Roger J. Edel, Managing Partner
Roger obtained his J.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 1976 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1977. He has been with Williams & Williams for more than 41 years and is currently the Managing Partner. His focus is the representation of leagues, individual teams and their carriers with regard to Workers' Compensation claims filed by professional athletes in football, hockey, soccer, and lacrosse. He is a member of the New York State and Erie County Bar Associations. He is a veteran of the United States Army.
Wayne D. Schiffhauer, Partner
Education: University of Rochester, B.A. (magna cum laude) 1993; Albany Law School of Union University, J.D. (magna cum laude) 1997
Admitted to New York Bar 1998
Member of New York State and Erie County Bar Associations.
Wayne has devoted his entire legal career to the defense of employers and insurance carriers in Workers Compensation matters and has over 20 years of experience.
Jared L. Garlipp, Partner
Education: State University of New York College at Buffalo, B.A. 1996; State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D. (cum laude) 2000
Admitted to New York Bar 2001
Member of New York State and Erie County Bar Associations.
Jared has been representing insurance carriers and employers in all aspects of Workers Compensation matters since 2001, with a particular emphasis on appeals, third party settlement issues, and toxic exposure claims.
Adam P. Hatch, Associate
Education: State University of New York College at Brockport, B.S. 2007; State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D. 2010
Admitted to New York Bar 2011
Member of New York State and Erie County Bar Associations.
Adam presently devotes his practice to defending Workers Compensation claims on behalf of employers and insurance carriers, and also has prior experience in insurance defense and civil litigation.