About John Kennedy
John Kennedy Rottaris is a shareholder attorney at Gross Shuman P.C. in Buffalo, New York. He has been practicing law in New York since 1990. The firm, located at 465 Main Street, Suite 600, handles cases in commercial and business litigation, creditors' rights, commercial collections, landlord-tenant law, bankruptcy law. Tax certiorari. Mr.
Rottaris earned his Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 1989. He completed his undergraduate studies at Niagara University in 1986. Throughout his career, he has represented clients in all phases of trial and appellate practice before local, state, and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution forums. His clients include individuals, small and large business enterprises, and national companies. He has also successfully represented school districts, municipalities. Taxpayers in tax certiorari and tax assessment proceedings.
Mr. Rottaris is a member of the Commercial Law League of America and the Erie County Bar Association, where he serves on the Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Committee. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers from 2021 to 2025. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York.
Mr. Rottaris' office is located at 465 Main Street, Suite 600, Buffalo, NY 14203. He can be reached by phone at (716) 854-4300 — For more information, visit the firm's website at Gross Shuman P.C.