Underberg & Kessler Attorneys Named to 2020 "Best Lawyers"

Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to announce that eleven of it's attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020, and one attorney was named Rochester “Lawyer of the Year” in their area of practice.

Mike Beyma, Jim Coniglio, Pat Cusato, Steve Gersz, Tim Johnson, Kate Karl, Paul Keneally, Anna Lynch, Ed Russell, Margaret Somerset and George Van Nest are included in the 2020 edition under the following specialties:

Mike Beyma – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 Jim Coniglio – Municipal Law
 Pat Cusato – Real Estate Law
 Steve Gersz – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law
 Tim Johnson – Real Estate Law
 Kate Karl – Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
 Paul Keneally – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor & Employment
 Anna Lynch – Corporate Law, Elder Law, Health Care Law
 Ed Russell - Corporate Law
 Margaret Somerset – Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants
 George Van Nest – Environmental Law

Additionally, Jim Coniglio was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester for Municipal Law.  Only one area lawyer in each specialty receives this honor. 

Best Lawyers® conducted its annual peer-review survey in which 83,000 attorneys cast more than 8.2 million votes about the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are neither required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed, and are included solely based on the results of the peer review.

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