Lacy Katzen LLP

Lacy Katzen LLP is a full-service law firm in Rochester, New York, founded in 1950, offering specialized expertise across personal injury, estate planning, elder law, business law, and litigation through dedicated practice teams. The firm emphasizes customized solutions and transparent communication to build lasting client relationships across multiple legal needs.

About

Lacy Katzen LLP is a full-service law firm based in Rochester, New York, with a history spanning over seven decades. Founded in 1950, the firm has built its practice on the principle of creating lasting relationships with clients through active listening, customized legal solutions, and transparent communication throughout each engagement.

The firm operates as a general practice, meaning it serves clients across multiple areas of law. This breadth of experience allows individuals and families to address their legal needs with a single trusted firm across different stages of life. Lacy Katzen LLP employs a team-based structure in which each practice area—from personal injury to estate planning to elder law—maintains its own group of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. This specialized teaming approach ensures that clients receive representation from lawyers with focused expertise in their particular legal issue.

The firm's practice areas include personal injury, with particular focus on motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents, slip and fall incidents, and product liability claims. The firm also handles medical malpractice matters on behalf of injured patients, as well as nursing home abuse and negligence cases. Beyond personal injury, Lacy Katzen LLP provides counsel in business and corporate law, contract drafting, commercial disputes, estate planning and administration, family law, residential real estate transactions, and litigation. The firm maintains a dedicated default services team addressing creditor rights, consumer and commercial collections, landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosures, and bankruptcy matters from the creditor perspective. Elder law and Medicaid planning represent another core practice, with attorneys developing comprehensive asset protection and long-term care strategies for aging clients.

In personal injury cases, the firm's approach focuses on identifying negligent parties and building evidence-supported claims designed to secure appropriate compensation for clients who have been harmed. The firm maintains that injured individuals deserve skilled advocacy to navigate the claims process and protect their rights.

Lacy Katzen LLP serves the Rochester area and surrounding communities. The firm can be reached at 585-888-9662 to discuss your legal needs and schedule a consultation. The firm's mission centers on providing ethical service with excellence and teamwork, grounded in an understanding of the complex legal and court processes that govern different areas of law.

Overview compiled from the firm's website