Joseph M. Hanna

Joseph M. Hanna is a partner at the firm and concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with a focus on intellectual property law, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, and sports and entertainment law.  Mr. Hanna graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

As Chair of Goldberg Segalla's diversity task force, Mr. Hanna's dedication to diversity is demonstrated in his leadership in various organizations and outreach programs.  Recently Mr. Hanna organized and chaired the inaugural Success in the City event in Buffalo, New York.  Success in the City was a diversity networking event geared toward bringing together business, corporate and community leaders, corporate counsel, local politicians and members of minority bar associations to celebrate the successes and critical importance of diversity in Buffalo's developing community.  This event will serve as a model for other cities aiming to promote inclusive and diverse professional communities.

In 2007 Mr. Hanna was named DRI's Young Lawyer of the Year for Outstanding Service for his work on the organization's Young Lawyer Committee.  Mr. Hanna was awarded this distinction and honor for his commitment to diversity in organizing various minority bar programs throughout the country, authoring articles on minority attorney retention and spearheading the creation of a comprehensive database of over 500 minority law organizations which have been established throughout the United States.

Mr. Hanna is also the founder and president of Bunkers in Baghdad, Inc.  Bunkers in Baghdad, Inc. is a Buffalo-based non-profit that collects and ships new and used golf balls, clubs and other equipment to our soldiers serving in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan for recreational purposes.  Bunkers also has begun distributing equipment to injured veterans through the Wounded Warriors program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to aid in their rehabilitation.  The first shipment of equipment was sent to Iraq and Afghanistan this past November 2008 with the assistance of several local schools whose students participated in the collection and packing of the golf equipment.  Bunkers in Baghdad has collected over 365, 000 golf balls and 11,000 golf clubs for our troops and veterans.

As a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), he serves as the Chair of the Diversity Outreach Committee, the Second Vice Chair to DRI's Young Lawyers Seminar Planning Committee, the Construction Committee Diversity Chair, and the Young Lawyer Liaison of the Fidelity and Surety Committee. He also serves on the ABA's Judicial Internship Opportunity Program's Screening Committee. Mr. Hanna was appointed to serve as the Vice Chair of the ABA's Young Lawyers Division Minorities in the Profession Committee, and is the national Vice Chair of the ABA's Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law section.

He has been named to Business First's Who's Who in Law for Entertainment and Sports Law.


Direct Dial
716.566.5447
Fax
716.566.5401
E-mail
jhanna@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• Sports Law
• Entertainment Law
• Construction Litigation
• Intellectual Property Law
• Fidelity and Surety