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 Jan P. Egger was born in Hornell, New York. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Geneseo after which he served in the United States Army Infantry. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Minnesota, where he was an editor of the Law Review, and has practiced law since 1973. He worked as an Assistant County Attorney - criminal prosecutor in Buffalo, N.Y. until 1984, when he was hired by a plaintiff's personal injury firm in Rochester, N.Y. because of his reputation as a trial attorney. Subsequently, he managed a legal services plan, where he engaged in a variety of legal matters. His last position as an associate was with a firm which exclusively represented personal injury defendants. In 1989, Mr. Egger joined the firm which had been started by his wife, Jo Anne Leegant, and the firm became Egger and Leegant.
Mr. Egger received a Martindale Hubbell peer review rating of BV distinguished 4.4 out of 5.
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 Jo Anne Leegant was born in New York City. She received her B.A. from the State University at Buffalo and worked for Erie County, first as a caseworker and later as a probation officer and supervisor before deciding to attend law school. While she was employed with the Erie County Department of Probation, she received an M.A. in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice from Fordham University. She obtained her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1984. She opened her own office in 1986 and engaged in general practice which included criminal law, personal injury, family law, collections, real estate, wills and estates.
Ms. Leegant received a Martindale Hubbell peer review rating of BV distinguished.
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