Fifty Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists

Thirty-three attorneys included on Super Lawyers^® list and 17 named Rising Stars

Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is honored to announce 50 of its attorneys have been named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Phillips Lytle Super Lawyers selectees include 28 attorneys from the firm’s Buffalo office, three attorneys from its Rochester office and one attorney each from the firm’s Chautauqua and Albany offices.

Fourteen Phillips Lytle attorneys from the firm’s Buffalo office and three from the firm’s Rochester office were cited as 2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars. The 50 attorneys cover 17 practice areas.

Attorneys from Phillips Lytle’s Buffalo office named to the Super Lawyers list include:

• Holly A. Beecher (Estate & Probate)
• Kristen M. Birmingham (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Erin C. Borek (Business Litigation)
• Alan J. Bozer (Business Litigation)
• William J. Brown (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Craig R. Bucki (State, Local & Municipal)
• William D. Christ (Business Litigation)
• Andrew P. Devine (Class Action)
• Douglas W. Dimitroff (Communications)
• Kevin J. English (Business Litigation)
• David P. Flynn (Environmental)
• James R. Grasso (Employment & Labor)
• Kevin M. Hogan (Environmental Litigation)
• Tristan D. Hujer (Business Litigation)
• William P. Keefer (Health Care)
• Craig A. Leslie (Business Litigation)
• Amanda L. Lowe (Employment & Labor)
• David J. McNamara (Business Litigation)
• Sean C. McPhee (Business Litigation)
• David J. Murray (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Kimberly R. Nason (Land Use/Zoning)
• Michael B. Powers (Business Litigation)
• Danielle M. Rizzo (Immigration: Business)
• John G. Schmidt Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Ronald S. Shubert (Real Estate)
• Lisa L. Smith (PI – Products: Defense)
• Adam S. Walters (Land Use/Zoning)
• Preston L. Zarlock (Business Litigation)

Buffalo-based attorneys named to the Rising Stars list include:

• Samuel Borbor-Sawyer (Business Litigation)
• Adelyn Burns (Business Litigation)
• Catherine N. (Eisenhut) Cervone (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Erin E. Connare (PI – Products: Defense)
• Benjamin S. Cranston (Estate & Probate)
• Matthew J. Fitzgerald (Real Estate)
• Timothy P. Kucinski (Business/Corporate)
• Timothy P. Moriarty (Real Estate)
• Emma P. Murphy (Employment & Labor)
• John T. Murray (Business Litigation)
• James R. O’Connor (Employment & Labor)
• Zabrina V. Reich (Immigration: Business)
• Jacob S. Sonner (Business Litigation)
• Joshua S. Wallace (Environmental Litigation)

Attorneys from Phillips Lytle’s Rochester office named to the Super Lawyers list include:

• David L. Cook (Business Litigation)
• Kevin J. Mulvehill (Employment & Labor)
• Linda T. Prestegaard (Employment & Labor)

Rochester-based attorneys named to the Rising Stars list include:

• Nicholas P. Fedorka (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Nicholas C. Roberts (Business Litigation)
• Michael R. Staszkiw (Business Litigation)

Also included on the list is Jamestown-based attorney Gregory L. Peterson (Real Estate) and Albany-based attorney Marc H. Goldberg (Civil Litigation: Defense).

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor, while only 2.5% are selected for the Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers is a resource designed to aid those needing an attorney and has grown over three decades with an unparalleled reach in print magazines and online. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Phillips Lytle LLP is a preeminent law firm that is recognized nationally for its legal excellence. With offices across New York State and in Chicago, IL; Washington, D.C.; and Canada, our attorneys serve a multinational client base, including Fortune 1000 companies, global and regional financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, middle-market companies, startups, entrepreneurs and individuals on important matters affecting their businesses and personal wealth. For more information, visit phillipslytle.com.

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