Ari Goldberg

Biography

Ari advises clients on zoning, land use permitting, environmental review, and the regulatory compliance process. He also has experience in litigation, including multiple lawsuits on behalf of municipalities under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Vacant and Abandoned (Zombie) Home provisions, and advocating for real estate developers in breach of contract lawsuits.

Bar Associations

Bar Association of Erie County

Prior Experience

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Associate
Colucci & Gallaher, PC, Associate
Colucci & Gallaher, PC, Law Clerk
McGuire Development Company, Intern
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Intern

Selected Community Activities

Buffalo Commons Charter School, Board Chair
University at Buffalo School of Law GOLD Group, Member

Selected Honors

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Land Use and Zoning Law, 2022–2024; Real Estate Law, 2022–2024
Selected to Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2021; Land Use/Zoning, 2022–2023
University at Buffalo School of Law, Desmond Moot Court Best Overall Appellate Advocate and Best Brief, 2016
University at Buffalo School of Law, CALI Award for Excellence in Insurance Law, 2016
University at Buffalo Department of History, Horton Research Paper Prize for Senior Honors Thesis “From Parkways to Expressways: Olmsted’s Buffalo and the City that Succeeded It,” 2013

Selected Media

Community Association of WNY’s Community Association Connection, "Stars and Barred: Community Associations May Preclude Flying the Confederate Flag"
Buffalo News, “Another Voice: Honoring Olmstead’s Vision Requires Understanding It”

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Overview Experience Knowledge

University at Buffalo School of Law, JD, Buffalo Law Review, Executive Editor
University at Buffalo, BA

New York

US District Court for the Western District of New York

Alerts

EPA Lists Two New "Forever Chemicals" Under CERCLA

NYS Governor Hochul Announces Final RFP for New Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

The Second Department Affirms Successful Storm in Progress Defense of Slip and Fall Case

The New York FY 2025 Budget – CDPAP FIs Under Threat

Website Accessibility Lawsuits: Several "Tester" Plaintiffs—Anderson, Beauchamp, Murray, Angeles, Monegro, and Bullock—Targeting Businesses in Recent Flurry of Lawsuits

Updated Bulletin on Tracking Technologies in the Health Care Industry

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AriGoldberg

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"Being a land use and zoning attorney allows me to have a direct impact on the community I call home."

Biography

Bar Associations

Prior Experience

Selected Community Activities

Selected Honors

Selected Media

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Education

Practices & Industries

Admitted to Practice

Court Admissions

Featured Media

Alerts

EPA Lists Two New "Forever Chemicals" Under CERCLA

Alerts

NYS Governor Hochul Announces Final RFP for New Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

Alerts

The Second Department Affirms Successful Storm in Progress Defense of Slip and Fall Case

Alerts

The New York FY 2025 Budget – CDPAP FIs Under Threat

Alerts

Website Accessibility Lawsuits: Several "Tester" Plaintiffs—Anderson, Beauchamp, Murray, Angeles, Monegro, and Bullock—Targeting Businesses in Recent Flurry of Lawsuits

Alerts

Updated Bulletin on Tracking Technologies in the Health Care Industry

We're Growing in DC!