Awards and Recognition
Harter Secrest & Emery enjoys an impeccable reputation among our clients and colleagues, as evidenced by the numerous awards and recognitions received by the firm. Our reputation stems from exacting legal standards and our collegial, collaborative and integrated approach. Recognition of our work includes:
Firm Honors
- Market-leading 27 attorneys with individual rankings in Chambers USA 2026 America’s Leading Lawyers in Business, including:
- Highest possible group rankings for Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Environment, Immigration, Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Real Estate practices.
- Managing Partner Craig S. Wittlin is the only attorney in Upstate New York in any practice area to be recognized as an Eminent Practitioner.
- Statewide ranking for Immigration.
- Partner and Chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice, Patrick M. Tomovic, is ranked in the newly recognized Insurance practice area in the Upstate New York market.
- Nationally ranked by Best Law Firms® 2026 for Corporate law and more than 70 regional rankings across 52 practice areas.
- Fifty attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 and 14 attorneys selected by their peers for the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®
- 20 attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list and 16 selected for recognition as 2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars
- Winner of the 2017 Western New York Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York Diversity Awar5