Gregory V. Pajak, Esq. has joined The Barnes Firm as a partner. He will focus his practice on representing victims of personal injury concentrating on handling appeals and insurance coverage matters. Mr. Pajak received his JD from the State University at Buffalo, School of Law in 1992 along with a BA in 1989 (magna cum laude/phi beta kappa). Previously, Mr. Pajak was a partner with the firm of Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer, Monte & Pajak and for over 15 years represented insurance companies and defendants in personal injury lawsuits. Mr. Pajak has argued over 50 appeals before the Appellate Division, Fourth Department and has extensive civil trial experience. He is a frequent lecturer on insurance coverage topics including coverage disputes, contractual indemnity, bad faith and declaratory judgment matters along with personal and commercial liability law dealing with issues such as automobile, Labor Law, premises and products liability.

Mr. Pajak authored Not for the Faint of Heart, Additional Personal Injury Protection (APIP) Benefits, published in the New York State Bar Association, JOURNAL, March/April 2006. He is a member of the Erie County and New York State Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association of Erie County and the Buffalo Claims Association. He is a past Treasurer of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association and was the President-elect of the Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York.

About The Barnes Firm

The Barnes Firm is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm, with headquarters in Buffalo, New York.

The Barnes Firm focuses on auto accident, medical malpractice, premises liability and product defect cases. In 2006 alone, The Barnes Firm obtained settlements and verdicts in excess of $100,000,000 for their clients.

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