Attorneys

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Elaina Marino (Associate)

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Attorney Profile

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Elaina has experience in all aspects of the litigation process, including pre-suit investigations through trial. She focuses her practice in civil litigation, including the defense of trucking companies, professionals, municipalities, and other individuals and entities. Elaina earned her JD from Syracuse University College of Law. During law school she founded the Syracuse Chapter of the Mindfulness in the Law Society (MILS). From 2018 to 2019 she served as the National Mindfulness in the Law Society’s National Student Chair managing and forming 25 law school chapters across the country. She spoke about mindfulness practices at law schools at the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals Conference (June 2018) and National Mindfulness Conference endorsed by the ABA (August 2018). She also worked as a Student Attorney with the Elder Law and Health Clinic, where she assisted in advanced planning for clients and community outreach. During law school, Elaina clerked for the Honorable Emilio Colaiacovo, Supreme Court Justice. Elaina served as both a Research Assistant to Associate Dean Nina Kohn and a Teaching Assistant to Professor Andrew Greenberg. Prior to attending law school, Elaina graduated in three years with her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo in 2016 majoring in Political Science and minoring in History.

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Syracuse University College of Law

  • B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, Political Science with a History Minor

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Founder and President of the Mindfulness in the Law Society Syracuse Chapter

  • National Student Chair, MILS Student Division

  • Syracuse College of Law Teaching and Research Assistant

ADMISSIONS

  • New York Courts

  • United States District Court, Western District of New York

AFFILIATIONS

  • Erie County Bar Association

  • New York State Bar Association

  • Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter

News

Featured
Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., Kara M. Addelman, Esq., and Elaina Marino, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2024 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2024 list as top rated litigation attorneys. Elaina Marino was named as a Rising Star. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2024 list.

Elaina Marino, Esq. Admitted to United States District Court, Western District of New York

Associate Elaina Marino was admitted to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in a ceremony taking place on July 21 before the Hon. William M. Skretny. Congratulations Elaina!

Elaina Marino, Esq. joins Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC as an Associate Attorney

ACB is pleased to announce the addition of Elaina Marino as an Associate. Elaina’s areas of practice include Professional and Medical Malpractice, Trucking and Transportation, Municipal Law, Insured and Self-Insured Litigation, and Commercial Litigation. Ms. Marino received her B.A. from State University of New York at Geneseo in 2016 and her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 2019. To see Elaina Marino’s full biography, please click here.

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Kara M. Addelman (Partner)

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Attorney Profile

Kara M. Addelman

Kara handles all aspects of litigated matters, from pre-suit discovery through post-trial appeals, in both New York State and Federal Courts. She concentrates her practice in professional liability, medical and dental malpractice defense, municipal and police liability, products liability, Labor Law and workplace accidents, sports and recreation law, commercial litigation, and personal injury. She represents individuals, professionals, local and national businesses, hospitals, and municipalities. Kara frequently handles appeals and complex motions in high exposure matters. She also counsels clients regarding strategies to limit future exposure.

Prior to ACB, Kara was Co-Chair of the Professional Malpractice Group at a regional litigation firm. She started her career as a litigator at one of Western New York’s largest law firms.

Kara is involved in the community. She served as a Director of the Bar Association of Erie County. She is a Past President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter and previously served on the State Board of Directors, as well as serving as a Chair of several committees of WBASNY, WNY. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, and the Buffalo Law School Alumni Association. She has provided pro bono representation for indigent clients in a variety of matters. Kara has served as a mentor for a college student through the Buffalo Urban League and Buffalo Renaissance Foundation, and for a high school student through the Williamsville Public Schools.

Kara has been honored to be named Buffalo Business First’s Legal Elite and 40 Under 40, The Daily Record’s Top Women in Law, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and a Super Lawyer Rising Star.

A native of Western New York, Kara resides in Amherst, New York with her husband and five children.

