One-Third of Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Named to 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List, 35 Recognized as “Rising Stars”

Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that 79 of its attorneys (one-third of the firm's attorneys) have been named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list. In addition, Hugh M. Russ III, Scott C. Paton, and Meghan M. DiPasquale were all recognized as “Top Attorneys.”

For the second year in a row, nearly half of the firm’s attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers also earned spots on the Rising Stars list. The distinction is awarded to no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state. Eligible attorneys must be 40 or younger or have 10 or fewer years of practice.

“We are grateful to see so many Hodgson Russ attorneys recognized in the Upstate New York Super Lawyers listing,” said Managing Partner Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. “We are especially pleased by the strong presence of Rising Stars among our honorees. It shows the strength of our young professionals and the exceptional team we are building for the future.”

The 79 Hodgson Russ attorneys listed as 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers are noted below, along with the practice area(s) in which they are listed. Asterisk (*) designates “Rising Stars” category.

• Joshua M. Agins – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Evan F. Anderson * – Real Estate
• Andrew G. Besch * – Estate & Probate
• Luisa Bostick * – Employment & Labor
• Carly J. Cazer * – Estate & Probate
• William A. Ciszewski III – Insurance Coverage
• Thomas J. Collura – Business/Corporate
• Michael E. Condon – Real Estate
• Brandon R. Cottrell * – Government Finance
• Ryan K. Cummings – Business Litigation
• Joseph G. Curran – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Thomas S. D’Antonio – Civil Litigation: Defense
• John T. M. DiMaio Ph.D. * – Intellectual Property
• Meghan M. DiPasquale – Employment & Labor
• Glen P. Doherty – Employment & Labor
• Christopher L. Doyle – Tax
• Andrew D. Drilling * – Employment & Labor
• Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Christofer C. Fattey – Banking
• Patrick T. Fitzgerald – Real Estate
• Patrick E. Fitzsimmons – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Robert J. Fluskey Jr. – Business Litigation
• Cheyenne N. Freely * – Business Litigation
• Jodyann Galvin – Business Litigation
• Kevin K. Gluc – Estate & Probate
• Michael J. Hecker – Environmental
• Julia Hilliker – Business Litigation
• Patrick J. Hines – Business Litigation
• Elizabeth A. Holden – Real Estate
• Scott R. Jennette – PI – Products: Defense
• Kevin M. Kearney – Business Litigation
• Daniel P. Kelly * – Tax
• Rick W. Kennedy – Environmental
• Samuel Kielar * – Intellectual Property
• Heather R. Kimmins * – Tax
• Mark S. Klein – Tax
• Chelsea N. Latta * – Immigration: Business
• Alicia Legland * – Environmental
• Joshua B. Levitt * – Business Litigation
• Ryan J. Lucinski – PI – Products: Defense
• Peter C. Lutz – Real Estate
• Charles W. Malcomb – Environmental
• Rosellen Marohn * – Business/Corporate
• Fallon Martin * – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Christopher Massaroni – Business Litigation
• Michael E. Maxwell – Business Litigation
• Elizabeth D. McPhail – Employment & Labor
• Roxanne L. Mercado * – Business/Corporate
• Julia Mikolajczak * – Business Litigation
• Christine Naassana * – Business Litigation
• Thomas W. Nelson – Tax
• Timothy P. Noonan – Tax
• Matthew K. Parker * – Business Litigation
• Scott C. Paton – Business Litigation
• Adam W. Perry – Employment Litigation: Defense
• Emily Pfalzer (Florczak) * – Antitrust Litigation
• Molly Plewinski * – Business Litigation
• Nicole Pope * – Business/Corporate
• Chelsea Reinhardt * – Real Estate
• Hugh M. Russ III – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Peter Sahasrabudhe * – Business Litigation
• Emma M. Savino * – Tax
• Aaron M. Saykin * – Business Litigation
• Matthew Scherer * – Business/Corporate
• Christian J. Soller – Business Litigation
• Daniel A. Spitzer – Environmental
• Paul J. Steinig * – Business/Corporate
• Jeffrey C. Stravino – Environmental Litigation
• Melissa N. Subjeck – Business Litigation
• Brianne Szopinski * – Real Estate
• Joseph F. Tantillo * – Tax
• Eric J. Ward – Business Litigation
• Claire E. Wells * – Business Litigation
• Sujata Yalamanchili – Real Estate
• Sera Yoon * – Business Litigation
• Michael D. Zahler * – Employment Litigation: Defense
• James J. Zawodzinski Jr. * – Business Litigation
• Henry A. Zomerfeld * – Environmental Litigation
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Business Litigation

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Hodgson Russ LLP is an Am Law 200, New York-based full-service law firm with more than 220 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices strategically placed in key markets along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, from Toronto to Palm Beach, Florida. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.

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