Rochester, New York, October 27, 2026 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Khalid O. Pietzold has joined the firm as an Associate in the Litigation practice group.
Khalid represents businesses, individuals, municipalities, and organizations in state and federal courts in matters involving commercial, creditors’ rights, and health care disputes. His experience spans all stages of litigation, including discovery, eDiscovery, motion practice, trial, and appeals.
Before joining Underberg & Kessler, Khalid served as a Term Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Colleen D. Holland for the Western District of New York. There, he drafted judicial opinions, orders, and bench memoranda on a wide range of complex matters and developed a deep understanding of litigation strategy, motion practice, and the judicial decision-making process.
Prior to his clerkship, Khalid represented national banks, international corporations, and high-net-worth individuals in complex commercial litigation at a local law firm. He also practiced corporate law at a large New York City law firm.
Khalid earned his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Binghamton University.
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