Marissa represents clients in complex litigation in both federal and state courts. Her experience includes commercial contract disputes, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) matters, employment and non-competition matters and estate litigations. She has defended employers and ERISA plan fiduciaries against claims brought by plan participants and pension fund trustees, either individually or as a class action. Marissa has also represented parties in construction litigation and estates and trusts litigation.
Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Marissa was an associate at a Buffalo-based law firm. Before becoming a lawyer, she held a number of positions, including program manager at the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation in Washington, D.C. and coordinator of the U.S. arm of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize- winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
Services
Clerkships
- U.S. District Judge John T. Curtin, Western District of New York
Education
University at Buffalo, B.A., magna cum laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
Representative Work
Recognitions
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015 - 2019
- Former publications editor, Buffalo Law Review
- Secretary, Buffalo Moot Court Board
- Overall winner, 2006 Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition
- Regional competitor, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Judge Matthew J. Jasen Appellate Practice Award
- Order of the Barristers
News & Insights
Civic
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Co-Chair, Board of Directors: Hope for Two
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Former Member, Board of Directors: Compass House
Professional
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
