Michael Anthony Ponterio

Michael A. Ponterio, a founding partner of Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC, has been a dedicated advocate for victims of asbestos exposure since 1985. His practice areas include catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, defective products, and motor vehicle accidents. Over the years, Mr. Ponterio has been committed to securing justice for clients who have suffered severe and life-altering injuries.

Since the inception of his firm in 1985, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has achieved over one billion dollars in settlements or verdicts for their clients. Mr. Ponterio has a distinguished record in asbestos litigation, having represented mesothelioma victims for more than 35 years. Notably, he secured the first personal injury jury verdict for an asbestos victim in New York and the first punitive damage award for an asbestos worker in the state (Racich v. Celotex Corp.).

In September 2011, Mr. Ponterio achieved a significant milestone by obtaining the first jury verdict in Western New York for a lead-poisoned child. His dedication to representing injured workers has earned him numerous accolades, including recognition as a Top-10 Asbestos/Mesothelioma Attorney in New York State by the National Trial Lawyers Association and a spot in the 2019 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys.

Mr. Ponterio has been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters from 2011 to 2020, an honor awarded to only 5% of attorneys in Upstate New York. In July 2020, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an esteemed society of legal professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and exemplary character.