Sixty-three Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Hugh Russ Listed Among Top 50
Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce 63 Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.
Hugh M. Russ, III, a partner in the firm’s Torts, Insurance & Products Liability Practice, has the added distinction of ranking among the top 50 attorneys on the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list. He has been included on the top 10 or top 50 list for the last seven years.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is an attorney rating service. Each year, Super Lawyers compiles state- and region-specific top lawyers lists based on the results of a comprehensive, multistage selection process that includes peer nominations and evaluations, and independent research. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.
The full list of Hodgson Russ’s included attorneys follows. Asterisks indicate those attorneys who have been named to the 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state receive the "Rising Stars" distinction and Hodgson Russ is well represented by having 23 attorneys included.
Buffalo
| Attorney | Practice |
| John P. Amershadian | Banking |
| Melanie J. Beardsley* | Employment & Labor |
| Nathan W. G. Berti* | Estate Planning & Probate |
| Joseph L. Braccio | Employment & Labor |
| Elizabeth K. Buscaglia* | Immigration |
| William A. Ciszewski, III* | Insurance Coverage |
| Marissa A. Coheley* | Business Litigation |
| Robert B. Conklin | Business Litigation |
| Ryan K. Cummings | Insurance Coverage |
| Alfonzo I. Cutaia* | Intellectual Property |
| Christopher L. Doyle | Tax |
| John B. Drenning | Business/Corporate |
| Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta* | Criminal Defense: White Collar |
| Catherine B. Eberl* | Estate Planning & Probate |
| Joseph Endres* | Tax |
| David A. Farmelo | Schools & Education |
| Christofer C. Fattey* | Banking |
| Michael J. Flanagan* | Employee Benefits |
| Robert J. Fluskey, Jr. | Business Litigation |
| Kenneth P. Friedman | Business/Corporate |
| Jodyann Galvin | Business Litigation |
| Terrence M. Gilbride | Real Estate |
| John M. Godwin* | Employment & Labor |
| Garry M. Graber | Bankruptcy: Business |
| Michael J. Hecker* | Environmental |
| Julia Hilliker* | Business Litigation |
| Patrick J. Hines* | Personal Injury General: Defense |
| Nicholas J. Hoffman* | Business/Corporate |
| Timothy W. Hoover | Criminal Defense: White Collar |
| Thomas R. Hyde | Estate Planning & Probate |
| Kevin M. Kearney | Business Litigation |
| Rick W. Kennedy | Environmental |
| Mark S. Klein | Tax |
| Christian G. Koelbl, III | Banking |
| Karl W. Kristoff | Schools & Education |
| Robert J. Lane, Jr. | Business Litigation |
| Ryan J. Lucinski | General: Defense |
| Lance J. Madden | Immigration |
| Charles W. Malcomb* | Environmental |
| Arthur A. Marrapese, III | Employee Benefits |
| Michael E. Maxwell | Business Litigation |
| Sarah Nagel Miller* | Business Litigation |
| Thomas W. Nelson | Tax |
| Daniel C. Oliverio | Business Litigation |
| Paul I. Perlman | Business Litigation |
| Adam W. Perry | Employment Litigation: Defense |
| Emina Poricanin* | Employment & Labor |
| Michael E. Reyen* | Real Estate |
| Paul J. Roman, Jr.* | Intellectual Property |
| Karalyn M. Rossi* | Personal Injury General: Defense |
| Hugh M. Russ, III (Top 50) | Civil Litigation: Defense |
| Joseph V. Sedita | Business Litigation |
| Daniel A. Spitzer | Environmental |
| Jeffrey C. Stravino | Environmental Litigation |
| Melissa N. Subjeck | Business Litigation |
| Kevin D. Szczepanski | Insurance Coverage |
| Joel J. Terragnoli* | Environmental |
| Patrick M. Tomovic | Insurance Coverage |
| Ellen V. Weissman | Health Care |
| Sujata Yalamanchili | Real Estate |
| Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr. | Business Litigation |
Albany
| Attorney | Practice |
| Christian J. Soller | Personal Injury General: Defense |
| Richard L. Weisz | Bankruptcy: Business |
Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. The firm practices in every major area of law and uses multidisciplinary work teams to serve the specific, often complex, needs of clients, which include public and privately held businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions, and individuals. Hodgson Russ has offices in Buffalo, New York City, Albany, and Saratoga Springs, New York; Toronto, Ontario; and Palm Beach, Florida.