93 Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Ranked in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that 93 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 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.

Five of the 93 attorneys have also been honored as 2025 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.”

• Richard F. Campbell – Corporate Tax Law
• Christopher C. Canada – Public Finance Law
• Meghan M. DiPasquale – Litigation – Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Catherine B. Eberl – Trusts & Estates
• Eric J. Ward – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

The names of all 93 Hodgson Russ attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America 2025 edition are listed below along with the practice area(s) in which they are recognized. An asterisk (*) designates the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch category.

• Joshua M. Agins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Mohammed A. Alam * – Government Relations Practice
• Christine A. Bonaguide – Corporate Law
• Luisa D. Bostick * – Labor & Employment Law - Management
• 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
• Amanda B. Burns – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• 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 – Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Paul R. Comeau – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
• Catherine Grantier Cooley – Commercial Litigation
• Brandon R. Cottrell * – Banking & Finance Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Ryan K. Cummings – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Joseph Curran – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Thomas S. D’Antonio – Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• John W. Dax – Energy Law
• Meghan M. DiPasquale – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Glen P. Doherty – Employment Law – Management
• Ariele R. Doolittle * – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• 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, Commercial Finance Law
• Joshua Feinstein – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Craig M. Fischer – Corporate Law
• Amy J. Fitch – Real Estate Law
• Patrick T. Fitzgerald – Real Estate Law
• Carol A. Fitzsimmons – Tax Law
• Patrick E. Fitzsimmons * – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Rob Fluskey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Andrew J. Freedman – Labor Law – Management
• Jodyann Galvin – Litigation – Securities
• Andrea M. Gervais * – Banking & Finance 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 Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Patrick J. Hines * – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth A. Holden – Real Estate Law
• Scott R. Jennette – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Richard W. Kaiser – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Charles H. Kaplan – Labor Law - Management
• Kevin M. Kearney – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel P. Kelly – Tax Law
• Rick W. Kennedy – Environmental Law
• Mark S. Klein – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Chelsea N. Latta * – Immigration Law
• Alan J. Laurita – Real Estate Law
• Graham S. Leonard * – Trusts & Estates
• 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
• Michelle Merola – Litigation & Controversy – Tax
• Cristin L. Murray * – Corporate Law
• Timothy P. Noonan – Tax Law
• Michael C. O'Neill – Insurance Law
• Matthew K. Parker * – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Scott C. Paton – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Adam W. Perry – Commercial Litigation
• Emily J. Pfalzer (Florczak) * – Commercial Litigation
• Rafael F. Pignataro * – Real Estate Law
• Hugh M. Russ III – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Edmund J. Russell III – Banking & Finance Law, Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Peter Sahasrabudhe * – Commercial Litigation
• Aaron M. Saykin – Commercial Litigation
• Matthew Scherer * – Corporate Law
• Gary M. Schober – Corporate Law
• A. Joseph Scott III – Public Finance Law
• Christian J. Soller – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• David M. Stark – Health Care Law
• 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
• William S. Turkovich * – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Paul J. Vallone – Corporate Law
• Amy P. Walters – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Eric J. Ward – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• David J. Wilks – Immigration Law
• Sujata Yalamanchili – Real Estate Law
• John J. Zak – Corporate Law
• Henry A. Zomerfeld * – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Municipal Law
• Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Hodgson Russ is a full-service law firm with more than 200 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, New York City, Toronto, and Palm Beach. To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.