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Harter Secrest & Emery Celebrates 64 Recognitions In 2026 Best Lawyers Rankings

Rochester, New York, August 21, 2025 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that 50 of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and 14 attorneys were selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 editions. The firm’s honorees are recognized across 59 fields of practice.

The HSE attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® are:

Peter H. AbdellaJohn A. Anderson
Thomas R. AndersonMichael J. Berchou
Jeffrey J. CalabreseEdward Case
Joseph G. CasionMargaret A. Catillaz
Daniel W. CollinsGregory J. Coughlin
Michael DamiaPhillip A. Delmont
Megan K. DorritieAnne F. Downey
Timothy M. FitzgeraldJoshua E. Gewolb
F. Paul GreeneAmy L. Hemenway
Paul W. HollowayJohn G. Horn
Thomas J. HurleyKyra Tichacek Keller
Amy J. KelloggAnthony T. Lee
Alexander R. McCleanRalph K. Merzbach
Benjamin E. MudrickC. Christopher Murillo
Kelly L. OdorisiSarah A. Pellerin
Martin W. O’TooleEdward Pelta
Christopher M. PotashKelly A. Pronti
Patrick J. QuigleyMichael Roche
Glenn R. SchieckSheldon K. Smith
Steven Y. SolomonErika N.D. Stanat
Patrick M. TomovicEdward H. Townsend
Thomas M. TuoriMelissa M. Valle
Jeffrey A. WadsworthRobert C. Weissflach
Mark R. WilsonCraig S. Wittlin
Luke P. Wright

The HSE attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are:

Ryan C. AltieriLindsey N. Bober
Jessica N. ClementeChristina M. Deats
Matthew A. EldredMichael-Anthony Jaoude
Jonathan R. JasinskiCaitlin F. Kireker
Tammy L. Garcia-KlipfelChloe J. Macdonald
Anna S.M. McCarthyMargaret K. Rhoda
Rayza SantiagoKristin F. Zimar

Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. For the 2026 list, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers being honored in the 32nd edition. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America selection recognizes lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognition is based entirely on peer review.

About Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service business law firm with attorneys throughout New York representing clients ranging from individuals and family-owned businesses to Fortune 100 companies and major regional institutions. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Corning, and New York City, New York, the firm and its attorneys are consistently recognized by the industry’s leading law firm and attorney ranking programs, including Chambers and Partners, Best Law Firms® and The Best Lawyers in America®.

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