Education

  • J.D., State University of New York, University at Buffalo School of Law

  • Buffalo Law Review, Note and Comment Editor

  • B.A., Psychology and Art History, summa cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo

Achievements

  • Buffalo Business First, Legal Elite 2020

  • Buffalo Business First, 40 Under 40 2019

  • Buffalo Business First, Legal Elite Leader 2018

  • The Daily Record, Top Women in Law 2018

  • Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer 2021-2023 and Rising Star 2013-2019

  • Instructor, Erie County Law Enforcement Training Academy Police Supervisors School, 2017-21

  • Speaker, Western New York Breast Feeding Coalition, 2015

  • Speaker, Ski Areas of New York Conference, 2013

Affiliations

  • Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter (Past President)

  • Bar Association of Erie County (Director & Co-Chair, Solo and Small Law Firm Practice Committee)

  • New York State Bar Association

  • UB Law School Alumni Association

  • Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

  • Minority Bar Association of Western New York

  • Women Lawyers of WNY

Admissions

  • New York State Courts

  • Supreme Court of the United States

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  • United States District Court, Western District of New York

  • United States District Court, Northern District of New York

 

News

Featured
Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., Kara M. Addelman, Esq., and Elaina Marino, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2024 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2024 list as top rated litigation attorneys. Elaina Marino was named as a Rising Star. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2024 list.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. discusses licensing issues with NY1 in “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida schools fraud scheme”

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. was interviewed by Spectrum News NY1 regarding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC’s representation of nurses whose New York licenses have been threatened because of their attendance at nursing schools in Florida that subsequently lost their accreditations. ACB has filed Article 78 proceedings on behalf of a number of New York nurses.

If you have questions about New York professional licensing issues, please contact Jesse Baldwin or Kara Addelman.

To watch the video, “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida schools fraud scheme”, please click here.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. quoted by The Albany Times Union regarding representation of nurses defending their New York licenses after Florida nursing school closures

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. was interviewed by The Albany Times Union regarding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC’s representation of nurses whose New York licenses have been threatened because of their attendance at nursing schools in Florida that subsequently lost their accreditations. ACB has filed Article 78 proceedings on behalf of a number of New York nurses.

If you have questions about New York professional licensing issues, please contact Jesse Baldwin or Kara Addelman.

To read the article, “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida fraud scheme”, please click here.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2023 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2023 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2023 list

Kara M. Addelman, Esq. receives Crystal Buffalo Award from the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, WNY Chapter

Kara Addelman received the WBASNY WNY Crystal Buffalo Award at the organization’s annual Installation event. This award was given in recognition of her contributions as 2018-2019 President. For more information regarding this event.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2022 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2021 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2022 list,

Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Moderates Bar Association of Erie County Presentation

On December 14, 2021, Kara M. Addelman moderated a panel discussing HR issues for small businesses, including information regarding recent State compliance issues.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2021 List as Top Rated Attorneys
Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named Co-Chair of Bar Association of Erie County Committee

Kara M. Addelman was named Co-Chair of the BAEC's Solo and Small Law Firm Practice Committee. The Solo and Small Law Firm Practice Committee is designed to provide sole practitioners and those in small law firms with a forum to discuss their practice, to discuss the day to day challenges facing today’s solo/small law firm practitioners, and to address how other solo/small firms are meeting current challenges. For more information regarding the BAEC and the Solo and Small Law Firm Practice Committee, please click here.

Buffalo Business First interviews Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman regarding founding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC

Buffalo Business First published an article featuring Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC. Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman discussed ACB, working together, and founding a law firm in the time of COVID-19.

To read the full article, please click here.

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Tara N. Karch Cross (Partner)

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Attorney Profile

Tara N. Karch Cross

Tara devotes her practice to representing and achieving successful results for insured and self-insured clients.  She specifically has experience handling casualty and negligence matters involving trucking and transportation liability, premises liability, industrial construction site accidents and product liability, along with matters involving professional liability claims, contract disputes and employment disputes.  Additionally, in the past, Tara served as one of the lead counsel in the defense of a nursing home class action lawsuit.  Frequently, she publishes and presents on various on-trend law-related topics.

Prior to ACB, Tara was co-chair of the Trucking & Transportation Group at a regional litigation firm.

