Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that 19 Buffalo attorneys have been named the 2026 Best Lawyers in America. Bond attorneys receiving this recognition in their respective fields are:

Best Lawyers in America:

• Mitchell Banas: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Patrick L. Emmerling: Trusts and Estates
• Daniel P. Forsyth:: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John C. Godsoe: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Charles D. Grieco: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Municipal Law
• Vincent O. Hanley: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; and Real Estate Law
• Michael E. Hickey: Employment Law – Management
• Bradley A. Hoppe: Commercial Litigation
• Joseph P. Kubarek: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Amanda Rosenfield Lippes: Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Mark Moldenhauer: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeremy P. Oczek: Litigation – Patent
• Randall M. Odza: Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Robert W. Patterson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James J. Rooney: Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Stephen A. Sharkey: Commercial Litigation
• Heath J. Szymczak: Commercial Litigation
• Erin S. Torcello: Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Jeffrey J. Weiss: Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys through peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is an AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 300 lawyers serving companies, nonprofits, public sector entities and individuals in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 14 offices, including 10 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas.