Background
Pierre Cassier, Michel was born on October 6, 1962 in Oceanside, New York, United States.
Pierre Cassier, Michel was born on October 6, 1962 in Oceanside, New York, United States.
Hamilton College (Bachelor of Arts, 1984). State University of New York at Buffalo (Master of Business Administration, 1986). Albany Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1989).
Worked at Hodgson, Russian, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, Limited Liability Partnership (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Trial and Appellate Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Administrative, Corporation, Labor, Taxation, Corporate Financing, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Financial Services, Health Care, Real Property, School, International, Immigration, Energy, Public Service, Securities, Family Law, High Technology, Transnational Law, Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.
Insurance Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation, Reinsurance, Reinsurance Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1990, New York and United States. District Court, Western District of New New York
Albany Law School: Salutatorian. Trustees Award; Justinian Society.
Associate Editor, Albany Law Review.
Company-author: "New York Combined Reporting After Standard Manufacturing: Out of the Dark and into the Light," Journal of State Taxation, Panel Publishing (Winter, 1992) and State Tax Notes, Tax Analysts (June 28, 1993). Contributing Author: New York Tax Update (William Hein & Company); Journal of Multistate Taxation, Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1991-1992.
Lecturer, Foundation for Accounting Education Continuing Professional Education Program.
Tracing its roots to 1817, Hodgson Russian is the largest law firm in Buffalo and ranks among the largest law firms in Upstate New York outside New York City.