Background
Weisz, Richard L. was born on May 5, 1951 in Schenectady, New York, United States.
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Richard L. Weisz
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor of Science, 1973). Albany Law School of Union University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Career
Worked at Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods & Goodyear, LLP (Albany, NY) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Municipal and Public Authority Finance, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Development and Leasing, Corporate and Partnership Finance, Industrial Development, Environmental Land Use, Zoning, Public Utilities, Electric Power and Communications Law, Securities, Taxation, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Presentation before State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Immigration, Trust and Estate Planning, Probate, Labor, School, International, Patent and Trademark Law. Insurance Law, Environmental Law, Railroad Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1979, New York, United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Sigma Pi Sigma. Member, Justinian Society. Member, Albany Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1978-1979.
Treasurer, Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991-1993. President-Elect, 1994. President, 1995-1996.
Tracing its roots to 1817, Hodgson Russ is the largest law firm in Buffalo and ranks among the largest law firms in Upstate New York outside New York City.
Membership
Member, Justinian Society. Member, Albany Law Review, 1976-1977. Law Clerk, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1978-1979.
Treasurer, Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991-1993. President-Elect, 1994. President, 1995-1996.
