BUFFALO, NEW YORK (April 13) — Lippes Mathias is pleased to share that it has added attorneys Austin T. Mann and Juliana E. Piemonte as associates in the firm’s Buffalo and Albany, N.Y. offices, respectively.

Mann concentrates his practice in insurance coverage and counseling, assisting clients with risk and insurance terms in commercial contracts, and marshaling liability claims for insurance recoveries. Prior to joining private practice, he served as a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., representing clients on a variety of administrative needs. Austin also served in the Eighth Judicial District of New York under the Hon. Paula L. Feroleto, working closely on a variety of confidential cases with analysis and review regarding pleadings and findings. Mann received his J.D. degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2022, after obtaining a B.A. from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2019.

Piemonte is an attorney with Lippes Mathias’ public sector labor team, focusing her practice on representing public sector labor unions in matters involving members’ terms and conditions of employment, including disciplinary arbitrations, contract grievance arbitrations, improper employer practices before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, administrative hearings before the New York State Justice Center and related litigation matters in New York State courts. Piemonte obtained her J.D. with cum laude honors from Albany Law School in 2022 and holds a B.S. degree from the State University of New York at Oneonta earned in 2019.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 170 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Long Island, New York, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.