About Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service business law firm founded in 1894. Its stated client base ranges from individuals and family-owned businesses to large corporations and major regional institutions. The firm says it pairs the scope of a large-firm practice with the efficiency and accessibility of a smaller one, and it describes work spanning litigation, corporate, employee benefits, and other business matters.
Practice areas named in the firm's materials and in third-party directories include environmental and land use, health care, higher education, immigration, insurance coverage, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate, securities and capital markets, tax, and trusts and estates. The firm has offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, and Corning, New York, and in New York City. Its Rochester office is listed as the headquarters location.
| Type | Law firm |
|---|---|
| New York offices | Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Corning, New York City |
| Phone | 585.232.6500 |
| Website | hselaw.com |
| Registered NY attorneys | 129 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Harter Secrest & Emery LLP describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Harter Secrest & Emery LLP.
Registered attorneys
David Ferris Currently registered Peter Brown Delinquent Margaret Catillaz Currently registered Philip Fileri Currently registered Donald Gay Currently registered Ralph Merzbach Currently registered Michael Mcevoy Currently registered Mark Hoenig Currently registered Stephen Vanarsdale Currently registered Anthony Lee Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.