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| | Address | | 300 Bausch & Lomb Place | | Rochester, New York 14604 | | (Monroe Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Underberg & Kessler LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Corporate and Business Law, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance, Securities, Banking, Venture Capital, State and Federal Taxation, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Technology Matters and Intellectual Property. Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, including Corporate, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Labor and Employment, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Environmental, Insurance and Construction, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Insurance Coverage. Real Estate, including Development, Zoning and Land Use, Financing, Leasing, Syndication and Environmental Matters. Trusts and Estates. Municipal Law including Capital Project Development and Finance. | | Year Established: 1926 | Firm Profile:
The firm of Underberg & Kessler LLP was founded in 1926, representing large and small businesses. During the past 80 years, we have worked for clients ranging from modest retail establishments to national and international companies, from local family-owned businesses to publicly held corporations. We are pleased to represent clients of all sizes either as general counsel or on a project-by-project basis. The firm consists of 40 lawyers in Rochester and Buffalo, New York, and serves clients before State and Federal courts across upstate New York. | | Firm Size: 40 |
Other Office Locations of Underberg & Kessler LLP
Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Anthony J. Adiutori (Member) born Buffalo, New York, April 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1990); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1995); Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. Member: Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Foreclosures; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Debtor and Creditor; Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy. Email: Anthony J. Adiutori | | Michael J. Beyma (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York. Education: St. John Fisher College (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Practice Areas: Banking; Workouts; Commercial Foreclosures; Creditors Rights. Email: Michael J. Beyma | | James A. Coniglio (Member) born Groveland, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; 1980, Arizona. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.S., 1973); Syracuse University (J.D., 1977). Town Attorney, Mt. Morris, New York, 1988—; Town Attorney, Geneseo, New York, 1990—. Village Attorney, Caledonia, New York, 1995—. General Counsel, Livingston County IDA. Member: New York State Economic Development Council. Practice Areas: Municipal; Industrial Development Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Public Finance. Email: James A. Coniglio | | Patrick L. Cusato (Member) born Buffalo, New York, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: Canisius College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer, Western District of New York, 1988. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgage Banking; Telecommunications; Housing Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases/Leasing; Finance. Email: Patrick L. Cusato | | Steven R. Gersz (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Technology. Email: Steven R. Gersz | | Lewis J. Heisman (Member) born Albany, New York, March 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Brockport (B.S., 1974); Western New England College (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Separation Agreements. Email: Lewis J. Heisman | | Katherine H. Karl (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages. Email: Katherine H. Karl | | Lawrence P. Keller (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1972, Massachusetts and U.S. Tax Court; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1967); Syracuse University (J.D., 1970). Author: "Essential New York Wills," West Publishing Co., August, 1987; "Wills," West Publishing Co., 1982. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Medicaid Planning. Email: Lawrence P. Keller | | Paul F. Keneally (Member) born Yonkers, New York, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1989); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Tax Certiorari; Personal Injury; Municipal Law. Email: Paul F. Keneally | | Irving L. Kessler (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1923; admitted to bar, 1953, New York. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1948); Harvard University (LL.B., 1952). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning; Financing; Leasing; Trusts and Estates; Elder Law. Email: Irving L. Kessler | | Anthony T. Lee (Member) born Rochester, New York, January 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and Rhode Island. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1978); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1983); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trust Law. Email: Anthony T. Lee | | Anna E. Lynch (Member) born Rochester, New York, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1983); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Health Law; Hospital Law; Home Health Care; Long Term Care; Physician Practices. Email: Anna E. Lynch | | Paul V. Nunes (Member) born Ludlow, Massachusetts, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1974); University of Durham, Durham, England; Syracuse University (J.D., 1977). Senior Law Clerk, Hon. Emmett J. Schnepp, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, 1977-1980. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Paul V. Nunes | | Kelly L. Odorisi (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, October 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, New York. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1990); John Marshall Law School, Chicago (J.D., 1997). Member, John Marshall Law Review. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Settlements; Trust Planning; Estate Planning for the Elderly. Email: Kelly L. Odorisi | | OF COUNSEL | | Terry M. Richman (Of Counsel) born Camden, New Jersey, 1943; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1965); New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relation; Cornell University (Graduate Certificate, 1982); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Toxic Torts; Municipal Law; Land Use. Email: Terry M. Richman | | Stephen H. Waite (Of Counsel) born Rochester, New York, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, New York. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1958); Yale University (J.D., 1961). Practice Areas: Banking; Business; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Law; Contested Trusts and Estates. Email: Stephen H. Waite | | Gordon J. Lipson (Of Counsel) born Rochester, New York, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1963); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Gordon J. Lipson | | John W. Crowe (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1940; admitted to bar, 1973, New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1972). Member: Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (Chair); New York State Lawyers Assistance Trust (Trustee). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning; Financing; Leasing; Condominium Development; Airport Development. Email: John W. Crowe | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Rachel B. Bandych (Senior Counsel) born Rochester, New York, October 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Mount Holyoke College (A.B., 1984); Boston University (J.D., 1987). Confidential Law Clerk to Hon. Michael A. Telesca, Chief Judge, Western District of New York, 1987-1989. Member: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations; Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Elder Law; Federal Litigation; Trusts and Estates. Email: Rachel B. Bandych | | Richard A. Dollinger (Senior Counsel) born Rochester, New York, August 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: St. Michaels College, University of Toronto (B.A., 1973); Albany Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: New York State Senate, 1993-2002; Monroe County Legislature, 1988-1992. Chairman, Public Safety Committee, 1992. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation. Email: Richard A. Dollinger | | Ronald G. Hull (Senior Counsel) born Rochester, New York, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York. Education: LaSalle College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Syracuse University (M.P.A., 1979; J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Fulbright Scholar at Trinity College, Republic of Ireland, 1975-1976. Practice Areas: Environmental; Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Mining Law. Email: Ronald G. Hull | | Helen A. Zamboni (Senior Counsel) born Tuxedo, New York, October 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1977); University of Rochester, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration (M.B.A., cum laude, 1999). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Corporate; Telecommunications Law. Email: Helen A. Zamboni | | ASSOCIATES | | Elizabeth A. Cordello (Associate) born Norwalk, Ohio, October 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1997); New York Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Matrimonial Law; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Elizabeth A. Cordello | | Scott M. Crane (Associate) born Rochester, New York, May 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: State University of New York at Fredonia (B.S., 2001); State University of New York Law School at Buffalo (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Scott M. Crane | | James V. D'Anza (Associate) born Rochester, New York, September 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: Canisius College (B.A., 1993); State university of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James V. D'Anza | | Jennifer A. Mereau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New York, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.S., 1995); Boston College (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Family Law; Employment Law. Email: Jennifer A. Mereau | | Edmund J. Russell, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: McGill University (B.A., 1994); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Municipal Law; Public Finance. Email: Edmund J. Russell, III | | Scott David Shimick (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, New York. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1991; LL.M., 2001); Loyola University, New Orleans (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Scott David Shimick | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Buffalo, New York Office: 1900 Main Place Tower. 14202. Telephone: 716-848-9000. Fax: 716-847-6004.
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