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Thomas A. Palmer practices in the Firm's Business and Corporate practice group. He is the former Managing Partner of the Firm.  For the last 30 years, he has been involved in all areas of counseling with respect to privately held and not-for-profit businesses with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and business, succession and estate planning as well as day to day business decision making issues. His experience has included representation of parties to acquisitions, mergers, divestitures and reorganizations, representation of one of the area's largest real estate developers and construction contractors, representation of lenders and borrowers in commercial financing transactions, and daily representation of various business clients involved in manufacturing, health care, insurance, wholesale distribution, retail sales, real estate, and building and contracting. Before joining Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, he worked as a certified public accountant with a national public accounting firm.

Education:

Canisius College (B.S., Accounting, 1970); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.B.A., 1971, J.D., magna cum laude, 1975)

Admissions:

1975 New York State Bar; 1975 U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1977 U.S. Tax Court

Principal Area(s) of Practice:

Corporate Law and Partnership Law; Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers; Joint Ventures; Bank and Venture Capital Financing; Health Care Law; Taxation; Emerging Company Law; Corporate Governance; Debt and Equity Financing

Other Experience:

Panelist, 2013 Business Leadership Forum, Transition or Sale? Succession Planning for Privately Held Companies

Instructor, Partnership Taxation, Graduate Tax Certificate Program, School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo (1984-1995)

Mr. Palmer has served as a speaker at various times on corporate governance, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership and related matters. 

Memberships & Offices:

• Reactor for business owners in Core Program Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, University of Buffalo School of Management (1998 - Present)
• Member, Board of Directors, Wyoming County Bank (2004 - 2006)
• Appointment as University of Buffalo School of Management Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship (2003 - 2010)
• Vice President-Finance (1998 - 2003) and Member (1998 - Present) of Executive Committee and Board of Directors of University at Buffalo Alumni Association
• Member (2008-Present) of Executive Committee and Board of Directors of University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association
• Chairman (2002 - 2003) and Member (1998 - Present) of Advisory Board for University at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Member of University of Buffalo, School of Management, Dean's Advisory Council (2002 - 2003)
• Member of Dopkins & Company Business Advisory Board (2000 - 2001)
• Member, Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Committee for Annual Catholic Education Awards Dinner (2002 - Present)
• Honorary Member of Board of Directors, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Alumni Association, University at Buffalo School of Management (2002 - Present)
• Founding Member, Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneur Program
• Member of Board of Directors of Old Fort Niagara Association (1998 - Present) 
• Secretary and Member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Child & Adolescent Treatment Services (1997 - 2011)
• Member of National Health Lawyers Association and Health Care Industry Association (1997 -2002)
• Member of Board of Directors of Delta Development of WNY (1995 - Present)
• Member of Newman Center, University at Buffalo (1995 - Present)
• Member of Accounting Advisory Board, University at Buffalo, School of Management, Accounting Department (1989 - 1995)
• Recipient of University at Buffalo, School of Management Award for Contributions to Entrepreneurship
• Listed, Best Lawyers in America (2001 - Present)
• Listed Super Lawyers, Upstate New York edition (2006 - 2010)
• American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Erie County Bar Association (1976 - Present)
• Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (1975 - Present)