Smith Sovik proudly announces it is the top listed firm in the Syracuse area in two practice areas: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
Smith Sovik’s peers have once again recognized eight Smith Sovik lawyers as Best Lawyers for 2023:
- Kevin Hulslander has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2010.
- Jim Cunningham has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2021.
- Eric Johnson has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2011.
- Brandon King has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2018.
- Jim Lantier has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2007.
- Michael Ringwood has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2008.
- Ted Smith has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2020.
- Steven Williams has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. He has been recognized as a Best Lawyer since 2007.
Notably, three Smith Sovik lawyers also have been honored as Lawyers of the Year:
- Kevin Hulslander is the Lawyer of the Year in Insurance Litigation. Kevin has been recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in five of the past eight years.
- Michael Ringwood is the Lawyer of the Year in Professional Malpractice Defense. Michael has been recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in four of the past ten years.
- Steven Williams is the Lawyer of the Year in Personal Injury Defense. Steven has been recognized as a Lawyer of the Year in three of the past seven years.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The Best Lawyers process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.
Smith Sovik is a boutique civil litigation firm based in Syracuse with offices in Buffalo, White Plains, and Uniondale. For more than 75 years, Smith Sovik attorneys have focused on delivering client-driven results with a winning attitude. Our peers have routinely chosen Smith Sovik attorneys as Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers in recognition of our tradition of excellence in the courtroom.
