Jacob H. Zoghlin Named to 2025 Power List for Environmental Leaders

We are pleased to announce that Jacob H. Zoghlin has been named to the Rochester Business Journal’s 2025 Power List for Environmental Leaders. This recognition honors people who have made significant contributions to climate advocacy and sustainability efforts in the Rochester region.

Jacob serves as Chair of Underberg & Kessler’s Environmental Law and Municipal Law practice groups and is a Partner in the firm’s Cannabis Law, Litigation and Real Estate & Finance practice groups. He counsels individuals, businesses, citizens’ groups, and municipalities on diverse environmental, land use, zoning, cannabis, energy, and municipal law matters.

Jacob is an active member of the New York State Bar Association and Monroe County Bar Association and writes regularly on a variety of legal issues. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Local & State Government Law Section, the Environmental & Energy Law Section, and the Cannabis Law Section. In the NYSBA Cannabis Law Section, Jacob is a member of the Executive Committee and has chaired the Local Government Committee since 2022. He is also a member of the Upstate New York Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Developers Association. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of Flower City Arts Center and a former Attorney Observer to Board of Directors of the Senior Law Center. Jacob has received the Super Lawyers Rising Star Award every year since 2020 and was recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in the 2024 and 2025 editions for his work in Environmental Law and Land Use & Zoning Law. In 2021, Jacob received the Up and Coming Lawyers award in The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal’s Legal Excellence Awards program.

Jacob graduated with a B.A. from Haverford College and earned his J.D., cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law.