Fifteen Underberg & Kessler Attorneys Named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Rochester, New York, August 22, 2024 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that thirteen attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and two additional attorneys were recognized in the 2024 Upstate New York Rising Stars list.
Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a patented process of independent research and peer input. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement and only 5% of attorneys are selected to Super Lawyers and 2.5% to Rising Stars.
The attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and their recognized practice areas are:
- Leah Tarantino Cintineo – Family Law
- James A. Coniglio – Government Finance
- Patrick L. Cusato – Real Estate
- Steven R. Gersz – Businesses & Corporate
- Katherine H. Karl – Banking
- Paul F. Keneally – Employment & Labor
- Thomas F. Knab – Business Litigation
- Anna E. Lynch – Health Care
- Colin D. Ramsey – Health Care
- Jennifer A. Shoemaker – Family Law
- Margaret E. Somerset – PI Medical Malpractice - Defense
- David M. Tang – Creditor Debtor Rights
- George S. Van Nest – Environmental
The attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2024 Upstate New York Rising Stars list and their recognized practice areas are:
- Ryan T. Biesenbach – Employment Litigation - Defense
- Ericka B. Elliott – Business Litigation
About Underberg & Kessler LLP
Underberg & Kessler LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Canandaigua, and Geneseo, New York. For nearly 100 years, the Firm has been serving business and individual clients with commercial lending, construction, creditors’ rights, corporate & business, environmental, estates & trusts, family law, health care, labor & employment, litigation, municipal law, real estate & finance, and tax matters. Since 2013, Underberg & Kessler has been highly ranked by Best Law Firms® and 16 of our attorneys were recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. For more information, visit underbergkessler.com.