About Kathleen A.
Kathleen A — Burr is an attorney at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC in Buffalo, New York. She joined the firm in 2002, focusing on lead paint litigation and insurance coverage issues. Ms. Burr has been involved in several appellate court cases that have shaped the legal standards for lead poisoning litigation in New York State. She also represents policyholders in first-party property loss cases and handles coverage issues related to lead poisoning litigation. Her work includes cases involving property and business income losses caused by fire and weather-related conditions. Notably, she represented two Rochester business owners in a fire loss case that resulted in a significant decision by the New York Court of Appeals, Bi-Economy Market Inc. v.
Harleysville Insurance Co. of New York, et al., 10 NY 3d 187 (2008), which allows policyholders to claim consequential damages due to improper claims handling by insurers. Ms. Burr earned her J.D. cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 1990. She received the Robert J. Connelly Award for Trial Advocacy. She also holds a B.S.
summa cum laude in Journalism from Ohio State University, obtained in 1974. She is admitted to practice in New York State and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York (1991), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (2001). The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York. Ms. Burr has lectured extensively on lead poisoning litigation, including seminars sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and presentations to property owners groups and insurers.
She has served on panels discussing insurance issues in lead paint litigation at national conferences. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Erie County, the Women's Bar Association of Erie County, and the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. She has been recognized for her legal knowledge, analytical capability, judgment, communication, and legal experience, with peer reviews rating her 4.3/5.0 overall. Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC, established in 1995, is a law firm in Buffalo, New York, specializing in mesothelioma and asbestos litigation, personal injury, and insurance litigation. The firm has a team of attorneys with expertise in various practice areas, including environmental health and safety, lead poisoning, asbestos litigation, and personal injury. The firm's office is located at 424 Main Street, Suite 1500, Buffalo, NY 14202.
