Cellino & Barnes

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Cellino & Barnes
OfficesWorldwide (United States)
Date founded1998
FounderRoss Cellino, Stephen Barnes
Company typePersonal injury law firm
Dissolved2020

Cellino & Barnes was an American personal injury law firm based in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1998 by Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes, and dissolved in 2020 shortly before the death of Stephen Barnes. They are well known nationally for their distinctive jingle, which became an internet meme.[1] The firm had offices across New York State, including New York City, and also in Los Angeles.[2] In 2017, Cellino & Barnes had 50 attorneys and 250 employees in their offices.[3]

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

On October 2, 2020, Barnes, along with his niece Elizabeth, were killed in the crash of a TBM 700 single-engine private airplane in Genesee County, New York.[4][5] He was 61 years old. Upon his death, Barnes' brother Rich Barnes took over as the head and face of the firm.

References[]

  1. ^ Cichon, Steve. "Torn-Down Tuesday: Cellino & Barnes' media empire". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ Fink, James. "Cellino & Barnes going coast-to-coast". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ^ Erie County Court. "Memorandum of Law in Support of Respondents' Motion to Dismiss the Petition" (PDF). Reuters. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ Zremski, Jerry; Besecker, Aaron. "Prominent lawyer Stephen Barnes and niece killed in Genesee County plane crash". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ Kim, Juliana (3 October 2020). "Steve Barnes, of Cellino & Barnes Law Firm, Dies in Plane Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2020.


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