The Daily Record’s Power 50 Law 2023

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We are pleased to present our final Power List for 2023: our Power 50 Law list.

The list contains a number of lawyers who are running a law firm or the Rochester office of a law firm, but it also includes judges, civil legal services leaders, and more.

The people on this list help make sure the legal needs of Rochester’s companies and residents are met, and they have helped the local legal community adapt to the changes the COVID-19 pandemic caused. They are working to push the Rochester legal community forward during a time of uncertainty and adaptation, and we are excited to see what they are able to accomplish going forward.

As with our previous lists, the Power 50 Law list is presented in alphabetical order. And again, rather than tell you about all of these power players’ accomplishments and accolades, we decided to give them a chance to tell you more about themselves through their answers to a few different questions. For those who were unable to answer the questions, we wrote a short profile.

I welcome any feedback you have at [email protected]. If you would like to recommend someone for any of our other Power Lists, you can do so at https://nydailyrecord.com/power-list-recommendation-form/.

Ben Jacobs
Associate Publisher and Editor

Power 50 Law 2023

Bob Barker
BarkerGilmore LLC

Hon. Melissa L. Barrett
Supervising Judge, Rochester City Court

T. Andrew Brown
Brown Hutchinson, LLP

Robert C. Brucato
Counsel Press Inc.

Kristen Cavatassi
Morgenstern DeVoesick PLLC

Julie Cianca
Monroe County

Jill Cicero
Cicero Law Firm

Kevin Clark
Clark Peshkin

Steven E. Cole
Adams Leclair LLP

Greg Connors
Connors & Ferris, LLP

Louis B. Cristo
Trevett Cristo P.C.

Joe Damelio
Private practice

Joseph P. DeCoursey
Hamberger & Weiss LLP

Sandra Doorley
Monroe County

Hon. Daniel Doyle
Monroe County Supreme Court

Tina Monshipour Foster
JustCause

Alana M. Fuierer
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

Mark Funk
Monroe County

John Gilmore
BarkerGilmore LLC

Heidi Schult Gregory
Harris Beach, PLLC

Hon. Richard Healy
Monroe County Supreme Court

David K. Hou
Boylan Code LLP

Edward Hourihan
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Chris Jagel
Harris Beach, PLLC

Thomas Knab
Underberg & Kessler LP

John Larimer
Larimer Law

Jared Lusk
Nixon Peabody LLP

Langston D. McFadden
Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow PLLC

Kevin Mulvehill
Phillips Lytle LLP

Mitchell Nusbaum
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Carla Palumbo
Legal Aid Society

Jacqueline Phipps Polito
Littler Mendelson

Peter J. Pullano
Tully Rinckey PLLC

Cassie Rich
Barclay Damon LLP, MCBA President

Michael J. Ringrose
Gallo & Iacovangelo

Peter T. Rodgers
Lacy Katzen

Heather C.M. Rogers
Davidson Fink

Hon. Stacey M. Romeo
Supervising Judge, 7th Judicial District, Family Court, Monroe County

Trini E. Ross
U.S. Department of Justice

Kevin Ryan
MCBA

Jennifer Schauerman
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Jennifer Schwartzott
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Stephen G. Schwarz
Faraci Lange, LLP

Jessica Simon-Rutledge
City of Rochester, RBBA President

Hon. William K. Taylor
Administrative Judge, 7th Judicial District

Donald M. Thompson
Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP

Peter J. Weishaar
McConville Considine Cooman & Morin, P.C.

Mark Whitford
Barclay Damon LLP

Craig Wittlin
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford
Chief United States District Judge

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