Denis A. Scinta
Work in HoganWillig PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business Law, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Class Actions, Collections, Construction, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI, Family Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Immigration, Litigation, Nursing Home Abuse, Probate, Real Estate, Traffic, Trusts, White Collar Crime, Wills
2410 North Forest Road, Suite 301, Amherst, NY 14068
About Denis A. Scinta
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
- Business Law
- Car Accidents
- Child Custody
- Class Actions
- Collections
- Construction
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- Family Law
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Immigration
- Litigation
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Probate
- Real Estate
- Traffic
- Trusts
- White Collar Crime
- Wills
Education
- State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1969J.D.
- State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1965B.A.
- Major: Psychology
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, children's rights, parental responsibilities, drug awareness, and juvenile and criminal justice matters
- Lecturer, New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Matrimonial and Family Law Programs, 1991 - Present
- Speaker, Erie County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 1975 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1970
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Erie County Bar Foundation (Previous President, Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors, Campaign '95 Chairman)
- Erie County Bar Association, Matrimonial & Family Law Committee, Practice & Procedure Commmittee (Member)
- Erie County, Criminal Law Committee, Young Lawyer's Committee (Member)
- Erie County, Liason to Practice and Procedure in Family Court Committee (Member)
- Erie County, Liason to Matrimonial and Family Law Committee (Member)
- Erie County, Liason Representative to the Community Commission on Alcohol & Substance Abuse (Member)
- Erie County Bar Association, Access to Justice for the Poor Committee (Co-Chairman)
- Erie County Bar Association, Access to Justice for the Poor Committee (Sub-chairman)
- Erie County Bar Association, Nominating Committee
- Erie County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education (Chairman)
- Counselor, Renaissance House
- Parents in Crisis - Tough Love (Legal advisor and Board of Director)
- National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, Inc. (President, Director and Legal Advisor)
- Town of Amherst Youth Board Foundation and Community Prevention Network of Western New York, Inc. (Member)
- Erie County Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Judiciary Committee)
- Erie County Bar Association, 1987 - 1990 (Board of Directors)
- Erie County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Speaker's Bureau, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee)
- Erie County Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Practice and Procedure Committee in Family Court)
- Erie County Bar Association (Board of Directors Liason to Committees)
- Erie County Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (Liason Representative to the Community Commission on Alcohol & Substance Abuse in Erie County)
- NYSBA Panel Member - Practical Skills- Family Court Practice, 2004 - Present
- Community Commission on Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Erie County, 1992 - Present (Nominating Committee Chairman)
- Community Commission on Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Erie County (Task Force Co-Chair - Prevention and Education, Executive Committee)
Past Positions
- Scinta, Rinaldo & Dee, Partner, 1971 - 1997
- Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Schuller & James, Special Counsel
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Litigation, Estate Planning, Business Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Bankruptcy
- Business Law
- Car Accidents
- Child Custody
- 9 miles away
- 9.2 miles away
- 1.6 miles away
- 8.3 miles away
- 1.7 miles away
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