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Buffalo State, State University of New York, B.A., Summa Cum Laude 

University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude

Rick Kennedy was named the firm's president and chief executive officer effective February 1, 2016 and the Managing Partner as of January 1, 2018. Rick joined Hodgson Russ as an associate in 1983 and became a partner in 1990. He has concentrated his career on complex environmental matters and the law governing lawyers. Rick has also served the firm as its co-general counsel and loss prevention partner, and as a member of its board of directors and compensation committee for more than two decades.

Honors

  • Listed, Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal’s Legal Elite of Western New York Legal Leader, 2017 - 2019

  • Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law) 2014 - 2021
  • Listed, Buffalo Environmental Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Best Lawyers in America, 2018, 2020
  • Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, (Environmental) 2007 - 2020
  • Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Buffalo Business First's Who's Who in Law (Environmental Law)
  • Buffalo Business First's Power 250, 2019 - 2020

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Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association: Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section
  • New York State Bar Association: Environmental Law Section
  • Trustee: United States Law Firm Group

Community & Pro Bono

  • Founding Member & Co-Chair, Board of Directors: EduNations, Inc.
  • Member, Board of Directors: Sierra Leone Alliance of Western New York
  • Member, Board of Directors: Invest Buffalo Niagara
  • Member, Steering Committee: First Tee Foundation of Western New York