Sixty-three Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Hugh Russ Listed Among Top 50

Press Release

8.31.2016

Press Release

Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce 63 Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

Hugh M. Russ, III, a partner in the firm’s Torts, Insurance & Products Liability Practice, has the added distinction of ranking among the top 50 attorneys on the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list. He has been included on the top 10 or top 50 list for the last seven years.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is an attorney rating service. Each year, Super Lawyers compiles state- and region-specific top lawyers lists based on the results of a comprehensive, multistage selection process that includes peer nominations and evaluations, and independent research. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

The full list of Hodgson Russ’s included attorneys follows. Asterisks indicate those attorneys who have been named to the 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state receive the "Rising Stars" distinction and Hodgson Russ is well represented by having 23 attorneys included.

Buffalo

Attorney	Practice
John P. Amershadian	Banking
Melanie J. Beardsley*	Employment & Labor
Nathan W. G. Berti*	Estate Planning & Probate
Joseph L. Braccio	Employment & Labor
Elizabeth K. Buscaglia*	Immigration
William A. Ciszewski, III*	Insurance Coverage
Marissa A. Coheley*	Business Litigation
Robert B. Conklin	Business Litigation
Ryan K. Cummings	Insurance Coverage
Alfonzo I. Cutaia*	Intellectual Property
Christopher L. Doyle	Tax
John B. Drenning	Business/Corporate
Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta*	Criminal Defense: White Collar
Catherine B. Eberl*	Estate Planning & Probate
Joseph Endres*	Tax
David A. Farmelo	Schools & Education
Christofer C. Fattey*	Banking
Michael J. Flanagan*	Employee Benefits
Robert J. Fluskey, Jr.	Business Litigation
Kenneth P. Friedman	Business/Corporate
Jodyann Galvin	Business Litigation
Terrence M. Gilbride	Real Estate
John M. Godwin*	Employment & Labor
Garry M. Graber	Bankruptcy: Business
Michael J. Hecker*	Environmental
Julia Hilliker*	Business Litigation
Patrick J. Hines*	Personal Injury General: Defense
Nicholas J. Hoffman*	Business/Corporate
Timothy W. Hoover	Criminal Defense: White Collar
Thomas R. Hyde	Estate Planning & Probate
Kevin M. Kearney	Business Litigation
Rick W. Kennedy	Environmental
Mark S. Klein	Tax
Christian G. Koelbl, III	Banking
Karl W. Kristoff	Schools & Education
Robert J. Lane, Jr.	Business Litigation
Ryan J. Lucinski	General: Defense
Lance J. Madden	Immigration
Charles W. Malcomb*	Environmental
Arthur A. Marrapese, III	Employee Benefits
Michael E. Maxwell	Business Litigation
Sarah Nagel Miller*	Business Litigation
Thomas W. Nelson	Tax
Daniel C. Oliverio	Business Litigation
Paul I. Perlman	Business Litigation
Adam W. Perry	Employment Litigation: Defense
Emina Poricanin*	Employment & Labor
Michael E. Reyen*	Real Estate
Paul J. Roman, Jr.*	Intellectual Property
Karalyn M. Rossi*	Personal Injury General: Defense
Hugh M. Russ, III (Top 50)	Civil Litigation: Defense
Joseph V. Sedita	Business Litigation
Daniel A. Spitzer	Environmental
Jeffrey C. Stravino	Environmental Litigation
Melissa N. Subjeck	Business Litigation
Kevin D. Szczepanski	Insurance Coverage
Joel J. Terragnoli*	Environmental
Patrick M. Tomovic	Insurance Coverage
Ellen V. Weissman	Health Care
Sujata Yalamanchili	Real Estate
Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr.	Business Litigation

Albany

Attorney	Practice
Christian J. Soller	Personal Injury General: Defense
Richard L. Weisz	Bankruptcy: Business

Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. The firm practices in every major area of law and uses multidisciplinary work teams to serve the specific, often complex, needs of clients, which include public and privately held businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit institutions, and individuals. Hodgson Russ has offices in Buffalo, New York City, Albany, and Saratoga Springs, New York; Toronto, Ontario; and Palm Beach, Florida.