29 Attorneys and Seven Practice Groups Recognized
Rochester, New York, June 5, 2025 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, was once again widely recognized by Chambers & Partners, the worldwide leader in law firm and attorney rankings, in the Chambers USA 2025 America’s Leading Lawyers in Business. Among Upstate New York law firms, the firm has the most recognized attorneys overall. In total, a market-leading 29 attorneys from Harter Secrest & Emery were recognized as leaders in their field.
Highlights of the firm’s recognition include:
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- Managing Partner Craig S. Wittlin, a Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer, continues to be the only attorney in Upstate New York in any practice area to be recognized as an Eminent Practitioner.
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- The firm’s Immigration practice is the only practice based in Western New York to receive statewide recognition in Immigration.
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- Partner and Chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice, Patrick M. Tomovic, is the only attorney in New York State outside of the New York City area to be recognized in Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.
The firm earned high rankings in the Upstate New York market for its Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Environment, Immigration, Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Real Estate practices.
Chambers USA rankings are the result of extensive research and interviews with in-house counsel and corporate executives. The Harter Secrest & Emery attorneys featured in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA are:
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| Immigration | Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer |
| Susanne C. Heubel | Patrick M. Tomovic |
| New York: Upstate | ||
| Corporate/M&A | Immigration | Litigation |
| Thomas R. Anderson | Susanne C. Heubel | Peter H. Abdella |
| Joseph G. Casion | Glenn R. Schieck | Jerauld E. Brydges |
| Phillip A. Delmont | Megan K. Dorritie | |
| Matthew A. Eldred | Labor & Employment | F. Paul Greene |
| Alexander R. McClean | Jeffrey J. Calabrese | John G. Horn |
| Craig S. Wittlin (Eminent Practitioner) | Amy L. Hemenway | Sheldon K. Smith |
| David M. Kresock | Erika N.D. Stanat | |
| Environment | Benjamin E. Mudrick | Jeffrey A. Wadsworth |
| Thomas M. Tuori | Robert C. Weissflach | |
| Luke P. Wright | Real Estate | |
| John A. Anderson | ||
| Timothy M. Fitzgerald | ||
| Sarah A. Pellerin | ||
| Kelly A. Pronti | ||
| Patrick J. Quigley | ||
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®.