Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor & Wilson, LLP, is one of the largest law firms in Rochester, New York with a staff of 34 attorneys. The firm provides sophisticated legal services to discerning middle-market companies and high net worth individuals, with particular emphasis on business transactions and wealth planning. Boylan Brown provides exemplary service in the areas of business, corporate and intellectual property law, land use, real estate, environmental and public law, litigation, estate planning and administration, employee benefits and employee relations, immigration, and tax law.

While the firm has grown dramatically since it's founding in 1974, in response to ever more complex client needs, our commitment to client service remains unchanged. We are still small enough to ensure close attention from partners who are strategically involved in all matters, and we are large enough to ensure that expertise is available from many areas of legal specialization.

Our highly qualified staff are also important members of each client's team, working in concert with partners and associates to avoid the costly layering of effort sometimes encountered in larger firms. Our firm promise is to use our legal expertise purposefully and cost-effectively on our clients' behalf.

To support that promise, we utilize fully computerized, state of the art office technology; a well-equipped and staffed law library complemented by computerized legal research (Lexis) which is available at each attorney and paralegal's personal computer; and full office automation to allow for the speed, flexibility, and professionalism that is critical to client satisfaction.

The firm is located at 2400 Chase Square, Rochester, New York 14604.

Special Practice Areas

Firm Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Government, Labor & Employment, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Negligence / Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Real Estate, Utilities, Arbitration, Mediation, For Business, For Individuals, Workouts, Debtor / Creditor, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial Litigation, For Business, For Individuals, Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Banking Litigation, Banking Legislation, Savings & Loan, Real Estate, Breach of Contract, Employment / Breach of Contract, Employment / Wrongful Termination, Estate Planning & Probate, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Contracts & Transactions, Securities, Real Estate, Technologies, Taxation, Mergers / Acquisitions & Divestitures, Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Toxic Torts, Complex & Multidistrict Litigation, Probate, Trusts, Wills, Custody, Divorce & Separation, Elder Law, Probate, Governmental Litigation, Administrative, Relations, Breach of Contract, For Individuals, For Businesses, Wrongful Termination, For Individuals, For Businesses, Employee Benefits, Civil Rights, Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, Unfair Competition, Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Environmental Accidents, Product Liability / Damages, Construction Accidents, Toxic Torts, Real Estate Related Businesses, Developers, Zoning, Commercial / Industrial Properties, Retail (Stores & Shops), Development, Real Estate Financing & Investments, Buying & Selling Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, For Individuals, For Businesses, Zoning / Planning / Land Use, Property Law, Water, Construction Law

Firm Lawyers

 


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  • Robert Brown, Esq.
  • rbrown@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Robert's Bio Employee Stock Ownership Plans,ERISA,Executive Compensation,Executive Severance Contracts,Nonprofit Organizations Law,Business Law,Corporate Law,Employee Benefits,Taxation


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  • Sheila Chalifoux, Esq.
  • smc@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Sheila's Bio Lender Law,Business Litigation,Commercial Collections,Commercial Litigation,Complex Commercial Litigation,Corporate Litigation,Civil Litigation,Complex Litigation,Municipal Taxation,Defense Litigation,Federal Civil Litigation,Federal Litigation,Trial Practice,Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law,Commercial Leasing,Evictions,Plaintiffs Personal Injury,Easements,Real Estate Valuation,Real Property,Real Property Acquisitions,Religious Corporation Tax,Property Tax,Property Tax Abatement,Property Tax Appeals,Property Tax Assessments,Civil Liability,Tort Liability,Estate Litigation,Building and Public Safety Codes,Land Use,Land Use Litigation,Land Use Regulation,Subdivisions,Zoning Law,Zoning Variances,Local Government Defense,


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  • Ralph Code, III, Esq.
  • rcode@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Ralph's Bio Family Limited Partnerships,Limited Liability Partnerships,Estate and Gift Taxation,Estate Administration,Estate Planning,Estate Planning for the Elderly,Offshore Trusts,Personal Planning,Wealth Preservation,Family Trusts,


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  • Mark Costello, Esq.
  • mac@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Mark's Bio Bank Collections,Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure,Commercial Real Estate Litigation,Entertainment Law,Entertainment Litigation,Motion Picture Finance,Motion Picture Production & Distribution,Motion Pictures & Television,Music Copyright,Music Law,Music Licensing,Music Publishing,


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  • Tabitha Croscut, Esq.
  • tcroscut@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Tabitha's Bio COBRA,Deferred Compensation,Employee Benefit Trusts,Employee Stock Ownership Plans,Employee Stock Ownership Trusts,ERISA,ERISA Compliance,ERISA Litigation,Non-Qualified Benefits,Qualified Domestic Relations Orders,


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  • Alan Feldstein, Esq.
  • afeldstein@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Alan's Bio Commercial Conveyancing,Commercial Real Estate Development,Commercial Real Estate Finance,Shopping Center Development,Office Leasing,Commercial Leasing,Commercial Mortgages,Industrial Development Bonds,Tax Exempt Bonds,Commercial Real Estate Contracts,


