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Evanko Named President of Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
May 1, 2008
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. announces the expansion of the firm’s leadership team as Ann E. Evanko becomes President of the firm and Robert P. Fine continues as CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors. The change highlights the firm’s continued presence in Western New York, as well as its expanded regional and national client base.
Evanko Honored As Athena Award Winner
April 29, 2008
Ann. E. Evanko, Vice President of Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., was named the 2008 Athena Award winner. The award is given by the Western New York Women's Fund and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership to an individual who demonstrates support for the goals of women professionals, and provides significant and selfless assistance on their behalf.
Kohane Named To Top International Insurance Lawyers List
January 20, 2008
Dan D. Kohane, a senior member of Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., was named to the internationally recognized 2008 Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, one of only 300 lawyers selected in the United States and the only lawyer selected from New York State, outside of New York City. The selection process involves querying more than 3,500 senior practitioners or in-house counsel asking them to nominate leading lawyers in the field based on their work, capabilities and reputation. Mr. Kohane focuses his practice in insurance coverage throughout New York State and consults nationally.
Hurwitz & Fine Attorneys Named To Best Lawyers List
December 17, 2007
Robert P. Fine, Harry F. Mooney and Ann E. Evanko were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2007 list as announced in the December 17th issue of the statewide New York magazine. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which 24,000 leading attorneys throughout the country cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
Kohane And Seeley Write The Book On Coverage
December 10, 2007
Firm attorneys Dan Kohane and Audrey Seeley have authored a chapter entitled "Managing the Relationship Between the Coverage Case and Underlying Litigation," in the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide, to be published by LexisNexis in January 2008. Both Mr. Kohane and Ms. Seeley concentrate their practice in complex coverage matters.
Mooney Named Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year
October 24, 2007
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Firm member Harry F. Mooney is being presented
with the top honor of the 2007
Robert Kiebala Memorial Award. The recognition is presented annually by the
Defense Trial Lawyers Association of Western New York to a defense attorney who
has made significant contributions to the profession. Mr. Mooney was one of the
founding members of the local association which started in 1990 under the
direction of the national Defense Research Institute.
Previous winners of this highly distinguished award include Sheldon Hurwitz.
Click here to read an article about Mr. Mooney's honoring in the local legal
publication the Buffalo Law Journal.
Record Number of Attorneys Recognized
September 7, 2007
The number of attorneys recognized in the annual Who's Who in Law listing in Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal continues to grow as a record 11 Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. attorneys were selected by Western New York lawyers and judges asked to identify the top lawyers in the District.
Corporate Law: Robert P. Fine
Estates/Trusts/Elder: Lawrence C. Franco
Insurance: Dan D. Kohane
Defense Litigation: Harry F. Mooney
Labor/Employment: Ann E. Evanko
Real Estate: Roger L. Ross
Personal Injury/Tort: Paul J. Suozzi
Health Care: Lawrence M. Ross
Municipal & Litigation: Michael F. Perley
Banking/Finance: Diane K. Church
Business/Commercial: Andrea Schillaci
Hurwitz & Fine Attorneys Top Super Lawyers List
August 22, 2007
Eleven attorneys at Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. have been named to the 2007 list of top lawyers by New York Super Lawyers Magazine. This multi-phase selection process surveys attorneys across the state to determine which counsel have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of lawyers make the final list.
Our congratulations to:
Business/Corporate: Robert P. Fine
Business/Corporate: Lawrence C. Franco
Insurance Coverage: Dan D. Kohane
Product Defense: Harry F. Mooney
Employment & Labor: Ann E. Evanko
Real Estate: Roger L. Ross
Personal Injury Defense: Paul J. Suozzi
Health Care: Lawrence M. Ross
Personal Injury Defense: Michael F. Perley
Business Litigation: Andrea Schillaci
General Litigation: Shawn P. Martin
With over 22,000 attorneys surveyed in Upstate New York (outside of the NYC metro area and Westchester), five of our 11 attorneys named to the list garnered additional praise. Congratulations to Robert P. Fine, Dan D. Kohane, Harry F. Mooney and Michael F. Perley for being named among the Top 50 lawyers and Ann E. Evanko for being named among the Top 25 Female Lawyers in all of Upstate New York.
Briandi Named Member of the Firm
July 1, 2007
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. has named Jody E. Briandi a Member of the firm where she has practiced law as an Associate since 1997. Ms. Briandi will continue to focus her practice in municipal, premises, professional and product liability matters. Ms. Briandi earned her Juris Doctorate from the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also a graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Writing Arts and Communication Studies.
People Say We Don't Look A Day Over 29
June 1, 2007
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In 1977, two Buffalo-born and raised attorneys founded the law firm of
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., sharing a deep personal and professional commitment to
Western New York. Since that time, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. has grown into one of
the 10 largest law firms in Western New York with a group of highly respected
Corporate and Litigation attorneys. This month, as the firm turns 30, we are
delighted to report that the shared vision of excellence, personalized attention
and love of the Western New York community continues to this day, with no signs
of slowing down. In fact, we like to think we are just hitting our prime.
Click
here for an article about the firm written in the local legal publication
the Buffalo Law Journal.
Perley Heads Local Chapter of National Trial Advocacy Group
May 30, 2007
Firm member Michael F. Perley is now President of the Buffalo Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) whose primary mission is the preservation of the civil jury trial sytem with the rights and duties of each American decided by our fellow citizens, not by a bureaucratic governmental agency. The association seeks lawyers who display skill, civility and integrity, and a willingness to help younger attorneys achieve a higher level of trial advocacy and to educate the public about the vital importance of the Seventh Amendment. |
