Legal Alerts

Hurwitz Fine P.C. is proud to announce that the firm has been ranked in the inaugural Chambers 2024 New York Regional Spotlight Guide for Dispute Resolution, which encompasses both litigation and insurance disputes.

Earlier this week, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills amending Rule 2106 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules to provide for greater use of affirmations in lieu of notarized affidavits in civil proceedings.

Best Lawyers^® has announced the release of the 2024 Best Law Firms^® rankings. Hurwitz Fine P.C. is proud to have Buffalo Metropolitan Tier One rankings in nine practice areas.

Hurwitz Fine President/Managing Partner Jody Briandi was honored by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce as the "2023 Woman of Distinction" at their annual "The Event - Celebrating Business Excellence." This award honors a female professional who has excelled in her field and continues to provide the Western New York region with leadership, professionalism and community engagement.

Hurwitz Fine member and WBASNY immediate past president Anastasia M. McCarthy was presented with the Crystal Buffalo Award at the annual WBASNY Installation. 

Hurwitz Fine’s Long Island office and family and friends recently partnered with national non-profit The Girls Empowerment Movement, Inc. (GEM) for their “Operation Sparkle” community service event.

On September 29, 2023, Hurwitz Fine Member and ABOTA President Michael F. Perley organized the Ninth James Otis Lecture at the Robert H. Jackson Courthouse, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The event served to educate Buffalo high school students on the topic of Race, Justice & Public Education and how America can fulfill its promise of equal opportunity in today's environment. 

Earlier this month, the New York Pay Transparency Act went into effect. If you own or run a business with four or more employees in the State of New York, you must include a compensation range for all job openings, promotions, and transfers. 

Agnieszka A. Wilewicz, Member at Hurwitz Fine P.C., was selected to the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) General Committee Board Standing Committee by the Section Chair. 

Hurwitz Fine litigator discusses the status of COVID-19 related claims against nursing homes in New York and the obstacles slowing resolution of the claims in a September 11, 2023 Times Union article.

Thirty-two attorneys from Hurwitz Fine have been selected for inclusion on the 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. In addition, six of the Top 50 and two of the Top 10 Upstate New York Super Lawyers named are Hurwitz Fine attorneys.

Joshua M. Goldberg has joined Hurwitz Fine's Melville office as an Insurance and Litigation Associate. Josh focuses his practice on Insurance Coverage Litigation, Business & Commercial Litigation, and Labor & Employment.

Hurwitz Fine Associate Attorney Kaitlin A. Sines recently joined the Board of Directors of Lawyers for Learning. The local organization is dedicated to providing a program through which members of the Erie County legal community volunteer as tutors and mentors at School 18, a public grade school located in the economically-depressed West Side neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.

Hurwitz Fine is pleased to announce that 28 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Among this list, five Hurwitz Fine attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® list.

Hurwitz Fine Insurance Coverage Senior Member Dan D. Kohane is the recipient of the 2023 Richard T. Boyette Award for outstanding contribution to the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence.

New York proposes legislation conditioning a foreign corporation’s authority to do business in New York with consent to jurisdiction of the New York courts for all actions against the corporation. Attorney Michael J. Williams explains this proposed legislation and its implications for businesses and claims in his latest legal alert.

Firm President/Managing Partner Jody Briandi authored two articles on law practice management and Insurance Coverage Member Dan Kohane co-authored an article on insurance coverage developments. 

Insurance Coverage Attorney Dan Kohane was quoted in a Law360 Insurance Authority article exploring the potential insurability of settlements paid by Jeffrey Epstein’s bankers to his child sex trafficking victims.