Outside of the office, Tara is very active in the community serving and giving back to others. Tara is a member of the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers WNY, an organization that assists law enforcement agencies in their efforts to apprehend wanted individuals and gathering information related to older unsolved crimes. She previously served on the Board of Trustees for Mount Saint Mary Academy in Kenmore, New York, and was elected President for the 2012-2013 term. In addition, she assisted the school’s Mock Trial Team as the Attorney Coach for a number of years. Tara served on the Board of Directors for the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo and co-chaired the Buffalo community’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Program. She further assists various nonprofit organizations with fundraising activities.

Education

J.D., Syracuse University College of Law

Advanced Certificate, Health Services Management and Policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

B.A., History, State University of New York College at Geneseo

Achievements

Recipient, Forty Under Forty, Buffalo Business First, 2016

Recognized as a Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2013-2017

Recognized as a Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2021-2022

Graduate, Trial Academy, International Association of Defense Counsel, 2016

Affiliations

New York State Bar Association

Bar Association of Erie County

Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter

Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)

Defense Research Institute, Trucking Law Committee

Admissions

New York State Courts

United States District Court, Western District of New York

United States District Court, Northern District of New York

Trucking Industry Defense Association

News

Featured
Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., Kara M. Addelman, Esq., and Elaina Marino, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2024 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2024 list as top rated litigation attorneys. Elaina Marino was named as a Rising Star. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2024 list.

ACB Sponsors Crime Stoppers WNY 2023 Golf Tournament

Addelman Cross & Baldwin was proud to sponsor the Crime Stoppers WNY 2023 Golf Tournament. Crime Stoppers WNY is a not-for-profit that assists law enforcement agencies in their efforts to apprehend wanted individuals and getting tips on older unsolved crimes. Tara N. Karch Cross is a member of the Crime Stoppers WNY 2023 Board of Directors. For more information regarding Crime Stoppers WNY

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2023 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2023 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2023 list

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq. Presents at Defense Research Institute Trucking Seminar

Tara N. Karch Cross participated on a panel presentation at DRI’s Trucking Litigation Essentials Seminar entitled, “Winning the Golden First 48 Hours,” which focused on the management and details of a rapid response.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2022 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2021 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2022 list,

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq. Appointed to the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers WNY

Tara N. Karch Cross joined the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers WNY. The organization assists Western New York law enforcement agencies in their efforts to apprehend wanted individuals and collecting tips related to older unsolved crimes. For more information regarding Crime Stoppers, Inc.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq. Presents at Defense Research Institute Seminar

Tara N. Karch Cross presented at a DRI seminar “Building Your Book of Business: Strategies for Establishing Your Personal Brand and Growing Your Law Practice.”

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2021 List as Top Rated Attorneys
Buffalo Business First interviews Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman regarding founding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC

Buffalo Business First published an article featuring Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC. Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman discussed ACB, working together, and founding a law firm in the time of COVID-19.

To read the full article, please click here.

TARA N. KARCH CROSS, ESQ. NAMED AS ANNUAL MEETING CHAIR FOR DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE’S TRUCKING LAW COMMITTEE

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq. has been named Annual Meeting Chair for the Defense Research Institute’s Trucking Law Committee. Each year, a member of the Trucking Law Committee’s Steering Committee is named to this position for the Defense Research Institute’s premiere Annual Meeting. Read More Here

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Jesse B. Baldwin (Partner)

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Attorney Profile

Jesse B. Baldwin

Jesse handles litigated matters for individuals, business, and municipalities from commencement through trial.  He has tried dozens of cases in New York State and Federal courts, including many high exposure matters.  Jesse also represents professionals in licensure investigations, credentialing disputes, and other administrative proceedings.

Prior to ACB, Jesse was a partner in the malpractice and professional liability department of one of Buffalo’s largest law firms and at a statewide litigation boutique.  He has handled hundreds of medical and professional liability cases.  Continuing this focus at ACB, Jesse defends medical and dental professionals, healthcare organizations, hospitals, engineers, attorneys, and other professionals. He has tried general negligence, product liability, construction accident, and other specialty litigation matters for some of the largest self-insured retailers and manufacturers in the nation, as well as insured matters for local companies and organizations.

With substantial experience in police and other municipal litigation, Jesse is a certified General Topics Instructor by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council, and regularly presents on police liability and risk management at the Erie County Police Academy.  Utilizing this expertise, he advises and defends municipalities and other public entities in state and federal courts, as well as administrative proceedings.

