Michael A. Brady
Lawyer in Buffalo, New York
Partner
Hagerty & Brady
69 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1010
Buffalo, New York 14202-3875
(Erie Co.)
Phone: 716-856-9443
Fax: 716-856-0511
Email: mbrady@hagerty-brady.com
Michael A. Brady has devoted his legal practice exclusively to litigation and trial work. Before forming Hagerty & Brady in 1989, Mr. Brady was a law clerk to then Chief Judge John T. Curtin, WDNY (1975-77), a litigation associate at Hodgson Russ LLP (1977-79), an Assistant United States Attorney, WDNY (1979-83, ending as the Chief, Criminal Division) and a partner in the litigation department of Moot & Sprague (1983-89).
Mr. Brady has been recognized by the Attorney General of the United States for his work in a series of bank fraud prosecutions in Federal Court in Buffalo. He was also selected by Judge Richard J. Arcara as a Special Prosecutor in federal court on a series of contempt citations. More recently, he has been recognized by various peer reviews including Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and Business First's Who's Who in Law. He has long held the Martindale-Hubbell AV rating and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Mr. Brady's litigation practice has been widespread, including personal injury, insurance defense, construction law, environmental law, commercial law, employment disputes, legal malpractice and aviation law. He has tried complex cases in state and federal court on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants.
In addition to representing clients, Mr. Brady is also frequently chosen as a Federal Court mediator and has served as an arbitrator, both as a single arbitrator and as a member of an arbitration panel.
Practice Areas
Admitted
1976, New York; U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit
Law School
Cornell University, J.D., cum laude, 1975
College
Le Moyne College, B.S., 1970
Memberships
- Erie County and New York State Bar Associations
- Honors & Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America
- Super Lawyers
- Business First's Who's Who in Law
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Biography
- Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Buffalo, New York, 1975-1977.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1979-1983.
- Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York, 1983.
- U.S. District Court Mediator, Western District of New York.
