Attorneys in Buffalo, NY

3,465 registered attorneys

Buffalo office-market desk (NY)

Statewide count rank #4 / 629NY cities, a large office market.

Among 3,465 non-deceased rows with an admission year, the span runs 1951-2026 (median 2006). Longest-tenured listed office peers: Dimitri Tzetzo (1951) , Richard J. Lehner (1956) , James S. Fanning (1958) .

Buffalo's register footprint

Buffalo, NY concentrates in Currently registered (85% of 3,465 rows; status mix index 7,394).

Among school-named rows, Suny Buffalo Law School alone is 65% (school mix index 4,966).

Mix index is HHI×10,000 on OCA status shares and on school-named rows. Distinct from the statewide rank line above.

Buffalo ZIP-led office book

Buffalo spreads named employers across 1,614 firms (mix index 51); Hodgson Russ Llp leads at 128 of 3,293 named rows.

ZIP book runs 33 codes; 14202 holds 55% (1,909 rows).

Judicial dept 4 covers 86% of dept-tagged rows (2,972 of 4 departments present).

Largest admission decade is the 2010s at 25% of 3,465 dated rows - no single decade majority.

Derived from employer, ZIP, judicial-department, and admission-year fields on the same OCA extract - not a market-quality ranking.

Buffalo registration renewal calendar

Next-registration months spread wide here - 12 distinct calendar months on file, no single month over 9% (Aug tops the list).

Renewal years span 2025–2028; 2027 leads at 44% (1,513 rows).

Median admission year 2006; mean tenure ~22.3 years on dated rows.

Next-registration month/year comes from the OCA extract (birthday-linked renewal window) - an administrative calendar, not a quality or discipline ranking.

Buffalo corporate-led employer book

corporate / other employers lead this 3,465-row book at 47% (top named: M&T Bank).

172 blank-employer rows sit beside the named book.

Also present: law firms (1,429), government (182), education (49).

Roles are heuristic labels on OCA employer strings (government, law firm, education, military, corporate, blank) - not a practice-area or quality ranking.

Buffalo status stack

office rows

What this shows 85% Currently registered among 3,465 office rows.

Source NY OCA Attorney Registrations via data.ny.gov As of 2026-08-06
Name Status
David Ross Pfalzgraf Jr Currently registered
Scott Michael Philbin Currently registered
John N. Philipps Jr Currently registered
Kelly Jean Philips Currently registered
Carrie Ann Phillips Currently registered
Christopher James Phillips Currently registered
Gabriel J. Phillips Currently registered
James Matthew Phillips Currently registered
Jennifer Jeanne Phillips Currently registered
Jordyn Marie Phillips Currently registered
Margaret Louise Phillips Currently registered
Stephen Alexander Phillips Currently registered
Gregory P. Photiadis Currently registered
Jenna Louise Piasecki Currently registered
Barbara Ann Piazza Currently registered
Chad Thomas Pidanick Currently registered
Mykala Leigh Pierce Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
John Patrick Pieri Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Daniel James Piersa Currently registered
Diane Marie Pietraszewski Currently registered
Rafael Frank Pignataro Currently registered
Agata Elizabeth Pijanowski Currently registered
William Pike Currently registered
Michael Pilarz Currently registered
Taylor Lindsay Pilecki Currently registered
Peter Michael Pinelli Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Delroy Pinnock Currently registered
Franklin Bernard Pinzel Currently registered
Ann R. Pinzler Currently registered
Jacob Andrew Piorkowski Currently registered
Jessica Lila Pisano Currently registered
Anthony Louis Pitnell Currently registered
Gina Marie Piva Currently registered
Rosa Alina Pizzi Currently registered
Paula Pelaez Plaza Currently registered
Brian Thomas Pleban Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Rebecca Claire Podgorski Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Benjamin Sebastian Pohle Currently registered
Gregory J. Poland Currently registered
Rasheda Yeasmin Polly Currently registered
Mark Charles Poloncarz Currently registered
Sameer Prabhu Ponkshe Due to reregister within 30 days of birthday
Elyse Joy Ponterio Currently registered
Jillian Major Ponterio Currently registered
Michael Anthony Ponterio Currently registered
Aaron Nicholas Pontikos Currently registered
Christopher Ryan Poole Currently registered
Nicole Elizabeth Pope Currently registered
Mark Phillip Popiel Currently registered
Sharon Marie Porcellio Currently registered

Showing 2,451–2,500 of 3,465 attorneys

Out-of-state peers for Buffalo

Buffalo, NY at 3,465 office rows and 85% Currently registered - matched below on count and active rate (not the nearest-count strip above).

Counts and active rates come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a market-quality or employment ranking.