Over his career, Justin has practiced in a variety of areas. For a number of years he represented several retail chains for which he was involved in shopping center leasing and financing.
During a later period he represented several public companies headquartered in Rochester N.Y. for which he was occupied with public and private securities offerings and related work under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act. In recent years his practice has focused on general corporate work and business matters, not-for-profit organizations and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Recipient, Burton S. August Sr. Award For Community Leadership, Association of Fund Raising Professionals, 2022
Recipient, Building a Sound Community Award, Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, 2022
An annual “Justin L. Vigdor Award” to New York State Banks has been established by the New York IOLA Fund. An annual "Justin L. Vigdor Senior Lawyer Award" was created by the Monroe County Bar Association, and he was the first recipient.
Recipient, New York State Bar Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient, Marquis Who’s Who, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019
Recipient of awards from the Al Sigl Community of Agencies, Mary Cariola Children’s Center, Quad A for Kids, Brighton Chamber of Commerce, Association of County Clerks
Jewish Community Federation and U.S. Committee on Sports for Israel
Recipient, Humanitarian Award, Foundation of the Monroe County Bar
Recipient, Nathaniel Award for Community Service and Professional Accomplishments
Recipient, Philanthropy Award, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Recipient, Rodenbeck Award for Service to the Community and Legal Profession
Recipient, Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Leadership, Nazareth College
Recipient, Board Leadership Award, United Way and Rochester Business Journal
Recipient, Second Half Hero Award, Lifespan of Greater Rochester
Recipient, WXXI 2016 Associate of the Year
Recipient, 2017 Empire Justice Center "Celebration of Leadership" Award
Recipient, 2017 ICON Honors Award, Rochester Business Journal
Professional and Community Activities
Board Chairman, Rochester Fringe Festival, Inc.
Director, Alzheimer’s Association (Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter)
Director, Committee for Modern Courts
Director, Philip Bernstein Society
Trustee, Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust
Trustee, Temple B'rith Kodesh Foundation
Past Member, Advisory Board, Quad A For Kids
Member, Advisory Committee of Hochstein School of Music and Dance
Past Member, Advisory Committee of Special Olympics of Genesee and Western N.Y. Region
Member, Attorney Emeritus Advisory Council
Member, Community Relations Committee, Jewish Community Federation
Past Member of Professional Advisory Committee, Home Care of Rochester
Past Chair, AAA of Western and Central NY
Past Chair and current member of the Board of Governors, Al Sigl Foundation
Past Chair, Board of Directors, Al Sigl Community of Agencies
Past Chair, Board of Directors of the New York IOLA Fund
Past Chair, Professional Advisory Committee of Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
Past President, Jewish Family Service of Rochester
Past President and Director, AAA of New York State
Past Director, Mary Cariola Children’s Center
Past Director, Rochester Chapter, American Red Cross
Past Director, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation
Past Director, United Way of Greater Rochester and Monroe County
Past Trustee, National Conference of the Bar Foundations
Past Discussion Leader, Great Books Foundation
Past Member, Advisory Board, High Technology of Rochester
Past Director, Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
Past Member, Advisory Board, Kidney Foundation of Upstate NY
Past Member, Advisory Committee, League of Women Voters
Past Member of the Board of Bankers Trust Company of Western N.Y.(acquired by Key Bank)
Former Trustee, National Conference of the Bar Foundations
Former President, U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Service of Upstate New York
Over his career, Justin has practiced in a variety of areas. For a number of years he represented several retail chains for which he was involved in shopping center leasing and financing.
During a later period he represented several public companies headquartered in Rochester N.Y. for which he was occupied with public and private securities offerings and related work under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act. In recent years his practice has focused on general corporate work and business matters, not-for-profit organizations and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
Recipient, Burton S. August Sr. Award For Community Leadership, Association of Fund Raising Professionals, 2022
Recipient, Building a Sound Community Award, Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, 2022
An annual “Justin L. Vigdor Award” to New York State Banks has been established by the New York IOLA Fund. An annual "Justin L. Vigdor Senior Lawyer Award" was created by the Monroe County Bar Association, and he was the first recipient.
Recipient, New York State Bar Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient, Marquis Who’s Who, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019
Recipient of awards from the Al Sigl Community of Agencies, Mary Cariola Children’s Center, Quad A for Kids, Brighton Chamber of Commerce, Association of County Clerks
Jewish Community Federation and U.S. Committee on Sports for Israel
Recipient, Humanitarian Award, Foundation of the Monroe County Bar
Recipient, Nathaniel Award for Community Service and Professional Accomplishments
Recipient, Philanthropy Award, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Recipient, Rodenbeck Award for Service to the Community and Legal Profession
Recipient, Woerner Kollmorgen Award for Community Leadership, Nazareth College
Recipient, Board Leadership Award, United Way and Rochester Business Journal
Recipient, Second Half Hero Award, Lifespan of Greater Rochester
Recipient, WXXI 2016 Associate of the Year
Recipient, 2017 Empire Justice Center "Celebration of Leadership" Award
Recipient, 2017 ICON Honors Award, Rochester Business Journal
Professional and Community Activities
Board Chairman, Rochester Fringe Festival, Inc.
Director, Alzheimer’s Association (Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter)
Director, Committee for Modern Courts
Director, Philip Bernstein Society
Trustee, Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust
Trustee, Temple B'rith Kodesh Foundation
Past Member, Advisory Board, Quad A For Kids
Member, Advisory Committee of Hochstein School of Music and Dance
Past Member, Advisory Committee of Special Olympics of Genesee and Western N.Y. Region
Member, Attorney Emeritus Advisory Council
Member, Community Relations Committee, Jewish Community Federation
Past Member of Professional Advisory Committee, Home Care of Rochester
Past Chair, AAA of Western and Central NY
Past Chair and current member of the Board of Governors, Al Sigl Foundation
Past Chair, Board of Directors, Al Sigl Community of Agencies
Past Chair, Board of Directors of the New York IOLA Fund
Past Chair, Professional Advisory Committee of Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
Past President, Jewish Family Service of Rochester
Past President and Director, AAA of New York State
Past Director, Mary Cariola Children’s Center
Past Director, Rochester Chapter, American Red Cross
Past Director, Rochester Downtown Development Corporation
Past Director, United Way of Greater Rochester and Monroe County
Past Trustee, National Conference of the Bar Foundations
Past Discussion Leader, Great Books Foundation
Past Member, Advisory Board, High Technology of Rochester
Past Director, Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
Past Member, Advisory Board, Kidney Foundation of Upstate NY
Past Member, Advisory Committee, League of Women Voters
Past Member of the Board of Bankers Trust Company of Western N.Y.(acquired by Key Bank)
Former Trustee, National Conference of the Bar Foundations
Former President, U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Service of Upstate New York
