Cellino & Barnes

umm. what the heck. I love cellino & barnes- but not apart. together they are immortal. I loved their theme song. what am I going to sing now? because “cellino & barnes, the injury attourney, call four-five-four, twenty twenty” is forever immortalized in my soul and I’m having it sung at my wedding & funeral. you must tell me what is to become of this catastrophe, I have been losing sleep since I saw the first “Barnes firm” commercial. I can’t eat either. I mean, they sort of compensate for eachothers’ physical weaknesses. I mean, barnes is BALD. wth. and cellino had huge effing eyebrows. so together they made the perfect match, like- britney & justin, bonnie & clyde, mermaid man & barnacle boy… dirty harry and his freakin monkey!!! so to say the least, I am appalled & greatly disgruntled.

Thank you so much. We loved seeing the Cellino & Barnes ads every time we cross the border into Buffalo so to see “The Barnes Firm” splashed across the billboards was an abomindation. Together, they were our favorite scumball lawyers! We could not fathom what had happened. Thank you so much for the info. What a relief to see that they are living up to their potential. We look forward to seeing Cellino’s name rightfully returned to billboards in the near future.

Just thought I’d let you PEI folks know about the Cellino controversy… they were diverting money to clients before settlement. Cellino & Barnes Disciplined WBEN Newsroom - Friday, June 10, 2005 04:15 PM Albany, NY (WBEN) - Two high profile personal injury attornies have been disciplined by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court for violating the Code of Professional responsibility. Steve Barnes was censured, allowing him to continue practice. Ross Cellino has been suspended for a period of six months and until further order of the court. In incidents between 1994 and 1999, Cellino and Barnes improperly advanced money to clients. After learning their actions violated disciplinary rules, Cellino and Barnes circumvented the rule by arranging for a company owned by Cellino’s cousin to continue the practice of extending loans to clients. University of Buffalo Professor of Law Lee Albert tells NewsRadio 930 WBEN the actions will put the firm under increased scutiny. The story can be read at http://www.wben.com/newsroom/fullstory.php?newsid=03245 If anyone’s free, be sure to come on down to Buffalo this Labor Day weekend for the National Buffalo Wing Festival. And finally, if you can’t get enough of the “dynamic duo,” here’s a link to one of their billboards. http://www.therefrigerator.net/features/trippinout/olean/olean2.html Reminds me so much of home. P.S.— Go Sabres !

I am from niagara calls canada and everytime i go across the peace bridge i looked forward to seeing the ugly mugs of BOTH cellino and barnes .. i went to buffalo for a recent comeback kid , from autumn to ashes and rise against concert and i almosth ad a heartattack when i saw the new billboards … i wanted to go right home and find the reason why my fav buffalo duo have been seperated … now i know .. so in six months when i go to buffalo again i hope to see some fimilar faces .. LONG LIVE CELLINO AND BARNES

The Heavy Hitters are all you need! Call 1-800-LAW-1333!! Alexander & Catalano Rule!!! Who needs that cheatin’ Cellino anymore!! Why didn’t he loan me any money?

I haven’t even seen any of the “big head” billboards around lately — the once where you could tell from the back that C&B were on the other side — the slightly bumpy Cellino head and the aerodynamic BarnesDome.

does anyone know when Mr.Cellino’s suspension is over get C&B back tohether!!!!!!

I echo the sentiment of Terry - I didn’t know so many would be looking for this either. I was just looking at the lonely face of Barnes staring at me from the back of my phone book and decided to research what went wrong… -=ShoEboX=-

THE HEAVY HITTERS ARE ALL YOU NEED CALL 1-800 LAW 1333! Alexander and Catalano run shit in this town, these ambulance chasers are king of kings. Has anyone seen these commericals stoned? They can give seizures. These two jabronis run around on a football fields, somehow play an 11 man game of baseball between the two of them, I mean this shit is ridiculous. But I love the scumbags!

