Paul Morrison-Taylor

Of Counsel Buffalo
Buffalo ptaylor@phillipslytle.com (716) 847-5406 vCard
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Overview

Overview

News & Events

Aug 23, 2023
Fifty-Six Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to 2023 Upstate NY Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists
Aug 23, 2022
2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
Aug 20, 2021
2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
Aug 21, 2020
2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
Aug 20, 2020
The Best Lawyers In America 2021

Paul’s trial practice includes the defense and prosecution of personal injury litigation (product liability, workplace and premises liability, and vehicle negligence), the prosecution and defense of commercial litigation (automobile dealer financing and operations issues, shareholder disputes and ERISA), and the prosecution and defense of real property tax assessment and eminent domain proceedings.

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Honors & Awards

  • Selected for the Upstate New York Super Lawyers® list, 2010-2023
  • Listed as a Leading Individual in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2017-2019
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Named the Best Lawyers® Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo, 2013
  • Listed in Legal Elite of WNY, Business First of Buffalo and Buffalo Law Journal, 2015-2016
  • Listed in Who’s Who In Law, Business First of Buffalo and Buffalo Law Journal
Awards & Certifications
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Education & Admissions

Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1980
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.S., cum laude, 1974
Admitted to Practice
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
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Activities & Professional Associations

Past Activities

  • State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, Adjunct Professor: Trial Technique
  • The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., Board Member
  • United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, Firm Chair
  • Town of Boston, Zoning Board of Appeals, Member
  • Bar Association of Erie County, Judiciary Committee, Member
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • Aurora Waldorf School

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association
    • Senior Lawyers Division
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Bar Association of Erie County
    • Practice and Procedure Committee
  • New York State Bar Association
    • Trial Lawyers Section
  • New York State Assessors’ Association
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
  • SUNY Buffalo Law Alumni Association