1. Matthew A. Ryen
Title: Partner
Law School: Catholic University Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1995
College: Alfred University, B.A., 1992
Admitted: Catholic University Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Corporate and Business Law; Real Estate - Commercial and Residential; Debtor/Creditor Law; Municipal Law; Mortgage Banking; Private Lending; Collections; Estate Planning and Administration
Membership: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations.

2. Kelly R. Gusmano
Title: Associate
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3. Michael Wegman
Title: Attorney
Law School: Syracuse University, J.D.
College: St. John Fisher College
Admitted: Syracuse University, J.D.
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4. David E. Anderson
Title: Partner
Law School: George Washington University, J.D., 1982
College: Dartmouth College, B.A., 1979
Admitted: George Washington University, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Electronic Commerce; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy; Utility Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations
Membership: Virginia (Member, Law Practice Management Section) and American (Vice Chair, Committee on Government and Privacy) Bar Associations.

5. Rachelle H. Nuhfer
Title: Associate
Law School: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D.
College: St. Bonaventure University, B.A.
Admitted: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D.
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6. Lisa C. Arrington
Title: Partner
Law School: Columbia University Law School, J.D. 1985
College: Michigan State University, B.A., 1981
Admitted: Columbia University Law School, J.D. 1985
Practice Area: Elder Law; Medicaid and Asset Protection Planning including Community Medicaid homecare pooled trusts; Special Needs Planning including Supplemental Needs Trusts; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Guardianships
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7. Daniel S. Bryson
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Dayton, J.D., 1991
College: Allegheny College, B.A., 1987
Admitted: University of Dayton, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Real Estate; Municipal Law; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Mortgage Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Mortgage Finance; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Contracts; Municipal Liability; Municipal Prosecution; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Conservation Easements; Conveyancing; Easements; Historic Conservation Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts; Manufactured Housing Law; Mixed Use Development; Mobile Home Law; Planned Unit Development Law; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability; Real Estate Brokers Licensing; Real Estate Collections; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Building and Public Safety Codes; F
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8. Joshua B. Beisker
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9. Robert M. Vigdor
Title: Attorney
Law School: St. John's University - Jamaica, NY, J.D.
College: Bowling Green State University, B.A.
Admitted: St. John's University - Jamaica, NY, J.D.
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10. Timothy Muck
Title: Partner
Law School: SUNY Buffalo School of Law, JD, 2002
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Practice Area: Estate Planning(20%); Business and Corporate Law(20%); Business Succession Planning(20%); Trust and Estate Administration(20%); Tax Structuring and Planning(20%)
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11. Louis A. Ryen
Title: Senior Counsel
Law School: University of Buffalo, J.D., 1959
College: University of Buffalo, B.S., 1956
Admitted: University of Buffalo, J.D., 1959
Practice Area: Bankruptcies; Business Reorganizations; Commercial Recoveries; Workouts and Insolvencies; Collections - Commercial and Consumer; Creditors' Rights; Delinquent Mortgage Matters
Membership: Monroe County (Trustee), Ontario County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.

12. Michael S. Schnittman
Title: Partner
Law School: Cornell University, J.D., 1969
College: Rutgers University, B.A., Political Science/American History, 1966
Admitted: Cornell University, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Collections; Creditors Rights Law; Foreclosure Law; Mechanic's Lien; Credit Law; Lenders Rights; Loan Workouts; Commercial Collections; Garnishments; Post Judgment Collections; Professional Collections; Retail Collections; Secured Collections; Unsecured Collections; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Collections; Debtor and Creditor Remedies; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Secured Creditors Rights; Unsecured Creditors Rights; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Lien Foreclosure; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Workouts
Membership: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; National Association of Retail Collective Attorneys (NARCA).

13. Peter T. Rodgers
Title: Managing Partner
Law School: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1976
College: Fordham University, B.A., 1973
Admitted: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Business Litigation; Products Liability
Membership: Monroe County (Chairman, Courts Committee, 1988-1989; Trustee, 1989-1991) and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1992?); Genesee Valley Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1992-1997; Director, 1992-1997); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates; 7th Judicial District (Chair, Grievance Committee).

14. Lawrence J. Schwind
Title: Partner
Law School: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1982
College: Dartmouth College, A.B., cum laude, 1979
Admitted: State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Matrimonial Law; Real Estate Law; Municipal Law; Collaborative Family Law; Children; Adoption Law; Agency Adoptions; Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Care; Child Custody; Child Custody Mediation; Child Dependency; Child Support; Child Welfare; Childrens Rights; Day Care; Fathers Rights; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Independent Adoptions; Parental Rights; Parenting Time; Private Adoptions; Step Parent Adoptions; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Relations; Domestic Torts; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Family Arbitration; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Military Divorce; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Local Government Law; Township Law; Guardianship; Probate Administration; Probate; Personal Property; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residen
Membership: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations.

