Melissa D. Wischerath
42 Delaware Avenue #120 Buffalo, New York 14202
Overview
Melissa D. Wischerath represents clients who have suffered a personal injury. She focuses her practice on recovering damages for clients in all manner of personal injury cases, including:
- Construction Accidents
- Workplace Injuries
- Automobile Accidents
- Defective Products/Products Liability
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Discrimination
- Civil Rights
- Toxic Torts
Ms. Wischerath has experience working with the disenfranchised and was recognized in Oregon for her pro bono work, as well as her service to and compassion for clients from all walks of life.
Speaking Engagements
- 34th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, How to Start and Run a Public Interest Law Practice, 2016
- 33rd Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Reclaiming the Promise of Home Rule to Protectthe Environment, 2015
- Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, “Earned Sick Leave, Preemption and the Powers of Local Government,” 2014
- CLE Access to Justice, CLE on the Federal District Court Pro Bono Panel, 2014
- 32nd Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Food Systems and Environmental Law, 2014
In the News
- Federal judge orders Eugene School District to compensate for denying autistic teenager proper evaluation, education, The Register-Guard
- County ordered to pay $25,418, The Register-Guard
Practice Areas
- Accidents and Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Dog Bite Injury
- Farm Accidents
- Injury on Property
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Product Liability
- Tourist Accidents
- Workplace Accidents
Representative Matters
- S.G.W. V. EUGENE SCH. DIST.: Recovered an award of attorney fees on behalf of a prevailing party
- S.G.W., T.B., and M.B.W. v. Eugene School District: Won on appeal and defeated all cross appeals
- Long v. Gill et al: Civil rights; won by unanimous jury verdict in citizen’s favor. 42 U.S.C. 1983 Civil rights case under 4th Amendment and 14th Amendment due process violations
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Bar Admissions
Oregon
Admitted in 2013
New York
Admitted in 2012
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Oregon
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Awards
- Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer: Earned Distinguished Designation from Expert Network since 2017 for contributing meaningfully to the field and demonstrating perspective on the future of the profession; only conferred upon the top 3% of lawyers in the United States
- Honorable James M. Burns Federal Practice Award 2016: Awarded to lawyers who have “improved the practice of law before the U.S. District Court of Oregon”; selected in recognition of professionalism and hours of service representing low income clients in FBA’s Pro Bono Appointment Program
- Lawyer of Distinction: Accepted to Lawyers of Distinction in 2018 based on evaluation of qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history; membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States
- Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll: Named to the Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll from 2013-2015 for performing at least 80 hours of pro bono services, including at least 40 hours of direct legal services to the poor without expectation of compensation
Organizations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Member
Bar Association of Erie County
Member
Campaign for Greater Buffalo
Board of Directors
New York State Bar Association
Member
Northwest Land Conservation Trust
Advisory Board of Directors
Oregon State Bar Association
Member
Western New York Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Member
Education
University at Buffalo - SUNY, JD
Graduated 2011
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (716) 849-1333
42 Delaware Avenue #120
Buffalo, New York 14202
Buffalo, New York 14202
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