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August 20, 2021

2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists 66 Barclay Damon Attorneys

August 20, 2021—Barclay Damon had 38 attorneys selected to the 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and another 28 selected to the Rising Stars list.

Each year, no more than 5 percent of lawyers in New York are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the designation. Additionally, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive the Rising Stars honor.

“We are immensely proud to have such a strong roster of attorneys at our firm listed as Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars again this year,” Connie Cahill, the firm’s managing partner, said. “Year over year, our attorneys build upon their legal skills, affirming their worthiness for inclusion in these lists. We can’t thank the legal community enough for recognizing our attorneys as talented industry leaders once again.”

2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers – Albany office:

  • Linda Clark: Health Care
  • Bill Foster: PI – Products: Defense
  • Yvonne Hennessey: Environmental Lit
  • Michael Murphy: Employment Lit: Defense

2021 Upstate New York Rising Stars – Albany office:

  • Melissa Bennett: Government Finance
  • Brienna Christiano: Employment & Labor
  • Mary Connolly: Health Care
  • David Cost: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Dena DeFazio: Health Care
  • Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care
  • Amanda Fitzgerald: Government Finance
  • Colm Ryan: Business Lit
  • Kadeem Wolliaston: Health Care

2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers – Buffalo office:

  • Danielle Cardamone: PI – Products: Defense
  • Chris Cardillo: Business Lit
  • Jim Domagalski: Business Lit
  • Meghan Dwyer: PI – Products: Defense
  • Mike Ferdman: Business Lit
  • John Gaughan: PI General: Defense
  • Herb Glose: Health Care
  • Chris Greene: Health Care
  • Bob Heary: Employment & Labor
  • Frank Heller: Business Lit
  • Peter Marlette: PI – Products: Defense
  • Art Marrapese: Employee Benefits
  • Mark McNamara: Eminent Domain
  • Randy Oppenheimer: Employment & Labor
  • Heidi Ruchala: Class Action
  • Vince Saccomando: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Carol Snider: Environmental Lit
  • Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Coverage
  • Cathy Wettlaufer: Estate & Probate

2021 Upstate New York Rising Stars – Buffalo office:

  • Megan Bahas: Employment Lit: Defense
  • Andrew Carroll: Civil Lit: Plaintiff
  • Daniel Coleman: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Ari Goldberg: Business Lit
  • Arianna Kwiatkowski: PI – Products: Defense
  • Sarah O’Brien: Business Lit

2021 Upstate New York Rising Stars – Clarence office:

  • Corey Auerbach: Land Use/Zoning

2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers – Rochester office:

  • Tom Cronmiller: PI – Products: Defense
  • Susan Schultz Laluk: Business/Corp
  • Tony Piazza: Insurance Coverage
  • Karen Schaefer: Estate & Probate

2021 Upstate New York Rising Stars – Rochester office:

  • Sanjeev Devabhakthuni: Appellate
  • Jeff Koegel: IP
  • Brittany Lawrence: Business Lit
  • Rachelle Nuhfer: Estate & Probate

2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers – Syracuse office:

  • Robert Barrer: Prof. Liability: Defense
  • John Cook: IP Lit
  • Jon Devendorf: Business Lit
  • Jeff Dove: Bankruptcy: Business
  • Chris Harrigan: Employment & Labor
  • Mitch Katz: Business Lit
  • Matthew Larkin: PI – Products: Defense
  • Buster Melvin: Employment & Labor
  • Mike Oropallo: IP Lit
  • Marcy Robinson Dembs: Estate & Probate
  • Michael Sciotti: Employment & Labor

2021 Upstate New York Rising Stars – Syracuse office:

  • Kayla Arias: Business Lit
  • Teresa Bennett: Business Lit
  • David Burch: Business Lit
  • Julie Cahill: PI General: Defense
  • Zach Forward: Business/Corp
  • Ross Greenky: Employment Lit: Defense
  • Danielle Katz: Business/Corp
  • Rob Thorpe: Employment & Labor

Barclay Damon attorneys team across offices and practices to provide customized, targeted solutions grounded in industry knowledge and a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses. With nearly 300 attorneys, Barclay Damon is a leading law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices located in the Northeastern United States and Toronto. For more information, visit our award-winning website at www.barclaydamon.com.

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