New York Appellate Practice for the New Year

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Rob Brucato opened Counsel Press’s Buffalo office in 1992 and has managed it continuously since then. During his career spanning over 30 years, he has been personally involved in several thousand appeals, primarily to the New York State Appellate Courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before joining Counsel Press, Mr. Brucato briefly worked with the U.S. Small Business Administration and also practiced privately. He currently serves as President of the University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association. Additionally, he serves as co-chair of the Bar Association of Erie County’s Appellate Practice Committee and is a former director of that organization’s board. Mr. Brucato is actively involved with multiple legal organizations and associations in the upstate New York region. He has presented CLEs on appellate topics to the Bar Association of Erie County, the Monroe County Bar Association, the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Western New York Chapter of WBASNY (Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York), the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA), the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni GOLD Group, the Western New York Paralegal Association, and the Paralegal Association of Rochester. He is also a member of the Bar Association of Erie County and the Monroe County Bar Association.

Mr. Gangi focuses on assisting clients with handling and perfecting appeals throughout New York’s appellate courts, including the Appellate Division First and Second Departments, the New York Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His knowledge of New York’s Practice Rules of the Appellate Division and his ability to find creative solutions to procedural issues make him a valuable asset to his clients. Before transitioning to appellate practice in 2018, Mr. Gangi was a litigator for two prominent South Florida insurance defense firms, where he focused his practice on personal injury and commercial litigation. Mr. Gangi has also worked on several appeals to Florida’s Third and Fourth District Courts of Appeal, which provided him with invaluable insight into the appellate process. Mr. Gangi earned a Bachelor of Science from Florida International University and a Juris Doctor from Saint Thomas University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.