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Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC
LFL Certified 2026 · Score 67Personal InjuryBuffalo, NY● Accepting new clients
Not statedFee model
FreeInitial consultation
Hospital& home visits
6Practice areas
About Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford works from six offices across New York, among them Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, and names 17 attorneys.
37 reviews at 4.9. A free consultation and hospital and home visits, published. It publishes seven case results with amounts of its own and they are its figures rather than ones we confirmed. It publishes nothing about the rate or the retainer.
What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it
LFL Certified 2026
Scored 67 out of 100 on measured evidence, above the 70 this tier requires, with every eligibility gate its state allows us to check cleared.
No public discipline
None of the 17 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
24 years average at the bar
Mean 24.1 years since admission across 17 of 17 named attorneys (longest 47, shortest 5) · NYS Attorney Registration database
LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification
67out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 87 of the 87 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 13 of them need a register that New York does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.
LFL Certified
All 5 eligibility gates passed. Strongest pillar: A; most headroom in pillar E (4/15).
LFL Certified 2026 · re-verified Oct 24, 202611 points to Distinguished
78 needed · A+B+C floor met (79% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: E1 Free consult & fee transparency: +5 available · B3 Results disclosure: +4 available · E3 Languages & accessibility: +4.0 available
G1 Licensure17 of 17 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status
G2 DisciplineNone of the 17 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
G3 Entity & officeLIPSITZ, PONTERIO & COMERFORD, LLC is an active domestic professional service limited liability company registered since 1995-09-21, with 1 Google-verified location
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 17 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint37 public client reviews and 31 years since the entity was formed in 1995
AProfessional Standing21/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 24.1 years since admission across 17 of 17 named attorneys (longest 47, shortest 5) · NYS Attorney Registration database9 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry17 of 17 named attorneys matched to the New York register; bar numbers published on the bios9 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of New York State Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association and 1 more · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes8/15
B1 Results publishedFirm-submitted7 results published on the firm's own site, counted from stated amounts3 / 6
B2 SpecificityFirm-submitted6 case types named; 2 court or county references5 / 5
B3 Results disclosureFirm-submittedNo prior-results disclaimer on the results page, which New York's advertising rules effectively require0 / 4
CClient Experience16/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved37 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count2 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 4.9 over 37 reviews → Bayesian 4.85 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only5 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle3 of 5 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-03-30) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle0 of 5 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them4 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority10/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · no privacy policy · disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm1.5 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-09-16DR 23 → 57th pct of 22-firm cohort (median 19) 2/3 · 796 referring domains, 82th pct 2/2 · 499 organic keywords / 1,915 visits·mo, 88th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)6 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle1 operational Google Business Profile listing · 10 or more photos, which is where the API stops counting · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned1 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-09-16JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness4/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedFree consultation · fee model not published · the fee percentage itself is not published1 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish0 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObservedHospital & home visits2.5 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: Buffalo x Personal Injury (24 firms measured)How the score works →
Digital presence snapshot
Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.
Domain authority
23· 54th percentile
796 ref. domains · cohort median 21 · Ahrefs rank 7.2M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-09-16Trust pages
3 / 3
attorney bios · blog · disclaimer
ObservedCore Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 10
Observed · PSI, 2026-09-14Practice areas 6 areas · primary focus highlighted
Case results Only results verified against court records or documentation show amounts
What the firm publishes itself
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC lists 7 case results on its own website, across 6 case types. The page carries no disclaimer about past results. We have read the page and counted what is on it. We have not confirmed the amounts, so none are repeated here.
constructionmotor vehicletruckwrongful deathpedestrianproduct liability
See the firm's own results page ↗Results are specific to their facts and do not guarantee similar outcomes. Firms submit results through their claimed profile; only results we can substantiate are published with amounts.
Attorneys 17 attorneys · every licence checked against the New York attorney register
KD
Katherine L. DibbleAdmitted in NY
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Grace M. GannonAdmitted in NY
KB
Kathleen A. BurrAdmitted in NY
EW
Eric R. WinnertAdmitted in NY
JK
Joseph T. KremerAdmitted in NY
JL
John N. LipsitzAdmitted in NY
MM
Mathew J. MortonAdmitted in NY
AJ
Anne E. JoyntAdmitted in NY
DH
Dennis P. HarlowAdmitted in NY
RL
Ryan D. LedeburAdmitted in NY
JP
Jillian M. PonterioAdmitted in NY
SE
Sean M. EsfordAdmitted in NY
MP
Michael A. PonterioAdmitted in NY
LB
Lisa M. BaehreAdmitted in NY
MC
Mary M. ComerfordAdmitted in NY
ZW
Zachary J. WoodsAdmitted in NY
JC
John P. ComerfordAdmitted in NY
Client reviews
4.9
★★★★★
Based on 37 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 1 listing, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm
Offices 6 locations · main office: Buffalo
Buffalo424 Main St #1500, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
Syracuse605 W Genesee St Ste 101, Syracuse, NY 13204, USA
Rochester16 W Main St Ste 707, Rochester, NY 14614, USA
Niagara Falls6951 Williams Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304, USA
Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC424 Main St #1500, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC424 Main St #1500, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
Frequently asked questions
How much does Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford charge?
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford publishes no fee terms on the pages we read, so none is recorded on this profile. An absence here is not a claim that the firm has no fee arrangement, only that it does not state one publicly. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee. The first consultation is free, which is the place to ask.
Does Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford offer a free consultation?
Yes. Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford publishes a free initial consultation. The firm states it will visit clients in hospital or at home.
Where does Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford have offices?
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford publishes six offices, among them Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and Niagara Falls. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford?
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford names 17 attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 17 of 17 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status.
Are the case results Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford publishes verified?
No. Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford publishes seven case results with amounts on its own site. We counted them and we did not confirm them: the figures are the firm's. Pillar B scores whether a firm publishes outcomes and discloses them properly, including whether a prior-results disclaimer appears beside them, not whether the amounts are right. Past results do not predict another case.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford?
Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford scores 65 and sits at Verified. Passed: licensure, discipline, entity registration, website and footprint. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.