Fifty-seven attorneys in Goldberg Segalla’s Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse offices are listed in the 2017 Upstate New York edition of Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, an annual ranking of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. These outstanding attorneys represent firmwide practice groups including Corporate Services and Commercial Litigation, Construction, Employment and Labor, General Liability, Global Insurance Services, Product Liability, Sports and Entertainment, Toxic Tort, Municipal Law and Government Liability, and Workers’ Compensation.

Although only five percent of the total attorney population in each state is recognized in Super Lawyers, two-thirds of Goldberg Segalla’s attorneys resident in the firm’s Upstate New York offices are ranked in 2017.

The Goldberg Segalla attorneys listed in the 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers appear below:

Albany

• William H. Baaki—Construction
• William J. Greagan—Construction

Buffalo

• Sharon Angelino—Insurance Coverage
• Michael E. Appelbaum—General Defense
• Julie P. Apter—State, Local, and Municipal
• Sean P. Beiter—Employment and Labor
• Christopher J. Belter—Business Litigation
• Richard A. Braden—Employment and Labor
• Marc W. Brown—Business Litigation
• Richard J. Cohen—Insurance Coverage
• Albert J. D’Aquino—Professional Liability: Defense
• Sarah J. Delaney—Insurance Coverage
• Christopher G. Floreale—General Litigation
• John P. Freedenberg—Products: Defense
• Michael T. Glascott—Insurance Coverage
• Neil A. Goldberg—Products: Defense
• Damon M. Gruber—Workers’ Compensation
• Jeffrey L. Kingsley—Insurance Coverage
• Kathleen J. Martin—Products: Defense
• Paul D. McCormick—Insurance Coverage
• Colleen M. Murphy—Professional Liability: Defense
• Kenneth A. Patricia—General Defense
• Cheryl A. Possenti—Products: Defense
• Michael Rubin—Construction
• Jonathan Schapp—Business Litigation
• Thomas F. Segalla—Insurance Coverage
• Paul C. Steck—Insurance Coverage
• Susan E. Van Gelder—Civil Litigation: Defense
• Matthew C. Van Vessem—Employment and Labor
• Joseph J. Welter—Insurance Coverage

Rochester

• Raul E. Martinez—General Litigation
• Patrick B. Naylon—Civil Litigation: Defense

Syracuse

• Kenneth M. Alweis—Business Litigation
• David E. Leach—Construction Litigation
• Tracey A. McLean—Workers’ Compensation
• Lisa M. Robinson—Products: Defense

Those who have been recognized on Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list are:

Albany

• Zachary H. Pratt—Workers’ Compensation

Buffalo

• Kenneth L. Bostick Jr.—General Defense
• Meghan M. Brown—General Defense
• Neil A. Diegelman—Workers’ Compensation
• Danielle S. Engel—Workers’ Compensation
• Joseph M. Hanna—Entertainment and Sports
• Christina G. Holdsworth—General Litigation
• Daniel T. Hunter—Business Litigation
• Arlow M. Linton—Civil Litigation: Defense
• Christopher P. Maugans—Employment and Labor
• Ryan G. Pitman—Business Litigation

Rochester

• James M. Paulino II—Business Litigation
• Nicholas J. Pontzer—Business Litigation
• S. Phillip Unwin—Workers’ Compensation

Syracuse

• Cory A. DeCresenza—Workers’ Compensation
• Shannon T. O’Connor — Civil Litigation: Defense
• Aaron M. Schiffrik — General Defense
• Kristen L. Wilson — Workers’ Compensation
• Heather K. Zimmerman — General Defense

The Super Lawyers selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.