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Adams Leclair LLP is proud to have twelve attorneys listed in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® including Anthony J. Adams, Jr. who is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation-Construction in Rochester, N.Y.  This is the ninth time he has received this prestigious distinction.

“I value the peer review process conducted by Best Lawyers® and I am grateful to my fellow attorneys who assessed my skills.  I am truly humbled knowing that this recognition comes from colleagues,” reflected Adams.

All rankings from Best Lawyers® acknowledge professional excellence among top legal talent. The highly coveted “Lawyer of the Year” honor is only bestowed on one lawyer per practice area in each region with the highest overall feedback from their peers.

A majority of the firm’s twelve attorneys highlighted in the 2025 edition are recognized for commercial litigation, but many are also listed in multiple practice areas including labor and employment, construction law, real estate, municipal law and bet-the-company litigation.  (See list below)

In addition, two attorneys are included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for the 2025 Edition: Mallory Smith, of Counsel, who joined the firm in April, and the firm’s newest partner, Maura C. McGuire.

2025 Lawyer of the Year
Rochester, NY

Anthony J. Adams, Jr.

• Litigation- Construction

 

2025 Best Lawyers
Rochester, NY

Anthony J. Adams, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Consumer Law
• Litigation- Construction
• Litigation- Trusts and Estates

Daniel P. Adams

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation- Construction

Theodore M. Baum

• Construction Law
• Litigation- Construction

Richard T. Bell, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation- Construction
• Litigation- Municipal

Erin F. Casey

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation- Labor and Employment

Steven E. Cole

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Mary Jo S. Korona

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation

Robert P. Yawman III

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation- Real Estate

 

2025 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
Rochester, NY

Maura McGuire

• Commercial Litigation

Mallory Smith

• Insurance Law
• Litigation- Trusts and Estates
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions- Defendants

 

About Adams Leclair LLP:
Adams Leclair LLP is a litigation law firm that concentrates its practice in a broad range of commercial and construction advocacy throughout upstate New York. Based in Rochester, the Adams Leclair team of dedicated attorneys provides our valued clients with specialized counsel, honed by decades of experience handling disputes and trying cases. Since 2019, Adams Leclair has been highly ranked by Best Law Firms® and 12 of our attorneys are recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®.