Two-Thirds of the Firm's Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Lists

Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP is pleased to announce that 68% of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America lists with 17 lawyers recognized across our offices. This year’s recognition includes 14 lawyers listed in the 2022 Best Lawyers in America, three listed in the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, and one listed as a 2022 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year."

“Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide,” says CEO Phillip Greer.

14 Ward Greenberg lawyers recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America lists are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Rochester, New York

Joshua Agins

  • Commercial Litigation

Amanda Burns

  • Insurance Law

Joseph Curran

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Thomas D'Antonio

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Education Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Labor & Employment

Meghan DiPasquale

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Scott Jennette

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Harold Kurland

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law  
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Daniel Purcell

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Thomas Reidy

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tony Sears

  • Commercial Litigation

Eric Ward

  • Commercial Litigation  
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants  
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dennis Callahan

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Gerhard Dietrich

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Edward Greenberg

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

 

3 Ward Greenberg lawyers named to 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

"We are proud to expand our scope, while maintaining the same methodology, to recognize a different demographic of talented and deserving lawyers in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch," says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers.

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Rochester, New York

Michael Adams

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

William Leinen

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Benjamin Hartwell

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants  

1 Ward Greenberg lawyer named 2022 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in their practice area for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Rochester, New York

Dan Purcell

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants