Firm News
Melissa A. Pezzino featured in Buffalo Business First on Estate planning for Gen X and Millennials
Hurwitz Fine Ranked by Chambers USA in the 2025 New York Regional Spotlight Guide
Hurwitz Fine P.C. Ranked as a Tier One Law Firm in 10 Practice Areas in the 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms in the United States
Best Lawyers has announced the release of the 2025 Best Law Firms in the United States rankings. Hurwitz Fine is proud to have Buffalo Metropolitan Tier One rankings in 10 practice areas.
Michael F. Perley Honored with Robert H. Jackson Award for Distinguished Service
34 Hurwitz Fine Attorneys Named to the 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Dan D. Kohane Named the Best Lawyers® 2025 Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Buffalo
Insurance Coverage Member Dan D. Kohane has been named the 2025 Best Lawyers® Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo. Those recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” are attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location, making this an esteemed honor.
Hurwitz Fine is proud to have 30 lawyers recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Thirty of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Among this list, eight Hurwitz Fine attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® list.
Jody Briandi Honored with John Appleman Award at the FDCC Annual Meeting and Elected to the Board of Directors
President/Managing Partner Jody Briandi was selected as the outstanding Section Chair of the year and was awarded the John Appleman Award at the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting in Toronto.
Melissa A. Pezzino featured in the Bee News "Life After 50" Special Edition
Jody Briandi Ranks #50 on Buffalo Business First’s 2024 Power 200 Women
On July 11, 2024, Hurwitz Fine’s President/Managing Partner Jody Briandi was ranked #50 on Buffalo Business First’s 2024 Power 200 Women, a list of some of the most influential and talented women in Buffalo who have fueled economic, social, and cultural growth throughout Western New York. This is the fifth consecutive year that Jody has been featured on the annual Power 200 Women list.
Litigation Associates Patrice C.S. Melville and Ashley Cuneo author “A Decade of Changes to Wrongful Death Statutes Across the United States” in the ABA TIPS Magazine, The Brief
Hurwitz Fine Litigation Associates Patrice C.S. Melville and Ashley M. Cuneo authored “A Decade of Changes to Wrongful Death Statues Across the United States” in the Winter 2024 issue of The Brief, the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) magazine.
Insurance Coverage Senior Member Dan D. Kohane Co-authors “Window Opening Statutes: Child Victims Act Claims and the Quest for Lost Policies” in the ABA TIPS magazine, The Brief
Hurwitz Fine Insurance Coverage Senior Member Dan D. Kohane co-authored the article “Window Opening Statutes: Child Victims Act Claims and the Quest for Lost Policies” in the Winter 2024 issue of The Brief, the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) magazine.
Agnieszka A. Wilewicz Appointed as Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Insurance Coverage Litigation General Committee
Agnieszka A. Wilewicz, Member at Hurwitz Fine P.C., was once again appointed as a Vice-Chair to the American Bar Associations (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Sections’ (TIPS) Insurance Coverage Litigation General Committee for the 2024-25 bar year.
