Buffalo, New York, June 23, 2026– Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Meghan McDonnell has joined the firm as a Business Development Manager in its Buffalo office.
McDonnell brings more than 30 years of marketing and business development experience, primarily within the professional services sector. She began her career at KeyBank and later served as Director of Marketing for Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She then joined Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel (now Bond Schoeneck & King) where she served as Director of Marketing & Business Development from 2001 to 2016.
Following that role, McDonnell held senior marketing and business development positions at several organizations, including Hodgson Russ LLP, CannonDesign Architects & Engineers, Beckage LLP (now Octillo), and most recently, Goldberg Segalla LLP.
In her role at Harter Secrest & Emery, McDonnell will develop and execute strategic marketing and business development initiatives aimed at strengthening client relationships, attracting new business, enhancing the firm’s market presence, and further solidifying its reputation in the Buffalo region.
McDonnell earned a B.S. in Business Administration from State University of New York at Buffalo.