Buffalo and Western New York Towns

Buffalo sits at the center of a ring of towns and villages, from Amherst and Williamsville to the north to Hamburg and East Aurora to the south, with Niagara County’s Lockport and North Tonawanda and Genesee County’s Batavia a short drive away. Each has its own police department or sheriff coverage, and the county decides which Supreme Court a lawsuit would usually land in.

Every town page notes which court in Western New York usually takes its larger injury cases. Some people want a lawyer close to the office, others close to home or to the crash scene.

For courthouse addresses, see the courthouse directory.