Barry N. Covert

Barry N. Covert focuses his practice primarily in the following areas:New York State and federal criminal trials and appealsConstitutional law, including First Amendment, Second Amendment, and civil rights actionsQui Tam Act, also known as the False Claims ActDefending against allegations of scientific misconduct, scientific fraud, research misconduct, research fraud, plagiarism, and fabrication of evidenceDefense of professional licensing, including for attorneys, doctors, and nursesTitle IX issuesMr. Covert has represented numerous professional clients relating to licensing issues and defended a prominent research scientist against allegations of scientific fraud and misconduct involving several federally funded research projects involving the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Mr. Covert is currently handling scientific misconduct cases at numerous prominent universities throughout North America.He is fluent in German.Speaking EngagementsInstructor for the New York State Office of Court Administration, Judicial Magistrate’s Training Program, lecturing in the areas of criminal practice and procedure, evidence, pretrial motions and hearings, jury and non-jury Trials, DWI trials and post-conviction remediesAdjunct professor, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 2003-06Previously lectured for the New York State Bar Association on criminal practice and procedures, pre-trial motions and hearings, and post-conviction remediesPreviously lectured for the Bar Association of Erie County regarding vehicle and traffic law trialsPreviously lectured for the First Amendment Lawyers Association on numerous subjectsProfessional ActivitiesMember of Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board (appointed by the Erie County Legislature)Member of the Moot Court Board, 1988-89Member of the New York State Bar AssociationMember of the Bar Association of Erie County, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the First Amendment Lawyers AssociationPractice AreasCriminal Defense Trials and AppealsScientific Research and MisconductCriminal AppealsFederal ChargesState ChargesDriving While IntoxicatedTraffic ViolationsWhite-Collar CrimeProfessional Licensing DefenseScientific Misconduct Q&ABarry Covert was selected to be the focus of Super Lawyers Q&A feature for their 2015 Upstate New York issue. Super Lawyers’ feature focuses on Mr. Covert’s Scientific Misconduct practice. Click below to read Mr. Covert’s background in scientific misconduct matters as well as his approach to handling some of the unique challenges such cases poses.Title IXBarry Covert has vast Title IX experience and is often called on by news outlets for legal analysis of his and other Title IX cases. Below are a few examples of Mr. Covert’s Title IX experience in the media:Title IX provides essential protections, Buffalo Law Journal guest columnIndependent investigation into Niagara University Title IX finds no violations, WGRZ interview about a Title IX investigation Mr. Covert ledNiagara dean of students cleared of rape cover-up accusation but will leave post, Buffalo News interview about Niagara University Title IX investigation

Barry N. Covert focuses his practice primarily in the following areas:New York State and federal criminal trials and appealsConstitutional law, including First Amendment, Second Amendment, and civil rights actionsQui Tam Act, also known as the False Claims ActDefending against allegations of scientific misconduct, scientific fraud, research misconduct, research fraud, plagiarism, and fabrication of evidenceDefense of professional licensing, including for attorneys, doctors, and nursesTitle IX issuesMr. Covert has represented numerous professional clients relating to licensing issues and defended a prominent research scientist against allegations of scientific fraud and misconduct involving several federally funded research projects involving the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Mr. Covert is currently handling scientific misconduct cases at numerous prominent universities throughout North America.He is fluent in German.Speaking EngagementsInstructor for the New York State Office of Court Administration, Judicial Magistrate’s Training Program, lecturing in the areas of criminal practice and procedure, evidence, pretrial motions and hearings, jury and non-jury Trials, DWI trials and post-conviction remediesAdjunct professor, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 2003-06Previously lectured for the New York State Bar Association on criminal practice and procedures, pre-trial motions and hearings, and post-conviction remediesPreviously lectured for the Bar Association of Erie County regarding vehicle and traffic law trialsPreviously lectured for the First Amendment Lawyers Association on numerous subjectsProfessional ActivitiesMember of Erie County Community Corrections Advisory Board (appointed by the Erie County Legislature)Member of the Moot Court Board, 1988-89Member of the New York State Bar AssociationMember of the Bar Association of Erie County, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the First Amendment Lawyers AssociationPractice AreasCriminal Defense Trials and AppealsScientific Research and MisconductCriminal AppealsFederal ChargesState ChargesDriving While IntoxicatedTraffic ViolationsWhite-Collar CrimeProfessional Licensing DefenseScientific Misconduct Q&ABarry Covert was selected to be the focus of Super Lawyers Q&A feature for their 2015 Upstate New York issue. Super Lawyers’ feature focuses on Mr. Covert’s Scientific Misconduct practice. Click below to read Mr. Covert’s background in scientific misconduct matters as well as his approach to handling some of the unique challenges such cases poses.Title IXBarry Covert has vast Title IX experience and is often called on by news outlets for legal analysis of his and other Title IX cases. Below are a few examples of Mr. Covert’s Title IX experience in the media:Title IX provides essential protections, Buffalo Law Journal guest columnIndependent investigation into Niagara University Title IX finds no violations, WGRZ interview about a Title IX investigation Mr. Covert ledNiagara dean of students cleared of rape cover-up accusation but will leave post, Buffalo News interview about Niagara University Title IX investigation

Barry N. Covert focuses his practice primarily in the following areas:

Mr. Covert has represented numerous professional clients relating to licensing issues and defended a prominent research scientist against allegations of scientific fraud and misconduct involving several federally funded research projects involving the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Mr. Covert is currently handling scientific misconduct cases at numerous prominent universities throughout North America.

He is fluent in German.

Speaking Engagements

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Scientific Misconduct Q&A

Barry Covert was selected to be the focus of Super Lawyers Q&A feature for their 2015 Upstate New York issue. Super Lawyers’ feature focuses on Mr. Covert’s Scientific Misconduct practice. Click below to read Mr. Covert’s background in scientific misconduct matters as well as his approach to handling some of the unique challenges such cases poses.

Title IX

Barry Covert has vast Title IX experience and is often called on by news outlets for legal analysis of his and other Title IX cases. Below are a few examples of Mr. Covert’s Title IX experience in the media: