Ericka B. Elliott Elected as 2026-2027 Secretary of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys
Rochester, New York, June 5, 2026 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Ericka B. Elliott, Partner in the Creditors’ Rights, Health Care, Litigation, and Municipal practice groups, has been selected to serve as Secretary on the 2026-2027 Board of Directors of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA). A chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), GRAWA's mission is to advance the status of women in society and the legal profession, promote fair and equal justice, and act as a united voice for its members on issues of statewide, national, and international significance.
Ericka represents hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other health care providers on issues ranging from risk management and patient care to collections and regulatory compliance. In her litigation practice, she helps small businesses, banks, and individuals with contract disputes, debtor/creditor issues, and corporate governance matters. In addition, Ericka represents municipal clients in litigation and advises on legislative, administrative, economic development, planning, and zoning matters.
In addition to being a GRAWA member, Ericka is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), where she was a participant in the 2023 Inaugural Class of The Leadership
Academy. She is active on several non-profit Boards of Directors, including Lifespan, St. Ann’s Foundation, and the WNY Rural Area Health Education Center. She previously served as the Board Chair for 13thirty Cancer Connect, on the Lima Joint Village/Town Planning Board, and was a volunteer with the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network.
Ericka was recognized in the 2025 and 2026 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for her work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Municipal Law, and Litigation – Labor and Employment in Rochester, NY. She was named a finalist in the 2024 Greater Rochester Chamber’s IGNITE Awards program and was also named a 2024 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree. In addition, Ericka is a 2023 to 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree, and she received the 2023 Legal Excellence Award for Up and Coming Lawyers from The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal. Ericka earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law.
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Underberg & Kessler LLP proudly celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2026. For a century, the firm has provided comprehensive, client-focused legal services to businesses, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and individuals from its offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Canandaigua, and Geneseo, New York. The firm counsels clients across a wide range of practice areas, including banking and commercial lending, business and corporate law, cannabis, construction, creditors’ rights, environmental and energy, estates and trusts, family law, health care, labor and employment, litigation, municipal law, real estate and finance, and tax. Both the firm and its attorneys are consistently recognized by leading national publications, including Best Law Firms®, Best Lawyers in America®, and Super Lawyers. For more information, visit underbergkessler.com.