Cellino & Barnes

Cellino & Barnes was an American personal injury law firm based in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1998 by Ross Cellino, Jr. and Steve Barnes, and dissolved in 2020 shortly before the death of Steve Barnes. It traced its history back to a firm founded by Cellino's father, Cellino & Likoudis, in 1958.[1] They were well known nationally for their distinctive jingle, which became an internet meme.[2] The firm had offices across New York State, including New York City, and also in Los Angeles.[3] In 2017, Cellino & Barnes had 50 attorneys and 250 employees in their offices.[4]

Cellino & Barnes
HeadquartersBuffalo, New York
No. of offices6
Major practice areasPersonal injury
Date foundedMay 6, 1998
FounderRoss Cellino, Jr.
Steve Barnes
Company typeProfessional corporation
DissolvedOctober 2020
Websitehttps://www.cellinoandbarnes.com/

Upon dissolution of the firm in June 2020, the two attorneys formed separate agencies: Cellino Law and The Barnes Firm.[1]

On October 2, 2020, Barnes, along with his niece Elizabeth, was killed in the crash of a TBM 700 single-engine private airplane in Pembroke, Genesee County, New York.[5][6][7] He was 61 years old. Upon his death, Barnes' brother Rich Barnes took over as the head and face of The Barnes Firm.

References
  1. Kutner, Jeremy (2020-09-16). "Inside the Bitter Divorce of Cellino & Barnes". Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. Cichon, Steve. "Torn-Down Tuesday: Cellino & Barnes' media empire". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. Fink, James. "Cellino & Barnes going coast-to-coast". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. Erie County Court. "Memorandum of Law in Support of Respondents' Motion to Dismiss the Petition" (PDF). Reuters. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. Zremski, Jerry; Besecker, Aaron. "Prominent lawyer Steve Barnes and niece killed in Genesee County plane crash". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. Kim, Juliana (3 October 2020). "Steve Barnes, of Cellino & Barnes Law Firm, Dies in Plane Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. Roberts, Sam (2020-10-08). "Steve Barnes, Partner in Law Firm With Cellino, Dies at 61". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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