Phillips Lytle Among Highest Ranked Law Firms in Buffalo with Seven Top Listed Practice Areas in The Best Lawyers In America© 2017

PHILLIPS LYTLE AMONG HIGHEST RANKED LAW FIRMS IN BUFFALO WITH SEVEN TOP LISTED PRACTICE AREAS IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© 2017

– Fifty seven attorneys from five Phillips Lytle offices, including 45 from its Buffalo office, were ranked on the prestigious 2017 list –

– Firm Top Listed for New York State in Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants –

Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is pleased to announce 57 of the firm’s partners have been ranked in The Best Lawyers In America© 2017. Additionally, the firm was Top Listed for Commercial Litigation in New York State (16 lawyers) and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants in New York State (six lawyers), as well as in eight practice areas in Buffalo and Rochester.

Phillips Lytle received the following Top Listed City Awards:

• Banking and Finance Law in Rochester: Four lawyers
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Buffalo: Two lawyers
• Commercial Litigation in Buffalo: 13 lawyers
• Environmental Law in Buffalo: Three lawyers
• Litigation – Environmental in Buffalo: Two lawyers
• Patent Law in Buffalo: One lawyer
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants in Buffalo: Seven lawyers
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants in Buffalo: Six lawyers

Five Phillips Lytle partners were cited as “Lawyer of the Year” in their legal disciplines, including:

• James J. Contino, Buffalo – Real Estate Law
• Morgan G. Graham, Buffalo – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Kevin M. Hogan, Buffalo – Environmental Law
• Kenneth A. Manning, Buffalo – Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Sharon L. Wick, Buffalo – Litigation – Trusts and Estates

The 45 attorneys from the Buffalo office who were included in the 2017 Best Lawyers in America© include: Frederick G. Attea (Corporate Law), Thomas C. Bailey (Corporate Law; Franchise Law), Raymond H. Barr (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), Cindy Kaplan Bennes (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants), Edward S. Bloomberg (Commercial Litigation), Glenn J. Bobeck (Corporate Law), Peter D. Braun (Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), William J. Brennan (Commercial Litigation), William J. Brown (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy), William D. Christ (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), James J. Contino (Real Estate Law), Douglas W. Dimitroff (Real Estate Law), James D. Donathen (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment), Deborah A. Doxey (Banking and Finance Law), Kevin J. English (Commercial Litigation), Robert E. Glanville (Environmental Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants), Victoria L. Grady (Banking and Finance Law), Morgan G. Graham (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning), James R. Grasso (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management), Robert Michael Greene (Health Care Law), Tamar P. Halpern (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants), Kevin M. Hogan (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental), Paul F. Jones (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants), David H. Kernan (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), Gary F. Kotaska (Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), James A. Locke (Tax Law), Kenneth A. Manning (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Municipal; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), Lisa McDougall (Health Care Law), David J. McNamara (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance), Angela Zwirecki Miller (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law), Paul Morrison-Taylor (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), David J. Murray (Corporate Law), John A. Pappano (Real Estate Law), Michael B. Powers (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), John G. Schmidt Jr. (Commercial Litigation), Ronald S. Shubert (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law), Lisa L. Smith (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants), James W. Smyton (Corporate Law), Peter K. Sommer (Patent Law; Trademark Law), Paul K. Stecker (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – ERISA), James W. Whitcomb (Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), Sharon L. Wick (Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates), Alan M. Wishnoff (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), Thomas S. Wiswall (Commercial Litigation), and Paul B. Zuydhoek (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants).

The nine lawyers from the Rochester office included on the list are: Richard M. Beers, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law), Thomas R. Burns (Corporate Law), Robert C. Johnson (Banking and Finance Law), Michael R. Law (Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs), Albert M. Mercury (Corporate Law), Mark J. Moretti (Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Real Estate), Linda T. Prestegaard (Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management), Raymond L. Ruff (Banking and Finance Law), Robert F. Zogas (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law).

Albany Partner Richard E. Honen (Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law), Jamestown Partner Gregory L. Peterson (Real Estate Law) and New York City Partner Eric M. Kraus (Mass Tort Litigation; Class Actions – Defendants) were also included on the list.

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