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Edward is a litigation attorney and managing member of the firm's Rochester office. He handles a broad array of business and commercial disputes at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts in Rochester, New York and several other jurisdictions.
Edward represents Fortune 500 companies; large corporations; service, manufacturing, technology companies; insurance carriers; municipalities; and public and private institutions. His practice is dedicated to litigating complex corporate business disputes, intellectual property disputes, government investigations, construction disputes, contractual breaches, insurance defense claims, land use/planning and zoning actions. Edward has and is representing parties in complex trust and estates litigation.
Edward has represented over 50 owners in all aspects of construction law, including contract negotiation, claims consulting, and litigation and arbitration. In the last 10 years, he has counseled clients, including colleges, school districts, hospitals and other public and private entities, in connection with numerous construction projects the value of which collectively exceeds $1 billion. Edward has lectured and published on a variety of topics, including trial practice, business law, construction law and subrogation law.
Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America ®, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction, 2010-2025 (listed for 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Rochester), Construction Law, 2013, 2017, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Rochester), Litigation - Construction, 2014, 2023
Chambers USA 2024, Litigation – Upstate New York
Martindale-Hubbell ®, AV Preeminent Rated
New York Super Lawyers ®, Business Litigation, 2024 (listed for more than 10 years)
New York State Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association
New York Academy of Trial Lawyers
The Daily Record, Power 20 - Litigation, 2022, 2024
The Daily Record, Power 50 - Law, 2021-2024
Rochester Business Journal, Power 100, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Rochester Business Journal, Forty Under 40, 2004
The Daily Record , Leaders in the Law Award, 2014
Irish American Cultural Institute, Rochester Chapter's, Eoin McKiernan Achievement Award, 2014
Representative Publications
Featured in "Hope for Haiti Amid Disaster," Rochester Beacon , August 24, 2021
"You Can Do It All: Deliver sophisticated services while creating a culture the market demands," New York Law Journal , May 9, 2016
Co-Authored "The Prognosis for Recovery Health Insurance Subrogation," New York State Bar Journal , May 2008
Other Activities
Chair, Monroe County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
Past President, Seton Catholic School Foundation
Past President, Board of Directors, Literacy Volunteers of Rochester
Past President, Board of Directors, Norman Howard School
Trustee, Max and Marian Farash Foundation
Board of Directors, Chapin Manufacturing, Batavia, NY
Past Director, Community Child Care Center
Board of Directors, Education Success Foundation
Board of Directors, Education Success Network
Board of Directors, Haitian Health Foundation, Norwich, Conn., Jeremie, Haiti
Board of Directors, Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women
President, Board of Directors, House of Mercy
President, Board of Directors, JustCause
Past Director, YMCA of Greater Rochester
Certified Mediator, Federal District Court, WDNY
Past Chair, United Way Tocqueville Society
News
Bond Announces Eight Rochester Attorneys Named in 2024 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 22, 2024
Bond Announces Rochester Attorneys Named 2025 “Lawyers of Year” and Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2024
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2024
June 17, 2024
Bond Announces Nine Rochester Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
August 17, 2023
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2023
June 1, 2023
Bond Announces Eight Rochester Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022
Best Lawyers in America® Names 13 Bond Attorneys 2023 "Lawyer of the Year"
August 18, 2022
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
August 18, 2022
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2022
May 24, 2022
Bond Announces Nine Rochester Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021
Twelve Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2021
May 21, 2021
Bond Announces Six Rochester Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020
Bond Announces 14 Rochester Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America ®
August 20, 2020
Nine Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2020
June 4, 2020
Bond Announces 16 Rochester Attorneys Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2019
Bond Announces 11 Rochester Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019
Nine Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2019
April 29, 2019
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America®
August 14, 2018
Bond Announces 11 Rochester Attorneys Named in 2018 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2018
Bond’s Litigation Practice Ranked In Chambers USA© 2018
May 7, 2018
Eight Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA© 2018
May 3, 2018
Bond’s Litigation Practice Ranked in Chambers USA 2017
June 21, 2017
Eight Bond Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2017
June 20, 2017
Best Lawyers in America Names Edward P. Hourihan, Jr. 2014 Rochester-NY Litigation - Construction "Lawyer of the Year "
September 4, 2013
What Will it Cost? Paying Close Attention to the Economics of Litigation – A View From Outside Counsel
May 30, 2013
Bond Law Firm Continues its Expansion in Rochester
May 28, 2013
Bond Expands Into Rochester With Quality Collection Of Local Lateral Acquisitions
January 13, 2013
Bond Attorney, Edward P. Hourihan, Jr., Named One Of The Daily Record's 2012 Leaders In Law
November 18, 2012
Best Lawyers In America Names Bond Attorney 2013 Rochester-NY Construction Law "Lawyer Of The Year"
September 17, 2012
Profile
Edward is a litigation attorney and managing member of the firm's Rochester office. He handles a broad array of business and commercial disputes at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts in Rochester, New York and several other jurisdictions.
