Education

University at Buffalo
BA 1993, summa cum laude

University at Buffalo School of Law
JD 1996, cum laude

Laurie A. Giordano

Laurie A. Giordano is a founding member of Leclair Korona Giordano Cole LLP. She focuses her practice in the areas of insurance, including subrogation and coverage disputes, as well as commercial and personal injury litigation. Laurie is experienced in all levels of litigation including pre-suit matters, arbitrations, as well as bench and jury trials. She currently represents one of New York's largest health care insurance providers with its subrogation needs.

Her contributions and experience in the area of insurance law have garnered her many awards and recognitions from local, state and national organizations. She most recently was included in the Insurance Law section of the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers of America Guide, and she received both the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award and Chair of the Year Award from the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law (TICL) Section of the New York State Bar Association. She has also been appointed to that Section’s Executive Committee. In addition, Laurie was honored with the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award by the New York State Bar Association in 2007, and in 2006, she received the “Up and Coming Attorney Award” from The Daily Record.

A frequent lecturer on insurance and litigation issues to legal and insurance professionals throughout New York State, Laurie has authored numerous articles on insurance coverage and litigation topics for several publications. In addition, she is co-editor of the Chapter entitled “Subrogation,” which appears in the treatise Insurance Law Practice published by the New York State Bar Association.

Laurie devotes a great deal of her time to supporting legal organizations here in Rochester and across New York State. She is an active member of the Monroe County Bar Association and was elected to and currently serves on its Board of Trustees. She also has served on the Board of Directors of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys and is active in the New York State Bar Association.

Laurie previously was a partner with Wolford & Leclair LLP, where she practiced since 2000 after coming to the firm from Hagerty & Brady in Buffalo, New York. She has been very involved in a number of community activities, including Girl Scouts, the UB Law Alumni Association, coaching high school mock trial teams, the Big Brother/Big Sister program and her local church.