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JimDomagalski

Partner

"My objective in every matter is to add value and help achieve my client's goals through strong advocacy and experienced, strategic counseling."

Buffalo
P: 716.566.1510
M: 716.866.6580
Overview

Biography

Jim is an experienced trial lawyer in both federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. He is also Barclay Damon’s Construction & Surety Practice Area co-chair. Jim primarily concentrates his practice on large construction disputes, complex commercial and municipal litigation, employer defense, and counseling on labor, employment, and discrimination matters.

Bar Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Erie County
  • District of Columbia Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Board Member
  • Leadership Buffalo, Member
  • Erie County Republican Committee, Former Chair
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Represents businesses, including pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, hospitality enterprises, and private-equity investment firms in contract disputes and commercial litigation.
  • Defends municipalities regarding claims brought against government and law enforcement.
  • Counsels a large regional retail enterprise on employment-law issues and defends the company in court and before administrative agencies.
  • Represents public and private owners and contractors in construction disputes involving large projects, including sewage treatment plants, historic renovations, commercial buildings, and airport and highway projects.
  • Represents universities and other higher education institutions in construction contract, project, and litigation matters.
  • Represents a manufacturer regarding employment law and safety issues at two large manufacturing facilities.
  • Represented the federal government in a major lease dispute arising from a federal statute enacted relating to the savings-and-loan crisis.
  • Represented a specialty contractor in a construction dispute involving a domed roof at the Montreal Olympic Stadium.
  • Defended a contractor regarding a construction-defect and mold claim brought by an owner regarding a university-housing construction project.
  • Represented an engineering firm regarding a construction-cost-overrun dispute involving a major redesign and construction of a steel-blast furnace.
  • Defended municipalities and law enforcement in class-action lawsuits involving search-and-seizure claims.

Prior Experience

  • Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, Partner

Selected Community Activities

  • Syracuse University Law Alumni Association, Board Member
  • Buffalo Bills Quarterback Club, Former President
  • Notre Dame Alumni Club of Western New York, Former President
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of WNY, Former Board of Trustees President
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute Alliance, Former Board Member

Selected Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Buffalo "Lawyer of the Year": Construction Law, 2024 and 2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation, 2021–2026; Construction Law, 2022–2026; Litigation – Labor & Employment, 2023–2026
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Upstate New York: Business Litigation, 2010–2025
  • Buffalo Business First, Legal Elite of Western New York, 2014–2018, 2020
  • ECRC Jack Kemp Leadership Award, 2014
  • Am-Pol Eagle, Citizen of the Year for Law, 2004
Knowledge

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Western Chapter of the New York State Water Environment Association’s 35th Annual Greater Buffalo Environmental Conference, “The Marriage of Engineering and Law on Public Construction Projects: Getting It Right”
  • Sterling Educational Services, “New York Employment Law Update”
  • Lorman Education Services, “Real Estate Development From Beginning to End in New York”
  • WNY Business Forum, “Legal Insights Into Employee Management”
  • Lorman Education Services, “Construction Law Claims, Liens, Trust Funds, Performance/Payment Bonds, and Information Disclosure”

Selected Media

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Overview Experience Knowledge

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, JD
  • University of Notre Dame, BA

Practices & Industries

Admitted to Practice

  • New York
  • District of Columbia

Court Admissions

  • US Bankruptcy Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US District Court for the Western District of New York

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