United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York

About United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York

The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York is a federal government office that acts as the chief federal law enforcement body for a district covering 17 counties in Western New York. It prosecutes violations of federal criminal law within those counties and also conducts civil litigation, defending the United States in lawsuits and representing federal agencies in civil cases and matters. Its functions also include collecting debts owed to the federal government that cannot be collected administratively.

Specialized units handle the work, including the Asset Recovery Division, which pursues civil litigation on the government's behalf in areas such as asset forfeiture, health care and government programs fraud, civil rights, and financial litigation. The criminal side is split into a Narcotics and Violent Crime Section and a White Collar and General Crimes Section, and the Appellate Division represents the district before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The office has its main office in Buffalo at 138 Delaware Avenue and a branch office in Rochester at 100 State Street.

Practice areas

Areas of work that United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York.

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