U&K Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

We are proud to announce that 15 attorneys were recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® and five attorneys were selected to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^®.

The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers and their areas of recognition are:

James A. Coniglio – Municipal Law, Geneseo, NY

Patrick L. Cusato – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY

David H. Fitch – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Rochester, NY

Steven R. Gersz – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Rochester, NY

Timothy P. Johnson – Real Estate Law, Buffalo, NY

Katherine H. Karl* – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY

Paul F. Keneally – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal; Municipal Law, Rochester, NY

Thomas F. Knab – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Buffalo, NY

Anna E. Lynch* – Corporate Law; Elder Law; Health Care Law, Rochester, NY

Colin D. Ramsey – Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Buffalo, NY

Jennifer A. Shoemaker – Civil Rights Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY

Margaret E. Somerset – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Rochester, NY

David M. Tang – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Health Care, Rochester, NY

Helen A. Zamboni – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY

Mindy L. Zoghlin – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law, Rochester, NY

The attorneys selected by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and their areas of recognition are: 

Ryan T. Biesenbach – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY

Ericka B. Elliott – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Municipal Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY

Kyle C. Pittman – Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY

Andrew M. Washburn – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law, Rochester, NY

Tyler J. Wilson – Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY

Best Lawyers recognitions are based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review^® evaluation. For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, more than 31 million evaluations were analyzed, with only the top 5% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. selected by their peers for inclusion in the guide.

*Also awarded 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.”