CONSTRUCTION AND SURETY ATTORNEYS

Knowledge. Passion. Results.

Founded over thirty years ago, Ernstrom & Dreste, LLP is an award-winning legal practice concentrating in the areas of Construction Law, Surety Law, and Complex Commercial Litigation. Our experience and in-depth knowledge as construction and surety attorneys is well-respected and nationally recognized, enabling us to provide the highest caliber legal services to both domestic and international clients in Rochester, New York—and beyond.

As a law firm proficient in both construction and surety law, our team of accomplished professionals is embedded in each industry, giving us a deep understanding of the forces that continue to shape and evolve these industries. More importantly, we leverage our insights from one legal discipline to inform our work in the other.

We are honored that many of our practice’s attorneys are recipients of the highest possible recognition in the legal industry for professionalism and ethics, the AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, and consistently named by SuperLawyers™ in the areas of Construction Litigation and Surety Law

OUR PRACTICE STRATEGY

For us, an exceptional law firm offers the ideal balance of flexibility and structure that is client-centered. At Ernstrom & Dreste, we believe flexibility enhances our ability to understand our clients’ motives and desired outcomes. And we believe that structure ensures we stay focused on delivering timely, informed legal services to the benefit of our clients.

OUR LEGAL APPROACH

Ernstrom & Dreste is wholly invested in providing prompt, proactive, tailored legal counsel and dispute resolution services that are always in our clients’ best interests—now and for the long term.

Our mission is to cultivate lasting relationships with our clients, and to serve as a guide and partner throughout the legal and dispute resolution process. We listen to our clients to ensure we understand their goals, and educate our clients on the issues faced and potential consequences of the path chosen. Ernstrom & Dreste attorneys consider the trust placed in us by our clients to be the very foundation of our practice. We work hard every day to continue to earn that trust.