News & Press Releases

  • May 24
    Terrence M. Connors Interviewed by Laws.com

    Mr. Terrence M. Connors, Esq., was recently profiled by Laws.com. In the exclusive interview, Mr. Connors explained: “In our firm, one day we may be litigating a constitutional claim, while the next day we may be arguing for a profoundly injured person. It’s exciting to come to work to see what is next on my calendar—there is always something new.”

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  • Dec 18
    Terry Connors and Joe Morath recover $11.1 million for a 58 year old man with cerebral palsy who was mistreated in a group home.

    A jury Tuesday awarded $11.1 million to a 59-year-old blind and developmentally disabled man who has lived for 26 years in a Niagara Falls group home run by the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County. The jury awarded almost everything Connors asked for: $600,000 in past damages, $1 million for future damages and $6 million over 20 years for future medical costs. Jurors added $3.5 million in punitive damages.

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  • Dec 03
    Michael J. Roach Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers

    Attorney Michael J. Roach, a partner in the Buffalo, N.Y. firm of Connors & Vilardo LLP, became a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers at the group’s recent annual meeting in New York City. The induction ceremony took place at the Waldorf-Astoria before an audience of nearly 1,100 on October 20.

    Fellowship is by invitation only and follows a rigorous background investigation. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population…

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  • Jul 05
    Connors & Vilardo Obtains 2.4 Million Dollar Verdict in Rochester

    A Monroe County jury Friday returned a verdict of $2.4 million to a man injured in a car accident several years ago.

    Following a five-day trial before Monroe County Supreme Court Justice William P. Polito, the jury made the award to a man from Arizona who suffered shoulder and back injuries in an accident on state Route 390 in the Town of Greece…

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  • Jun 04
    Doyle named “Lawyer of the Year”

    At its recent Annual Dinner, the Bar Association of Erie County honored Connors & Vilardo partner Vincent E. Doyle III with the 2012 Lawyer of the Year Award.

    “This award was established by our board to honor a lawyer who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and the community,” according to BAEC President Arthur A. Russ, Jr…

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