Robert M. Greene

Background

Greene, Robert M. was born in 1945 in Buffalo, New York, United States.

Education

Canisius College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1966). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, 1969). New York University School of Law (Master of Laws, 1971).

Career

Worked at Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Practice. Corporations, Litigation, Trust and Estates, Tax, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Banking, Commercial, Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Antitrust, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Immigration, Customs, Environmental and Energy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, New New York

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Buffalo Partnership, 1992—.

Member, Vice Chairman, 1996—, Board of Directors, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Member, Board of Trustees, Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, 1982—, Vice Chairman, 1989-1993, and Chairman, 1993—.

President, Buffalo Board of Catholic Education, 1987—. Member, Board of Trustees, Canisius College, 1971-1977, 1992—, Chairman, 1993—.

Member, Board of Directors, Buffalo Zoological Society, Incorporated., 1978—, President, 1987-1992.

Member, Committee on Law Office Economics and Management, New York State Bar Association, 1982—, Member, Section on Law Practice Management, Chairman, Committee on Law Office Structure and Organization, 1984-1986 and Chairman, Committee on Law Firm Quality Assurance, 1986-1989, American Bar Association. Editor: "The Quality Pursuit: Assuring Standards in the Practice of Law," American Bar Association, Chicago, 1989. Author: "Managing Partner 101: A Primer on Firm Leadership," American Bar Association, Chicago, 1990.

Author: "Making Partner: A Guide for Law Firm Associates," American Bar Association, Chicago, 1992.

Articles Editor, 1992-1993 and Member of Editorial Board, 1989-1993, Law Practice Management, American Bar Association, Chicago. Member: American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.

American Hospital Association. Catholic Health Association.

Fellow, College of Law Practice Management, 1994—.

Trustee, 1995—. President, 1996—. Founded in 1834 in Buffalo as the law office of Orsamus H. Marshall, Phillips, Lytle counts among its former partners several prominent individuals including President Grover Cleveland. Through its expansion into several offices and the development of new practice areas, the Firm has grown into a position of prominence in the northeastern United States and the province of Ontario.

Achievements

• Robert M. Greene has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Managing Partner 101: A Primer on Firm Leadership," American Bar Association, Chicago, 1990.

Membership

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Buffalo Partnership, 1992—. Member, Vice Chairman, 1996—, Board of Directors, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Member, Board of Trustees, Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, 1982—, Vice Chairman, 1989-1993, and Chairman, 1993—.

President, Buffalo Board of Catholic Education, 1987—.

Member, Board of Trustees, Canisius College, 1971-1977, 1992—, Chairman, 1993—. Member, Board of Directors, Buffalo Zoological Society, Incorporated., 1978—, President, 1987-1992.

Member, Committee on Law Office Economics and Management, New York State Bar Association, 1982—, Member, Section on Law Practice Management, Chairman, Committee on Law Office Structure and Organization, 1984-1986 and Chairman, Committee on Law Firm Quality Assurance, 1986-1989, American Bar Association. Fellow, College of Law Practice Management, 1994—.

Trustee, 1995—; President, 1996—.