Ericka B. Elliott Selected as 2024 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 Honoree
Rochester, New York, September 24, 2024 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Ericka B. Elliott, associate attorney in the Health Care, Litigation, and Municipal Law practice groups, has been selected as a 2024 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Forty Under 40, which recognizes Rochester's leaders who are 39 years of age or younger for their professional accomplishments, community service, and commitment to inspiring change. These individuals are not only achieving success in their careers but giving back in meaningful ways to the Rochester community. Ericka will be honored on November 12, 2024, at an awards celebration at The Strong Museum of Play.
Ericka represents hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health agencies and other health care providers on issues ranging from risk management and patient care to collections and regulatory compliance. In her commercial litigation practice, she helps small businesses, banks, and individuals with contract disputes, debtor/creditor issues, and corporate governance matters. In addition, Ericka represents municipal clients in litigation and advises on legislative, administrative, economic development, planning and zoning matters.
Ericka is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA), where she recently served as a Board member and Secretary. In 2023, she was selected to participate in MCBA’s inaugural class of The Leadership Academy and now serves on the Steering Committee for the Academy. She is an active member of several non-profit Boards of Directors, including Lifespan, St. Ann’s Foundation, and the WNY Rural Area Health Education Center. She is also a Board Member and current Chair for 13thirty Cancer Connect, serves on the Lima Joint Village/Town Planning Board, and is a volunteer with the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network.
Ericka has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for her work in Litigation-Labor & Employment in Rochester, NY. She was named a finalist in the 2024 Greater Rochester Chamber’s IGNITE Award’s program and selected as a 2023 and 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree. In addition, she was selected by The Daily Record and the Rochester Business Journal for the 2023 Legal Excellence Award in the Up and Coming Lawyers category.
Ericka earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her J.D. from University at Buffalo School of Law.
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.