Underberg & Kessler LLP

Underberg & Kessler was honored to receive the Webster Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month award last week. As proud members of the Chamber, we truly appreciate their leadership and dedication to making Webster not only a special place to live but a thriving place to do business. Thank you, Webster Chamber of Commerce. Pictured below, WCC’s Carolyn Neubert-Montanaro presenting the award to U&K’s Kyle Pittman, Patrick Cusato, and Andrew Washburn.

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act, which requires certain retail employers to provide training and information to employees to help prevent workplace violence. Read more about the implications for retail employers in this recent blog post by U&K's Paul Keneally. https://bit.ly/3BXQ85n

Congratulations to U&K partner Paul Keneally for being honored by Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) in the 2024 Power List for Labor & Employment. The Power Lists showcase attorneys who are recognized as leaders, help shape the Rochester region’s legal industry and ensure the legal needs of the community’s residents and companies are met. Read more about Paul here: https://bit.ly/3zSwOpf

The 2024 elections are just weeks away on November 5, 2024. As a reminder, employers across New York are required to comply with Section 3-110 of the New York State Election Law, which allows certain employees to take up to two (2) hours of paid time off to vote. Read more in this recent blog post by U&K's Ryan Biesenbach. https://bit.ly/3ZXJHcF

Congratulations to U&K partner Leah Tarantino Cintineo for being honored by the Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) in the 2024 Power List for Litigation. The Power Lists showcase attorneys who are recognized as leaders, help shape the Rochester region’s legal industry and ensure the legal needs of the community’s residents and companies are met. Read more about Leah here: https://bit.ly/3zSwOpf

In a recent civil litigation column in The Daily Record (Rochester, NY), U&K attorney Colin Ramsey provided insight on the latest decisions impacting non-compete agreements. Read the article, "Non-Compete Agreements Face an Uncertain Future in New York," here: https://bit.ly/3ZKR4Eg

Join us in celebrating U&K attorney Ericka Elliott, for being named to Rochester Business Journal’s 2024 Forty Under 40 class. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Forty Under 40, which recognizes Rochester's leaders who are 39 years of age or younger for their professional accomplishments, community service, and commitment to inspiring change. Congratulations Ericka! Read more about her here: https://bit.ly/47Lv8e7

We could not have asked for a more beautiful day to help celebrate healthy aging at the St. Ann's Community Walk. Our team, the Underberg & Kessler Walkstars (David M. Tang, Ericka Elliott, Ryan Biesenbach, with friends and family) raised over $1000 to help St. Ann's Community continue to advocate for elders in our community. We were also proud to be an Advocate Sponsor for the event. Congratulations to St. Ann's Community on a fantastic event!

We are happy to announce that Jennifer Shoemaker and Ryan Biesenbach were named as 2024 Attorneys of the Year. The Attorneys of the Year program was created by The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) and the Rochester Business Journal to pay tribute to lawyers who are working to make the community stronger and to advance the law profession. Congratulations Jennifer and Ryan! Read more here: https://bit.ly/4en8WJx

Proud to have our Managing Partner, Patrick Cusato, attend the NYMBA 10th Anniversary Convention at Turning Stone Resort Casino this week with his Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Rochester Board of Director colleagues. The Convention hopes to encourage discussion and collaboration to identify opportunities for increasing available housing inventory, and mortgage banking lending, throughout New York State.