Leah T. Cintineo Named to 2025 Power List for Law

We are pleased to announce that Leah Tarantino Cintineo has been named to the 2025 Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record Litigation Power List, honoring top legal professionals in Western New York.

“The people on these lists help make sure the legal needs of Rochester’s companies and residents are met, and they have helped their own organizations, and their clients navigate unprecedented changes in recent years. They are working to push the Rochester legal community forward during a time of uncertainty, and we are excited to see what they are able to accomplish going forward," stated Ben Jacobs, Associate Publisher and Editor of Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record.

Leah is a Partner and Chair of both the Litigation Department and the Family Law Practice Group and she is a member of Underberg & Kessler’s Executive Committee. This marks her second consecutive year on the Litigation Power List. She was also recognized by Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record on the 2022 and 2023 Power 20 Family Law Lists.

She represents clients in divorce and post-divorce matters, pre-nuptial agreements, high conflict child custody litigation, and child support litigation. She also has years of experience handling divorce matters involving businesses, complex financial issues, and extensive marital estates, as well as preparing QDROs for the division of retirement assets at the completion of a divorce. Leah practices in both Supreme and Family Courts throughout the Seventh Judicial District, serves on the Attorneys for Children panel for the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, and is a certified collaborative divorce attorney and member of the Collaborative Law Association of the Rochester Area (CLARA). She is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association and its Family Law Section and a member of the Ontario County Bar Association, where she recently served as President. Leah is also a member of the Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys (GRAWA) and President-Elect of the 2025-2026 Board of Directors. She previously served on the Society for the Protection and Care of Children Board of Directors, including as Board Chair, and she is a former member of the Seventh Judicial District Attorney Grievance Committee. Leah earned her J.D. from Albany Law School and her B.A. from The State University of New York at Geneseo.