15. Craig R. Welch
Title: Partner
Law School: Seattle University, formerly the University of Puget Sound, J.D., 1979
College: St. Lawrence University, B.A., 1976
Admitted: Seattle University, formerly the University of Puget Sound, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Real Estate; Municipal Law; Business Law; Trusts and Estates
Membership: Monroe County, Ontario County and New York State Bar Associations.

16. Leon Katzen
Title: Senior Counsel and Founder
Law School: Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1941
College: College of the City of New York
Admitted: Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1941
Practice Area: Negligence; Estate Planning; Real Estate Law; Elder Law; Civil Litigation; Business Law
Membership: Monroe County (Trustee, 1968-1969), Genesee County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Monroe County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1965-1966).

17. David D. MacKnight
Title: Counsel
Law School: University of Chicago, J.D., 1971
College: Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., cum laude, 1968
Admitted: University of Chicago, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Collections
Membership: Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations.

18. Terrance W. Emmens
Title: Partner
Law School: Vermont Law School, J.D., 1991
College: George Washington University, B.A., 1986
Admitted: Vermont Law School, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Elder Law; Medicaid; Estate Planning; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Federal Administrative Law; Aged and Aging; Elder Abuse; Elder Care; Elder Rights; Asset Protection; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Dependent Adult Abuse; Elder Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Mental Disability Law; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicaid Hearings; Medicaid Planning; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Probate Taxation; Conveyancing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Sales; Real Property; Residential Real Estate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Inheritance Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Bankruptcy; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Financial Planning; Living Trusts; Personal Planning; Pet Trusts; Powers
Membership: Monroe County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Elder Law, Trust and Estate Sections), New York State Bar Association.

19. Mark H. Stein
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Dayton, J.D., 1988
College: University of Rochester, B.A., 1985
Admitted: University of Dayton, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Collections and Creditors Rights; Evictions
Membership: Monroe County, New York State and American Bar Associations.

20. Jacqueline M. Thomas
Title: Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice Group
Law School: Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., cum laude, 1991
College: St. John Fisher College, B.A., 1988
Admitted: Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., cum laude, 1991
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Negligence; Wrongful Death; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Premises Liability; Dog Bites; Commercial and Estate Litigation
Membership: Monroe County, New York State Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

21. Jennifer Lynn Chadwick
Title: Partner
Law School: Syracuse University, J.D.
College: State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A.
Admitted: Syracuse University, J.D.
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22. Robin L. Folts
Title: Partner
Law School: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, JD, cum laude
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Practice Area: Elder Law Planning(70%); Estate Planning(25%); Creditors' Rights(5%); Collections - Commercial and Consumer
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23. John T. Refermat
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1996
College: Hamilton College, B.A., 1991
Admitted: University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Real Property; Tax Certiorari; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Banking Litigation; Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Constitutional Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Liability; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Creditors Rights; Debtor and Creditor; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Environmental Cost Recovery; Environmental Liability; Environmental Litigation; Environmental Mediation; Environmental Penalties; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Historic Preservation; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Subrogation; Insurance Defense; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Arbitration; Employment Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; E-Discovery; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Family Limited Partnerships; Family Partnerships; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security;
Membership: Monroe County Bar Association.

24. Christopher B. Mumford
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Albany Law School of Union University, Class of 1967, J.D.
College: University of Vermont, Class of 1963, B.S.
Admitted: Albany Law School of Union University, Class of 1967, J.D.
Practice Area: Real Estate, Purchase, sale or lease of residential and commercial properties, Leases, contracts and options, Estate Planning, Financing arrangements, including mortgages, Mortgage foreclosures, Representation of municipalities, Construction contracts, Homeowners Associations and condominiums, Subdivision and land development, Business Matters, Guidance for routine business matters, Corporations, Limited liability companies, Sole proprietors, Purchases and sales of businesses, Employment contracts and non-competition agreements, Not for profit corporations, Commercial lending transactions, Estates, Trusts and Elder Law, Wills, Durable Powers of Attorneys, Health Care Proxies and Living Wills, Revocable 'Living' Trusts, Irrevocable 'Medicaid' Trusts, Estate probate and administration, Trust Administration, Insurance trusts, Guardianships for the incapacitated, Supplemental Needs Trust for the disabled, Charitable gifts, bequests and trusts, Medicaid and long-term health care planning, Trusts for children and grandchildrens
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25. John M. Wells
Title: Attorney
Law School: State University of New York at Buffalo
College: St. Bonaventure University, B.A.
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26. Joanne Constantino
Title: Attorney
Law School: American University - Washington, DC, J.D.
College: University of Mary Washington, B.A.
Admitted: American University - Washington, DC, J.D.
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27. Mary V. Fisher
Title: Partner
Law School: Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1979
College: Goucher College, B.A., 1964; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, M.S., 1972
Admitted: Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Practice Area: Trust and Estate Planning; Estate Tax Planning; Trust and Estate Administration Services
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