About Stephen Paluch

Stephen Paluch grew up in Western New York and was instilled with the values of hard work and integrity from an early age. He has practiced personal injury law for more than twenty years and has won millions of dollars in recoveries for clients injured in motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall cases, dog bite incidents, and work injuries. Upon beginning his legal career in 1999, Stephen immediately focused on personal injury law.

After practicing in Ohio and North Carolina, he and his family returned to Western New York in 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University at Buffalo and his Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law. He is admitted in New York, and in federal courts in the Western and Northern Districts of New York.

Proven verdicts and settlements at William Mattar Law Offices

These results are credited to William Mattar Law Offices. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$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 →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Akron School of Law
J.D., 1998
University at Buffalo
Undergraduate, 1995

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Ohio, admitted 1999
State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2001

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