Anne Joynt
Partner | Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC
Anne Joynt is a lead poisoning, mesothelioma and child sexual abuse trial lawyer and partner at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC in Buffalo, New York. Admitted in New York; J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law (2005).
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Suite 1500
Buffalo, New York 14202
Anne E. Joynt is a partner at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC in Buffalo, New York. Her practice centers on children harmed by lead poisoning, and she also handles asbestos exposure, motor vehicle, construction accident and defective product cases, as well as claims by adults who were abused as children.
Joynt joined the firm directly after law school in 2005 and has remained there for her entire career. In 2014 she was part of the trial team that won what is believed to be the first jury verdict for a lead-poisoned plaintiff in Erie County. In 2022, with colleague John Comerford, she obtained a judgment of nearly $5 million against Lloyd’s after a bench trial, enforcing an earlier asbestos jury verdict the insurer had refused to pay. She also argues motions and appeals.
She earned her law degree from SUNY Buffalo Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of the Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, and a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish, magna cum laude, from SUNY Geneseo. She is proficient in Spanish. Joynt is a past president of the Western New York Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York and of the University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association, and has taught trial advocacy at the law school.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- J.D., SUNY Buffalo Law School (2005)
- B.A., English and Spanish, magna cum laude, State University of New York at Geneseo (2002)
- Order of Barristers (2005)
- Admitted, New York State (2006)
- Admitted, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York (2010)
- Admitted, United States Supreme Court (2015)
Practice Areas
- American Association of Trial Lawyers
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Bar Association of Erie County (Board of Directors, 2013-2016)
- New York State Bar Association
- Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (Past President, Western New York Chapter, 2017-2018)
- Minority Bar Association of Western New York
- University at Buffalo School of Law Alumni Association (President, 2020-2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026)
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026)
- M. Dolores Denman Lady Justice Award, Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (2023)
- Women of Influence, Business First of Buffalo (2022)
- Upstate New York Super Lawyers (2021-2024)
- Upstate New York Rising Star, Super Lawyers (2013-2020)
- Woman Lawyer of the Year, Women Lawyers of Western New York (2017)
- Attorney of the Year, The Daily Record (2016)
- 40 Under 40, Buffalo Business First (2014)
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Lead Poisoning Jury Verdict: In October 2014, served on the trial team that obtained what is believed to be the first jury verdict for a lead-poisoned plaintiff in Erie County history.
- Nearly $5 Million Judgment: In July 2022, with John Comerford, obtained a judgment of almost $5 million against Lloyd's after a bench trial, holding the insurer responsible for an unpaid asbestos jury verdict.
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