Buffalo, NY Hodgson Russ LLP released that 93 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America listings.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers may be considered a singular honor because selection is based on an in-depth, peer-reviewed survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of lawyers outside of their firm who practice in the same legal and geographic areas.
Five of the 93 attorneys have also been honored as 2025 Best Lawyers in America: Lawyers of the Year. This designation is “based on their extremely high overall feedback within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions.”
• Richard Campbell – corporate tax law;
• Christopher Canada – public finance law;
• Meghan DiPasquale – litigation – labor & employment, personal injury litigation – defendants;
• Catherine Eberl – trusts & estates;
• Eric Ward – mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants.
The names of all 93 Hodgson Russ attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America 2025 edition are listed below along with the practice area(s) in which they are recognized. An asterisk (*) designates the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch category.
Joshua M. Agins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Mohammed A. Alam * – Government Relations Practice
Christine A. Bonaguide – Corporate Law
Luisa D. Bostick * – Labor & Employment Law - Management
Joseph L. Braccio – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation -
Labor & Employment
Peter K. Bradley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jillian E. Brevorka – Trusts & Estates
Peter J. Brevorka – Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates
Jane Bello Burke – Health Care Law
Amanda B. Burns – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Richard F. Campbell – Corporate Law, Tax Law
Christopher C. Canada – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law
Katherine E. Cauley – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
Thomas J. Collura – Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
Paul R. Comeau – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
Catherine Grantier Cooley – Commercial Litigation
Brandon R. Cottrell * – Banking & Finance Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Ryan K. Cummings – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joseph Curran – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Thomas S. D’Antonio – Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment
John W. Dax – Energy Law
Meghan M. DiPasquale – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Glen P. Doherty – Employment Law – Management
Ariele R. Doolittle * – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
Christopher L. Doyle – Tax Law
Reetuparna Dutta – Criminal Defense – White-Collar
Catherine B. Eberl – Trusts & Estates
Joseph N. Endres – Tax Law
Christofer C. Fattey – Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
Joshua Feinstein – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Craig M. Fischer – Corporate Law
Amy J. Fitch – Real Estate Law
Patrick T. Fitzgerald – Real Estate Law
Carol A. Fitzsimmons – Tax Law
Patrick E. Fitzsimmons * – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Rob Fluskey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Andrew J. Freedman – Labor Law – Management
Jodyann Galvin – Litigation – Securities
Andrea M. Gervais * – Banking & Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Kevin K. Gluc – Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates
Peter C. Godfrey – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
John M. Godwin – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Michael J. Hecker – Environmental Law
Julia M. Hilliker – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Patrick J. Hines * – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Elizabeth A. Holden – Real Estate Law
Scott R. Jennette – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Richard W. Kaiser – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Charles H. Kaplan – Labor Law - Management
Kevin M. Kearney – Commercial Litigation
Daniel P. Kelly – Tax Law
Rick W. Kennedy – Environmental Law
Mark S. Klein – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
Chelsea N. Latta * – Immigration Law
Alan J. Laurita – Real Estate Law
Graham S. Leonard * – Trusts & Estates
Ryan J. Lucinski – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Peter C. Lutz – Real Estate Law
Charles W. Malcomb – Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Municipal, Municipal Law
Christopher Massaroni – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Michael E. Maxwell – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Elizabeth D. McPhail – Employment Law – Management
Michelle Merola – Litigation & Controversy – Tax
Cristin L. Murray * – Corporate Law
Timothy P. Noonan – Tax Law
Michael C. O’Neill – Insurance Law
Matthew K. Parker * – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Scott C. Paton – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Adam W. Perry – Commercial Litigation
Emily J. Pfalzer * – Commercial Litigation
Rafael F. Pignataro * – Real Estate Law
Hugh M. Russ III – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Edmund J. Russell III – Banking & Finance Law, Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Peter Sahasrabudhe * – Commercial Litigation
Aaron M. Saykin – Commercial Litigation
Matthew Scherer * – Corporate Law
Gary M. Schober – Corporate Law
A. Joseph Scott III – Public Finance Law
Christian J. Soller – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor & Employment
David M. Stark – Health Care Law
Jeffrey C. Stravino – Commercial Litigation
Melissa N. Subjeck – Commercial Litigation, Gaming Law
Jeffrey F. Swiatek – Education Law
James C. Thoman – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
William S. Turkovich * – Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
Paul J. Vallone – Corporate Law
Amy P. Walters – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Eric J. Ward – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
David J. Wilks – Immigration Law
Sujata Yalamanchili – Real Estate Law
John J. Zak – Corporate Law
Henry A. Zomerfeld * – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Municipal Law
Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Hodgson Russ is a full-service law firm with more than 200 attorneys serving individuals, public companies, privately held businesses, governmental entities, and nonprofit institutions from its offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, New York City, Toronto, and Palm Beach.