About the
WNY Law Center
Combining direct legal services, policy advocacy, local coalitions, and community involvement to effect real, unique change.
Mission
To ensure all members of our community receive the full range of civil legal services including “non-traditional” legal assistance like policy advocacy and legal education.
Our Impact
As of 2019

14,900
Clients Represented
809
Households Saved from
HOMELESSNESS

40%
Reduction in vacant
properties in less than
2 years

Awarded and Settlements Avoided
$20 MILLION


$1.5
BILLION
Invested in the
community
$5

MILLION
Saved Fighting Improper
Collections
The First Bank and Financial Wellness
Center Opened on Buffalo's East Side

2012
Foreclosures
Prevented

Team
Meet the people who make our work possible.
Alexis Vullo
CLARO
716-828-8449
AVullo@Wnylc.Net
Amira Muflahi
School Discipline Project
716-828-8448
AMuflahi@Wnylc.Net
Arianna Gabriel
CLARO
716-828-8419
AGabriel@Wnylc.Net
Arthur Musarra
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-828-8427
AMusarra@Wnylc.Net
Arthur Musarra
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-828-8427
AMusarra@Wnylc.Net
Brittany Paul
Foreclosure
716-828-8455
BPaul@Wnylc.Net
Brittany Paul
Foreclosure
716-828-8455
BPaul@Wnylc.Net
Carrie Rutland
Grant Manager
716-828-8442
CRutland@Wnylc.Net
Cheryl Harris
Vacant & Abandoned Properties
716-828-8414
CHarris@Wnylc.Net
Danielle Conie
Vacant & Abandoned Properties
716-828-8452
DConie@Wnylc.Net
Danielle Conie
Vacant & Abandoned Properties
716-828-8452
DConie@Wnylc.Net
Hannah Mercer
Buffalo Eastside Homeowners Assistance Fund (BEHAF)
716-828-8418
HMercer@Wnylc.Net
Hannah Mercer
Buffalo Eastside Homeowners Assistance Fund (BEHAF)
716-828-8418
HMercer@Wnylc.Net
Jean Blizzard
Vacant & Abandoned Properties
716-828-8447
Jblizzard@wnylc.net
Jean Blizzard
Vacant & Abandoned Properties
716-828-8447
Jblizzard@Wnylc.Net
Colleen Morth
Bankruptcy & CLARO
716-828-8451
CMorth@Wnylc.Net
Elizabeth Cattarin
Buffalo Eastside Homeowners Assistance Fund (BEHAF)
716-828-8424
ecattarin@wnylc.net
Heather Murcin
Evictions
716-828-8446
hmurcin@wnylc.net
Jordan Modrzynski
Evictions
716-828-8438
jmodrzynski@wnylc.net
Corbin Merla
School Discipline, CLARO, BEHAF
716-828-8451
CMorth@Wnylc.Net
Gina Notaro
Buffalo Eastside Homeowners Assistance Fund (BEHAF)
716-828-8421
GNotaro@Wnylc.Net
Ian Grogan
Foreclosure
716-828-8417
igrogan@wnylc.net
Joseph Kelemen
Vacant & Abandoned Properties & Litigation
716-828-8411
jak@wnylc.net
Kayla Schutt
School Discipline, CLARO, SBLC
716-828-8440
KSmall@wnylc.net
Kedra Small
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8440
KSmall@wnylc.net
Kedra Small
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8440
KSmall@wnylc.net
Kelby Stuckey
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8420
KStuckey@wnylc.net
Kelby Stuckey
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8420
KStuckey@wnylc.net
Lauren Davis
Evictions
716-828-8459
LDavis@wnylc.net
Lauren Davis
Evictions
716-828-8459
LDavis@Wnylc.net
Lauren Haas
Director of Operations
716-828-8434
Lhaas@wnylc.net
Lauren Haas
Director of Operations
716-828-8434
Lhaas@wnylc.net
Luke Mazur
Evictions
716-828-8450
lmazur@wnylc.net
Luke Mazur
Evictions
716-828-8450
LMazur@Wnylc.Net
Lyndsay Licata
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-828-8457
Llicata@Wnylc.Net
Lyndsay Licata
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-828-8457
Llicata@Wnylc.Net
Patricia Cipriani
Bankruptcy
716-828-8412
Pcipriani@Wnylc.Net
Patricia Cipriani
Bankruptcy
716-828-8412
Pcipriani@Wnylc.Net
Samantha White
School Discipline Project
716-828-8441
sWhite@wnylc.net
Samantha White
School Discipline
716-828-8441
SWhite@Wnylc.Net
Matthew Parham
CLARO
716-828-8422
Mparham@wnylc.net
Matthew Parham
CLARO
716-828-8422
Mparham@Wnylc.Net
Paul Pinto
Foreclosure
716-828-8413
ppinto@wnylc.net
Samuel Malebranche
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-855-0203
SMalebranche@wnylc.net
Samuel Malebranche
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-855-0203
SMalebranche@Wnylc.Net
Yanis Martinez
Evictions
716-828-8426
ymartinez@wnylc.net
Neha Karambelkar
Small Business Legal Clinic
716-828-8445
Nkarambelkar@Wnylc.Net
Paulette Campbell
716-828-8423
pcampbell@wnylc.net
Shabhia Aktar
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8430
SAktar@wnylc.net
Shabhia Aktar
Foreclosure & Evictions
716-828-8430
SAktar@wnylc.net
In Memoriam

Tom Karkau
Computer Programmer
Board
President
Melinda
Saran
Vice-President
Joseph
McCarthy
Secretary
Catherine Creighton
Treasurer
Karen
Welch
John
LaFalce
John
LaFalce
Member
Catherine
Creighton
Catherine
Creighton
Alexander
Wright
Alexander
Wright
Melinda
Saran
Melinda
Seran
Marshall
Bertram
Marshall
Bertram
Denetra
Roberts
Denetra
Roberts
Joseph
McCarthy
Joseph
McCarthy
Karen
Welch
Karen
Welch
Melissa
Woods
Melissa
Woods
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37 Franklin Street
2nd Floor, Suite 210
Buffalo, NY 14202
(Look for us behind Pearl Street)
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