U&K Attorneys Named to the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

We are proud to announce that fourteen attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and three attorneys were recognized in the 2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide and across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of attorneys are selected to the Super Lawyers list and just 2.5% are chosen for the Rising Stars list.

The attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and their recognized practice areas are:

Leah Tarantino Cintineo – Family Law

James A. Coniglio – Government Finance

Patrick L. Cusato – Real Estate

David H. Fitch – Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense

Steven R. Gersz – Businesses & Corporate

Katherine H. Karl – Banking

Paul F. Keneally – Employment & Labor

Thomas F. Knab – Business Litigation

Anna E. Lynch – Health Care

Colin D. Ramsey – Health Care

Jennifer A. Shoemaker – Family Law

Margaret E. Somerset – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice - Defense

David M. Tang – Creditor Debtor Rights

Mindy L. Zoghlin – Land Use & Zoning

The attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars list and their recognized practice areas are:

Ryan T. Biesenbach – Employment Litigation - Defense

Ericka B. Elliott – Business Litigation

Jacob H. Zoghlin – Energy & Natural Resources