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(Rochester, NY): Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that two attorneys in the Rochester office have been named “Lawyer of the Year” and 23 attorneys have been named the 2026 Best Lawyers in America. Bond attorneys receiving this recognition in their respective fields are:

Lawyers of the Year:

• Edward P. Hourihan, Jr.: Construction Law
• Jeremy M. Sher: Litigation – Insurance

Best Lawyers in America:

• Jeffrey F. Allen: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael F. Buckley: Trusts and Estates
• Ralph J. Code III: Trusts and Estates
• Sara E. Colacino: Education Law, Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Mark A. Costello: Entertainment Law – Music
• John F. Darling: Health Care Law
• Cressida A. Dixon: Trusts and Estates
• David K. Hou: Municipal Law
• Edward P. Hourihan, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Curtis A. Johnson: Commercial Litigation
• Brian Laudadio: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Litigation – Municipal
• Alan S. Lockwood: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Katherine S. McClung: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Gregory J. McDonald: Commercial Litigation
• Mary P. Moore: Commercial Litigation
• Laura A. Myers: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• David L. Pieterse: Litigation – Construction and Real Estate Law
• Laura M. Purcell: Education Law, Employment Law – Management
• Edward C. Radin: Trusts and Estates
• Jennifer M. Schwartzott: Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jeremy P. Sedelmeyer – Elder Law
• Jeremy M. Sher: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance and Litigation - Securities
• Michael R. Wolford: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Municipal, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys through peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is an AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 300 lawyers serving companies, nonprofits, public sector entities and individuals in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 14 offices, including 10 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas. For more information, visit bsk.com.