Patrick C. O'Reilly

Patrick C. O'Reilly


Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP

Recognized since 1993

Buffalo, New York

Practice Areas

Collaborative Law: Family Law

Family Law

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Patrick C. O’Reilly focuses his practice on matrimonial litigation, handling all aspects of divorce and separation and representing clients in matters related to the modification or enforcement of existing matrimonial judgments and orders.

For more than 25 years, Mr. O’Reilly has served as a panelist and speaker on matrimonial and family law topic for numerous seminars, workshops, and symposiums sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York State Office of Court Administration, New York State Bar Association Family Law Section, Bar Association of Erie County, Peoples Law School, and Psychological Association of Western New York.

Practice Areas

  • Matrimonial Law
  • Complex High Net Worth Divorce
  • Divorce
  • Post Judgment
  • Prenuptial Agreement
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Separation
  • Spousal Support

Location
  • 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120
    Buffalo, NY 14202
Education
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., graduated 1980
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., graduated 1977
Bar Admissions
  • New York, 1981
Affiliations
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts - Board of directors
  • Bar Association of Erie County Matrimonial and Family Law Committee - Past chairman
  • Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association - Chairman
  • Matrimonial Commission (Miller Commission), established by the New York State Office of Court Administration, and member of the original Committee to Examine Lawyer Conduct in Matrimonial Actions (Milonas Commission) - Member
  • New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial- Lawyers and member of the National AAML board of governors - Past president
  • New York State Office of Court Administration Committee on Matrimonial Practice, chaired by Hon. Jacquelyn Silbermann, J.S.C., Chief Administrative Judge for Matrimonial Matters in the State of New York - Member
  • PEACE Program Advisory Board for the Eighth Judicial District - Member
  • SUNY Buffalo Law School, teaching divorce practice from 1999 to 2002 and from 2004 to present - Adjunct professor of law
  • University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association - Past president
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court, Western District of New York
  • United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
  • United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2009 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Buffalo (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Collaborative Law: Family Law
  • Family Law
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America: Named to Best Lawyers in America since 1993 for Family Law
  • Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”: Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo for Family Law by Best Lawyers in America
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell: AV Peer Review Rating, signifying the highest recognition in legal ability and professional ethics
  • Super Lawyers: Named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers since 2007 for Family Law; among the Top 10 attorneys named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers
  • Who’s Who in Law: Named to Business First/Buffalo Law Journal‘s final 2012 issue of “Who’s Who in Law” for Matrimonial and Family Law

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