The Western New York Chapter of the
Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

MARYBETH PRIORE, President, is an associate with Colucci & Gallaher, P.C.  She is a litigation attorney, with a primary focus on products liability defense and intellectual property.  In her practice, Priore handles products liability cases in state and federal courts located throughout the United States.  Priore graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received her Juris Doctor from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2003. While in law school, she received the American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property and was an editor on The Buffalo Law Review. Over the last three years, Priore has served as Secretary, Local Director and Co-Chair of the Programs Committee, Membership Committee and Mentoring Committee for the Western New York Chapter of WBASNY.  Priore also is member of the Bar Association of Erie County and the New York State Bar Association.  She resides in East Amherst with her husband, Subbiah Mantharam.