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Rich Barnes

Attorney at The Barnes Firm Injury Attorneys
Buffalo, NY30 years experience
Car AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsWrongful Death
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About Rich Barnes

Richard J. (Rich) Barnes is President of The Barnes Firm with over 30 years of trial-law experience. A former Senior Assistant District Attorney who prosecuted felony cases, he was selected by the Chief Criminal Judge to prosecute a triple-homicide case. Since joining The Barnes Firm, he has focused exclusively on personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents, truck collisions, motorcycle crashes, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, construction incidents, and wrongful death claims.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Barnes Firm Injury Attorneys

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$19.45 millionVerdictTop 10 of 2000 · #6

Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes won a $47.4 million Erie County jury verdict for a 22-year-old law student who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when two drivers played high-speed road tag on the New York State Thruway.

Erie County Supreme Court (Justice Christopher J. Burns); affirmed as modified, NY App. Div. 4th Dep't, Dec. 21, 2001 · 2000Car AccidentsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsWrongful Death

Education

SUNY Buffalo School of Law
J.D., 1980
State University of New York College at Buffalo
Undergraduate, 1977

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York State
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Erie County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Past President, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
Special Counsel, Buffalo Police Benevolent Association (since 1988)
Legal Instructor, Erie County Central Police Training Services (since 1987)
President, Board of Directors, Erie County Aid to Indigent Prisoners, Inc.

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers – Upstate New York (2007-2009, 2012-2025)
Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (since 2010)
John Timon Society Inductee (2023)

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.