Michael E. Maxwell
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Western District of New York, District of Colorado, and Central District of Illinois
Education
Middlebury College, B.A.
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
Mike practices in the areas of business litigation and personal injury. He has broad experience in general business litigation, including contract actions and trade secret cases. He has handled numerous lawsuits arising out of product recalls and provides advice to businesses on mitigating recall risk.
Mike counsels corporations on a variety of product liability issues, including adequacy of warnings and labels, and has been lead trial and appellate counsel on behalf of major corporations and insurance companies in product liability actions and environmental exposure cases. He has tried numerous personal injury actions on behalf of corporations and individuals, and he litigates high-exposure personal injury cases, particularly in the areas of toxic tort, product liability, and labor law.
Much of Mike’s work in both business litigation and personal injury involves cross-border issues. He has been called as an expert witness in Ontario arbitration regarding New York State/Ontario conflicts of law.
Mike exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants) 2018 - 2020
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2019
- Business First/Buffalo Law Journal Who's Who in Law, 2008
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2017 - 2018
Experience
- Breach of Contract, Fiduciary Duty Lawsuit Dismissed on Motion for Summary Judgment
- Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Security Systems Manufacturer Dismissed on Summary Judgment
- Recall Expenses Lawsuit Settled for Far Less Than Damages Claimed
- Won summary judgment dismissing catastrophic injury claims against longtime manufacturing client
News
- Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Press Release, March 26, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, May 4, 2018
- Buffalo Business First, September 29, 2017
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, June 12, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- News Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, April 1, 2015
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
- August 28, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- April 12, 2012
- September 12, 2008
Presentations
- Montreal, QC, March 14, 2013
- Toronto, ON, November 15, 2012
- Calgary, AB, November 13, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, March 29, 2012
Publications
- Municipal Law Alert, Education Law Alert, October 21, 2019
- Education Alert, June 14, 2019
- Agriculture Alert, November 6, 2018
- Litigation Alert, August 3, 2018
- Corporate & Business Law Alert, November 1, 2017
- Smarter Way to Cross Blog Archives, June 6, 2013
- February 2011
- Life Sciences Alert, July 29, 2010
Social Media
Mike contributed to the archived Hodgson Russ Canada/U.S. cross-border blog, Smarter Way to Cross. His entries can be found on the Publications page.
Professional Associations
- Defense Research Institute
- Western New York Trial Lawyers’ Association board of directors
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Bar Association of Erie County
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Ontario Bar Association
Community & Pro Bono
- Chair, Health Management Group, Ltd. board of directors
- Member and former chair, Horizon Health Services, Inc. board of directors
- Member and former chair, Horizon Village, Inc. board of directors
- Member, Buffalo Seminary board of trustees
- Former chair, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. board of directors