ATTORNEY PROFILES
PARTNERS:

Donald R. Adair, Esq. (dadair@adairlaw.com)
Managing Partner

Don has served as counsel to businesses, both large and small, for 37 years. He counsels them on a very wide range of legal matters, negotiates for them on all types of transactions and relationships, and represents them with regulatory agencies.

Don has extensive experience assisting companies with their start-up and growth strategies, financings of all types, acquisitions and dispositions, distribution relationships, intellectual property protection, compensation and benefit arrangements, relationships among owners, and a wide range of other contractual relations. Don has also worked to help companies implement leveraged buyouts, management succession plans, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

Among many other clients, Don currently represents: a nationally and internationally known developer of advanced GPS technology; a nationally and internationally known manufacturer of construction equipment, a nationally known manufacturer of major porcelain products, a developer of biologically based environmental clean-up products, and a developer of Internet marketing services.

Don serves on various corporate and charitable boards and has co-authored a book on limited liability companies. He is an honors graduate of Harvard College and Cornell Law School.
 

E. Adam Leyens, Esq. (ealeyens@adairlaw.com)
Partner

Adam has represented businesses for more than 20 years. He counsels businesses in a wide range of legal matters including, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations; business formation; corporate financing transactions; contract drafting and review; intellectual property law; business succession planning; employment law; and other corporate governance matters.

A significant portion of Adam’s practice also includes commercial real estate matters and financing transactions. He represents clients involved in the purchase and sale of commercial and industrial properties, and represent clients and lenders in lending transactions (including traditional bank financing, asset based lending, and venture capital financing). He also represents owners and tenants in commercial leasing matters.

Adam has counseled clients on various environmental issues, including matters related to petroleum spills and underground storage tank compliance, hazardous waste storage and disposal regulations, and other issues arising under federal and New York State environmental laws and regulations.

Adam is a graduate of Cornell University (B.A. 1982) and Cornell Law School (J.D. 1985). He is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association, and serves as Vice Chairman of the Monroe County Bar Association’s Business Council. He is also active in various community organizations and is an active Board Member of the New York State Industries for the Blind.
 
ASSOCIATES:

Richard P. Staropoli, Esq. (rstaropoli@adairlaw.com)
Associate

Rick has practiced law for 5 years and focuses his practice on corporate formations and transactions and on commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in New York State Courts, as well as the Federal Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of New York.

Rick is extensively involved in the Rochester and Penfield communities, and currently serves as President of the Penfield Business Association. He devotes significant time to non-profit, civic, and artistic organizations and currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors of Partners in Community Development.

Rick returned to his native Rochester after completing undergraduate studies at Boston College and receiving his law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
 
OF COUNSEL:

Raymond C. Stilwell, Esq. (rcstilwell@adairlaw.com)
Of Counsel

Ray has over 20 years experience, concentrating on collection matters, commercial bankruptcy law and general commercial litigation in the federal and state courts. Ray is a member of both the Monroe and Erie County Bar Associations, serving on their Bankruptcy Committees. He is a popular speaker at seminars for the County and State Bar Associations and the Lorman Education Center.

Ray currently represents a wide variety of businesses on collection matters and believes that a maximum recovery for his clients can only be accomplished through experienced counsel and prompt legal action. His work for companies on collection matters can be billed on a contingency basis, at an hourly rate, or on a blended basis. Ray also represents troubled companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings and creditors of bankrupt companies.

Ray is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He received a Juris Doctor Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.
 
TESTIMONIAL

“Throughout 25 years I’ve used Adair lawyers.  They have shown the ability to serve my company’s interest, to understand and respond to the other party’s sensitivities, and to get the transaction done.  Beyond that, Don Adair and Adam Leyens have given helpful advice on personal and business considerations that go way beyond mere legal advice.  They have contributed enormously to my business and personal success.”

David Williamson
Former Owner and President
Pal Energy Corp.
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