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2023 Top Lawyer Honorees

MEET THE 2023 TOP LAWYER AWARD WINNERS

BUSINESS LITIGATION AND CONTRACTS

Steven L. Levitt

Principal and Founding Partner
Levitt LLP
BUSINESS/CORPORATE

Brendan J. Mooney

Partner
Cullen and Dykman LLP
BUSINESS/CORPORATE

Hon. Ira B. Warshawsky (Ret.)

Of Counsel / Arbitrator and Mediator
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. | NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION

Frederick K. Brewington

Principal
The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Giuseppe Franzella

Member
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Christopher A. Raimondi

Founder & Principal Attorney
Raimondi Law, P.C.
CORPORATE/SECURITIES

Brian K. Ziegler

Partner and Co-Chair, Corporate/Securities Group
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP
DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Jacqueline Silvey

General Counsel & Vice President, Commercial Division
NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW

David L. Mejias

Founder & Managing Partner
Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, PC
DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW

Randi M. Milgrim

Partner
Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, PC
EDUCATION LAW

Anthony J. Fasano

Partner
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
EDUCATION LAW

Jennifer A. McLaughlin

Partner
Cullen and Dykman LLP
EDUCATION LAW

Tyleana K. Venable

Associate
Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP
ELDER LAW

Ken Kern

Partner
Cona Elder Law PLLC
ELDER LAW

David R. Okrent

Managing Attorney
The Law Offices of David R. Okrent
ELDER LAW

Constantina S. Papageorgiou

Partner
Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP
ELDER LAW

Stuart H. Schoenfeld

Partner
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP
HEALTHCARE

Glenn M. Jones

Member
Harris Beach PLLC
HEALTHCARE

Peter Armstrong Egan

Partner & Practice Group Leader, Healthcare
Nixon Peabody LLP
INSURANCE

Richard P. Byrne

Senior Counsel | Hearing Officer
L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP
NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

John T. Bauer

Office Managing Shareholder
Littler Mendelson P.C.
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Avrohom Gefen

Partner
Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Alyson Mathews

Member
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Hon. Peter B. Skelos (Ret.)

Senior Counsel | Hearing Officer
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Lawrence J. Tenenbaum

Partner
Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP
LAND USE & ZONING

Simone M. Freeman

Partner
Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP
LAND USE & ZONING

Ronald J. Rosenberg

Senior Partner
Rosenberg Calica & Berney LLP
LITIGATION

Jon Bell

Founding Partner
Bell Law Group, PLLC
LITIGATION

David Green

Partner
Campolo, Middleton & McCormick, LLP
LITIGATION

Adam H. Koblenz

Member and Partner
Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC
PERSONAL INJURY

Anthony J. Forzano

Founder
The Forzano Law Firm
PERSONAL INJURY

Michael D. Napolitano

Shareholder
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
PERSONAL INJURY

Frank Torres

Associate Attorney
Duffy & Duffy, PLLC
PROPERTY VALUATION LITIGATION

Jay M. Herman

Partner
Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP
REAL ESTATE

Gilbert L. Balanoff

Founding Partner
The Law Office of Gilbert L. Balanoff, P.C.
REAL ESTATE

Matthew E. Kasindorf

Partner & Co-Chair
Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
REAL ESTATE

Jared S. Kaplan

Managing Partner
Kaplan, DiTrapani, Faria & Rabanipour LLP
REAL ESTATE

Andrew S. Nachamie

Principal
Andrew S. Nachamie, PC
REAL ESTATE

Scott A. Newmark

Partner & Co-Chair
Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
TRUSTS & ESTATES

Jayson J.R. Choi

Shareholder
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
TRUSTS & ESTATES

Andrew M. Cohen

Principal
Law Offices of Andrew M. Cohen
TRUSTS & ESTATES

Nathaniel L. Corwin

Shareholder
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
TRUSTS & ESTATES

Deborah G. Rosenthal

Founder
Rosenthal, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
President
Women’s Bar Association of the State of NY

SPECIAL AWARDS

RISING STAR: 40 & UNDER

Michal E. Cantor

Counsel
Nixon Peabody LLP
RISING STAR: 40 & UNDER

Leah Jackson

Associate
The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington
RISING STAR: 40 & UNDER

Mika Mooney

Founder & Attorney
Mika Mooney Law, PLLC
RISING STAR: 40 & UNDER

Joseph C. Packard

Partner
Schroder & Strom, LLP
RISING STAR: 40 & UNDER

Rochelle L. Verron

Founder & Attorney
Verron Law Group, P.C.
PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR

Joseph G. Milizio

Partner
Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP
PHILANTHROPISTS OF THE YEAR

Jothy Narendran

Co-Managing Partner
Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP
PROFESSOR

Elena B. Langan

Dean and Professor of Law
Touro Law College
PROFESSOR

Ellen C. Yaroshefsky

Howard Lichtenstein
Professor of Legal Ethics
Maurice A. Deane School
Hofstra University
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Allan H. Cohen

Office Managing Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT - TAX CERTIORARI

Brad W. Cronin

Founding Partner
Cronin & Cronin Law Firm
TOP LAW FIRM:
1-20 EMPLOYEES

Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP

TOP LAW FIRM:
21-74 EMPLOYEES

Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC

TOP LAW FIRM:
75+ EMPLOYEES

Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP

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