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About Annabelle Gao

Annabelle Gao grew up in Ontario, Canada. She graduated from McMaster University with a bachelor's degree in political science and earned a Law Clerk diploma from Seneca College. She worked full-time at a divorce law firm in Toronto and on weekends as a Victim Services Crisis Counselor with the Toronto Police.

Gao then earned her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law and was admitted to practice in New York State. Before joining William Mattar, she worked at civil litigation firms with practice areas including national appellate litigation, business and commercial litigation, New York labor law, and trucking and transportation. She focused on handling high-exposure and catastrophic property and casualty matters.

Proven verdicts and settlements at William Mattar Law Offices

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$1.2 millionVerdict

A jury awarded $1.2 million in pain and suffering to a retired 69-year-old woman struck by an unmarked Town of Cheektowaga police vehicle as she crossed legally in a crosswalk, with the Fourth Department unanimously affirming the verdict on appeal.

Supreme Court, Erie County, NY · 2018Car AccidentsRead the full story →
Verdict

William Mattar, P.C. won a landmark ruling for a postal carrier bitten by a dog, convincing New York's highest court to abolish the 2006 'Bard v. Jahnke' precedent that had barred negligence claims against domestic animal owners for 19 years.

New York Court of Appeals · 2025Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Education

University at Buffalo School of Law
J.D.
McMaster University
Undergraduate

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