuals. Her clients include major corporations, some of the country’s largest privately held corporations, municipalities, public officials, individuals, trusts and families. Her mediation practice is primarily focused on complex case litigation. Cynthia was a member of the faculty at the College of Advanced Judicial Studies last year and addressed the judges on the topic of mediation.

Cynthia has been a member of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission since 2010, having been appointed by two successive governors. She previously served on the Judicial Nomination Commission for the 19th Judicial Circuit and was appointed by the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve on the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel in 2010.

Cynthia graduated in the top 10 percent of her law school class at George Mason University and graduated from James Madison University with an undergraduate degree in Political Science. She has received the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards from the Peer Review Rating of the Bar and Judiciary in Martindale-Hubbell. She is a member of both the Florida and Virginia bars.

Arthur M. Luxenberg co-founded Weitz & Luxenberg, the largest mass-tort and personal injury litigation plaintiff’s powerhouse in New York City 30 years ago and grew it into one of the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. Under his direction, attorneys have won more than $17 billion in the form of verdicts and settlements for clients. Of that amount, $8.5 billion is for clients exposed to asbestos. Mr. Luxenberg was named as the Best Lawyers 2013 mass tort litigation Lawyer of the Year in NYC. He has represented passengers on the cruise ship Achille Lauro following its hijacking by terrorists off the coast of Egypt, served as liaison counsel for the asbestos and silicone breast implant litigations, and was a member of the DES Steering Committee for the State of New York.

Mr. Luxenberg supervises attorneys who were responsible, in part, for settlements for the $9 billion Actos drug, $2.5 billion DePuy and $1 billion Stryker hip implants, and $423 million for water pollution caused by methyl tertiary butyl ether. He also led the firm to jury verdicts of $190 million the largest for a consolidated asbestos case in N.Y. history, and $75 million jury for a client with mesothelioma (the largest single case verdict ever for W&L).

Members of his team serve in leadership roles on many current and former MDLs including those for Opioids, Roundup, Dicamba, Proton-Pump Inhibitors, Farxiga, Invokana, Ethicon Hernia Mesh, and Cook IVC Filters.

Jason Kerkmans is a lawyer with a background in journalism and mental disability research. He was a member of the University of New Mexico Law School team lead by Distinguished Professor Jim Ellis that prepared an amicus brief on behalf of The American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities et al., in the 2014 United States Supreme Court case, Hall v. Florida. In addition to managing MINDSET’s forensic consultation practice, he provides legal integration of MINDSET’s experts’ opinions, translating between the two disciplines to better ensure the well-validated science is accurately represented to the courts. As a journalist he conducted interviews with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, President George W. Bush, and Senators John Kerry and John McCain, among others.

Lyn Gaudet Kiehl is an attorney with a forensic psychology and behavioral neuroscience background. She is the founding Director of MINDSET. MINDSET has has been hired in 200+ cases since 2013 and developed a network of over 60 medical and mental health experts, all with a shared commitment to the responsible use of science in the courtroom. Lyn is the former Research Director for the Center for Law, Science & Innovation (LSI) at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, the first and largest academic center focused on the intersection of law and science. Her research focus while at the Center was the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, including neuroscience and genetics, as well as the use of neuroimaging in capital criminal cases. Her present research is in the translation of scientific research into effective legal practice and policy, with a particular focus on neuroethics as it relates to legal applications of neuroimaging, both in the United States and abroad.

Terrence M. Connors is a graduate of Canisius College where he was elected to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and named a Captain of the Varsity Basketball Team. A member of the Canisius College DiGamma Honor Society, he was Guest of Honor at the 1995 DiGamma Reception. He has served two terms as a member of the Board of Regents of the College and in 2004 was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus.

He is also a graduate of the University at Buffalo, School of Law and in 1994 he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award for the Private Practice of Law. He is a former member of the Dean’s Advisory Council and was selected by the Law School to be the Chair of the Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation, the National Campaign to increase the endowment of the Law School. The jury selection room in the Law School Courtroom has been named the Terrence M. Connors Jury Selection Room. In 2013, the Buffalo Law Review recognized Terry for his outstanding achievements in the legal profession and his devotion to the School of Law. Terry also serves as Chair of the National Board of Advisors for the Law School’s Advocacy Institute. In 2016, he was presented with the Edwin F. Jaeckle Award, which is the highest honor the School of Law and the Law Alumni Association can bestow.

Connors LLP is a Buffalo litigation boutique with a Statewide reach.

For eight straight years, Terry Connors was ranked number one by Super Lawyers ® Upstate New York. That designation is based upon balloting of all lawyers in Upstate New York as well as reviewing notable cases, verdicts, awards and other distinguished accomplishments. In June of this year, City & State Magazine named Terry to their Law Power 50 list of New York State’s most influential lawyers.

Mr. Connors is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (New York: Woodward White 1987) in seven separate categories: Bet the Company Litigation, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, and Criminal Law white collar and non-white collar. In addition in 2009, he was the Best Lawyers – Personal Injury – Lawyer of the Year, in 2010 and 2012, Best Lawyers – Bet the Company – Lawyer of the Year, and in 2013, Best Lawyers – White Collar Defense – Lawyer of the Year.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in that organization is by invitation only and limited to one percent of the lawyers in each state.

He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Membership in that organization is also by invitation and limited to a total of 500 trial lawyers in the United States.

He has been selected as a top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers and he is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Top Trial Lawyers in America.

He has achieved many of the highest verdicts recorded in Western New York history ranging from $58,000,000 to $11,000,000 and he has successfully achieved the highest affirmed verdict on appeal in the State of New York.

After the crash of Continental Flight 3407, Terry was selected as liaison counsel in the litigation involving the wrongful death of 49 individuals.