Family Law

• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Mental Hygiene Law proceedings under Articles Nine (9), Thirty-Three (33), and Eighty-One (81) in connection with retention proceedings, treatment over objection applications, and guardianship proceedings, consecutively; “Z” Docket Family Court proceedings concerning the emergency placement of minors; Fair Hearing issues regarding Medicaid qualification; Emergency Medical Treatment proceedings; Nursing Home Discharge disputes; Land Use and Zoning matters; Commercial Litigation proceedings; Employment Law matters; Collections litigation; and Trusts & Estate proceedings in Surrogates Court.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• Wrongful Death

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Kellie M. Ulrich is of Counsel to the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate law and commercial litigation.
• Business Disputes
  Sean J. MacKenzie is a partner at the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, practicing in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation, property litigation, personal injury, counseling medical and dental practices, general business law and obtaining liquor licenses and defending against disciplinary charges brought by the State Liquor Authority (SLA). Mr. MacKenzie practices out of the firm's office in Niagara Falls, New York and the main office in downtown Buffalo.
• Business Transactions
  The Magavern practice includes representation of financial institutions in commercial transactions, the full spectrum of business needs, and representing business interests, both established and start-up, as well as municipalities and health care institutions. The firm is also highly regarded in traditional personal lines such as real estate, estates and trusts, tax and personal injury litigation.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Formation and counseling, business and professional corporations, limited liability companies and general, limited liability and limited partnerships
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
  Enforce and defend intellectual property rights in infringement, unfair competition and commercial litigation, trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and domain name disputes

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  MMG attorneys have significant appellate experience in municipal law, health law, statutory interpretation, personal injury law (including serious injury threshold issues), construction law (including labor law issues), employment discrimination, environmental law, immigration law and criminal law.
• Employment Contract
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  William J. Magavern, II is senior counsel to the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. He concentrates in the areas of corporate law, commercial and residential real estate law, wills, trusts and estates.
• Premises Liability
  Mr. Grimm handles complex commercial and personal injury litigation, including automobile negligence, products liability claims, professional liability claims, premises liability claims and mass torts, including multi-district litigation. Mr. Grimm has earned a rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell's attorney peer review rating service.
• Construction Litigation
  Edward P. "Ned" Perlman is the resident partner in Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP’s office in Niagara Falls, New York, his hometown. He is a veteran trial attorney who handles civil litigation, construction law and personal injury cases, as well as municipal and commercial litigation.
• Eminent Domain
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Land use issues, including site plan subdivision approval, zoning variance approval, preparation of declaration of covenants and restrictions, preparation of easements
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Business Immigration
  Employment related agreements, including employee benefit plans, deferred compensation arrangements, employment agreements, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and business immigration

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Daniel Colt Collins is an associate attorney in the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm, LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Civil Litigation, Health Law, and Personal Injury.
• Medical Malpractice
  Personal injury litigation, including automobile negligence, slip and fall, product liability, workplace accidents, car accidents, pedestrian accidents, truck accidents, accidental death, brain injury, wrongful death cases, medical malpractice, product liability, and catastrophic injury.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Ellen Grimm Spencer is a partner at Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP and concentrates her practice in the areas of trust and estates administration; family wealth and estate planning; estate, trust and gift taxation; estate and trust litigation; supplemental needs trusts for the disabled; elder law; asset protection for Medicaid purposes, the Medicaid application process and Medicaid appeals.
• Wills
  Mr. Soos is admitted to practice before all New York State Courts. Mr. Soos is also licensed in Florida and assists New York and Florida residents with wills and estate administration.
• Trusts
  Edward J. Markarian is a partner in the Buffalo, New York law firm of Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP. He concentrates his practice in appeals, trusts and estates and litigation.
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  Estate administration, including probate proceedings in New York and other states, post-death financial and tax planning, right of election against a will, assistance to executors, record keeping, estate accountings, distribution of property and close-out of estates