Personal

Andrew C. LoTempio was born, resides and works in Buffalo, New York.

Education

A graduate from SUNY at Buffalo College in 1985 with a BA in Psychology, Mr. LoTempio's law degree was received in1988 from University of Buffalo Law School. In law school, Mr. LoTempio was a recipient of the Connelly Trial Technique Award, Best of Class, and a Moot Court Award winner.

After law school, Mr. LoTempio graduated from the New York City Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Division Training Program in 1988. This included three months classroom training in Criminal Procedure Law and Penal Law, and five months of in-court training in the Brooklyn Criminal Court as a Public Defender.

Professional Experience

Private Practictioner

Andrew C. LoTempio, Attorney at Law, PC | 227 Niagara Street | Buffalo, NY 14201 | Present

The practice focuses primarily on criminal defense work. However Mr. LoTempio represents Plaintiffs in accident and injury cases.

 

Mr. loTempio handles a wide range of criminal matters: misdemeanors, DWI, and serious felonies.

 

The bulk of his cases are serious, high profile Felonies. On average, he takes on 3–4 murder cases per year, many of which are tried before juries. Many are high-profile cases

 

Mr LoTempio has, on average, conducted 3 to 5 major jury trials per year during his career as a lawyer.

Judge

Buffalo City Court | 50 Delaware Avenue | Buffalo, NY 14202 | 1999-2003

As a Judge, Mr. LoTempio presided over criminal prosecutions, arraignment through trial and/or other disposition (this includes constitutional and other suppression hearings) on misdemeanors. Arraignment through preliminary hearing on felonies. Mr. LoTempio presided over 3,285 criminal cases in 2002.

During his tenure on the bench, Mr. LoTempio developed the Court’s attendance program. Working in conjunction with the Buffalo Public Schools, a program was developed to track and re-place individuals into schools.

Mr. LoTempio was elected to a 10-year term but left the bench after 4½ years, to return to private practice. Defending in criminal cases – "A calling in life." "What I love doing."

Criminal Trial Attorney

Private Practice | 1366 Statler Towers | Buffalo, NY 14202 | 1991 – 1998

Sole Practitioner, Practice focused in the field of criminal law. Representation of criminal defendants in Local, Superior, and Federal Courts from arraignment through trial or other dispositions. During this first phase of Mr. LoTempio’s private practice, he tried over 90 felonies to jury verdict, including nearly 30 murder trials, many of notoriety. These cases involved all phases of criminal investigations and forensic sciences.

Public Defender

Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division | 175 Remsen Street | Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1991 – 1998

Daily handling of case load of 90+ cases; misdemeanor and felony; all phases from arraignment to disposition. Trial of misdemeanor cases and felonies. Mr. LoTempio learned his trade in one of the busiest criminal court systems in the country. He was trained “by some of the best teachers in the business,” at Legal Aid. He threw himself into the fire and learned on his feet. Legal Aid, Brooklyn, gave him more experience, alone, than most lawyers have in a lifetime career.

Instructional/Education Experience

Adjunct Professor: University of Buffalo Law School

Mr. LoTempio teaches a course at the law school entitled “Path of a Criminal Case.” Students in both the J.D. and L.L.M. programs are instructed on practical criminal procedure from arrest through disposition. In essence, the students are guided through the representation of a criminal defendant from arrest until sentencing or acquittal. Instruction is given on a variety of topics ranging from interviewing a defendant, reviewing criminal accusations, filing constitutional motions, plea bargaining and trial preparation. At the end of the class, each student os assigned an actual criminal file and required to detail their representation of a defendant.

Adjunct Professor: State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo State College) (2002 – 2004)

Undergraduate Criminal Justice 101 Class. Classroom instruction lecturing and testing of approximately 90 students on introductory criminal justice issues. Entry level course for criminal justice majors.

Instructor/Coach: Statewide High School Mock Trial Team at Depew High School (1999-2004)

Mr. LoTempio instructed approximately 20 high school students on evidentiary subjects, criminal law issues, and trial techniques. The students were coached and prepared to conduct a mock trial in a statewide competition.

Continuing Legal Education Instructor/Trial Technique Volunteer Instructor (1991 – Present)

CLE: Performs seminars for entry level attorneys on topics of criminal law. Instruction given on Constitutional and procedural law, motion practice, hearings, trial theories and techniques, criminal investigations and forensic issues.

Technique Volunteer: University at Buffalo (1991 – Present)

Assist various trial technique instructors in class presentations and demonstrations, giving law students practical advice and critiques surrounding in-court practices (various articles and outlines have been authored and can be furnished upon request).

Training Instructor: Erie County Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society (Assigned Counsel) (Present)

Authored manual for practical criminal defense work. Training attorneys for participation in program providing criminal defense to indigent clients. Both classroom and practical instructions are given.

Professional and Community Activities

• Member, Erie County Bar Association
• Member, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, New York State Defender’s Association
• Member, Legal Aid Society