Ward Greenberg Partner Thomas Reidy was recently recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation - Environmental in the Rochester, New York area.
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 particularly impressive 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 the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.
In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” award, Tom was also listed in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the following practice areas:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - ERISA
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Prior to the 2020 Edition, Tom received four additional Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" recognitions:
- 2019 Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- 2017 Litigation - Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- 2015 Litigation - ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
- 2012 Litigation -Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Rochester, NY
About Thomas Reidy
Tom maintains a diverse civil litigation and trial practice involving representation of clients in commercial and non-commercial matters before federal and state courts. He has defended corporations in toxic tort class actions and individual cases seeking personal injury, property damage, and injunctive relief arising from alleged exposure to multiple chemicals emanating from manufacturing facilities and landfills. He also has defended chemical manufacturers and distributors in product liability actions arising from occupational exposure to industrial and laboratory chemicals.
Tom also has represented corporations in a variety of contract and construction disputes in court and arbitration proceedings, including most recently an extensive arbitration regarding a dispute over the operation, repair, and maintenance of a cogeneration facility and a dispute over alleged construction defects in a large wastewater treatment facility. He has extensive experience representing gas and electric utilities in commercial and non-commercial cases, including business disputes between utilities and their suppliers and contractors. Tom also has represented utilities in a wide variety of claims arising from natural gas explosions, electrical fires, electrocutions, stray voltage claims, and construction accidents.
From 1989 through May 2000, Tom was a litigation partner of Nixon Peabody, LLP and its predecessor, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle LLP.