26 Hurwitz Fine Attorneys Named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Hurwitz Fine P.C. is proud to announce that 26 of our attorneys have been named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, a recognition reserved for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

This year’s honors at Hurwitz Fine include:

  • Nine attorneys named to the Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
  • Two attorneys recognized among the Top 10 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
  • Four attorneys included in the Top 25 Women Upstate New York Super Lawyers

The 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 5% of attorneys in Upstate New York. The following Hurwitz Fine lawyers were selected to these lists:

  1. David R. Adams – Construction Litigation; Top 50
  2. Eric D. Andrew – Personal Injury General: Defense
  3. Jody E. Briandi – Personal Injury General: Defense; Top 10; Top 25 Women
  4. Todd C. Bushway – Personal Injury General: Defense
  5. Evan Y. Bussiere – Real Estate
  6. Patrick B. Curran – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
  7. Ann E. Evanko – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Top 50; Top 25 Women
  8. Lawrence C. Franco – Business/Corporate
  9. Dan D. Kohane – Insurance Coverage; Top 50
  10. Elizabeth M. Midgley – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense; Top 50; Top 25 Women
  11. Mark S. Nemeth – Civil Litigation: Defense
  12. Steven E. Peiper – Insurance Coverage; Top 50
  13. Michael F. Perley – Personal Injury General: Defense; Top 10
  14. V. Christopher Potenza – Personal Injury Products: Defense; Top 50
  15. Lawrence M. Ross – Health Care
  16. Andrea Schillaci – Business Litigation; Top 50; Top 25 Women
  17. Stephen M. Sorrels – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
  18. Scott D. Storm – Insurance Coverage
  19. Amber E. Storr – Business Litigation
  20. Agnieszka A. Wilewicz – Insurance Coverage
  21. Kevin J. Zanner – Business/Corporate
     

The following Hurwitz Fine lawyers were included on this year’s Upstate New York Rising Stars list:

  1. Michelle M. Kulak (Albany) – Personal Injury General: Defense
  2. Alexis M. Florczak – Business/Corporate
  3. Ryan P. Maxwell – Insurance Coverage
  4. Anastasia M. McCarthy – General Litigation
  5. Maxwell C. Radley – Business/Corporate
     

The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger, or in practice for 10 years or less.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected from more than 70 practice areas and all firm sizes, assuring a credible and relevant annual list.

The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes:

  • Peer nominations
  • Independent research by Super Lawyers
  • Evaluations from a highly credentialed panel of attorneys 

The objective of Super Lawyers is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys to be used as a resource for both referring attorneys and consumers seeking legal counsel.

The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country, as well as the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Digital Magazine.

For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

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