khutcheson@hutchaffronti.com

HUTCHESON, AFFRONTI & DEISINGER, P.C.
3755 Military Road
Niagara Falls, New York 14305
716.402.6099 (t)
716.402.6055 (f)

Kevin Vasquez Hutcheson is a founding partner of HUTCHESON, AFFRONTI & DEISINGER, P.C.  After spending years as a shareholder and equity partner at a previous trial law firm, Mr. Hutcheson started a firm with members of his team with the focus of continuing to defend hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers in all matters, including malpractice cases, regulatory matters, and disciplinary proceedings.  Mr. Hutcheson has successfully tried cases to verdict, handled an assortment of appeals as well as healthcare administrative matters.  For over 20 years, Mr. Hutcheson’s primary area of expertise has been medical and healthcare matters on behalf of hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, and other health care providers including guiding individual health care providers and institutions through investigations involving the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct (“OPMC”), State Office of Professional Discipline (“OPD”), New York State Department of Health, the New York State Justice Center, and the New York State Office of Mental Health (“OMH”), among others.  He is frequently called upon to advise local hospitals in best practices, general counsel matters, and provide in-service education and lectures to members of the medical and nursing staff.

Mr. Hutcheson has also served as an adjunct professor teaching law at Niagara University since 2008.

After graduating, magna cum laude, from Niagara University in 1999, Mr. Hutcheson received his law degree from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 2002 where he served as Publications Editor of the Buffalo Law Review and the Executive Editor of the Buffalo Criminal Law Review.

Mr. Hutcheson has been named in Super Lawyers Magazine annually since 2013 and is also a member in Latino’s Who’s Who; New York State Bar Association; Western New York Trial Lawyers Association; Western New York Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Erie County Bar Association; Niagara County Bar Association; Niagara County Assigned Counsel and Conflict Defenders; University at Buffalo Law School Mentor Program.

Mr. Hutcheson is admitted to practice throughout New York State and the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Practice Areas:

• Medical Malpractice Defense/Healthcare Law
• Hospital and Physician Regulatory Matters
• Construction Litigation
• General Liability Matters
• Insurance Coverage

Education:

• University at Buffalo Law School
  • Buffalo Law Review, Publications Editor, 2001 – 2002
  • Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Executive Editor, 2000 – 2002
• Niagara University
  • B.S. magna cum laude – 1999

Additional Affiliations and Qualifications:

• Super Lawyers, 2013-present
• Niagara University, Adjunct Professor, 2008-present
• Buffalo Law Review, 2000-2002; Publications Editor, 2001-2002
• Buffalo Criminal Law Review, 2000-2002; Executive Editor, 2001-2002
• Wechsler National Moot Court Team, 2002
• Confidential Law Clerk Intern, Hon. John T. Curtin, United States District Judge, Western District of New York, Summer 2001
• Confidential Law Clerk Intern, Hon. Hugh B. Scott, United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of New York, 2001-2002.