Best Law Firms in New York for Appellate Practice
Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856, and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.
Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, with a global reach, and represent clients locally, regionally and nationally. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes.
The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.
Syracuse Tier 2 in Appellate Practice
Since the 1980's, both of our firm's founding partners, John Powers and Dan Santola, have repeatedly been selected by their peers as two of "The Best Lawyers in America."
Our law firm, Powers & Santola, LLP, has consistently been recognized for its “High Professional Legal Standards and Ethics” in “The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register™ of Preeminent Lawyers”. According to its publisher, the “Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register™” is limited to only the most distinguished law practices; those that have achieved the AV® rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. The “A” signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the “V” denotes “very high” adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.
John and Dan are also listed in: "Who's Who in the World," "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in American Law."
Our attorneys handle a variety of complex matters, including: medical and hospital malpractice; birth-related injuries; construction site accidents; defective and unsafe products; failure to timely diagnose cancer; nursing home negligence; and airplane, truck, train and automobile accidents.
Albany Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
Albany Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
Buffalo Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
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