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Karim A. Abdulla, Associate Attorney
Civil Litigation; Media Law; Defamation; First Amendment Law; Environmental Law
Phone:716-566-1473
Web:http://www.hblaw.com
Address: 1100 M & T Center Three Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203
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Law Firm:Hiscock & Barclay, LLP
Lawyer:Karim A. Abdulla
Phone:716-566-1473
Fax:716-846-1227
Lawyer Title:Associate
Practice Areas:Civil Litigation; Media Law; Defamation; First Amendment Law; Environmental Law
Bio:Recipient: Anderson Publishing Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance; CALI Award for Outstanding Pre-Trial Practice Performance. Volunteer Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Law Clerk, Elfvin Besser. Author: "Rival Vanquished: New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim," MediaLawLetter, March 2006; "Buffalo News Wins Summary Judgment: Strong Headline Makes for Strong Headline Law," MediaLawLetter, October 2005; "Issue Checklist for Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment in Defamation," Media Law Resource Center Committee Report, August 2004. Speaker: "What You Need to Know about Public Records and Open Meetings," Lorman Education Service CLE Seminar, April 2007; "Getting Information from Your Government: Opportunities and Obstacles under FOIA and FOIL," Erie County Bar Association Noonday CLE Lecture Series, May 2005; "Better Watchdog Workshop," Investigative Reporters and Editors/Society of Professional Journalists Seminar, November 2004. Former Senior Associate, Stenger & Finnerty.
Admitted:1999, Ohio; 2000, New York
College:McMaster University, B.A., 1994
Law School:Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1999
Membership:Erie County, New York State and American Bar Associations.
Web:http://www.hblaw.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Karim A. Abdulla, graduated from McMaster University, B.A., 1994 Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1999, is now employed by Hiscock & Barclay, LLP at 1100 M & T Center Three Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203.

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Karim A. Abdulla has been admitted in 1999, Ohio; 2000, New York. His or her practice areas include Civil Litigation; Media Law; Defamation; First Amendment Law; Environmental Law.

Karim A. Abdulla's college and law school education includes McMaster University, B.A., 1994, Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1999. Other biographical background includes Recipient: Anderson Publishing Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance; CALI Award for Outstanding Pre-Trial Practice Performance. Volunteer Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Law Clerk, Elfvin Besser. Author: "Rival Vanquished: New York Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim," MediaLawLetter, March 2006; "Buffalo News Wins Summary Judgment: Strong Headline Makes for Strong Headline Law," MediaLawLetter, October 2005; "Issue Checklist for Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment in Defamation," Media Law Resource Center Committee Report, August 2004. Speaker: "What You Need to Know about Public Records and Open Meetings," Lorman Education Service CLE Seminar, April 2007; "Getting Information from Your Government: Opportunities and Obstacles under FOIA and FOIL," Erie County Bar Association Noonday CLE Lecture Series, May 2005; "Better Watchdog Workshop," Investigative Reporters and Editors/Society of Professional Journalists Seminar, November 2004. Former Senior Associate, Stenger & Finnerty.. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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