Sixty-Four Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Hugh Russ Listed Among Top 50

Press Release

8.19.2015

Press Release

Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce 64 Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the 2015 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 six 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 2015 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.

Attorney	Practice
John Amershadian	Banking
Melanie Beardsley **	Employment & Labor
Nathan Berti **	Estate & Probate
Joseph Braccio	Employment & Labor
Peter Bradley	Employee Benefits
Elizabeth Buscaglia **	Immigration: Business
William Ciszewski **	Insurance Coverage
Marissa Coheley **	Business Litigation
Robert Conklin	Business Litigation
Jessica Copeland **	Intellectual Property Litigation
Ryan Cummings	Insurance Coverage
Alfonzo Cutaia **	Intellectual Property
Christopher Doyle	Tax
John Drenning	Business/Corporate
Reetuparna Dutta **	Criminal Defense: White Collar
Catherine Eberl **	Estate & Probate
Joseph Endres **	Tax
David Farmelo	Schools & Education
Christofer Fattey **	Banking
Michael Flanagan **	Employee Benefits
Robert Fluskey	Business Litigation
Kenneth Friedman	Business/Corporate
Jodyann Galvin	Business Litigation
Terrence Gilbride	Real Estate
John Godwin **	Employment & Labor
Garry Graber	Bankruptcy: Business
Michael Hecker **	Environmental
Pamela Heilman	Nonprofit Organizations
Julia Hilliker **	Business Litigation
Patrick Hines **	PI General: Defense
Thomas Hyde	Estate & Probate
Alice Joseffer	Tax
Kevin Kearney	Business Litigation
Rick Kennedy	Environmental
Mark Klein	Tax
Christian Koelbl	Banking
Karl Kristoff	Schools & Education
Robert Lane	Business Litigation
Ryan Lucinski	General: Defense
Lance Madden	Immigration
Charles Malcomb **	Environmental
Jason Markel	Business Litigation
Arthur Marrapese	Employee Benefits
Michael Maxwell	Business Litigation
Britta McKenna **	Estate & Probate
Thomas Nelson	Tax
Daniel Oliverio	Business Litigation
Paul Perlman	Business Litigation
Adam Perry	Employee Litigation: Defense
Emina Poricanin **	Employment & Labor
Paul Roman **	Intellectual Property
Hugh Russ	Civil Litigation: Defense
Victoria Saxon	Banking
Joseph Sedita	Business Litigation
Christian Soller	PI General: Defense
Daniel Spitzer	Environmental
Jeffrey Stravino	Environmental Lit
Melissa Subjeck	Business Litigation
Kevin Szczepanski	Insurance Coverage
Patrick Tomovic	Insurance Coverage
Ellen Weissman	Health Care
Richard Weisz	Bankruptcy: Business
Sujata Yalamanchili	Real Estate
Benjamin Zuffranieri	Business Litigation