The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 37 Goldberg Segalla attorneys in its 2021 edition, alongside 14 Goldberg Segalla attorneys on its “Ones to Watch” list for 2021.

The total list of over 50 individual recognitions includes attorneys from 14 offices across the firm’s footprint and represent a wide range of practices, including Commercial Litigation, Employment and Labor, Global Insurance Services, Product Liability, Management and Professional Liability, Corporate Law and Transactions, Health Care, Aviation, and Construction.

In addition, the publication has named Goldberg Segalla partner Robert J. Chomiak Jr., Albert J. D’Aquino, and Raul E. Martinez a 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective locations and practice areas. The publication recognizes Rob as a Personal Injury (Defendants) Lawyer of the Year for Hartford, Al as a Legal Malpractice (Defendants) Lawyer of the Year for Buffalo, and Raul as a Personal Injury (Defendants) Lawyer of the Year for Rochester. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in a given location is named as a “Lawyer of the Year”—underscoring the significance of Rob, Al, and Raul’s recognition for 2021. Individual attorneys with the highest overall peer review in a specific practice area and geographic location are given the “Lawyer of the Year” honor.

The Best Lawyers in America 2021

Albany

• Jonathan M. Bernstein
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Buffalo

• John P. Freedenberg
  • Aviation Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Neil A. Goldberg
  • Aviation Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christopher J. Belter
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Kristin Klein Wheaton
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sean P. Beiter
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Matthew C. Van Vessem
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
• Peter F. Brady
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Richard J. Cohen
  • Insurance Law
• Albert J. D’Aquino
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Michael T. Glascott
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Paul D. McCormick
  • Insurance Law
• Colleen M. Murphy
  • Insurance Law
• Thomas F. Segalla
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Paul C. Steck
  • Insurance Law
• Marc W. Brown
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Real Estate
• Kenneth A. Patricia
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Julie P. Apter
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Kathleen J. Martin
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Cheryl A. Possenti
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Joseph J. Welter
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Chicago

• Jonathan L. Schwartz
  • Insurance Law

Greensboro

• David L. Brown
  • Insurance Law
• Martha P. Brown
  • Insurance Law

Hartford

• Robert J. Chomiak Jr.
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Miami

• Valerie Shea
  • Insurance Law

Philadelphia

• Michael A. Hamilton
  • Insurance Law
• Michael S. Saltzman
  • Insurance Law

Princeton

• Caroline J. Berdzik
  • Health Care Law
• Robert M. Hanlon Jr.
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Anita Hotchkiss
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David S. Osterman
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Raleigh

• Thomas More Buckley
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Rochester

• Raul E. Martinez
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Patrick B. Naylon
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Syracuse

• Kenneth M. Alweis
  • Commercial Litigation

White Plains

• Michael D. Shalhoub
  • Commercial Litigation

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021

West Palm Beach

• Allison Jaeger
  • Commercial Litigation

Buffalo

• Ashlyn M. Capote
  • Insurance Law
• Adam R. Durst
  • Insurance Law
• Christopher P. Maugans
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Samantha Catone
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Christina G. Holdsworth
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Dustin Osborne
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Garden City

• Courtney H. Zucker
  • Insurance Law
• Stefan Borovina
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Derek M. Zisser
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Manhattan

• Patrick J. Mulqueen
  • Insurance Law
• Karen A. Cullinane
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Orange County

• Nolan McCready
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management

Chicago

• Meghan A. Collins
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants