Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year

Appellate Practice
David H. Tennant
Nixon Peabody

Banking and Finance Law
Robert C. Johnson
Phillips Lytle

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mary Jo S. Korona
Leclair Korona Giordano Cole

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Philip G. Spellane
Harris Beach

Construction Law
Anthony J. Adams, Jr.
Adams Bell Adams

Corporate Law
James M. Jenkins
Harter Secrest & Emery

Criminal Defense:
Non-White-Collar
John F. Speranza
John F. Speranza Law Office

Criminal Defense:
White-Collar
David Rothenberg
Geiger and Rothenberg

DUI/DWI Defense
Edward L. Fiandach
Fiandach & Fiandach

Employee Benefits
(ERISA) Law
Christopher M. Potash
Harter Secrest & Emery

Employment Law – Management
James A. Spitz, Jr.
Harris Beach

Environmental Law
Joseph D. Picciotti
Harris Beach

Family Law
Stephen M. Jacobstein
Kaman, Berlove, Marafioti, Jacobstein & Goldman

Health Care Law
Philip R. Fileri
Harter Secrest & Emery

Insurance Law
Kevin T. Merriman
Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy

Labor Law – Management
Stephanie M. Caffera
Nixon Peabody

Land Use and Zoning Law
Thomas C. Greiner, Jr.
Nixon Peabody

Litigation – Bankruptcy
Paul S. Groschadl
Woods Oviatt Gilman

Litigation – Construction
Joseph A. Turri
Harris Beach
Litigation – Environmental
Paul D. Sylvestri
Harter Secrest & Emery

Litigation – Labor and Employment
James C. Holahan
Bond, Schoeneck & King

Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Alan J. Knauf
Knauf Shaw

Litigation – Real Estate
Edward F. Premo II
Harter Secrest & Emery

Litigation – Securities
Steven E. Cole
Leclair Korona Giordano Cole

Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Eugene M. O’Connor
ChamberlainD’Amanda

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Margaret E. Somerset
Underberg & Kessler

Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Stephen G. Schwarz
Faraci Lange

Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Craig S. Wittlin
Harter Secrest & Emery

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Eric J. Ward
Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy

Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
James F. Foley
Foley & Foley

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
David M. Lascell
Harter Secrest & Emery

Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Michael R. Law
Phillips Lytle

Real Estate Law
Kelley Ross Brown
Woods Oviatt Gilman

Tax Law
Scott F. Cristman
Nixon Peabody

Trusts and Estates
Philip L. Burke
Woods Oviatt Gilman

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