48 Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to Various Best Lawyers Listings

Forty-eight Hodgson Russ attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in various “Best Lawyers” listings.

Hodgson Russ is also pleased to announce four of its attorneys have been honored as 2019 “Lawyers of the Year.” They include: Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr., Kenneth P. Friedman, Peter C. Godfrey, and Terrence M. Gilbride.

The names of all 48 of Hodgson Russ’s included attorneys follow, along with the practice area or areas in which they are listed in the guide.

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.

John P. Amershadian
Banking and Finance Law

Joseph L. Braccio
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Peter K. Bradley
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Jane Bello Burke
Health Care Law

Richard Campbell 
Corporate Law
Tax Law

Katherine E. Cauley
Trusts and Estates

Paul R. Comeau
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

John B. Drenning
Corporate Law

Catherine B. Eberl
Trusts and Estates

Amy J. Fitch
Real Estate Law

Carol A. Fitzsimmons
Tax Law

Robert B. Fleming, Jr.
Antitrust Law Corporate Law

Kenneth P. Friedman
Corporate Law (Lawyer of the Year)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Terrence M. Gilbride
Construction Law
Real Estate Law (Lawyer of the Year)

Kevin K. Gluc
Trusts and Estates

Peter C. Godfrey
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management (Lawyer of the Year)

Garry M. Graber
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy

Timothy W. Hoover
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Thomas R. Hyde
Trusts and Estates

Daniel P. Joyce
Immigration Law

Ranjana Kadle, Ph.D.
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

Robert J. Lane, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation- Patent
Litigation – Securities

Alan J. Laurita
Real Estate Law

Ryan J. Lucinski
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Michael E. Maxwell
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Elizabeth D. McPhail 
Employment Law – Management

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

Hugh M. Russ, III
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Gary M. Schober
Corporate Law

Joseph Scott, III
Public Finance Law

Jeffrey C. Stravino
Commercial Litigation

Jeffrey F. Swiatek 
Education Law

James C. Thoman
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Paul J. Vallone
Corporate Law

James M. Wadsworth
Trusts and Estates

Amy P. Walters
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Sujata Yalamanchili
Real Estate Law

John J. Zak
Corporate Law

Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr.
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction (Lawyer of the Year)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. The Firm practices in every significant 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 Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Palm Beach, Saratoga Springs and Toronto.