Legal Alerts

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is proud to sponsor the Bar Association of Erie County Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE entitled "Creating Opportunities, Improving Outcomes" on Wednesday, February 21st.

Firm Elder Law practice group leader Edward C. Robinson was awarded the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award by the Center for Elder Law & Justice and Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. was honored with a Pro Bono Award by the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc. in recognition of all of the pro bono legal services performed at the Federal Court Pro Se Assistance Program.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is pleased to announce its 2018 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings where multiple practice areas have been recognized.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. has been selected as the Federal Court Award winner for the Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. firm attorneys have been recognized by the extremely selective 2018 Best Lawyers in America with 10 lawyers recognized in various areas of law and Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. president Ann Evanko was named Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law. 

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is honored to have over 70% of the firm’s attorneys named to the New York Super Lawyers list (Upstate Edition), with several attorneys being prominently featured in the Top 10, Top 50 and Top 25 Women lists.

Dan Kohane, the firm's Insurance Coverage Practice Group Leader and an adjunct professor of Insurance Law at the University at Buffalo Law School, has been selected as a member of the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law.

Congratulations to Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. President & Managing Partner Ann Evanko on being named one of Buffalo Business First's Power 100 Women.

Commercial Litigation Practice Group head Andrea Schillaci was awarded an Excellence in Law Award in the category of Top Women in Law by the New York Daily Record, a WNY legal newspaper headquartered in Rochester.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. Founder and Chair, Robert P. Fine, was awarded the Special Service Award by the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Firm President Ann E. Evanko honored with distinction by Buffalo Business First with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Women of Influence.

Special Counsel Diane F. Bosse was selected as one of New York Law Journal's Top Women in Law for 2016.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is honored to have 75% of the firm’s attorneys named to the New York Super Lawyers list (Upstate Edition), with several attorneys being prominently featured in the Top 10, Top 50 and Top 25 Women lists.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. attorneys were highly recognized with 13 firm attorneys listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2017 list. The nationally recognized Best Lawyers lists are compiled by surveying the leading lawyers in each field who confidentially evaluate their peers in the legal community.

Firm President Ann E. Evanko was given special recognition in the July 29, 2016 issue of Business First with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Women of Influence, an award recognizing her career spanning high level of business acumen and community spirit. In this same issue, she was also identified as #36 in the Business First listing of the Power 100 Women, an annual listing of Western New Yorkers who bring impact to their companies and communities. 

Firm President Ann E. Evanko was listed among the Power 250 by Business First. The list reflects the consensus of the publication's reporters and editors following substantial research, reporting and debate among the entire staff to determine who they consider the most influential people in Western New York.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. is pleased to announce its 2016 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings where multiple practice areas have been recognized.

We are proud to have five firm Members recognized as outstanding in the Business First and Buffalo Law Journal 2015 Legal Elite of Western New York. The list, generated from nominations by other lawyers, highlighted a limited number of Western New York lawyers total and significantly limited the number of lawyers per firm which could be included and is considered a particular honor in the Buffalo legal community.

Firm Members Andrea Schillaci and Kevin J. Zanner have joined the firm's Board of Directors. The Board now consists of firm President Ann E. Evanko, Lawrence C. Franco, Michael F. Perley, Ms. Schillaci and Mr. Zanner.

Hurwitz & Fine, P.C. attorneys were highly recognized with 14 firm attorneys listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2016 list. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers in the legal community.