Underberg & Kessler’s Shoemaker and Biesenbach Selected as 2024 Attorneys of the Year
Rochester, New York, September 11, 2024 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that Jennifer A. Shoemaker and Ryan T. Biesenbach were selected as 2024 Attorneys of the Year program honorees.
The Attorneys of the Year program was created by The Daily Record and the Rochester Business Journal to pay tribute to lawyers who are working to make the community stronger and to advance the law profession. The honorees were selected based on their dedication to the legal profession, their commitment to their clients and the community, and letters of reference. Jennifer and Ryan will be celebrated at an event on November 4, 2024, and profiled in early November issues of The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal.
Jennifer A. Shoemaker, a partner in the firm’s Family Law, Labor & Employment, and Litigation practice groups, will be recognized in the Leaders in Law category. In her family law practice, Jennifer represents clients across the spectrum of sensitive family law issues, including divorce, custody, support actions, the negotiation of separation agreements, adoptions, and prenuptial agreements. She is certified as a mediator, a collaborative divorce attorney, and is a member of the Association of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys (CLARA). Jennifer also represents private and public-sector clients on a wide variety of litigation and labor & employment issues, including day-to-day labor and employment matters, resolving complex litigation, and labor and employment disputes. Jennifer earned her B.S. from Ithaca College and her J.D. from the Boston College School of Law. She is a member of the Monroe County and Wayne County Bar Associations and the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management. Jennifer is a Board Member for ARC of Monroe where she also serves on the Executive Committee. She is the past president of the Board of Directors of Camp Stella Maris and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes.
Ryan T. Biesenbach will be recognized in the Up and Coming Lawyers category. As an associate in the Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups, Ryan advises clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, including the development of effective employment policies, discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour issues, employee benefits claims, and ensuring compliance with state and federal labor laws. Ryan additionally has experience in all stages of litigation, from intake to resolution in federal and New York State courts, tribunals, and agencies. He earned his B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia, his M.A. from Wake Forest University, and his J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Ryan is a member of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, the Monroe County and the Ontario County Bar Associations, and he serves as a Board Member for Literacy Rochester.
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.