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Rochester, New York, August 22, 2025 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that 15 attorneys were recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and five attorneys were selected to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers and their areas of recognition are: 

• James A. Coniglio – Municipal Law, Geneseo, NY 

• Patrick L. Cusato – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY 

• David H. Fitch – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Rochester, NY 

• Steven R. Gersz – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Rochester, NY 

• Timothy P. Johnson – Real Estate Law, Buffalo, NY 

• Katherine H. Karl* – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY 

• Paul F. Keneally – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal; Municipal Law, Rochester, NY 

• Thomas F. Knab – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Buffalo, NY 

• Anna E. Lynch* – Corporate Law; Elder Law; Health Care Law, Rochester, NY 

• Colin D. Ramsey – Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Buffalo, NY 

• Jennifer A. Shoemaker – Civil Rights Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY 

• Margaret E. Somerset – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Rochester, NY 

• David M. Tang – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Health Care, Rochester, NY 

• Helen A. Zamboni – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY 

• Mindy L. Zoghlin – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law, Rochester, NY  

 

The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and their areas of recognition are:   

• Ryan T. Biesenbach – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY 

• Ericka B. Elliott – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Municipal Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY 

• Kyle C. Pittman – Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY 

• Andrew M. Washburn – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY 

• Tyler J. Wilson – Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY 

 

Best Lawyers recognitions are based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 31 million evaluations were analyzed, with only the top 5% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. selected by their peers for inclusion in the guide. 

 

About Underberg & Kessler LLP  

Underberg & Kessler LLP is a full-service law firm with comprehensive capabilities to help business, municipal, not-for-profit organization, and individual clients solve legal challenges. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Canandaigua, and Geneseo, New York, the firm’s practice areas include cannabis law, commercial lending, construction, creditors’ rights, corporate & business, environmental law, estates & trusts, family law, health care, labor & employment, litigation, municipal law, real estate & finance, and tax law. The firm and its attorneys are consistently recognized by the industry’s leading law firm and attorney ranking programs, including Best Law Firms®, Best Lawyers in America®, and Super Lawyers. For more information, visit underbergkessler.com. 

 

*Also awarded 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.”