
Adam W. Perry
Areas of Practice
Industry Groups
Admissions
- State of New York
- State of Florida
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. District Courts for the Western, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits
Education
A.A.S., with highest honors, Erie Community College
B.A., magna cum laude, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
Adam concentrates his practice in employment-related litigation and has represented a broad array of employers, including nonprofit organizations, governments, and businesses in complex litigation, with a primary focus on employer/employee disputes of every kind. Adam has a vast number of published opinions from state and federal courts demonstrating successful handling of high-risk, high-dollar employment litigations.
Adam also routinely handles a variety of other legal matters, including those concerning governments, educational institutions, and their officials on a variety of litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters. His more than 25 years of experience serving businesses, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, public authorities, and educational institutions gives him a remarkable depth of experience counseling and representing a diverse and broad base of clients on their most significant matters. His practice includes serving a variety of the government relations needs of his clients.
Adam exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York and Florida.
Honors
- Adam W. Perry Day proclaimed in the City of Buffalo, August 6, 2015
- Minority Bar Association of WNY Legal Service Award, 2015
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation) 2018, 2019
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2013-2018
- Erie Community College Foundation's Distinguished Alumni Award, 1996
- Buffalo Business First's 40 Under Forty Award, 2000
- Erie Community College President's Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2004
- Community Action Organization of Western New York Agent of Change Award, 2011
- Grassroots Inc. Cora P. Maloney Award, 2012
Experience
- Affirmance by the Second Circuit of Dismissal of Reverse Discrimination Suit Challenging Police Promotion Practices
- Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Employment Discrimination Ends Favorably for City of Buffalo
- Defense of Public Housing Authority in Contractor Lawsuit & Pursuit of Counterclaims
- Development, Financing of Low-Income Housing for Community Action Organization
- Dismissal of First Amendment Retaliation Lawsuit Related to High-Profile Murder Case
- Dismissal of Race Bias Suit in Favor of Hodgson Russ Client
- Dismissal of Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims Made by Former Assistant DA Against Boss Affirmed
- Successful Defense of a Municipality Against Attempt to Overturn Ordinance on Constitutional Grounds
- Summary Judgment for Municipality in Discrimination and Harassment Lawsuit Involving Extensive Email
News
- Buffalo News, February 9, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- News Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Buffalo News, February 18, 2015
- Press Release, September 4, 2014
- Buffalo News, August 30, 2014
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- October 31, 2013
- August 2013
- August 28, 2013
- Niagara Gazette, July 11, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- Lawyer to the LeadersBuffalo News, February 27, 2012
- September 22, 2009
- Costs Add Up, but Litigators Say Experts, Trial Aids VitalBuffalo Law Journal, April 14, 2008
- January 31, 2008
Publications
- Gaming Alert, January 22, 2019
- Agriculture Alert, November 6, 2018
- Municipal Law Alert, July 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment and Employment Litigation Alert, February 27, 2018
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 1, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, July 28, 2016
- Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert, December 15, 2015
- State & Local Tax Alert, November 2, 2015
- JD Supra, February 24, 2014
- Employment Litigation Alert, January 28, 2011
Community & Pro Bono
- Chair of Aviation Committee and member, board of commissioners, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. The only New York transit authority with bus and rail lines, two international airports, a large police force, and more than $1 billion in assets
- Chair, Citizens Planning Council of the City of Buffalo Capital Budget
- U.S. legal counsel, Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (the Peace Bridge Authority)
- U.S. legal counsel, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (a bi-national transportation instrumentality with three vehicle crossings connecting the United States and Canada)
- Vice-chair, board of directors, New York Council for the Humanities (New York's official National Endowment for the Humanities affiliate)
- Counsel to and former member of the board of directors, Buffalo Urban League
- Former member, board of trustees, Erie Community College (a SUNY affiliate)
- General Counsel, Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.
- Life member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- President, Mayor Brown's Fund to Advance Buffalo
- Board of directors, Buffalo Police Foundation
- Chair, Erie County Advisory Committee on Reapportionment
- Board member, Buffalo Board of Education Committee on Reapportionment
- Former board member, Planned Parenthood of Western New York