Timothy M. Fitzgerald

Mr. Fiumara serves as senior counsel at Harris Beach Murtha. He is part of the Business and Commercial Litigation, as well as the Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation Practice Groups. His practice encompasses mass torts, asbestos litigation, employment law, discrimination, and environmental law.

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.

Jeremy Wolk’s practice encompasses various business and corporate law matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, commercial transactions, strategic initiatives and intellectual property. His clients range from IP-centric startups to Fortune 150 corporations, which he counsels on acquisitions, divestitures, development, protection, monetization and inbound and outbound licensing of content and technology assets. What do you focu...

Bruce Baker co-leads the firm’s Campus Infrastructure & Community Development team. He focuses on the construction aspects of real estate development and financing projects. What do you focus on? Design, development and construction contracts I represent owners, developers and lenders in connection with the structuring and negotiation of EPC, design/build, design and construction contracts for complex projects in all asset classes, ranging from commercial and institutional buildings...

Paul G. Barden is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Paul G., who practices law in Rochester, New York, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

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...

Brian Kopp heads up Nixon Peabody’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. He advises employers on the variety of legal issues that impact employee benefit plans and executive compensation programs. What do you focus on? My practice focuses on providing sophisticated, practical advice on issues affecting my clients’ retirement and welfare benefit plans and executive compensation programs. I have over 20 years of experience in helping publicly traded and privately h...

Emily Crowley is dedicated to representing hospitals, health care providers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult care homes in Pittsford, New York. Her practice focuses on clinical operations, patient rights, risk management, medical staff privileges, medical ethics, and professional discipline. Emily provides guidance on matters related to EMTALA, HIPAA/HITECH compliance, and privacy issues. She actively works with clients to ensure their policies and procedures comply with ...

David D. MacKnight focuses his practice on Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, representing both consumer and business clients. His work includes insolvency matters involving liquidation and reorganization, as well as representation of secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases. Based in Rochester, New York, David is a member of Lacy Katzen LLP and regularly advises financial institutions, including providing comprehensive bankruptcy-related ser...