Diane Tiveron
Partner- Tiveron Law PLLC
Diane Tiveron is a Partner and the Chairperson of the Corporate & Business Law Department at Tiveron Law PLLC. With over 29 years of legal experience and a educational background in economics and business administration, Ms. Tiveron assists clients with business formations (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporations, and limited liability companies), acquisitions, sales or dissolutions, as well as the preparation of any commercial document/contract, ranging from an employment agreement to a lease. She counsels non-for-profit organizations on nonprofit law and governance, obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status and 501(c) classifications.
Ms. Tiveron also advises individuals and businesses with bankruptcy issues (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) and assists many creditors with protecting their rights in bankruptcy. She is able to provide assistance to creditors with their general collection needs as well as provide troubled businesses advice and counsel.
In partnership with Tiveron Law’s Litigation Department, Ms. Tiveron engages in civil litigation in all courts in Western New York with regard to commercial issues such as breach of contract, fraud, collections, foreclosures and business disputes.
Ms. Tiveron has been voted an Upstate New York "Super Lawyer" in the area of Business/Corporate Law and Business Litigation every year since 2007. She has also been selected as one of Western New York's Legal Elite Leaders in Business law since 2014 and is listed as "Top Attorney, Business Law" in accordance with her 10.0/10.0 rating on AVVO.
Above all else she provides practical strategies attuned to the unique needs of each and every client.
- Canisius College
- MBA | Mini-MBA
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- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
- J.D. (1989)
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- Canisius College
- B.A. (1986) | Economics and Political Science
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- Honors: magna cum laude
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- Partner
- Tiveron Law PLLC
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- New York Child Victims Act Summary
- Buffalo Law Journal
- Starting your own Business, Community Education Class, Williamsville, NY
- Legal Issues Facing Young Adults, Future Forward Event, Lockport, NY
- Estate Planning
- Williamsville Community Education
- Distinguished Practitioner
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 attorney rating
- AVVO
- Best Lawyers in America- Business
- U.S. News and World Reports
- Top Rated Woman Leader in Law
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Power 200 Women
- Business First of Buffalo
- Corporate Law 2007-2022
- SuperLawyers Upstate New York Edition
- Legal Elite of Western New York
- Buffalo Law Journal
- Business Law Recognition
- Cardinal O'Hara High School
- Board of Trustees Member
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- Southeast Works
- Vice President
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- Activities: A local not-for-profit serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
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- Amherst Meals on Wheels
- President of Board of Directors
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- New York State Bar # 2319614
- Member
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- 2nd Circuit
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- Bankruptcy Court, NY
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- Peacemakers Court, Seneca Nation of Indians
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- U.S. Tax Court
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Collections
- Elder Law
- Civil Litigation
- English: Spoken, Written
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