Resume

PROFESSIONAL

  • Admitted to practice in New York State (January 1993)
  • Admitted to practice in U.S. Virgin Islands (December 2002)
  • Admitted to practice in Federal District Court, Federal Bankruptcy Court, and Federal Tax Court.
  • Assigned Counsel Aid to Indigent Prisoners (1994 - Present)
  • Member of the New York Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, New York State Defenders Association, Admission to Bar Committee, Young Lawyers Committee, Justice Court Committee.

EMPLOYMENT

JUDGE - VILLAGE OF WILLIAMSVILLE COURT, Williamsville, New York
(Elected: July 2003 - Present)

ACTING JUDGE - BUFFALO CITY COURT, Buffalo, New York
(Appointed: December 2005 - Present)

ROBSHAW & ASSOCIATES, P.C., Williamsville, New York (June 1993 - Present)
Position: Partner
Practice: General Practice primarily in the following areas: Criminal Law in nearly every Justice Court, City and Supreme Court in the Eighth Judicial District. Trial experience of felonies and misdemeanors including DWI, robbery, burglary, petit larceny, harassment, assault, traffic matters, etc . . . Landlord/Tenant, General civil litigation. Business and Real Estate Law including all aspects of real estate transactions, lease and contract drafting and negotiations, eminent domain, business and corporate formations and refinance, formation of not-for-profit entities, contract negotiations and disputes, business litigation, collections, tax consequence counseling for businesses and individuals. Employment Discrimination, NY Division of Human Rights and EEOC.

THE HONORABLE JOHN T. CURTIN, United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Summer 1991) Position: Summer Law Clerk for Federal District Judge. Drafted six proposed opinions that were edited and filed as the Court's final decision and order.

THE HONORABLE PENNY M. WOLFGANG, Supreme Court of the State of New York (Summer 1990) Position: Summer Law Clerk for State Supreme Court Judge. Prepared and reviewed case materials prior to oral argument by attorneys, conducted extensive research for use during trial and in the Court's opinion, assisted writing various Court opinions in civil matters.

HEIMERL, STILLER, KEENAN & LONGO, Buffalo, New York (May 1989 - September 1989) Position: Legal Intern. Prepared files on behalf of lender, attended real estate closings at Erie County Hall, prepared searches, verified surveys, and assisted with statute and case law research.

EDUCATION:


    BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Boston Massachusetts (August 1992 -May 1993)
  • Degree: LL.M. (Tax), May 1993
  • Class Rank: Top 30%
    THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW, Akron, Ohio (August 1989 - May 1992)
  • Degree: Juris Doctor, May 1992
  • Class Rank: Top 28%
  • Activities: Student Tutor in Contract, Torts, Civil Procedure, and Property (1991 - 1992)
  • Client Counseling Competition (1990 & 1991)
  • Student Bar Association Member
  • Civil Procedure Confidential Law Clerk
    CANISIUS COLLEGE, Buffalo, New York (August 1985 - May 1989)
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts, May 1989
  • Class Rank: Top 13%
  • Awards: Degree awarded with Honorable Mention
  • Deans List - Five Semesters
  • Who's Who in American Universities
  • Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
  • Canisius College Ski Club, President
  • Yearbook Photography Editor
  • Buffalo Philharmonic Steering Committee
    ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, Kenmore, New York (August 1981 - May 1985)

VOLUNTEER:

  • President, Amherst Library Board (2007 - Present)
  • Founder of Williamsville Court Community Service Program
  • Chairman, Erie County Bar Justice Court Committee (2006 - Present)
  • Chairman, Williamsville Parks Committee (2006 - Present)
  • Town & Village Court Advisory Committee (2007 - Present)
  • Leukemia Society of America Board of Trustee Member (1996 - 2001)
  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Board Member (2006 - 2008)
  • Western New York High School Mock Trial Instructor (1995 - 2004)
  • Western New York High School Mock Trial Judge (2003 - Present)
  • Speaker at NBI Seminar regarding Real Estate, Lorman Seminar regarding Landlord/Tenant, Erie County Bar regarding Carbon Monoxide Law
  • Hamburg Central School Dist., Speaker regarding Landlord Tenant (2004 - Present)
  • Speaker at Ellicott District Community Development Real Estate Seminars
  • Guest on Law Line hosted by Mike Desmond
  • Buffalo Club Arts & Archives Committee Member (2004 - Present)

AWARDS:

  • Business First "Forty Under 40" Award Recipient 2006
  • Who's Who of American Colleges and Universities 1988