Every firm here is checked for active licensure, clean disciplinary history and verified case results, and compared against the other family law firms in Buffalo, not against a national average.
Michelle S. Bullock Law & Mediation PLLC works from Main Street in Williamsville and is the only firm in this market to publish a price. Its prenuptial and postnuptial page advertises transparent flat fees and clear, upfront pricing for all marital agreements, which is the firm's own claim about its own work rather than a description of what a divorce costs in New York.
Hawthorne & Vesper, PLLC works from Court Street downtown, a block from the courthouse, and names three attorneys. It is the only firm in this ranking whose site passes Core Web Vitals, at 99 out of 100 with a largest contentful paint of 1.7 seconds, in a market whose average score is 62 and where no other firm passes.
Talmud Law, PLLC keeps offices on Main Street in Williamsville and on Gleed Avenue in East Aurora, names three attorneys, and is the only firm in this ranking that presents adoption first: its front door offers a Buffalo adoption attorney and an Erie County private family lawyer, and it publishes a page on gestational surrogacy representation.
Weinrieb Law works from Main Street in Williamsville and explains thirteen stages of a matrimonial case, from the summons to the judgment, which is every stage this directory looks for and more than any other firm in the market. It also publishes four calculators, for maintenance, equitable distribution, pension division and a parenting schedule.
Bakshi & Leta works from Main Street in Williamsville and presents DWI defence and family law side by side. Sunil Bakshi is an Albany Law School graduate who its site says has practised DWI law for over twenty-five years, and Joseph Leta is a University at Buffalo law and business graduate.
Gleichenhaus, Marchese & Weishaar, P.C. works from the Convention Tower on Court Street and names four attorneys. Family law is one of twelve practices its site lists, from farm bankruptcy to food and beverage, and it is on the front door beside criminal defence, which is what puts the firm in this ranking.
Raimondo & Sundquist LLP keeps offices on Washington Street in Buffalo and on East Fifth Street in Jamestown, ninety minutes down the lake in Chautauqua County, and names three attorneys. Its front door presents estate and divorce work together, and it publishes a page on LGBTQ+ legal services.
The Abeel Firm PLLC works from International Drive in Williamsville and presents personal injury and divorce together. John E. Abeel is named as its trial lawyer and founder, and his own words on the front page are that he started the firm because he believes some lawyers prioritise their profits above their clients.
Feron Poleon LLP works from Sweet Home Road in Amherst and was founded by two lawyers who were previously at Spadafora & Verrastro, Kelly A. Feron as a managing partner there and Katie M. Poleon as a senior associate. Both are named as founding partners on its own roster page.
The Law Offices of Randy S. Margulis keeps two offices, on Delaware Avenue downtown and on Limestone Drive in Williamsville, and names three attorneys with a bio for each. Its site explains seven stages of a matrimonial case and describes four routes through one, from mediation to trial, which is as many as any firm here.
Mattingly Cavagnaro LLP works from Pearl Street downtown, names three attorneys, and is the only firm in this ranking whose front door reads for matrimonial law in the profession's own word rather than for divorce. Its site publishes four trust pages, which is as many as any firm here.
Pusatier, Abbott, Sugarman & Martin, LLP works from Elmwood Avenue, says it has served Western New York since 1976, and names four attorneys. Its front door presents divorce mediation beside personal injury, and its family work is where it enters this ranking.
Patrick M. Noe, Jr., Attorney at Law works from John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst across family law, criminal defence and real estate, and his own firm overview says a client works directly with him from start to finish.
The Law Office of Randy H. Gugino works from North Forest Road in Getzville and presents divorce and bankruptcy together. Randy H. Gugino is named as the attorney on his own site.
Frank S. Ieraci, Attorney at Law works from Eggert Road in Amherst and titles his site for divorce and family law. His own profile page gives his admission to the New York State courts in 1986, and it is the only admission year any firm in this ranking publishes.
Venzon Law Firm, PC works from Delaware Avenue downtown and says it has practised in Western New York since 1984. Its own roster page separates its lawyers from its staff, which few firms do: two attorneys, one of counsel, and two people it lists under Staff.
Keith B. Schulefand, Esq. works from John James Audubon Parkway in Amherst and titles his site for divorce and family law. He is the named attorney and the site publishes a bio for him.
Quarantillo & Truex works from Edgewood Drive in Niagara Falls and titles its site for Buffalo and Lockport, which is the practice it is describing rather than where it sits. Mark A. Quarantillo and Shelley A. Truex are both named on the site, alongside criminal, injury and compensation work.
Christina Lana Shine, Esq. works from Main Street in Williamsville and titles her site for divorce mediation. Her practice areas include a contested divorce as well as mediation, legal separation and an uncontested divorce, so she both mediates and litigates.
The Law Offices of Steven H. Grocott works from Union Road in West Seneca and publishes a page for each of fourteen towns it serves, from Blasdell and Lackawanna to Warsaw and Attica. Steven H. Grocott is the named attorney.
Maureen A. McCready, Attorney at Law is listed on North Pearl Street downtown and works out of Elma, and her site names her across Amherst, Depew and Elma. She is the named attorney and publishes her own email address.
Paul Walier Attorneys at Law works from Abbott Road in South Buffalo and holds 407 reviews at 4.6, which is five times the next largest count in this ranking and the reason a divorce search in Buffalo returns it first. Its site presents family law, divorce and bankruptcy together on its front door.
The Lenhardt Law Firm works from Limestone Drive in Williamsville, titles itself a family law attorney, and says it has provided representation for over fifteen years. Its domain was registered in 2024, which is the most recent in this ranking and is a lower bound on the practice rather than its age.
Linda M. DiPasquale, Attorney at Law works from Niagara Square, a block from the family and supreme courts, and her own about page says she has served clients in Buffalo and the Greater Niagara region for more than thirty years. She is the named attorney.
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