Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC was formed in 2013 by the healthcare group that was recently named Tier 1 by U.S. News & World Report - The only practice group so rated in all of Central New York. While part of Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C. (now Scolaro, Fetter, Grizanti, McGough & KIng, P.C.), www.scolaro.com, the Partners of the Firm were those that received Best Firm status in the areas of Corporate Financial Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Tax Law and Trust & Estates Law. The U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings are based upon a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, pier review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The first tier in each metropolitan area includes those firms that scored within a certain percentage of the highest ranking firm(s); the second tier, those firms that scored within a percentage of the next highest scoring firm(s) and so on. Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC was formed with the purpose of continuing top-rated legal services to the clients it serves.