Fifty-Two Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to 2026 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists

Forty-two attorneys included on Super Lawyers^® lists and 10 named Rising Stars

Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is honored to announce 52 of its attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers on various lists, including Upstate New York Super Lawyers, New York Metro Super Lawyers and Upstate New York Rising Stars. The honorees on this list represent attorneys in our Albany, Buffalo, Jamestown, Rochester and New York City offices.

Attorneys included on the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list:

• 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)
• David L. Cook (Business Litigation)
• Douglas W. Dimitroff (Communications)
• Deborah A. Doxey (Banking)
• Kevin J. English (Business Litigation)
• David P. Flynn (Environmental)
• Joshua S. Glasgow (Business Litigation
• Marc H. Goldberg (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• James R. Grasso (Employment & Labor)
• Kevin M. Hogan (Environmental Litigation)
• Richard E. Honen (Securities & Corporate Finance)
• Tristan D. Hujer (Business Litigation)
• William P. Keefer (Health Care)
• Craig A. Leslie (Business Litigation)
• Amanda L. Lowe (Employment & Labor)
• Kelly E. Marks (Tax)
• David J. McNamara (Business Litigation)
• Sean C. McPhee (Business Litigation)
• Angela Zwirecki Miller (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Kevin J. Mulvehill (Employment & Labor)
• David J. Murray (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Kimberly R. Nason (Land Use/Zoning)
• Gregory L. Peterson (Real Estate)
• Michael B. Powers (Business Litigation)
• Linda T. Prestegaard (Employment & Labor)
• Danielle M. Rizzo (Immigration: Business)
• John G. Schmidt Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Ronald S. Shubert (Real Estate)
• Lisa L. Smith (PI – Products: Defense), Top 25: 2026 Women Upstate New York Super Lawyers
• Jacob S. Sonner (Business Litigation)
• Adam S. Walters (Land Use/Zoning)
• Sharon L. Wick (Estate & Probate)
• Preston L. Zarlock (Business Litigation)

Attorneys included on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list:

• David E. Bronston (Communications)
• Anna Mercado Clark (Business Litigation)
• Joseph B. Schmit (Business Litigation)

Attorneys named to the Upstate New York Rising Stars list include:

• Samuel Borbor-Sawyer (Business Litigation)
• Benjamin S. Cranston (Estate & Probate)
• Nicholas P. Fedorka (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Matthew J. Fitzgerald (Real Estate)
• Timothy P. Kucinski (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Adelyn G. Latona (Business Litigation)
• Emma P. Murphy (Employment & Labor)
• John T. Murray (Business Litigation)
• Nicholas C. Roberts (Business Litigation)
• Erin Connare Schafer (PI – Products: Defense)

Founded in 1991, Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a patented process of independent research and peer input. The lawyers selected include those with many years of experience, as well as the Rising Stars of the profession. Only 5% or attorneys are selected to Super Lawyers and 2.5% to Rising Stars. 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 500 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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