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Lisa M. Powers focuses her practice in the areas of elder law, trusts and estates, estate planning, and estate and trust administration. With a career spanning over 20 years, she has provided invaluable guidance to clients throughout greater Rochester and New York. Her commitment includes developing innovative strategies for caregivers and consulting services tailored for their needs. In addition to her legal practice, Lisa is recognized as a certified personal finance consultant and business...

Lori Bowman focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, primarily engaging in matters relating to commercial real estate development and financing. She regularly represents commercial lenders, investment banks, life insurers, hedge funds and other institutional investors and developers in construction, bridge and permanent financing for commercial, manufacturing, industrial, retail, office, warehouse and mixed use projects. Her practice also involves real estate acquisitions ...

Kimberly Harding is an attorney in Nixon Peabody’s Labor & Employment group. Her practice is a hybrid of traditional labor relations, particularly in the health care and construction industries, and employment litigation and counseling for employers both large and small. Notably, Kim has significant experience advising employers and training employees on harassment prevention in the workplace, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo movement. What do you focus on? Labor Relations I c...

Todd Bullard is a Pittsford, New York-based attorney at Harris Beach Murtha, focusing on municipal law. He represents local entities such as counties, cities, and school districts in litigation defense and operational matters. His expertise extends to advising on commercial contracts and public and private project procurements.

Richard focuses his practice on construction and surety law regarding all facets of construction work on both private and public projects, the resolution of construction disputes and commercial litigation. He handles contract negotiation, contract preparation and dispute resolution among owners, general contractors, subcontractors and construction managers. He also defends surety companies against claims made by owners, subcontractors and suppliers against payment and performance bonds. Richa...

Francis (Chris) Affronti is a divorce, family law lawyer and appellate advocate. He handles cases where the marital estate might involve two blue collar employees who own a house and have some retirement accounts. At the same time, he handles high conflict custody cases and divorces with complex financial issues and extensive marital estates. He is a meticulous and strategic thinker. He handles child support, maintenance, and family offense cases in Supreme and Family Court. He prepares QDROs...

Richard A. Kroll, Esq. has an active practice in the area of Estate Planning, Trusts, and Probate. He is past or current member of the Special Needs Alliance, the Trusts and Estates sections of the New York State Bar Association, Monroe County Bar Associations, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Estate Planning Council of Rochester. A graduate of Brighton High School, Hobart College, Suffolk University Law School (where he was editor-in-chief of its Law Review) and Harvard L...

Jennifer L. Berrios is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jennifer L., who practices law in Victor, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sharon P. Stiller is a Partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP and is based in our Rochester office. Ms. Stiller advises businesses and executives about employment law, represents businesses in federal and state labor department audits, and litigates employment matters, including state and federal wage and hour, discrimination, contract, confidentiality, non-compete, and similar claims. She also helps businesses audit their employment practices, and drafts employment contracts, manuals, policies, a...

Rachel Baranello works with Industrial Development Agencies and Local Development Corporations, providing guidance on financial incentive programs that drive economic growth in New York. Her practice areas encompass Economic Development Law and Public Finance Law. Rachel collaborates on straight-lease transactions and bond financings, both tax-exempt and taxable, for various projects including those by 501(c)(3) organizations, manufacturing companies, and multifamily housing developments. Add...