Forty-Eight Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

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

Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is honored to announce 48 of its attorneys have been named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Phillips Lytle Super Lawyers selectees include 28 attorneys from the firm’s Buffalo office, two attorneys from its Rochester office and one attorney from the firm’s Chautauqua office. Additionally, Partner Kenneth A. Manning was included on the Top 50: 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

Thirteen Phillips Lytle attorneys from the firm’s Buffalo office and four from the firm’s Rochester office were cited as 2024 Upstate New York Rising Stars. The 48 attorneys cover 19 practice areas.

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

• Kristen M. Birmingham (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Alan J. Bozer (Business Litigation)
• William J. Brown (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Craig R. Bucki (State, Local & Municipal)
• Rosario Chetta (PI – Products: Defense)
• 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)
• William P. Keefer (Health Care)
• Craig A. Leslie (PI – Products: Defense)
• Amanda L. Lowe (Business Litigation)
• Kenneth A. Manning (Business/Corporate)
• 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)
• Sharon L. Wick (Estate & Probate)
• Preston L. Zarlock (Business Litigation)

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

• Samuel Borbor-Sawyer (Business Litigation)
• Catherine N. (Eisenhut) Cervone (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Erin E. Connare (PI – Products: Defense)
• Benjamin S. Cranston (Estate & Probate)
• Matthew J. Fitzgerald (Real Estate)
• Tristan D. Hujer (Business Litigation)
• Timothy P. Kucinski (Business/Corporate)
• John T. Murray (Business Litigation)
• James R. O’Connor (Business Litigation)
• Robert Reagan (Class Action)
• Zabrina V. Reich (Immigration: Business)
• Jacob S. Sonner (Business Litigation)
• Joshua S. Wallace (Employment Litigation: Plaintiff)

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

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

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

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

Also included on the list is Jamestown-based attorney Gregory L. Peterson (Real Estate).

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. 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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