Rochester, New York, August 15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s partners in Rochester and Buffalo have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition. The attorneys recognized and their areas of recognition are:
- Phillip A. Delmont | Business Organizations and Corporate Compliance Law | Buffalo, NY
- Megan K. Dorritie | Litigation – Municipal | Rochester, NY
- Joshua E. Gewolb | Tax Law | Rochester, NY
- John G. Horn | Bet-the-Company Litigation and Construction Law | Buffalo, NY
- Thomas J. Hurley | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law | Buffalo, NY
- Ralph K. Merzbach | Business Organizations | Rochester, NY
- Steven Y. Solomon | Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law | Rochester, NY
- Erika N.D. Stanat | Litigation – IP | Rochester, NY
Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. For the 2025 list, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers being honored in the new edition. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
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®.