Number 1:What does that have anything to with Cellino and Barnes and Number 2:The Six months are now up and Going on seven months And Still Nothing has Changed it is still the Barnes Firm we want answers!!! and when are we gonna get em? Who really cares about Alexander and Catalano,I have e-mail the Barnes Firm 3 times trying to get answers and I ask for them to e mail me back with answers and I got NOTHING!!!Cellino’s Suspenion is up when are we gonna see the Billboards and the Commercials of Cellino and Barnes? for the last month or so all I seen were Steve barnes on a football feild and it is the same 1 over and Over and Over again I hope that the next Commercial by them is one By Cellino and Barnes NOT the Barnes Firm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cellino and Barnes 4 Ever!!!!

I live in Toronto and watch the Fox affliate from Buffalo. For weeks I’ve been wondering whatever happened to Cellino? Was he rubbed out by the Mob?…Was he himself the victim of a serious personal injury? Who would have guessed that I would get my answer from ‘little ol’ P.E.I. By the way, for such a small population how come you get 4, count em, 4 federal MP’S?

More details on the Supreme Court’s ruling… The Court concludes that the attorneys circumvented codes of professional responsibility by extending loans to clients through Cellino’s cousin, but he did not break the law. This was done to pay off medical bills and rehab for a client’s son. Despite such a noble thought, the Court had genuine ethical concerns over the practice. Barnes sent a letter for business to a hospital victim, but the Court felt that the victim was in no condition to exercise reasonable judgment. The Court weighed the evidence, as well as the firm’s track record: “The record before this Court reveals that after more than 20 years in the practice of law, respondent Cellino has an unblemished record and respondent Barnes has received one letter of caution. The hearing testimony of eight character witnesses, all respected members of the bench and bar, demonstrates that respondents are competent trial attorneys who have represented clients effectively and have obtained favorable results on their behalf…” The Court ordered suspension of Cellino for 6 months “and until further notice,” which may explain the delay. If any of you have access to a law library, the case is available online. The citing is 21 A.D.3d 229, or 798 N.Y.S.2d 600. It is interesting reading. Barnes was also censured in Ohio, where I believe he is licensed to practice law. I’m hoping this thing can get resolved soon. Cellino did a lot of good things for the WNY community, and I don’t think society is helped by not having a stellar attorney practice law. And by the way, did anyone catch that ad featuring William Shatner ? He’s advertising for some attorney in Buffalo, but I didn’t catch who it was. It sounds very convincing when Captain Kirk and Mr. Boston Legal, esq. are pitching your firm.

“hurt in a car? Call william mattar” thats a good one too

I feel much better knowing what happened to Cellino. I thought he and Barnes had a falling out. It has to be a lot harder for Barnes to chase those ambulances all by himself.

What Cellino & Barnes did, was 100%. It can definitely cause a conflict of interest. And speaking of interest. They were using their cousin’s loan company to front their client’s money before they received the money for the verdict or settlement. They would not only deduct their share, but also a huge amount of interest from that loan they fronted them. It wasn’t at all a noble idea. It was intended to be a way to make more money off of their clients in my opinion, and help their cousin’s business out as well. This made their clients less likely to change attorneys if they weren’t satisfied…and their is were it gets conflicting and unethical. What I understand is that the advertising has seen a jump in results to the greater ever since Cellino’s name and face was removed. Barnes has a more trustworthy face, along with that bald head of his. All other attorneys in the same area resent and loathe them. Part of it is jealousy, but I think most of their feeling is valid. On a side note, I know a girl who’s dating a nephew of either Cellino or Barnes (can’t remember which one) and he’s a complete dirtbag drunk.

Well, there is joy in Toronto too. I just saw a CELLINO & Barnes commercial — what?!? is this a rerun? — scramble to internet — find this thread — it’s true — Cellino’s back — he’s really back. And looking quite dapper too — nice tan. Equilibrium has returned! All’s right with the world.

I am happy as heck to hear that Cellino is back! Go Cellino & Barnes And “Go Buffalo Bills GO”.