Michael Stachowski Is a skilled trial Lawyer ,having tried criminal matters from simple DWI and various misdemeanors , to serious felonies, Burglary Robbery ,Rape Murder, Assault and white collar crime ib state court . In federal court he has tried many from Immigration fraud , Drug and Gun conspiracies, RICO,Sex Trafficking and white Collar crime. He has been successful as a Defense Attorney. He has a A very successful track record as an Appellate Lawyer In both State and federal courts. He got a person out of jail after 18 years for Lack "Of Effective assistance of his trial lawyer. He has handled and tried Divorce Custody Relocation Support Finances in the area of Divorce and family law. He has tried Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice,, business dissolution and estate and Probate cases. Michael was a Confidential Clerk to the Supreme Court ,Justice Kasler. He was town prosecutor and Town Attorney in Cheektowaga for 20 years. He tried Tax certiorari and Zoning cases while there. He also did appeals for the Town.
He was educated at Canisius College Buffalo Law School. He has a Distinguished Peer rating from Martindale . He has been named one of the top 100 Criminal Lawyers in New York by the National Trial Lawyers every year since 2020. He has also been named to the Distinguished lawyers of America in Criminal Defense He is also an Eagle Scout and the Advancement chair for the GNF Council of the Boy Scouts. Michael is the kind of experienced lawyer who is relentless in his advocacy of his clients legal rights. His motto is the" Defense never rests" His results and experience make him a top choice for your legal needs.
- Hague Institute of International Law
- Certificate Multi National Corporations
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- State University of New York - Buffalo
- J.D. (1973)
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- Canisius College
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- Michael J Stachowski PC
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- Town Attorney
- town of Cheektowaga
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- Litigation Deputy/Town Prosecutor
- Town of Cheetowaga
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- Counsel to Dennis T Gorski
- New York Assembly
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- Confidential Clerk
- New York Court System
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- Confidential clerk to Justice Kasler Handled Criminal Trial from Attica Prison Riot
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- Sportservice Corpoation (now Delaware North)
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- In house counsel to largest concessionaire in country
- Car Searches 4th Ammendment, Buffalo Library
- Assigned Counsel
- Administrative Search Warrants, Association of Towns, NYC
- Association of Towns
- Tax Certiorari
- Erie County Bar
- Top 100 Criminal Law New York State
- National Trial Lawyers
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- Top Lawyers in North America
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- Top Lawyers in North America
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- Top Lawyers in North America
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- Lawyers of Distinction
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- American Bar Association
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- New York State Bar # 1764653
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- Erie County Bar Association
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1764653
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1764653
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- 2nd Circuit
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fees are set based on complexity of the case
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- White Collar Crime
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. I was arrested for Petit Larceny, 155.25. This is first offense. Walmart said I stole 108.00 worth.
- A: No you should not. You should plead not guilty and get a criminal lawyer. It is a crime In most first offense shoplifting cases an experienced criminal defense lawyer can obtain a non criminal resolution. Contact a lawyer now he can be at arraignment and walk you through the process. I have years of experience I can help Michael Stachowski 716-824-5353
- Q. My divorce attorney who I fired because he never reached a settlement is now over a year later wants $8000.
- A: File a grievance he has to bill every 60 days under the milonas rules Call the bar association and ask for arbitration. Read your retainer agreement it should say he will bill every 60 days if it does and he didn’t you have a defense. In your grievance mention he took you to collections without following the rules or offering the mandatory fee dispute
- Q. Hi - If I have residency FL but own property with husband in MA and now live in NY as he abandoned me - where divorce?
- A: This is both a conflict of laws and jurisdictional question. You must look at residency. Florida seems to be the obvious. For New York you must have residency for more than one year. It’s residency in a jurisdiction which give rise to jurisdiction over the marriage. In New York you have distribution over pensions. So choose your venue carefully consult a matrimonial lawyer in your case it’s extremely important because marital rights to support and distribution vary from state to state