Background
Finnerty, Joseph M. was born on December 17, 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Finnerty, Joseph M. was born on December 17, 1954 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). Wake Forest University. University of Scranton.
Walter F. George School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Worked at Stenger & Finnerty (Buffalo, New York) specializing in Civil Litigation, concentrating in Complex Commercial Matters. First Amendment Litigation and Counselling, Libel and Defamation. Insurance Coverage; Environmental Litigation.
Antitrust.
Construction Litigation. Energy Regulation Litigation. Medical Profession Regulation, Ethics and Privileges, Proceedings and Counselling.
Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts.
Admitted to the bar, 1982, New York and United States. District Court, Western District of New New York
Editor-in-Chief, Mercer Law Review, 1980-1981. Author, "United States v.
Postal: Lost on the High Seas," 31 Mercer Law Review, Volume 4, 1980.
Member: Erie County (Member, Committees on Appellate Practice, Practice and Procedure in State Courts, Practice and Procedure in Federal Court, 1990-1992), New York State (Member, Committee on Construction Law of the Federal and Commercial Litigation Section, 1989) and American (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1993) Bar Associations. Stenger & Finnerty engages in professional complex challenges involving demanding corporate and commercial litigation. The matters we address for our clients rank among the most complex and high-profile concerns.
Employing our state-of-the-art technology and support systems, disputes are represented in the most efficient cost effective manner.
Included among our regular clients is a major public utility, a significant petrochemical conglomerate, one of the nation"s largest daily newspapers, a trade association and professional medical corporations and practitioners. We also represent individuals in matters arising out of business and employment relationships.
Member: Erie County (Member, Committees on Appellate Practice, Practice and Procedure in State Courts, Practice and Procedure in Federal Court, 1990-1992), New York State (Member, Committee on Construction Law of the Federal and Commercial Litigation Section, 1989) and American (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1993) Bar Associations.