Super Lawyers Names Nearly Three Quarters of Goldberg Segalla’s Upstate New York Attorneys
Although only five percent of the total attorney population in each state is recognized in Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, an annual ranking of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, 73 percent of Goldberg Segalla’s upstate New York lawyers — 49 of the 60 attorneys resident in the firm’s Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse offices — have been designated as Super Lawyers or as Rising Stars, including 47 who were so designated in the publication’s 2013 Upstate New York list.
Firmwide, almost 80 of Goldberg Segalla’s attorneys across its four-state U.S. footprint have been selected for inclusion. The Goldberg Segalla attorneys who have been named in Super Lawyers are listed below along with the primary practice areas in which they are recognized (names are linked to their full biographies):
Buffalo:
- Sharon Angelino (Insurance Coverage)
- Julie P. Apter (Schools and Education)
- Sean P. Beiter (Employment and Labor)
- Christopher J. Belter (Business Litigation)
- Richard J. Cohen (Insurance Coverage)
- Albert J. D’Aquino (Professional Liability: Defense)
- Sarah J. Delaney (Insurance Coverage)
- Christopher G. Floreale (Civil Litigation Defense)
- John P. Freedenberg (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
- Dennis P. Glascott (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
- Michael T. Glascott (Insurance Coverage)
- Neil A. Goldberg (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
- Paul D. McCormick (Insurance Coverage)
- Colleen M. Murphy (Professional Liability: Defense)
- Cheryl A. Possenti (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
- Thomas F. Segalla (Insurance Coverage)
- Susan E. Van Gelder (Civil Litigation Defense)
- Matthew C. Van Vessem (Employment and Labor)
- Joseph J. Welter (Insurance Coverage)
Albany:
- Jonathan M. Bernstein (Civil Rights)
- William J. Greagan (Construction Litigation)
- Latha Raghavan (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice)
Rochester:
- Patrick B. Naylon (Civil Litigation Defense)
Syracuse:
- Kenneth M. Alweis (Business Litigation)
Those who have been recognized as Upstate New York Rising Stars are:
Buffalo:
- Marc W. Brown (Business Litigation)
- Meghan M. Brown (Professional Liability: Defense)
- Damon M. Gruber (Workers’ Compensation)
- Joseph M. Hanna (Entertainment and Sports)
- Jeffrey L. Kingsley (Insurance Coverage)
- Kathleen J. Martin (Personal Injury Defense: General)
- Paul C. Steck (Insurance Coverage)
Rochester:
- S. Philip Unwin (Workers’ Compensation)
Syracuse:
- Lisa M. Robinson (Personal Injury Defense: General)
- Heather K. Zimmerman (Personal Injury Defense: General)
The Super Lawyers selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.