Anthony Tantillo

Anthony J. Tantillo was born in Niagara Falls, New York. One of six children and the first in his family to earn a college degree, he worked as a paperboy, dishwasher, framer, and pizza delivery driver on his way to law school. He attended Louisiana State University and graduated from Buffalo State College in 1998 with dual degrees in business administration and finance, then earned his Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2002.

He began his career as a defense attorney, taking over 50 verdicts in his first five years, including co-counsel work representing the New York Port Authority in cases arising from the 1993 World Trade Center bombings. After those experiences he turned to plaintiff's personal injury work. He has earned multiple million-dollar verdicts and settlements recognized statewide, has been a Super Lawyer since 2012, and handles personal injury litigation including car crash, slip and fall, dog bite, and construction accident cases.