Sixty-One Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers

Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce 61 Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the 2018 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 10 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.

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 28 attorneys included.

The full list of Hodgson Russ’s Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” follows.

“Super Lawyers”

John P. Amershadian
Banking

Joseph L. Braccio
Employment & Labor

Ryan K. Cummings
Insurance Coverage

Christopher L. Doyle
Tax

John B. Drenning
Business/Corp

Robert J. Fluskey, Jr.
Business Litigation

Kenneth P. Friedman
Business/Corp

Jodyann Galvin
Business Litigation

Terrence M. Gilbride
Real Estate

Kevin K. Gluc
Estate & Probate

Gary M. Graber
Bankruptcy: Business

Timothy W. Hoover
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Thomas R. Hyde
Estate & Probate

Kevin M. Kearney
Business Litigation

Rick W. Kennedy
Environmental

Mark S. Klein
Tax

Robert J. Lane, Jr.
Business Litigation

Ryan J. Lucinski
PI - Products: Defense

Jason E. Markel
Business Litigation

Michael E. Maxwell
Business Litigation

Thomas W. Nelson
Tax

Timothy P. Noonan
Tax

Daniel C. Oliverio
Business Litigation

Adam W. Perry
Employment Litigation: Defense

Hugh M. Russ, III
Civil Litigation: Defense

Joseph V. Sedita
Business Litigation

Daniel A. Spitzer
Environmental

Jeffrey C. Stravino
Environmental Litigation

Melissa N. Subjeck
Business Litigation

Richard L. Weisz
Bankruptcy: Business

Sujata Yalamanchili
Real Estate

Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, Jr.
Business Litigation

“Rising Stars”

Nathan W. G. Berti
Estate & Probate

Seth Calleri
Business Litigation

William A. Ciszewski, III
Insurance Coverage

Marissa A. Coheley
Business Litigation

Alfonzo I. Cutaia
Intellectual Property

Emily A. Dinsmore
State/Local/Muni

Ariele R. Doolittle Tax

Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Patrick E. Fitzsimmons
Criminal Defense: White Collar

John M. Godwin
Employment & Labor

Michael J. Hecker
Environmental

Julia Hilliker
Business Litigation

Patrick J. Hines
Business Litigation

Chelsea N. Latta
Immigration: Business

Michael T. Logan
Government Finance

Charles W. Malcomb
Environmental

Sarah Nagel Miller
Business Litigation

Cristin L. Murray
Business/Corp

Kinsey A. O'Brien
Employment & Labor

Matthew K. Parker
Insurance Coverage

Emina Poricanin
Employment & Labor

Charles S. Rauch
Intellectual Property

Michael E. Reyen
Real Estate

Paul J. Roman, Jr.
Intellectual Property

Karalyn M. Rossi
Business Litigation

Aaron M. Saykin
Business Litigation

Matthew Scherer
Business/Corp

Peter H. Wiltenburg
Business Litigation

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.