Lisa A. Poch

Lisa Poch, Esq. joined the firm in 2007. She is an experienced trial lawyer whose practice is focused on representing people who have been seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, slip and falls, and other mishaps. Ms. Poch also has a wealth of criminal experience, trying cases and representing the accused in local, city, and county courts for over a decade. Ms. Poch graduated, with distinction, from the University of Toronto and received her Law Degree from the University of Buffalo Law School. There, she competed on multiple trial teams, representing the law school in competitions across the Country. She earned the Robert J. Connelly Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Lisa previously served in the roles of Town Prosecutor, Town Attorney, and Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Hamburg, New York. She currently serves as Town Attorney for the Town of Evans, New York.

Ms. Poch has achieved great success at trial on even the toughest cases, recovering significant sums of money for her clients on cases where the insurance company was not willing to offer a penny. She has been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as either a Rising Star or Super Lawyer for the past nine years, a distinction bestowed on only a select group of attorneys, and is also a Buffalo Business First 40 under 40 nominee. Lisa is admitted to practice in all of the Courts of the State of New York, as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She has argued appeals before the New York State Appellate Division, New York State Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She has also handled matters before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and New York State Division of Human Rights. She is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Western New York Chapter), where she is a Local Director and chairs several committees. She is a proud member of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice.

Lisa and her husband, Jason, reside in Hamburg with their three children. They enjoy traveling, volunteering, and cheering on the Buffalo Bills!