BUFFALO, N.Y. – Lippes Mathias today announced that Tessa R. Scott, senior associate and co-leader of the firm’s electronically stored information practice team, has been appointed to the Visually Impaired Advancement (VIA) Board of Directors. 

Tessa focuses her practice on commercial and general litigation across a diverse range of industries. Her practice involves both prosecution and defense of civil matters in New York, Massachusetts as well as across the country in Federal courts. Tessa serves as team co-leader for the firm’s electronically stored information practice, where she coordinates large-scale projects involving the analysis and production of electronically stored information. 

About Visually Impaired Advancement 

From the first formal meeting of the Buffalo Association of the Blind in 1907 to the Olmsted Center for Sight and now VIA, this organization has a rich history of guiding people through vision loss, helping them overcome it, and providing the skills that restore their independence and confidence. 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 140 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and New York, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; 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.