Our new office address is 1103 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14209.

In July 2023 Hilary C. Banker obtained a very favorable jury verdict for clients in a medical malpractice case.  The jury agreed that the Defendant plastic surgeon was negligent, and his negligence was a substantial factor in causing injury to her client.

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We are proud to announce that Burgio, Curvin & Banker has been named a Tier 1 firm in Buffalo, NY for Litigation – Insurance in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® https://www.bestlawfirms.com.

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The firm would  like to congratulate Hilary Banker on again being named to the Super Lawyers® list of Top 50 attorneys in Upstate New York. This is Hilary’s second consecutive year being named to this prestigious list. Hilary has been selected for Upstate New York Super Lawyers® every year since 2011.

Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to Super Lawyers® designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice.

The firm is proud to announce that Hilary C. Banker was named the Best Lawyers® 2024 Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo.

Hilary has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury – Defendants since 2016 and in Litigation – Insurance since 2022.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 123,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and  Best Lawyers® received more than 20 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.

For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 76,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 30th edition.

“Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Our firm is thrilled to announce the addition of two new lawyers: Stephanie R. Messina, Esq. and Nicholas M. Rossi, Esq.

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WNY WBASNY Installation and Awards Dinner Hilary Banker and Jim Burgio attended the 2021 WNY WBASNY Installation and Awards Dinner.

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