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The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Edition Includes 28 Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP Attorneys

August 20, 2020 | Press Releases

BUFFALO, NY – Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP announced today that 28 of the firm’s attorneys are honored in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession and compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys based entirely on peer review.

The Lippes Mathias attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” and the practice area in which they are recognized:

Brian J. Bocketti, Banking and Finance Law
Raymond L. Fink, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Kevin T. Merriman, Insurance Law
Andrew M. Wilson, Immigration Law

The Lippes Mathias attorneys recognized as “Ones to Watch” and the practice area in which they are recognized:

Sarah M. Coligan, Labor and Employment Law – Employee
Ashley M. Emery, Labor and Employment Law – Employee
Jessica M. Peraza, Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates

The Lippes Mathias attorneys recognized as “The Best Lawyers in America” and the practice area in which they are recognized:

Edward C. Akel, Tax Law
Alessandro A. Apolito, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Brian J. Bocketti, Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law
Kathleen H. Cold, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Raymond L. Fink, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Musa K. Farmand – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Scott E. Friedman, Corporate Law
Amy Habib Rittling, Employment Law - Individuals
Carol E. Heckman, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Native American Law
Gregory T. Ivancic, Corporate Law
William E. Mathias II, Corporate Law
Kevin T. Merriman, Insurance Law
Paul A. Mitchell, Corporate Law
Helen Osgood, Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Jennifer C. Persico, Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law
Thomas R. Ray, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Bethany Ray Reichard, Commercial Litigation
Michael G. Rossetti, Native American Law
Paul J. Schulz, Corporate Law
Blaine S. Schwartz, Real Estate Law
Charles E. Telford III, Trusts and Estates
Dennis C. Vacco, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law
Paul F. Wells, Real Estate Law
Alan S. Wexler, Real Estate Law
Andrew M. Wilson, Immigration Law

About Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman

Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 110 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Albany and New York, NY; Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Chicago, IL; Jacksonville, FL; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents a wide range of clients, including individuals, publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, and governmental entities.

Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized year after year by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers and Chambers USA.

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