Underberg & Kessler Expands its Litigation Team
Rochester, New York, December 13, 2024 - Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Mindy L. Zoghlin, Jacob H. Zoghlin, and paralegal Julie Wallace from The Zoghlin Group will be joining the Firm effective January 1, 2025. The additions will increase the Firm’s environmental, land use, zoning, renewable energy, cannabis, mediation, and municipal law capabilities.
“We are excited to welcome Mindy, Jacob, and Julie to Underberg & Kessler and to provide our clients with a deeper bench of talent,” said Underberg & Kessler’s Managing Partner Patrick L. Cusato. “The expansion compliments our environmental, municipal, and land use capabilities and enhances our ability to meet clients’ ever-evolving needs, with a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality, cost-effective legal services,” added Leah Tarantino Cintineo, Chair of the Litigation Department.
Formed in 2016 by Mindy L. Zoghlin, The Zoghlin Group has a successful statewide practice navigating clients through statutory and regulatory requirements and applying for relevant licenses and approvals from state and local authorities.
Mindy Zoghlin, joining as Senior Counsel, represents municipalities, individuals, small businesses, developers, and citizens’ groups in a wide range of environmental and land use matters, including Article 78 proceedings, zoning and regulatory permitting proceedings, toxic tort, and property damage cases. Her practice includes litigating in state and federal courts and counseling clients on minimizing and/or avoiding litigation risks. Mindy offers mediation services in zoning, land use, environmental, and municipal law matters. In 2018, Mindy received The Daily Record’s Excellence in Law/Top Women in Law award. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Top Rated “Land Use & Zoning Attorney” in Rochester, New York since 2017. Mindy graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. and earned her J.D. from University at Buffalo School of Law.
Partner Jacob Zoghlin’s practice is focused on environmental, zoning, land use, cannabis, energy, and municipal law. He counsels individuals, businesses, and municipalities. Jacob is an active member of the New York State Bar Association and Monroe County Bar Association and is a prolific blogger on a variety of legal issues. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section, where he has chaired the Local Government Committee since 2022. Jacob has received the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award every year since 2020 and has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America every year since 2023. In 2021, Jacob received the Up and Coming Lawyers award in The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Awards program. He graduated with a B.A. from Haverford College and earned his J.D., cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law.
Julie Wallace joins U&K as a Paralegal in the Litigation Department. She has extensive experience supporting attorneys at all stages of legal challenges, from administrative proceedings to trials and appeals. At The Zoghlin Group, Julie identified and implemented project management software that significantly improved workflow efficiency, enabling the team to dedicate more time to client needs. She earned a Certificate for Legal Office Management from the Center for Workforce Development in 2017, and she is a 2022 Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Awards program recipient in the Paralegal category.
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 the Firm’s 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.