Tom Liptak

A founding and managing partner of Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Tom has been a personal injury defense lawyer for 40+ years, handling all facets of insured and self-insured defense cases from suit commencement through trial. His experience and legal skills have led to successful results for KSLN clients in civil litigation involving automobile, premises and construction liability, professional malpractice claims, complex products liability and mass tort actions, including lead paint, toxic tort, and “sick building” syndrome claims, as well as sports/recreational/leisure liability claims. He is the co-Chair of KSLN’s Insurance Defense Practice Group.

In addition to managing KSLN, Tom is involved in many business groups and community projects. He is the NY State Representative to DRI (f/k/a the Defense Research Institute) and previously served as Chair of DRI’s National Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. Tom is the immediate past President and current Chair of the Board of Directors for D.A.N.Y. (Defense Association of New York). He is Vice President and founding member of the Board of Directors of the Chippewa Alliance, an organization of business executives, owners and residents promoting the redevelopment of downtown Buffalo. KSLN has heavily invested in the revitalization of Buffalo, with KSLN’s involvement in the purchase and restoration of the historic Calumet Building, which is now KSLN’s headquarters. Tom chairs the Chippewa Alliance’s Economic Development Committee.

Tom is also a past member of the Board of Trustees of Shea’s O’Connell Preservation Guild, Ltd., whose mission is to restore and maintain the nationally renowned Shea’s Theatre. He is also the past President and Board Member of the Buffalo Ski Center, where he is a professional ski instructor, certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America in alpine and telemark skiing.