NEW YORK – September 29, 2025 – Kahana Feld is pleased to announce that Eric Bernhardt, Marc Schulz, and Alice A. Trueman were included in the 2025 edition of Upstate New York Super Lawyers, and Adam Amirault and Marina Barci were selected to the 2025 Upstate New York Rising Stars list.
Eric Bernhardt was awarded for his work in the Appellate practice area. Admitted in New York and California, Bernhardt is a partner in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office, and a member of Kahana Feld’s National Appellate Litigation & Consulting Group, as well as the New York general litigation team. His practice encompasses multiple types of litigation including the defense of New York Labor Law, construction, product liability, trucking, automobile accident, and premises liability cases.
Marc Schulz was recognized for his work in Construction Litigation. Schulz is a partner in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office and a member of the General Liability and New York Labor Law practice groups. Marc’s practice is centered on complex litigation and insurance defense matters, including high-exposure and third-party cases, with a focus on defending owners, contractors, and subcontractors against Labor Law 240, 241, 200, negligence, and indemnification claims.
Alice A. Trueman was recognized in the area of Personal Injury General – Defense. Trueman is a litigation attorney in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office who focuses her practice on general liability defense. She has experience through all phases of litigation, defending business and municipal clients, including trucking companies, construction companies, school districts, retailers, and property owners.
Adam Amirault is an attorney in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office. He was recognized as a Rising Star in the Appellate practice area.
Marina Barci was recognized for her Appellate work. Barci is an appellate attorney in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office and has experience in a variety of areas including multiple types of litigation and corporate transactions. Her appellate practice includes general defense litigation, premises liability, New York Labor Law claims, automotive liability, products liability, and contract disputes.
Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the region (and 2.5 percent for Rising Stars) are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multi-phase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.
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