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Mr. MacKay graduated magna cum laude early from the University of Buffalo Law School.  While in law school, Mr. MacKay interned with the Hon. Timothy J. Drury of the New York State Supreme Court and the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office.  Following law school, he served as a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado before returning to Western New York to open his own practice. 

As a litigator, Mr. MacKay has represented clients in civil, criminal and enforcement actions in state and federal trial and appellate courts in New York State and elsewhere, including representing an individual accused by the Federal Trade Commission of a nationwide fraud scheme exceeding $10 million in federal court in Chicago, Illinois.  An experienced trial lawyer, he has tried criminal cases to jury verdict involving first- and second-degree murder, federal drug trafficking charges, bribery and public corruption, gun possession, and assault charges.  He has also tried civil jury and non-jury trials involving commercial litigation claims (defined by statute as $100,000+ business-related claims) and six-figure personal injury claims.  On appeal, Mr. MacKay has secured victories in state and federal appellate courts against the Solicitor General and the top tier law firms that have redefined federal educational discrimination law and halted construction plans on environmental grounds for new development of major projects by one of the world’s largest retailers.

A longtime member of the Assigned Counsel Program of Erie County and the federal Criminal Justice Act panel, Mr. MacKay is frequently appointed by judges to handle difficult or complex criminal matters, including cases that have been returned from appellate courts with specific directions to the lower courts, cases involving difficult-to-handle defendants who have been unable to work with prior counsel, high-profile cases, and cases where an attorney is appointed to argue the effectiveness of prior counsel’s performance.  From that experience, Mr. MacKay has been called upon to counsel and represent other lawyers, prosecutors, judges and public officials in connection with court proceedings and matters involving the Attorney Grievance and Judicial Conduct Committees.  Since 2018, Mr. MacKay has also served as the acting justice for the Village of Kenmore, New York.

Outside the practice of law, Parker maintains a rich and diverse life focused on exploration and travel.  An avid hiker, he has summitted a number of Colorado’s 14,000 ft. peaks; an avid motorcycle rider, he has overlanded in rural Thailand, Mexico, and, more recently, completed an extended solo overland ride coast-to coast across Guatemala and back.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Parker spent extended time living and working in Mexico and Central America, including working in the oil fields near Villahermosa, Mexico, in the docks around Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and working at a scuba diving shop in Utila, Honduras.  As a result, he is proficient in Spanish.

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