Professional Profile: Horace Gioia 2016

Name: Horace Gioia - 2016
Title: Attorney/Partner
Company: Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC
Location: 424 Main Street, Suite 1600, Buffalo, New York 14202
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Family: 2 sons, William and Ted, 2 daughters, Andrea and Grace
College: Hamilton College BA in foreign languages
First job unrelated to your current field: Office work at Gioia Macaroni Company
First job in current field: Associate attorney at Cox Barell Walsh Roberts & Grace
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are a full-service law firm with an emphasis on providing the highest quality legal services to our clients. As our firm continues to grow we will endeavor to remain innovative and different from other law firms as we deliver strategic, creative and cost-effective solutions to meet our client’s needs.
Hobbies: Golf, tennis, exercising and wine tasting.
Favorite novel: “Unbroken”
Favorite film: “Shawshank Redemption”
Keys to success: Hard work, preparation and respecting others.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family) Abraham Lincoln
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Real estate developer