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Main Court Building at
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438 Main Street, Tenth Floor
Buffalo, New York 14202

(716) 852-3600
(800) 724-8519
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2448 Union Road
Cheektowaga, New York
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Michael M. Chelus


Michael M. Chelus

Associate
phone (716) 852-3600
fax (716) 852-0038
e-mail mmchelus@cheluslaw.com

Areas of Practice

Automobile Liability
Business Collections
Business Formation, Sale, Merger & Acquisition
Business Law
Civil Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Collections
Corporation Law
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
Personal Injury
Real Estate
Trademark Law


Bar Admissions

New York, 2004
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2004
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2007
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2011


Education

State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, May, 2003
J.D.

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, May, 2000
B.S. in Management
Honors: Dean's List


Published Works

Chapter 26 - "Exceeding the No-Fault Threshold: Serious Injury" in Insurance Law
Practice, Second Edition, published by the New York State Bar Association, 2006


Classes/Seminars Taught

Adjunct Professor at Bryant & Stratton College (2008-2010)


Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association

Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York

Erie County Bar Association
  Negligence Committee
  Federal Practice Committee

Federation of Italian American Societies of Western New York (2005-2007)

New York State Bar Association
  Torts Section
   Insurance and Compensation Law Section
   Intellectual Property Law Section

Orchard Park High School Academy of Finance
  Advisory Board Member (2006- )

Penn State Alumni Association
   Alumni Recruitment Volunteer

St. Thomas More Guild

University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association

Western New York Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association,
Secretary (2009 - Present)

Western New York Trial Lawyers Association (2004-present)
Board of Directors (2008-2010 )

Languages

Italian