Ed Premo has extensive experience in litigation at all levels of state and federal courts and in challenging federal, state and local statutes and regulations. His practice focuses on environmental and business litigation.
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Board of Trustees, Finger Lakes Museum and Aquarium
- Member, Environmental Law Section and Executive Committee, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Environmental Section, New York State Business Council
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Empire Justice Center
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Vice President, Finger Lakes Land Trust
- Former Chair, Professional Division, United Way of Greater Rochester
- Former Town Attorney, Town of Brighton (1992-1993)
- Former Chair (Two Terms), Environmental Law Committee, Monroe County Bar Association
- Former Pro Bono Coordinator, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
HONORS & AWARDS
- Named as Best Lawyers® 2018 Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- Named as Best Lawyers® 2017 Litigation – Municipal “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- Named as Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- Named as Best Lawyers® 2013 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- Named as Best Lawyers® 2012 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Land Use & Zoning Law, Environmental Litigation, Land Use & Zoning Litigation, Municipal Litigation, and Real Estate Litigation
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list, 2007, 2009-2019
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University
- Phi Beta Kappa, Hobart and William Smith Colleges