Prominent personal injury attorney Steve Barnes is dead, his longtime law partner at Cellino & Barnes confirmed Friday. Barnes and his niece, Elizabeth Barnes, were killed in a small plane crash in Upstate New York, Ross Cellino Jr. said.

What happened between Cellino and Barnes?

In a local news report published January 22, 2020, we learned that Cellino and Barnes have finally decided on their new firm names. Cellino's is now Cellino Law, and Barnes' is the Barnes Firm.

How did Barnes from Cellino Barnes die?

On October 2, 2020, Barnes, along with his niece Elizabeth, were killed in the crash of a TBM 700 single-engine private airplane in Genesee County, New York. He was 61 years old. Upon his death, Barnes' brother Rich Barnes took over as the head and face of the firm.