November 2nd, 2011

Nicholas Pontzer Admitted to New York State Bar

Posted by Faraci Lange

Nicholas J. Pontzer, an associate at the law firm of Faraci Lange LLP, has been admitted as a member of the New York State Bar.

A swearing-in ceremony took place Oct. 19, 2011 in the Fourth Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division at the Dolores Denman Courthouse in Rochester.

Pontzer focuses his practice on commercial and real estate litigation, and on labor and employment cases involving termination issues, discrimination, and wage and hour claims. He now is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Monroe County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

A Rochester, N.Y. resident, Pontzer earned his law degree from the University of Chicago.


October 13th, 2011

Three Faraci Lange Attorneys Named Lawyers of the Year

Posted by Faraci Lange

Three Faraci Lange LLP attorneys have been selected as Best Lawyers’ 2012 Lawyers of the Year.

  • Angelo G. Faraci, of Rochester, has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Rochester, N.Y. Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year.
  • Brian M. Zorn, of Victor, has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Rochester, N.Y. Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year.
  • Stephen G. Schwarz, of Fairport, has been selected as the Best Lawyers’ 2012 Rochester, N.Y. Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year.

Best Lawyers is designating Lawyers of the Year in certain legal specialties in large legal communities. The Faraci Lange LLP attorneys being honored received high ratings in Best Lawyers’ surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is selected as the Lawyer of the Year.

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2012) is based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.


August 22nd, 2011

New York Super Lawyers Recognizes Eight Faraci Lange Attorneys

Posted by Faraci Lange

Eight attorneys from Faraci Lange LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Upstate Edition of New York Super Lawyers.

The attorneys recognized are:

  • Matthew F. Belanger, in the practice area of personal injury plaintiff: general. The Brighton resident is listed for the second time.
  • David L. Cook, in the practice area of business litigation. Cook, of Pittsford, has been named to New York Super Lawyers in three previous years from 2007 – 2009.
  • John A. Falk, in personal injury plaintiff: general. A Brighton resident, Falk is listed for the second time.
  • Angelo G. Faraci, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. Faraci, who resides in Rochester, has been listed in New York Super Lawyers since 2007.
  • Paul K. Lange, in personal injury plaintiff: general. First named to New York Super Lawyers in 2007, Lange resides in Rochester.
  • Joseph A. Regan, of Rochester, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. Regan has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2008.
  • Stephen G. Schwarz, of Fairport, in personal injury plaintiff: medical malpractice. He was first named to New York Super Lawyers in 2007.
  • Brian M. Zorn, in personal injury plaintiff:  medical malpractice. Zorn, of Victor, has been named to New York Super Lawyers since 2007.

Only five percent of the attorneys in Upstate New York are named to the Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multi-phase process combining peer nominations and evaluations with third-party research. Candidates are evaluated based on peer recognition and professional achievement. The publication aims to provide a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.


August 5th, 2011

The Daily Record’s 2011 Up & Coming Attorneys Awards at the Hyatt Regency Rochester

Posted by Faraci Lange

Faraci Lange associate attorney and recipient of the 2011 Up & Coming Attorneys Award from The Daily Record, Hadley L. Matarazzo, poses with (from left) her father Staffan Lundback, Faraci Lange managing partner Stephen G. Schwarz, and her husband Todd Matarazzo.  This year’s event was held at the Hyatt Regency Rochester.


June 15th, 2011

When the System Fails: Seeking Justice for Victims of Environmental and Other Mass Torts [Part 2]

Posted by Hadley Matarazzo