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With the Legal Excellence Awards, The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal pay tribute to all the ways in which legal professionals work to make our community stronger.
In 2024 this recognition award will be transformed into two events. The Daily Record and the Rochester Business Journal will host the Excellence in Law event and Attorneys of the Year event. Please use each corresponding landing page to learn more!
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2023 Honorees
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)
Steven V. Modica
Modica Law Firm
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES
Mary Beth Conway
JustCause
Ariel Cruz
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester
IN HOUSE COUNSEL
Jared Olson
L3Harris
LAW FIRM ADMINISTRATOR
Kristie Ball
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Jamie Page
Harris Beach PLLC
Johanna Winter
McConville Considine Cooman & Morin, PC
LAW FIRM DIVERSITY
Harris Beach PLLC
LEADERS IN LAW
Katherine H. Karl
Underberg & Kessler LLP
Laura Linneball
Wilder & Linneball, LLP
Jill Paperno
Empire Justice Center
Amber Peshkin
Wesley Clark and Peshkin
Amy Reichhart
Lippes Mathias
Michelle Schwach
NYS Unified Court System
Sheldon K. Smith
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Erika N.D. Stanat
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Michael F. Buckley
Boylan Code LLP
Greg Connors
Connors & Ferris
Anna E. Lynch
Underberg & Kessler LLP
Karen Morris
Brighton Town Court; Monroe Community College
PARALEGAL
Pauline Kiser
Xerox Office of General Counsel
Stephanie Koszelak
Wesley Clark & Peshkin
Heidi Leisten
Boylan Code LLP
Susan Matthews
Harter Secrest & Emery
Allyn Van Dusen
Harris Beach PLLC
PRO BONO EXCELLENCE
Erin E. Elmouji
Weaver Mancuso Brightman PLLC
Joseph Wilson
Barclay Damon
UP AND COMING LAWYERS
Teagan C. Dolan
Faraci Lange
Kristen M. Dombroski
McConville Considine Cooman & Morin P.C.
Ericka B. Elliott
Underberg & Kessler LLP
Stephen Fantuzzo
Nixon Peabody LLP
Jenny Holmes
Nixon Peabody LLP
Nicole K. Intschert
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department
Jonathan R. Jasinski
Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP
Robert J. Marks
Boylan Code LLP
Ibrahim Tariq
Harris Beach PLLC
Erin Train
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Andrew M. Washburn
Underberg & Kessler LLP
Kristin F. Zimar
Harter Secrest & Emery
Past Honorees
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Legal Excellence Awards – 2021 Event Photos
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