Thirty-nine attorneys in Goldberg Segalla’s Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and Syracuse offices are listed in the 2014 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.

Although only five percent of the total attorney population in each state is recognized in Super Lawyers, more than two-thirds of Goldberg Segalla’s attorneys resident in the firm’s Upstate New York offices are listed in this Super Lawyers edition. Firmwide, more than 100 of Goldberg Segalla’s attorneys across its five-state U.S. footprint have been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers publications.

The Goldberg Segalla attorneys listed in the 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers appear 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)
• 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 (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)
• Daniel B. Moar (Business Litigation)
• Colleen M. Murphy (Professional Liability: Defense)
• Patrick B. Omilian (Insurance Coverage)
• Cheryl A. Possenti (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
• Jonathan Schapp (Business Litigation)
• 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)

Rochester:

• Patrick B. Naylon (Civil Litigation Defense)

Syracuse:

• Kenneth M. Alweis (Business Litigation)
• David E. Leach (Construction Litigation: Business)

Those recognized as 2014 Upstate New York Rising Stars are:

Buffalo:

• Meghan M. Brown (Personal Injury Defense: General)
• Joseph M. Hanna (Entertainment and Sports)
• Jeffrey L. Kingsley (Insurance Coverage)
• Arlow M. Linton (Professional Liability: Defense)
• Kathleen J. Martin (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
• Ryan G. Pitman (Business Litigation)

Albany:

• William H. Baaki (Construction Litigation: Business)

Rochester:

• James M. Paulino II (Business Litigation)

Syracuse:

• Cory A. DeCresenza (Workers’ Compensation)
• 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.