Profile

At a Glance

James (Jim) Bonsignore is Of Counsel in the Real Estate Department. He concentrates his practice in the specific area of transactional real estate, regularly representing both local and national clients in this area of practice throughout the greater Rochester area and across the country. Specifically, Mr. Bonsignore's practice involves client representation in purchase/sale, lending, development/land use transactions, and environmental law matters, including the preparation of planning and zoning applications and management of environmental quality review. Most recently he has been active in complex, commercial real estate acquisition and financing, joint venture and asset purchases/sales, commercial leasing, defeasance, and tax-deferred exchanges.

Mr. Bonsignore was formerly a partner with Fix Spindelman Brovitz & Goldman PC before the firm merged with Woods Oviatt in 2013. Prior to joining Fix Spindelman in 2005, he spent six years practicing in Connecticut. There he appeared before the Connecticut Appellate Court as the first attorney to argue a case of first impression (regarding legislative interpretation of then-recent statutory changes concerning the removal of fiduciaries) and prevail on the merits.

Practice Areas

Industry Expertise

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., cum laude

Vermont Law School, J.D. , M.S.E.L.

Bar Admissions

States of New York and Connecticut; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Monroe County Bar Association
• Member of the New York State Bar Association

Community Involvement