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Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that 97 attorneys have been recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers in America, 22 of the firm's attorneys have been recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, and 16 of its attorneys have been named the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for their respective practice areas.

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys through peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

Rochester Best Lawyers in America:
Jeffrey F. Allen, John F. Darling, Cressida A. Dixon, Edward P. Hourihan, Jr., Curtis A. Johnson, Brian Laudadio, Katherine S. McClung, Gregory J. McDonald, Mary P. Moore, Laura A. Myers, David L. Pieterse, Laura M. Purcell, Edward C. Radin, Jennifer M. Schwartzott, Jeremy M. Sher, Justin L. Vigdor and Michael R. Wolford

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who have been in private practice for five to nine years.

Ones to Watch in Rochester:

• Claire G. Bopp: Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
• Theresa E. Rusnak: Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Sarah K. Spencer: Real Estate Law

Only one lawyer in any practice area in a city is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year."

Rochester Lawyer of the Year:

• Edward P. Hourihan, Jr.: Construction Law

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is an AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 300 lawyers serving individuals, companies, nonprofits and public sector entities in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 15 offices, including 11 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas. For more information, visit bsk.com.