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August 15, 2019

Sixty Hodgson Russ Attorneys Named to 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers

Hodgson Russ is pleased to announce 60 Hodgson Russ attorneys have been named to the 2019 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.

Garry M. Graber, a partner and practice leader in the firm’s Corporate Trust Defaults and Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Commercial Litigation Practices, also has the added distinction of ranking among the top 50 attorneys on the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

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 27 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

Robert B. Conklin
Business Litigation

Ryan K. Cummings
Insurance Coverage

Christopher L. Doyle
Tax

Christofer C. Fattey
Banking

Robert J. Fluskey, Jr.
Business Litigation

Kenneth P. Friedman
Business/Corporate

Jodyann Galvin
Business Litigation

Terrence M. Gilbride
Real Estate

Garry M. Graber
Bankruptcy: Business

Timothy W. Hoover
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Kevin M. Kearney
Business Litigation

Stephen W. Kelkenberg
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

John L. Sinatra
Business Litigation

Christian J. Soller
PI General: Defense

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

Luisa Bostick
Employment & Labor

W. Seth Calleri
Business Litigation

William A. Ciszewski, III
Insurance Coverage

Marissa A. Coheley
Business Litigation

Emily A. Dinsmore
Government Finance

Ariele R. Doolittle
Tax

Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Patrick E. Fitzsimmons
Criminal Defense: White Collar

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

Lindsay A. Menasco
Schools & Education

Sarah Nagel Miller
Business Litigation

Cristin L. Murray
Business/Corporate

Kinsey A. O’Brien
Employment & Labor

Matthew K. Parker
Business Litigation

Emina Poricanin
Employment & Labor

Charles S. Rauch
Intellectual Property

Karalyn M. Rossi
Business Litigation

Aaron M. Saykin
Business Litigation

Matthew Scherer
Business/Corporate

Peter H. Wiltenburg
Business Litigation

Henry A. Zomerfeld
Environmental Litigation

Hodgson Russ attorneys facilitate the U.S. legal aspects of transactions around the world. Our attorneys practice 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.

To learn more, visit www.hodgsonruss.com.