Richard T. Saraf

Richard T. Saraf, a partner of the firm, is a trial lawyer with 20 years of experience defending all manner of personal injury cases on behalf of individuals, product manufacturers, municipalities, school districts, railroads and trucking companies. He is summa cum laude graduate of Canisius College and received his law degree from State University of New York at Buffalo. Mr. Saraf is a frequent speaker on insurance matters and has authored several articles. He is very involved in civic and community matters throughout the Western New York and Southern Tier areas.

Mr. Saraf has been named to the Buffalo Law Journal's/Business First's 2007 Who's Who in Law.

Direct Dial
716.566.5440
Fax
716.566.5401
E-mail
rsaraf@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Canisius College, summa cum laude, B.A., 1984
• State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 1987

• New York - All Courts
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York

Professional Affiliations

• Defense Research Institute
• Steering Committee for February, 2008 Civil Rights Seminar
• Marketing, Membership and Program Chair for the February, 2008 Civil Rights Seminar
• American Bar Association
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
•  Manufacturers & Services Division
• New York State Bar Association
• Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section 
• Erie County Bar Association
• Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York

• Prospect Lawn Cemetery Association, Trustee and Secretary, 1999 to present
• American Red Cross, Greater Buffalo Chapter, Fundraiser, 1998 to present
• Election Campaign Committee Co-Chair for Governor George Pataki, Erie County Executive Joel Giambra and Honorable Jack Quinn
• Member - Governor's Club 1998 to present
• Windover Association, President, 1996

• Co-Author, The Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision in City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York on Sovereign Immunity, New York State Bar Association Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Summer, 2006   
• The Use and Misuse of Expert Testimony in Municipal Cases Post-Daubert - A Current Consideration, co-author, For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, June, 2005
• Insurance Issues Involving Municipalities – At a Glance, co-author, Defense Research Institute, January, 2005
• Author, Assuming the Risk: Personal Injury on Public Premises,For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, June, 2003
• Utica Insurance Association, speaker, 2003
• Women's Insurance Group, speaker, 2003
• Annual Utica National Claims Seminar, speaker, 2002 and 2003
• Safe Place to Work Statutes, 1992 Update, author, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 1992
• Products Liability: Annual Survey of Recent Developments, author, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, American Bar Association, 1990
• Complex Product Liability: Proving and Defending the Product Liability Case in the 1990's, author, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 1989

Honors

• Named to Buffalo Law Journal's/Business First's 2007 Who's Who in Law