More Than One-Third of Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Named to 2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List, 37 Recognized as “Rising Stars”
Hodgson Russ LLP is proud to announce that 85 attorneys have been included in the 2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, representing more than one-third of the firm.
The firm continues to see strong representation among emerging talent. Nearly half of Hodgson Russ attorneys honored by Super Lawyers this year were named to the Rising Stars list, marking the third consecutive year this milestone has been reached. The Rising Stars designation is reserved for no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state and recognizes those who are age 40 or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
The 85 Hodgson Russ attorneys recognized as 2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers are listed below, along with their respective practice areas. An asterisk (*) denotes those included in the Rising Stars category.
- Joshua M. Agins – Business Litigation
- Evan F. Anderson * – Real Estate
- Jennifer L. Aronson * – Nonprofit Organizations
- Andrew G. Besch * – Estate & Probate
- Luisa Bostick * – Employment & Labor
- Brandon J. Bourg * – Tax
- Joseph L. Braccio – Employment & Labor
- Amanda B. Burns – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Mario T. Caito * – Tax
- Carly J. Cazer * – Estate & Probate
- Erica L. Chiodo * – Immigration: Business
- William A. Ciszewski III – Business Litigation
- Marissa A. Coheley – Business Litigation
- Thomas J. Collura – Business/Corporate
- Michael E. Condon – Real Estate
- Brandon R. Cottrell * – Real Estate
- Ryan K. Cummings – Business Litigation
- Joseph G. Curran – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Thomas S. D’Antonio – Civil Litigation: Defense
- John T. M. DiMaio Ph.D. * – Intellectual Property
- Meghan M. DiPasquale – Employment & Labor
- Glen P. Doherty – Employment & Labor
- Christopher L. Doyle – Tax
- Andrew D. Drilling * – Employment & Labor
- Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta – Business Litigation
- Christofer C. Fattey – Banking
- Patrick T. Fitzgerald – Real Estate
- Patrick E. Fitzsimmons – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Robert J. Fluskey Jr. – Business Litigation
- Cheyenne N. Freely * – Business Litigation
- Jodyann Galvin – Business Litigation
- Kevin K. Gluc – Estate & Probate
- Kenneth A. Grossberg * – Estate & Probate
- Michael J. Hecker – Environmental
- Julia Hilliker – Business Litigation
- Patrick J. Hines – Business Litigation
- Elizabeth A. Holden – Real Estate
- Scott R. Jennette – PI – Products: Defense
- Kevin M. Kearney – Business Litigation
- Daniel P. Kelly * – Tax
- Rick W. Kennedy – Environmental
- Samuel Kielar * – Intellectual Property
- Heather R. Kimmins * – Tax
- Mark S. Klein – Tax
- Alicia Legland * – Environmental
- Joshua B. Levitt * – Business Litigation
- Ryan J. Lucinski – PI – Products: Defense
- Peter C. Lutz – Real Estate
- Charles W. Malcomb – Environmental
- Jason E. Markel – Business Litigation
- Rosellen Marohn * – Business/Corporate
- Fallon Martin * – Business Litigation
- Christopher Massaroni – Business Litigation
- Michael E. Maxwell – Business Litigation
- Elizabeth D. McPhail – Employment & Labor
- Roxanne L. Mercado * – Business/Corporate
- Julia Mikolajczak * – Business Litigation
- Christine Naassana * – Business Litigation
- Thomas W. Nelson – Tax
- Timothy P. Noonan – Tax
- Matthew K. Parker * – Business Litigation
- Scott C. Paton – Business Litigation
- Adam W. Perry – Employment Litigation: Defense
- Emily Pfalzer * – Business Litigation
- Rafael F. Pignataro * – Real Estate
- Molly Plewinski * – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Nicole Pope * – Business/Corporate
- Chelsea Reinhardt * – Real Estate
- Hugh M. Russ III – Civil Litigation: Defense
- Emma M. Savino * – Tax
- Aaron M. Saykin – Business Litigation
- Christian J. Soller – Business Litigation
- Daniel A. Spitzer – Environmental
- Paul J. Steinig * – Business/Corporate
- Jeffrey C. Stravino – Environmental Litigation
- Melissa N. Subjeck – Business Litigation
- Brianne Szopinski * – Real Estate
- Joseph F. Tantillo * – Tax
- Eric J. Ward – Business Litigation
- Claire E. Wells * – Business Litigation
- Sujata Yalamanchili – Real Estate
- Sera Yoon * – Business Litigation
- Michael D. Zahler * – Estate & Trust Litigation
- James J. Zawodzinski Jr. * – Business Litigation
- Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. – Business Litigation
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- Joshua M. Agins
- Evan F. Anderson
- Jennifer L. Aronson
- Andrew G. Besch
- Luisa D. Bostick
- Brandon J. Bourg
- Joseph L. Braccio
- Amanda B. Burns
- Mario T. Caito
- Carly J. Cazer
- Erica L. Chiodo
- William A. Ciszewski III
- Marissa A. Coheley
- Thomas J. Collura
- Michael E. Condon
- Brandon R. Cottrell
- Ryan K. Cummings
- Joseph G. Curran
- Thomas S. D'Antonio
- John T. M. DiMaio Ph.D.
- Meghan M. DiPasquale
- Glen P. Doherty
- Christopher L. Doyle
- Andrew D. Drilling
- Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta
- Christofer C. Fattey
- Patrick T. Fitzgerald
- Patrick E. Fitzsimmons
- Rob Fluskey
- Cheyenne N. Freely
- Jodyann Galvin
- Kevin K. Gluc
- Kenneth A. Grossberg
- Michael J. Hecker
- Julia M. Hilliker
- Scott R. Jennette
- Kevin M. Kearney
- Samuel E. Kielar
- Heather R. Kimmins
- Mark S. Klein
- Alicia Legland
- Joshua B. Levitt
- Ryan J. Lucinski
- Peter C. Lutz
- Charles W. Malcomb
- Jason E. Markel
- Rosellen D. Marohn
- Fallon Martin
- Christopher Massaroni
- Michael E. Maxwell
- Elizabeth D. McPhail
- Roxanne L. Mercado
- Julia E. Mikolajczak
- Thomas W. Nelson
- Timothy P. Noonan
- Matthew K. Parker
- Scott C. Paton
- Adam W. Perry
- Emily J. Pfalzer
- Rafael F. Pignataro
- Molly F. Plewinski
- Nicole E. Pope
- Chelsea C. Reinhardt
- Hugh M. Russ III
- Emma M. Savino
- Aaron M. Saykin
- Christian J. Soller
- Daniel A. Spitzer
- Paul J. Steinig
- Jeffrey C. Stravino
- Melissa N. Subjeck
- Brianne K. Szopinski
- Joseph F. Tantillo
- Eric J. Ward
- Claire E. Wells
- Sujata Yalamanchili
- Sera Yoon
- Michael D. Zahler
- James Zawodzinski Jr.
- Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr.