Robert L. Boreanaz focuses his practice in the areas of union side labor law and plaintiff’s side employment law.  He has litigated cases throughout New York State as well as Delaware, Texas, and Illinois.  Mr. Boreanaz has extensive trial experience, arguing before State, Appellate, and Federal courts.  As an example of Mr. Boreanaz’s work, he recently reached a settlement of $1.8 million in an employment matter on behalf of a corrections officer working at the New York State Department of Correctional Service.

Mr. Boreanaz is a Senior Partner with the law firm of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, a mid-sized full service firm based in Buffalo, NY with offices throughout Western New York and California.  He is the chairperson of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Mr. Boreanaz is consistently named to leading peer recognition publications including The Best Lawyers in America and New York Super Lawyers.  Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria was the only firm recently given a First Tier Ranking in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area for ‘Employment Law - Individuals’ in U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms .

Mr. Boreanaz is quite active in the Bar and legal community.  He has been a member of the New York State Bar Association and its Executive Board for over ten years.  Mr. Boreanaz is a frequent lecturer, having made several presentations for the New York State Bar Association as well as appearing on radio, television and print as a commentator on legal affairs.  He is the outgoing President of the University at Buffalo Law School’s Alumni Association.

In The News

Mr. Boreanaz handles many high profile cases that draw media attention.  He is also frequently called upon to offer comment as an expert in Labor and Employment Law matters.  Click on any of the descriptions below to view articles which feature comments from or about Mr. Boreanaz.

CBS affiliate WIVB-TV and The Buffalo News reports on Mr. Boreanaz’s successful representation of a Corrections Officer, whose was reinstated to his job after being wrongly terminated in the wake of the Ralph “Bucky” Phillips escape.

The Buffalo Law Journal reports on Mr. Boreanaz’s successful representation of a worker, who was the victim of workplace discrimination. The case resulted in $1.79 million settlement for Mr. Boreanaz’s client.

The Buffalo News reports on former Niagara Fall’s Mayor Vince Anello’s union corruption case, including comments from Mr. Boreanaz regarding the negative impact Mr. Anello’s actions had on young union members.

Mr. Boreanaz’s comments are featured by the Buffalo Law Journal in an article on the semantics of job losses.

Mr. Boreanaz provides legal insight for a Buffalo Law Journal article on the rise of pregnancy discrimination.

The Buffalo News interviews Mr. Boreanaz regarding his representation of a union official charged with unlawful receipt of payment.

Mr. Boreanaz provides comments to the Buffalo News on the defense of his client, a High School principal accused of workplace discrimination.

The Buffalo Law Journal reports on the Americans With Disabilities Act, including comments from Mr. Boreanaz.

Bar & Court Admissions

• State of New York, 1990
• United States District Court, 1991
• United States Court of Appeals, 1991
• United States Tax Court, 1993
• United States Bankruptcy Court, 1996

Education

• State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D. 1989
• Canisius College, B.A., 1986

Speaking Engagements

• Frequent lecturer on recent trends and cutting edge labor & employment law topics for the New York State Bar Association including the Fall and Annual meetings in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2011
• Featured speaker at the Bar Association of Erie County Labor and Employment Law Symposium in 2000
• Panelist for the New York State Bar Association Seminar on Benefits, Health Care and the Workplace

Professional Activities

• Member of the Bar Association of Erie County
• Member of the labor law, criminal law and Federal practice committees
• Chairperson for the Task force on Local Justice Courts for the Erie County Bar Association
• Executive committee member of the labor law committee
• Member of the criminal law committee of the New York State Bar Association
• Member of the labor law, criminal law and litigation sections of the American Bar Association
• Member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee
• Executive committee member of the Town of Amherst Youth Board
• Chairperson charity event of the Western New York Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and Industrial Relations Research Association for Western New York