83 Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Ranked in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that 83 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America listings.

Inclusion in Best Lawyers may be considered a singular honor because selection is based on an in-depth, peer-reviewed survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of lawyers outside of their firm who practice in the same legal and geographic areas.

Three of the 83 attorneys have also been honored as 2024 Best Lawyers in America: Lawyers of the Year. This designation is “based on their extremely high overall feedback within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions.”

• Terrence M. Gilbride – Real Estate Law
• Timothy P. Noonan – Tax Law
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation

Sixty-seven Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers in America 2023 edition. They are listed below along with the practice area(s) in which they are recognized.

• Joseph L. Braccio – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation -
  Labor & Employment
• Peter K. Bradley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jillian E. Brevorka – Trusts & Estates
• Peter J. Brevorka – Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates
• Jane Bello Burke – Health Care Law
• Richard F. Campbell – Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Christopher C. Canada – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law
• Katherine E. Cauley – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Thomas J. Collura – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Paul R. Comeau – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Catherine Grantier Cooley – Commercial Litigation
• Ryan K. Cummings – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Glen P. Doherty – Employment Law – Management
• Christopher L. Doyle – Tax Law
• Reetuparna Dutta – Criminal Defense – White-Collar
• Catherine B. Eberl – Trusts & Estates
• Joseph N. Endres – Tax Law
• Christofer C. Fattey – Banking & Finance Law
• Joshua Feinstein – Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Amy J. Fitch – Real Estate Law
• Carol A. Fitzsimmons – Tax Law
• Robert J. Fluskey Jr.))) – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Andrew J. Freedman – Labor Law – Management
• Jodyann Galvin – Litigation - Securities
• Terrence M. Gilbride – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Kevin K. Gluc – Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates
• Peter C. Godfrey – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• John M. Godwin – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Michael J. Hecker – Environmental Law
• Julia M. Hilliker – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth A. Holden – Real Estate Law
• Richard W. Kaiser – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Charles H. Kaplan – Labor Law - Management
• Kevin M. Kearney – Commercial Litigation
• Rick W. Kennedy – Environmental Law
• Mark S. Klein – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Alan J. Laurita – Real Estate Law
• Ryan J. Lucinski – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Peter C. Lutz – Real Estate Law
• Charles W. Malcomb – Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Municipal, Municipal Law
• Christopher Massaroni – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Michael E. Maxwell – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth D. McPhail – Employment Law – Management
• Sarah Nagel Miller – Litigation – Securities
• Michelle Merola – Litigation & Controversy – Tax
• Timothy P. Noonan – Tax Law
• Michael C. O'Neill – Insurance Law
• Scott C. Paton – Appellate Practice
• Adam W. Perry – Commercial Litigation
• Hugh M. Russ III – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Aaron M. Saykin – Commercial Litigation
• Gary M. Schober – Corporate Law
• A. Joseph Scott III  – Public Finance Law
• Christian J. Soller – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Jeffrey C. Stravino – Commercial Litigation
• Melissa N. Subjeck – Commercial Litigation, Gaming Law
• Jeffrey F. Swiatek – Education Law
• James C. Thoman – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Paul J. Vallone – Corporate Law
• Amy P. Walters – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David J. Wilks – Immigration Law
• Sujata Yalamanchili – Real Estate Law
• John J. Zak – Corporate Law
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

In addition, sixteen Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2024 edition. These attorneys are noted below along with the practice area(s) in which they are listed in this category.

• Luisa D. Bostick – Labor & Employment Law - Management
• Brandon R. Cottrell – Banking & Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Ariele R. Doolittle – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Patrick E. Fitzsimmons – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Andrea M. Gervais – Banking & Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Patrick J. Hines – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Chelsea N. Latta – Immigration
• Graham S. Leonard – Trusts & Estates
• Thomas A. Mitchell – Tax Law
• Cristin L. Murray – Corporate Law
• Rafael F. Pignataro – Real Estate Law
• Matthew K. Parker – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Peter Sahasrabudhe – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Scherer – Corporate Law
• William S. Turkovich – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Henry A. Zomerfeld – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Municipal Law

A full service law firm with more than 200 attorneys, Hodgson Russ LLP helps clients maximize opportunities and minimize legal obstacles. Our attorneys utilize multidisciplinary work teams to meet clients’ specific, often complex needs. Clients include public and privately held businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions, and individuals. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Greensboro, Hackensack, New York City, Palm Beach, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, and Toronto. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.