Congratulations to 30 of the firm’s attorneys who have been 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.
In addition, Dan D. Kohane was also named as “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo for Insurance Law. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
The attorneys named to the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the year they were first recognized, and the practice areas in which they were honored are as follows:
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David R. Adams (2024)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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Jody E. Briandi (2021)
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Municipal
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Todd C. Bushway (2020)
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Evan Y. Bussiere (2024)
- Real Estate Law
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Patrick B. Curran (2011)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Ann E. Evanko (2008)
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mediation
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Lawrence C. Franco (2009)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
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Dan D. Kohane (2009)
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
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Elizabeth M. Midgley (2024)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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Mark S. Nemeth (2024)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Steven E. Peiper (2021)
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
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Michael F. Perley (2010)
- Litigation - Municipal
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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V. Christopher Potenza (2024)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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Edward C. Robinson (2013)
- Elder Law
- Trusts and Estates
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Lawrence M. Ross (2010)
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Tax Law
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Andrea Schillaci (2015)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Health Care
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Stephen M. Sorrels (2024)
- Medical Malpractice Law- Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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Scott D. Storm (2024)
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Insurance
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Amber E. Storr (2022)
- Commercial Litigation
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Agnieszka A. Wilewicz (2023)
- Insurance Law
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Kevin J. Zanner (2021)
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
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Lee S. Siegel (Melville) (2025)
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Insurance Law
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Insurance Law
Eight Hurwitz Fine attorneys were also named to the “Ones to Watch” list:
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Brian D. Barnas (2021)
- Insurance Law
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Robert J. Caggiano (2025)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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Alexis M. Florczak (2025)
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
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Ryan P. Maxwell (2023)
- Insurance Law
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Anastasia M. McCarthy (2021)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Maxwell C. Radley (2025)
- Corporate Law
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Kaitlin A. Sines (2025)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Brian M. Webb (2021)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 184,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and more than 25.8 million evaluations were received on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 31st edition.
For the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 27,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.
