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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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News + Updates

Stacey Trien

Blog

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 Emily Uhlig

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My First Two Years at a Boutique Law Firm

Attorneys never stop learning. But the first few years of practice are particularly jam-packed with new experiences and a crash course in how to practice law. Fundamentally, junior associates support…

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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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Stacey Trien

Blog

Employers: It’s Time to Replace Your Mandatory Workplace Poster

On October 20, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new version of its mandatory workplace poster, titled “Know Your Rights.” The link to the new poster…

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Attorney Erin Casey

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New York Moves Closer to Allowing Hybrid Meetings for Public Bodies: Open Meeting Laws Still in Flux

I previously wrote in August 2021 about temporary changes to the open meeting laws in New York State due to the COVID-19 pandemic (“The Shifting Rules of Virtual Meetings in…

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Published Article

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

Summer Law Clerks Accept Offers to Become Associates in 2024

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Anthony Adams Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Distinction from The Best Lawyers of America®

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Adams Leclair Receives Multiple Recognitions from The Best Lawyers of America®

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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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