Edward represents Fortune 500 companies; large corporations; service, manufacturing, technology companies; insurance carriers; municipalities; and public and private institutions. His practice is dedicated to litigating complex corporate business disputes, intellectual property disputes, government investigations, construction disputes, contractual breaches, insurance defense claims, land use/planning and zoning actions. Edward has and is representing parties in complex trust and estates litigation.
Edward is a litigation attorney and managing member of the firm's Rochester office. He handles a broad array of business and commercial disputes at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts in Rochester, New York and several other jurisdictions.
Edward represents Fortune 500 companies; large corporations; service, manufacturing, technology companies; insurance carriers; municipalities; and public and private institutions. His practice is dedicated to litigating complex corporate business disputes, intellectual property disputes, government investigations, construction disputes, contractual breaches, insurance defense claims, land use/planning and zoning actions. Edward has and is representing parties in complex trust and estates litigation.
Edward has represented over 50 owners in all aspects of construction law, including contract negotiation, claims consulting, and litigation and arbitration. In the last 10 years, he has counseled clients, including colleges, school districts, hospitals and other public and private entities, in connection with numerous construction projects the value of which collectively exceeds $1 billion. Edward has lectured and published on a variety of topics, including trial practice, business law, construction law and subrogation law.
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Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
The Best Lawyers in America ®, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction, 2010-2025 (listed for 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Rochester), Construction Law, 2013, 2017, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Rochester), Litigation - Construction, 2014, 2023
Chambers USA 2024, Litigation – Upstate New York
Martindale-Hubbell ®, AV Preeminent Rated
New York Super Lawyers ®, Business Litigation, 2024 (listed for more than 10 years)
New York State Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association
New York Academy of Trial Lawyers
The Daily Record, Power 20 - Litigation, 2022, 2024
The Daily Record, Power 50 - Law, 2021-2024
Rochester Business Journal, Power 100, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Rochester Business Journal, Forty Under 40, 2004
The Daily Record , Leaders in the Law Award, 2014
Irish American Cultural Institute, Rochester Chapter's, Eoin McKiernan Achievement Award, 2014
Representative Publications
Featured in "Hope for Haiti Amid Disaster," Rochester Beacon , August 24, 2021
"You Can Do It All: Deliver sophisticated services while creating a culture the market demands," New York Law Journal , May 9, 2016
Co-Authored "The Prognosis for Recovery Health Insurance Subrogation," New York State Bar Journal , May 2008
Other Activities
Chair, Monroe County Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
Past President, Seton Catholic School Foundation
Past President, Board of Directors, Literacy Volunteers of Rochester
Past President, Board of Directors, Norman Howard School
Trustee, Max and Marian Farash Foundation
Board of Directors, Chapin Manufacturing, Batavia, NY
Past Director, Community Child Care Center
Board of Directors, Education Success Foundation
Board of Directors, Education Success Network
Board of Directors, Haitian Health Foundation, Norwich, Conn., Jeremie, Haiti
Board of Directors, Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women
President, Board of Directors, House of Mercy
President, Board of Directors, JustCause
Past Director, YMCA of Greater Rochester
Certified Mediator, Federal District Court, WDNY
Past Chair, United Way Tocqueville Society
News
Bond Announces Eight Rochester Attorneys Named in 2024 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 22, 2024
Bond Announces Rochester Attorneys Named 2025 “Lawyers of Year” and Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2024
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2024
June 17, 2024
Bond Announces Nine Rochester Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
August 17, 2023
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2023
June 1, 2023
Bond Announces Eight Rochester Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022
Best Lawyers in America® Names 13 Bond Attorneys 2023 "Lawyer of the Year"
August 18, 2022
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
August 18, 2022
Eleven Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2022
May 24, 2022
Bond Announces Nine Rochester Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021
Twelve Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2021
May 21, 2021
Bond Announces Six Rochester Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020
Bond Announces 14 Rochester Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America ®
August 20, 2020
Nine Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized In Chambers USA 2020
June 4, 2020
Bond Announces 16 Rochester Attorneys Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2019
Bond Announces 11 Rochester Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019
Nine Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2019
April 29, 2019
Bond Announces 15 Rochester Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America®
August 14, 2018
Bond Announces 11 Rochester Attorneys Named in 2018 New York Super Lawyers ® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2018
Bond’s Litigation Practice Ranked In Chambers USA© 2018
May 7, 2018
Eight Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA© 2018
May 3, 2018
Bond’s Litigation Practice Ranked in Chambers USA 2017
June 21, 2017
Eight Bond Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2017
June 20, 2017
Best Lawyers in America Names Edward P. Hourihan, Jr. 2014 Rochester-NY Litigation - Construction "Lawyer of the Year "
September 4, 2013
What Will it Cost? Paying Close Attention to the Economics of Litigation – A View From Outside Counsel
May 30, 2013
Bond Law Firm Continues its Expansion in Rochester
May 28, 2013
Bond Expands Into Rochester With Quality Collection Of Local Lateral Acquisitions
January 13, 2013
Bond Attorney, Edward P. Hourihan, Jr., Named One Of The Daily Record's 2012 Leaders In Law
November 18, 2012
Best Lawyers In America Names Bond Attorney 2013 Rochester-NY Construction Law "Lawyer Of The Year"
September 17, 2012