ANNE B. RUFFER has been named managing partner at Mackenzie Hughes — the first woman to lead the law firm in its 135-year history. Ruffer, in her 11th year on the firm’s executive committee, will serve as chair of the committee and succeeds Stephen T. Helmer, who served in the role since 2008. Ruffer, who […]
ANNE B. RUFFER has been named managing partner at Mackenzie Hughes — the first woman to lead the law firm in its 135-year history. Ruffer, in her 11th year on the firm’s executive committee, will serve as chair of the committee and succeeds Stephen T. Helmer, who served in the role since 2008. Ruffer, who joined Mackenzie Hughes in 1987, focuses her practice on estate planning, which includes wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health-care proxies, living wills; estate and trust administration; special-needs planning; estate litigation; guardianships; elder law; and long-term care planning. She has been recognized for her pro-bono work in the community by receiving the Onondaga County Bar Association’s Distinguished Pro Bono Award and the New York State Bar Association’s President’s Pro Bono Service Attorney Award. Ruffer holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a juris doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law.
