Derek Roller

Attorney

16 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2009
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San Diego, CA

Bar admissions

New York
2009
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Education

J.D.: University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY)2008
Undergraduate: Canisius College

Awards and recognition

01Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2019-2022)
02Top 15% of class - University at Buffalo School of Law
03Honors graduate - Canisius College

Memberships

New York State Bar Association
Erie County Bar Association
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

Background

Derek J. Roller is an attorney with The Barnes Firm in Buffalo, New York, with more than a decade of personal injury litigation experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides. He has handled auto accidents, construction accidents, slip-and-fall cases, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence matters, obtaining multiple recoveries exceeding $1 million in medical malpractice cases. He is admitted to all New York State Courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York (and its bankruptcy courts), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, with experience at trial, in mediation, in arbitration, and on appeal. Mr. Roller earned his J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2008, graduating in the top 15% of his class, and an Honors B.A. from Canisius College, where he played NCAA Division I golf.

Notable cases

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Multiple recoveries exceeding $1 million in medical malpractice cases (specific cases not identified)

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