Fifty-Five Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2016, Five Honored as Buffalo 'Lawyers of the Year'

Press Release

8.17.2015

Press Release

attorneys gathered at conference table Fifty-five Hodgson Russ attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016. Because Best Lawyers is based on an in-depth peer-review survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of lawyers outside their firm who practice in the same legal and geographic areas, inclusion in Best Lawyers may be considered a singular honor.

Hodgson Russ is also pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been honored as 2016 “Lawyers of the Year” in Buffalo: Terrence Gilbride for Real Estate Law, Alice Joseffer for Tax Law, Daniel Joyce for Immigration Law, Arthur Marrapese for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Benjamin Zuffranieri for Bet-the-Company Litigation.

The names of all 55 of Hodgson Russ’s included attorneys follow, along with the practice area or areas in which they are listed in the guide.

Attorney	Practice(s)
John P. Amershadian	Banking and Finance Law
Kenneth F. Barone	Banking and Finance Law
Joseph L. Braccio	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Peter K. Bradley	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Richard F. Campbell	Corporate Law Tax Law
Katherine E. Cauley	Trusts and Estates
Paul R. Comeau	Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Robert B. Conklin	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation
John B. Drenning	Corporate Law
Catherine B. Eberl	Trusts and Estates
David A. Farmelo	Education Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law – Management
Amy J. Fitch	Real Estate Law
Carol A. Fitzsimmons	Tax Law
Robert B. Fleming, Jr.	Antitrust Law Corporate Law
Kenneth P. Friedman	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Terrence M. Gilbride	Real Estate Law
Kevin K. Gluc	Trusts and Estates
Peter C. Godfrey	Employment Law – Management
Garry M. Graber	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Pamela Davis Heilman	Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Non-Profit / Charities Law
Thomas R. Hyde	Trusts and Estates
Alice A. Joseffer	Tax Law
Daniel P. Joyce	Immigration Law
Ranjana Kadle	Patent Law
Richard W. Kaiser	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kevin M. Kearney	Commercial Litigation
Rick W. Kennedy	Environmental Law
Mark S. Klein	Litigation and Controversy - Tax Tax Law
Christian G. Koelbl III	Banking and Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law
Karl W. Kristoff	Education Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law – Management
Robert J. Lane, Jr.	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent Litigation – Securities
Alan J. Laurita	Real Estate Law
Lance J. Madden	Immigration Law
Arthur A. Marrapese III	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Litigation – ERISA
Michael E. Maxwell	Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Daniel C. Oliverio	Commercial Litigation
Robert J. Olivieri	Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
Michael C. O'Neill	Insurance Law
Mario J. Papa	Corporate Law
Adam W. Perry	Commercial Litigation
Bonnie A. Redder	Health Care Law
Hugh M. Russ, III	Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Victoria J. Saxon	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
Gary M. Schober	Corporate Law
A. Joseph Scott III	Public Finance Law
Joseph V. Sedita	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Heidi J. Sorvino	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey C. Stravino	Commercial Litigation
Kevin D. Szczepanski	Insurance Law
Paul J. Vallone	Corporate Law
James M. Wadsworth	Trusts and Estates
Ellen V. Weissman	Health Care 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