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September 29, 2025

58 Barclay Damon Attorneys Selected to 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Barclay Damon had 36 attorneys selected to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and another 22 attorneys selected to the 2025 Upstate New York 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.

2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers honorees – Albany office:

  • Linda Clark: Health Care
  • Yvonne Hennessey: Environmental Lit
  • Michael Murphy: Employment Lit: Defense

2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars honorees – Albany office:

  • Brienna Braman: Employment & Labor
  • Dena DeFazio: Health Care
  • Jamie Dughi Hogenkamp: Health Care
  • Emma Marshall: Energy & Resources
  • Amanda Miller: PI – Products: Defense
  • David Solimeno: Energy & Resources

2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers honorees – Buffalo office:

  • Corey Auerbach: Land Use/Zoning
  • Jim Domagalski: Business Lit
  • Meghan Dwyer: PI – Products: Defense
  • Rosemary Enright: Employment & Labor
  • Mike Ferdman: Business Lit
  • Jen Flannery: Estate & Trust Lit
  • Herb Glose: Health Care
  • Chris Greene: Health Care
  • Bob Heary: Employment & Labor
  • Jen Leonardi: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Peter Marlette: PI – Products: Defense
  • Art Marrapese: Employee Benefits
  • Mark McNamara: Eminent Domain
  • Heidi Ruchala: Class Action
  • Vince Saccomando: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Carol Snider: Environmental Lit
  • Kevin Szczepanski: Insurance Coverage

2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars honorees – Buffalo office:

  • Andrew Carroll: Civil Lit: Defense
  • Daniel Coleman: Eminent Domain
  • C. J. Englert: Insurance Coverage
  • Ari Goldberg: Land Use/Zoning
  • Jordan Kilijanski: Mergers & Acq
  • Rex McKeon: Business/Corp
  • Sarah O’Brien: Business Lit

2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers honorees – Rochester office:

  • Tom Cronmiller: PI – Products: Defense
  • Susan Schultz Laluk: Business/Corp
  • Tony Piazza: Insurance Coverage
  • Mark Whitford: Insurance Coverage

2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars honorees – Rochester office:

  • Rachelle Nuhfer: Estate & Probate
  • Michael Scott-Kristansen: Health Care
  • Bridget Steele: Health Care
  • Earl Storrs III: Insurance Coverage
  • Jessica Tariq: Class Action

2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers honorees – Syracuse office:

  • Robert Barrer: Prof. Liability: Defense
  • David Burch: Business Lit
  • Rick Capozza: Environmental
  • John Cook: IP Lit
  • Jon Devendorf: Business Lit
  • Jeff Dove: Bankruptcy: Business
  • Chris Harrigan: Employment Lit: Defense
  • Matthew Larkin: PI – Products: Defense
  • Buster Melvin: Employment & Labor
  • Mike Oropallo: IP Lit
  • Michael Sciotti: Employment & Labor
  • Rob Thorpe: Employment & Labor

2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars honorees – Syracuse office:

  • Kayla Arias: Business Lit
  • Ross Greenky: Employment Lit: Defense
  • Danielle Katz: Business/Corp
  • Nicole Mastrocinque: Business Lit

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 approximately 300 attorneys, Barclay Damon is a leading regional law firm that operates from a strategic platform of offices in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington DC, and Toronto. Our firm serves clients across the country and, for some practices, provides US legal services around the globe. For more information, visit our award-winning website at barclaydamon.com.

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