Joseph M. LaTona

A graduate of Rutgers College (B.A. 1971) and Creighton University Law School (J.D. 1974), Mr. LaTona is admitted to practice in numerous courts, including New York State (1975); the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (1975), the Eastern District of New York (1986), the Northern District of New York (2001); the Southern District of New York (2003), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1976), the Seventh Circuit (1985); the Federal Circuit (1986); the United States Supreme Court (1979); the United States Tax Court (1983).

Mr. LaTona’s list of notable cases includes some of Western New York’s most highly publicized and most compelling cases involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy, murder and criminally negligent homicide. Mr. LaTona’s practice has always included involvement in complex white collar and electronic surveillance investigations and prosecutions.

Mr. LaTona is a member of the New York State Bar Association (“N.Y.S.B.A.”), the Erie County Bar Association (“E.C.B.A.”), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has lectured numerous times for the N.Y.S.B.A. and the E.C.B.A. Mr. LaTona has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh and Smith, Woodward-White in each edition since 1987. In 2014, Mr. LaTona was voted Best Lawyer’s Lawyer of the Year in White Collar Criminal Defense in Buffalo, NY. Mr. LaTona was selected for the 2008 New York Super Lawyers – Upstate Edition. He was the subject of a feature article in the September 2008 New York Super Lawyers – Upstate Edition magazine. Mr. LaTona was selected for the “Legal Elite of Western New York 2014”, “Buffalo Business First” and the “Buffalo Law Journal.”  He has been listed among the Top 50 Upstate Super Lawyers each year since 2008.

State of Nebraska – 1974

USDC, District of Nebraska – 1974

State of New York – 1975

USDC, Western District of New York – 1975

US Court of Appeals – Second Circuit – 1976

United States Supreme Court – 1979

United States Tax Court – 1983

US Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit – 1985

US Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit – 1986

USDC, Eastern District of New York – 1986

USDC, Northern District of New York – 2001

USDC, Southern District of New York – 2003

Rutgers College, B.A. – June, 1971

Creighton University Law School, J.D. – May, 1974

LAW OFFICE OF JOSEPH M. LaTONA

403 Main Street

716 Brisbane Building

Buffalo, New York  14203

February, 2001 through present

LIPSITZ, GREEN, FAHRINGER,

   ROLL, SALISBURY & CAMBRIA LLP

42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 300

Buffalo, New York 14202-3901

September, 1988 through February, 2001

(Senior Partner:  July 1992 – February 2001)

CONDON, LaTONA AND PIERI, P.C. (and predecessor firms)

300 Statler Towers

Buffalo, New York 14202

September, 1974 through September, 1988

Martindale – Hubbell – “AV” rating since 1980

Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America – 1987-present, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith; Woodward – White

Named “Lawyer of the Year” for 2014 in White Collar Criminal Defense for Buffalo, New York by The Best Lawyers in America

New York Super Lawyers – Upstate Edition – 2008-present (subject of feature article in September 2008 magazine)

Voted as one of the Top 50 Upstate Super Lawyers – 2008-present

“Who’s Who in Law – 2004,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

“Who’s Who in Law – 2006,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

“Who’s Who in Law – 2007,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

“Who’s Who in Law – 2008,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

“Who’s Who in Law – 2010,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

“Legal Elite of Western New York – 2014,” Buffalo Business First and Buffalo Law Journal

Niagara Catholic High School – Distinguished Alumni Award – April 2009

New York State Bar Association (N.Y.S.B.A.)

Erie County Bar Association (E.C.B.A.)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (N.A.C.D.L.)

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (N.Y.S.A.C.D.L.)