Jesse is active in the Western New York community and serves on the board of trustees of several not for profit organizations, and has been recognized in Business First as Western New York’s Legal Elite and designated a Super Lawyer since 2017, and a Rising Star from 2013-2015, by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is the father of five children.

Education

  •  J.D., cum laude, State University of New York, University at Buffalo School of Law

  • B.A., cum laude, SUNY Geneseo

  • Buffalo Law Review Note and Comment Editor

  • Buffalo Moot Court Board

  • Jessup Moot Court Board

Achievements & Involvement 

  • Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer 2017-2022 and Rising Star 2013-2015

  • Buffalo Business First Legal Elite, 2018

  • Certified General Topics Instructor by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council, Erie County Police Academy

  • Presenter, National Ski Areas Association Conference, 2013

  • Frequent speaker on health care liability and risk management strategies

  • President, Board of Directors – Lakeshore Connections, Inc.

  • Immediate Past President – Community Connections of New York, Inc. 

  • Past President - UB Law Alumni GOLD Group

  • Member - Bar Association of Erie County

  • Member - New York State Bar Association

 Admissions

  • New York State Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  • United States District Court, Western District of New York

  • United States District Court, Northern District of New York

News

Featured
Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., Kara M. Addelman, Esq., and Elaina Marino, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2024 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2024 list as top rated litigation attorneys. Elaina Marino was named as a Rising Star. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2024 list.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq interviewed by The Buffalo News regarding insurance coverage issues in “School districts sued over child sex abuse also battling in court with insurers”

Jesse Baldwin was interviewed regarding the challenges for School Districts in proving insurance coverage for decades old claims being brought under New York’s Child Victims Act.

If you have any questions, please contact Jesse Baldwin.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. discusses licensing issues with NY1 in “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida schools fraud scheme”

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. was interviewed by Spectrum News NY1 regarding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC’s representation of nurses whose New York licenses have been threatened because of their attendance at nursing schools in Florida that subsequently lost their accreditations. ACB has filed Article 78 proceedings on behalf of a number of New York nurses.

If you have questions about New York professional licensing issues, please contact Jesse Baldwin or Kara Addelman.

To watch the video, “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida schools fraud scheme”, please click here.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. quoted by The Albany Times Union regarding representation of nurses defending their New York licenses after Florida nursing school closures

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. was interviewed by The Albany Times Union regarding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC’s representation of nurses whose New York licenses have been threatened because of their attendance at nursing schools in Florida that subsequently lost their accreditations. ACB has filed Article 78 proceedings on behalf of a number of New York nurses.

If you have questions about New York professional licensing issues, please contact Jesse Baldwin or Kara Addelman.

To read the article, “Nurses sue New York to get licenses back after Florida fraud scheme”, please click here.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2023 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2023 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2023 list

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2022 List as Top Rated Attorneys

Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse B. Baldwin, and Kara M. Addelman were named to Upstate Super Lawyers 2021 list as top rated litigation attorneys. According to Super Lawyers, only 5% of attorneys in each State are named to the list. Attorneys are chosen based on peer review and professional achievement. For more information regarding the Super Lawyers 2022 list,

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. Named Board President of Lakeshore Connections, Inc.

Jesse Baldwin joined the Board of Directors of Lakeshore Connections, Inc. and was named Board President. Lakeshore Connections helps foundations maximize their investment in the well-being of the community through experienced grants management. For more information regarding Lakeshore Connections, Inc.

Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq. Instructs at the Police Supervisors’ Academy

Jesse Baldwin presented regarding police liability issues to police supervisors. If you have questions regarding police liability issues, please contact Jesse Baldwin or Kara Addelman.

Tara N. Karch Cross, Esq., Jesse B. Baldwin, Esq., and Kara M. Addelman, Esq. Named to Super Lawyers 2021 List as Top Rated Attorneys
Buffalo Business First interviews Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman regarding founding Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC

Buffalo Business First published an article featuring Addelman Cross & Baldwin, PC. Tara N. Karch Cross, Jesse Baldwin, and Kara Addelman discussed ACB, working together, and founding a law firm in the time of COVID-19.

To read the full article, please click here.