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Client goals must be understood to be achieved. Adams Leclair seeks first to understand and then to execute. Our clients have come to expect personalized and attentive service, with unwavering dedication to achieving client goals.

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Practice Areas

Our practice is focused on achieving client goals. We have extensive experience in a variety of practice areas, including business and commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, employment, municipal law and real property taxation, and trusts and estates litigation. We also provide alternative dispute resolution services such as mediation and arbitration.

Business & Commercial Litigation

Adams Leclair guides clients through high-stakes litigation and negotiations in business disputes.

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Construction Law & Litigation

Adams Leclair Construction Law and Litigation attorneys work with industry participants to avoid and manage conflicts, including litigation that arises in the complex field of construction, whether those conflicts are contractual, regulatory or relational.

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Employment Law

Adams Leclair Employment attorneys are a full-service team providing employers with proactive counsel and representation across a full range of human resource issues and employee disputes.

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Municipal & Real Property Taxation

Adams Leclair Municipal & Real Property Taxation attorneys are well-versed and experienced at handling the various range of issues faced by municipalities and other public agencies.

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Trusts & Estates Litigation

Adams Leclair attorneys regularly provide representation to trustees, executors, administrators, and beneficiaries in estate litigation.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Attorneys in Adams Leclair's ADR practice group are regularly called upon to provide mediation and arbitration services in complex disputes.

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Updates

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The New Retainage Law: What Contractors Need to Know

Late last year, New York passed a law that Legislators say will “reduce delays occurring in the release of retainage on private construction jobs.” The two features of the new…

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Adams Leclair LLP Adds Associate Kelly Geary

As of March 4, 2024, Kelly Geary has joined Adams Leclair as an associate attorney in the firm. Kelly is an alumna of Union College and received her juris doctorate…

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Adams Leclair LLP Welcomes New Partner Ted Baum

As of March 1, 2024, Ted Baum officially joins the litigation firm of Adams Leclair LLP as a partner.  Ted has spent his entire legal career in the Rochester area…

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Stacey Trien

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling: What New York Employers Should Know

In June 2023, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard, effectively ending the consideration of race as a categorical factor in…

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SUMMER CLERKS ARRIVE AT ADAMS LECLAIR BRINGING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND A DESIRE TO LEARN LITIGATION

Rochester, N.Y.–Adams Leclair LLP is excited to welcome three talented law clerks and introduce them to construction law and business litigation as they continue their studies at their respective law…

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Attorney Dan Adams

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Prevailing Wages Clarification in Proposed DOL Aggregate Hauling Rule

Prevailing wages are not required to be paid to workers for time spent delivering aggregate from a quarry or plant to a public construction project. I have fielded some emails…

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Advocate’s View: Appellate Courts Reject Commercial Tenant Attempts to Avoid Rent Obligations

During the Covid outbreak in 2020, New York and several other states issued restrictions on in-person business operations in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. These measures significantly impacted commercial real estate as tenants struggled to pay rent to their landlords.  While these restrictions first went into place nearly two-and-a-half years ago, courts are still dealing with the repercussions. In a series of appellate decisions this past summer, New York courts consistently sided with landlords and rejected…

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Firm News

Adams Leclair Welcomes New Hire Catalina McHugh

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New Legacy to Begin for Adams Leclair in Legacy Tower

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Best Law Firms® recognizes Adams Leclair for Multiple Practice Areas in Rochester-NY Metro

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High Standards and Collaboration

We pride ourselves on a professional culture that is based on teamwork and mutual support. Adams Leclair seeks to promote the professional development and leadership skills of its team members by offering appropriate opportunities for growth and responsibility under the supervision of highly experienced legal practitioners.

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