The Buffalo News reported today that the Town of Amherst last Monday became the first Erie County municipality to pass a law that would prohibit drivers from composing, reading or sending a text message while behind the wheel. Violators face a $150 fine for each offense. It also reported that the Cattaraugus County Legislature passed a similar law in June. Niagara County and Erie County legislatures are expected to vote on similar proposed laws in the coming weeks.

John Feroleto – Guest Lecturer in the U.S. and Canada
John Feroleto was asked to serve as faculty for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) on the topic of, “Competing With and Beating the Big Firms” at the Ontario Bar Association in Toronto, Canada on September 24, 2013. Today he was a guest lecturer at the University at