Best Lawyers in America® Names 10 Bond Attorneys 2026 "Lawyer of the Year"
August 21, 2025
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that 10 of its attorneys have been named 2026 "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for their respective practice areas. Only one lawyer in any practice area in a city is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." Bond attorneys receiving this recognition in their respective cities and fields are:
Albany:
- Sanjeeve K. DeSoyza – Labor Law - Management
- Thomas W. Simcoe – Trusts and Estates
Rochester:
- Edward P. Hourihan, Jr.: Construction Law
- Jeremy M. Sher: Litigation – Construction
Syracuse:
- Charles J. Sullivan – Corporate Law
- Colin M. Leonard – Labor Law – Management
- Laura H. Harshbarger – Employment Law – Management
- Martin A. Schwab – Trusts and Estates
- Paul W. Reichel – Public Finance Law
- Subhash Viswanathan – Education Law
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys through peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC is an AmLaw 200 law firm with more than 300 lawyers serving companies, nonprofits, public sector entities and individuals in a broad range of practice areas. Bond has 14 offices, including 10 in New York State, as well as in Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Kansas.