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  • Mary Fisher, Esq.
  • mvf@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Mary's Bio Charitable Giving,Federal Estate and Gift Taxation,Estate Administration,Estate Planning,Estate Settlements,Trust Law,Trust Planning,Charitable Trusts & Foundations,


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  • Frank Hagelberg, Esq.
  • fhagelberg@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Frank's Bio Commercial Conveyancing,Commercial Real Estate Development,Commercial Real Estate Sales,Shopping Center Development,Real Estate Contracts,Real Estate Development,Real Estate Leasing,Land Use,Rezoning,Zoning Law,


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  • Warren Heilbronner, Esq.
  • whh@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Warren's Bio Liquidations,Advance Directives,Guardianship,Probate Administration,Decedents Estates,Estate Administration,Estate Planning,Estate Planning for the Disabled,Estate Planning for the Elderly,Estate Settlements,


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  • David Hou, Esq.
  • dhou@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read David's Bio Civil Appeals,Commercial Collections,Commercial Litigation,Complex Commercial Litigation,Debtor & Creditor Rights,Contract Litigation,Copyright Litigation,Intellectual Property Litigation,Trademark Litigation,Civil Practice,


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  • Michael Howard, Esq.
  • mhoward@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Michael's Bio Secured Lending,Business Cooperatives,Digital Signatures,E-Commerce,Municipal Solid Waste,Municipal Solid Waste Resource Recovery,Banks,Commercial Real Estate,Mortgages


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  • Susan Laluk, Esq.
  • slaluk@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Susan's Bio Software Licensing,Business Law,Computers and Software,Copyrights,Intellectual Property,Internet Law,Labor and Employment,Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures,


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  • C. Bruce Lawrence, Esq.
  • cblawrence@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read C Bruce's Bio Commercial Foreclosure,Liquidations,Reorganization,Bank Collections,Commercial Litigation,Creditors Rights,Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy,Debtor & Creditor Reorganization,Debtor & Creditor Workouts


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  • Sherman Levey, Esq.
  • sflevey@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Sherman's Bio Business Taxation,Criminal Tax Audits,Estate and Gift Taxation,Federal Income Tax,Federal Tax Controversies,Sales and Use Tax,Estate Administration,Estate Litigation,Estate Planning


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  • Robert Mechur, Esq.
  • rmechur@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Robert's Bio Corporate Organization,Contract Litigation,Business Law,Corporate Law,Finance,Intellectual Property,Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures,Securities,Health Care Corporate law,Health Care Facility Regulation,


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  • James Metzler, Esq.
  • jmetzler@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read James's Bio Intellectual Property Litigation,Civil Litigation,Complex Litigation,Defense Litigation,Federal Civil Litigation,Federal Litigation,Long-Arm Litigation,Trial Practice,Medical Negligence


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  • Jessica Murray, Esq.
  • jmurray@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Jessica's Bio Business Formation,Business Start-Ups,Computer Contracts,Computer Law,Computer Software Law,Software Copyright,Software Licensing,Copyright Licensing,Copyright Protection,Copyright Registratiion,Trademark Protection,Trademark Registration,


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  • Robert Nassau, Esq.
  • rnassau@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Robert's Bio Corporate Law,Estate and Gift Taxation,Expatriate Tax,Federal Estate and Gift Taxation,Federal Income Tax,Federal Tax Controversies,Federal Taxation,Generation Skipping Tax,Income Tax,Individual Taxation,International Income Tax,Tax Law,Taxation,Trusts and Estates Taxation,


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  • Devin Palmer, Esq.
  • dpalmer@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Devin's Bio Post Judgment Collections,Creditors Rights,Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy,Debtors Rights,Defamation,Civil Litigation,Complex Litigation,Federal Civil Litigation,Bankruptcy,Collections,


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  • J. William Reeves, Esq.
  • breeves@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read J William's Bio Investment Banking,Business Start-Ups,Emerging Growth Companies,Contract Litigation,Intellectual Property Licensing,Corporate Law,Securities,


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  • Justin Vigdor, Esq.
  • jvigdor@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Justin's Bio Commercial Conveyancing,Real Estate Contracts,Real Estate Leasing,Real Estate Sales,Land Use,Subdivisions,Zoning Law,Zoning Variances,Commercial Real Estate Contracts,Alternative Dispute Resolution,Business Law,Corporate Law,Securities,


 


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  • Martin Weingarten, Esq.
  • msw@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Martin's Bio Business Formation,Business Organization,Mergers & Acquisitions,Initial Public Offerings,Insider Trading,Private Placement,Public Offerings,Securities Registration,Securities Regulation,Shareholders Law,


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  • Christopher Werner, Esq.
  • cwerner@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read Christopher's Bio Commercial Litigation,Debtor & Creditor Collections,Probate Administration,Bankruptcy,Collections,Contracts,Debtor & Creditor,Trusts and Estates,Wills


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  • John Wilson, II, Esq.
  • jwilson@boylanbrown.com | (585) 232-5300
  • Read John's Bio Environmental Litigation,Environmental Regulation,Municipal Solid Waste,Land Use,Land Use Permitting,Environmental Law,Litigation,