For a firm as large as ours, we are unique in our collaborative and collegial culture. We offer the sophistication of a “big city” law practice with the feel of a “small town” firm. We enjoy a culture of teamwork and mutual respect and place a premium on these values, preferring to put our competitive instinct to work externally on behalf of our clients.
Providing exceptional service is paramount to our success as a firm, and our clients appreciate the high quality legal work and service that they receive. Our clients are clients of the firm, not of any particular lawyer. Notably, we have been named Rochester, New York’s #1 law firm in “America’s Best,” a survey conducted by Corporate Board Member Magazine ranking law firms by preference of public company executives. (HSE ranked #1 three consecutive years in the magazine’s most recent Rochester surveys.)
Founded in 1893, HSE maintains a diversified and dynamic law practice shared by 130 lawyers. Our home office is in Rochester, New York, and we have regional offices in Albany and Buffalo, New York and in Naples, Florida. Our firm is organized into 3 units (Business, Litigation, and Property) with many cross-disciplinary practice groups, including corporate, securities, intellectual property, banking and finance, labor, litigation, real estate, trusts and estates, tax and employee benefits, and immigration, among others. Our clients range from entrepreneurial start-up businesses to nationally prominent institutions, including Fortune 100 companies.
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