Ms. Hurley is a Partner in the Litigation Practice Team at Lippes Mathias LLP in Buffalo, NY. She concentrates her practice primarily in commercial and municipal litigation, contract disputes, land disposition and use, and real property tax enforcement. She also handles real estate transactions and bond underwriting. Ms. Hurley has represented clients in all phases of trial and appellate practice before local, state, and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution forums.
 
Ms. Hurley’s clients include individuals, small and large business enterprises, and municipalities. She has been successful in her role as special counsel to municipalities in a variety of matters including tax lien foreclosure, tax certiorari defense, risk assessment, and project management.
 
Ms. Hurley is qualified to receive Office of Court Administration Part 36 appointments and routinely serves as Referee in surplus money proceedings. Additionally, Ms. Hurley is qualified to serve as Referee in foreclosure matters and as Court Evaluator in Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 Guardianship Proceedings in Supreme Court.

Ms. Hurley is registered with the American Bar Association’s Military Pro-Bono Project Operation Stand-By as a civilian attorney. In this role, she provides civil litigation consultation to military attorneys on New York State-specific legal information in order to further assist their service member clients. Ms. Hurley currently serves as the Fundraising Committee Chair on the Board of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys.



ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Education
  • University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., 2011
  • University at Buffalo, M.S.W., 2010
  • Canisius University, cum laude, B.A., 2006

Honors & Awards
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, 2024-2025
  • Upstate New York SuperLawyers®, Rising Star, 2021-2022

Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Women’s Bar Association of New York
  • Bar Association of Erie County
  • Erie County Assessors’ Association
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys

Speaking Engagements 
  • "In Rem Tax Lien Foreclosures in Erie County," Presenter, Western New York Paralegal Assocation, April 14, 2021
  • "How to Purchase Tax Foreclosed Properties," Guest Speaker, Erie County Department of Real Property Tax Services, June 25, 2016
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