Jonathan S. Hickey

Jonathan S. Hickey is a founding member of the law firm of Burden, Gulisano & Hickey, LLC.  He is a trial attorney who focuses his practice defending catastrophic personal injury cases in the areas of trucking and transportation negligence, products liability, premises liability and labor law accidents as well as handling a wide-variety of commercial litigation matters.

Mr. Hickey is committed to understanding the industry of the clients he represents and he knows the value of providing prompt and efficient service to them. Mr. Hickey is also available at a moment's notice to protect his clients as a member of the firm's Emergency Response Team which is a team of attorneys, field adjusters, accident reconstruction experts and other professionals available on a 24/7 basis to represent trucking and transportation industry clients whose vehicles have been involved in accidents across New York State.

Education:

• State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2001
  •  Member of the Senior Board of Directors for the Desmond Moot Court Board
  •  Senior member of the Buffalo Criminal Law Review
• St. Bonaventure University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1997
• Graduate of the Defense Trial Academy, conducted by the International Association of Defense Counsel at Stanford University, 2005

Practice Areas:

• Trucking and Transportation Negligence
• Products Liability
• Premises Liability
• Labor Law
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted to Practice:

• New York - All State Courts

• Pennsylvania - All State Courts

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York Pro Hac Vice
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York

Professional Affiliations:

• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  •  Trucking Law Committee
  •  Trial Tactics Committee
      •  Chair, Publications
      •  Past Vice Chair, Publications

• New York State Bar Association
  •  Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
  •  Municipal Law Section

• American Bar Association
  •  Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
• Erie County Bar Association
  •   Negligence Committee

• National Association of Elevator Contractors
• Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
• Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
• Western New York Defense Trial Lawyers Association
• Transportation Lawyers Association (T.L.A.)
• Canadian Transportation Lawyers Association (C.T.L.A.)
• Insurance Club of Buffalo, Inc.
• Buffalo Claims Association
• Desmond Inn of Court
• UB Law Alumni Association

Civic Activities:

• Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., representing low-income clients on a pro bono basis
• UB Law Alumni GOLD Group Board of Directors Member
• St. Bonaventure University, Member Gaudete Award Committee
• Local town committeeperson in Clarence, New York
  •  Committee Treasurer

• Volunteer for St. Bonaventure University's Buffalo Alumni Chapter, including assisting in the dining room at the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Buffalo, NY

• Formerly, Lawyers for Learning, tutoring Buffalo City School students (2008-2010)

• Formerly, Town Environmental Quality Review Committee Member, Clarence, New York (2007 - 2010)

Publications/Speaking:

• Lecturer, Building Your Civil Trial Skills, National Business Institute, 2010
• Lecturer, Investigating A Catastrophic Loss, Arkansas Trucking Seminar, September 2009
• The Graves Amendment: Preemption Legislation Creates a Cap on Liability, For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, co-author, January 2009
• Lecturer, Winning Your First Civil Trial, National Business Institute, 2009
• Lecturer, Keys to Successful Pre-Trial Preparation, National Business Institute, 2009
• The U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Program, For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, co-author, January 2008
• Lecturer, Insurance Coverage Litigation - Bad Faith Litigation, To Settle or Not To Settle, That is the Question, National Business Institute, 2008
• Lecturer,Discovery Strategy: Finding The Smoking Gun, National Business Institute, June 2008
• A Growing Concern in the Trucking Industry: Highway Congestion, In Transit, Defense Research Institute, Trucking Law Committee, Fall 2007
• Panel Groups, Trial Simulations and Selecting a Products Liability Jury, American Bar Association, Products Liability Litigation Committee, co-author, October 2007
• Shortage of Long-Haul Drivers Continues to Impact Trucking Industry Litigation, American Bar Association, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, co-author, Summer 2007
• Developing Technology's Impact on the Industry, For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, co-author, June 2007
• Lecturer, Find It Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, National Business Institute, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Lecturer, Motion Law in New York: From Basic To Advanced Procedures, Lorman Education Series, 2006
• Biomechanical Engineering Testimony: Legitimate Expert Analysis or Junk Science? For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, co-author, February 2005

Honor/Awards:

• Business First of Buffalo's 2010, 2008 Who's Who in Law

• Erie County Bar Association, 2009 Leadership Institute