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2100 Main Place Tower
350 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

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Phone: (716) 855-1050
Fax: (716) 855-1052
Toll-Free: 1-866-855-1188

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Office Manager:
Amy Bigaj
amb@personiusmelber.com

Brian M. Melber

Brian Melber

Brian M. Melber

Partner

I have been an attorney for over 25 years, and more than 20 of those years as a partner with Personius Melber LLP. Getting to know our clients and the challenges they face, and then helping them overcome those challenges, is what drives me. We regularly choose to collaborate with other attorneys, to offer the benefit of adding the unique talents and perspectives of other outstanding counsel. For me, this collaboration is at once enjoyable and rewarding.

On the civil side, I represent both plaintiffs and defendants in accident and injury cases, sexual assault and Title IX matters, business disputes, and land use litigation. As a criminal defense attorney, I handle federal white collar crimes, environmental, and homicide cases (including death penalty). I also defend medical providers and other professionals charged with offenses relating to their work.

I am proud of my four children and two grandchildren, and I am happy to have the opportunity to share in their lives. The City of Buffalo is my home and I am excited about its future. I believe professional and community engagement are important. Presently, I am serving as Vice President/President-Elect of the Bar Association of Erie County and on the Boards of Directors for the Erie County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program and the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association.

Bar Admissions
New York State, 1997

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1997

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2000

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1998

Supreme Court of the United States, 2019

Education
SUNY at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 1996

University of Virginia, Graduate Studies in English Language and Literature, 1992-1993

Canisius College, B.A., cum laude, 1992

Experience
Associate, Brown & Kelly, LLP, 1997- 2001
Associations & Memberships
Member, Erie County and New York State Bar Associations

Vice President/President-Elect, Bar Association of Erie County

Board Member, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

Director, Erie County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program

Past President, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Past President, SUNY at Buffalo Law Alumni Association

Past Board Member, Bar Association of Erie County

Past Director, Irish Classical Theater Company

Past Director, Buffalo-Niagara Brewers Association

Past Trustee, Buffalo Seminary

Brian Melber and Rodney Personius, partners of Personius Melber
Brian Melber's office at Personius Melber
Brian M Melber with arms crossed, standing in his office