2020 Top Attorneys

Rising to the Top

It takes a wealth of knowledge and competency along with a strong work ethic to become a Top Attorney. Our annual list highlights noteworthy professionals who – according to their peers – are making a remarkable impact in the courtroom and beyond. These leading lawyers have the professional reputation that shows their commitment to upholding – and fighting for – the scales of justice.

Adoption
- Don Cofsky
  Cofsky & Zeidman
- Jennie Owens
  Archer Law
- Deborah Spivack
  Law Offices of Deborah E. Spivack
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Raymond Batten
  Archer Law
- Robert Harbeson
  Archer Law
- Julie LaVan
  Advanced Mediation Solutions
Alternative Energy
- Mitchell Cohen
  Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen
- Alan Fox
  Capehart Scatchard
- David Weinstein
  Archer Law
Appellate
- Maureen Coghlan
  Archer Law
- Charles Holmgren
  Capehart Scatchard
- Steven Kudatzky
  Bazelon, Less & Feldman
- Carolyn Labin
  Klineburger & Nussey
Automotive
- Sherry Cohen
  Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen
- Edward Costello
  Jarve Kaplan Granato Starr
- Mark Gertel
  Law Offices of Mark Gertel
- Ann Madden Tufano
  Madden & Tufano
Banking & Finance
- Susan Bacso
  Parker McCay
- Gary Green
  Archer Law
- Drew Karlberg
  Ballard Spahr
- William Wright
  Capehart Scatchard
Bankruptcy
- Brian Caine
  Parker McCay
- David Kasen
  Kasen & Kasen
- Jenny Kasen
  Kasen & Kasen
- Stephen Packman
  Archer Law
- Lee Perlman
  Law Office of Lee M. Perlman
Brownfields
- Debra Rosen
  Archer Law
- Yin Zhou
  Parker McCay
Business
- Vincent Cieslik
  Capehart Scatchard
- Samantha Heaton
  Kulzer & DiPadova
- Mark Oberstaedt
  Archer Law
Casino/Gambling
- Lynne Kaufman
  Cooper Levenson
Class Actions
- Neel Bhuta
  Locks Law Firm
- Stephen DeNittis
  DeNittis Osefchen Prince
- Robert Egan
  Archer Law
- Michael Galpern
  Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins
- Sean O’Meara
  Archer Law
Closely Held Business
- Stephen Greenberg
  Flaster Greenberg
Commercial
- Kerri Chewning
  Archer Law
- Thomas Hagner
  Hagner & Zohlman
- Thomas Muccifori
  Archer Law
- Laura Ruccolo
  Capehart Scatchard
- Sergio Scuteri
  Capehart Scatchard
Communication
- John Connell
  Archer Law
Computer
- Douglas Nelson
  Moustakas Nelson
- Mark Sever
  Archer Law
Construction
- Ashley Buono
  Parker McCay
- Christopher Hoare
  Capehart Scatchard
- Robert Incollingo
  Law Office of Robert J. Incollingo
- William Ryan
  Archer Law
- Michele Tarantino
  Flaster/Greenberg
Consumer
- Daniel Reinganum
  McDowell Law
- Charles Riley
  Law Office of Charles Riley
Corporate
- Andrew Catanese
  Monzo Catanese Hillegass
- Christopher Chiacchio
  Flaster/Greenberg
- Deborah Hays
  Archer Law
- Nikitas Moustakas
  Moustakas Nelson
- Charles Rizzi Jr.
  Capehart Scatchard
Criminal
- Christopher Keating
  Keefe Law Firm
- Richard Klineburger, III
  Klineburger & Nussey
- Justin Loughry
  Loughry and Lindsay
- Vincent Sarubbi
  Archer Law
Criminal Record Expungement
- Nancianne Aydelotte
  Aydelotte & Scardella Law
- Daniel Rosenberg
  Rosenberg | Perry & Associates
Debt Collection
- Adam Greenberg
  Honig & Greenberg
- Edward Kelleher
  Archer Law
- Andrew Unterlack
  Eisenberg, Gold & Agrawal
Domestic Violence
- Rebecca Berger
  Charny, Karpousis, Altieri & Donoian
- Lynda Hinkle
  The Law Office of Lynda L. Hinkle
- Thomas Roberto
  Adinolfi, Lieberman, Burick, Falkenstein, Roberto & Molotsky
- Amy Smith
  Weinberg, Kaplan & Smith
- Kathleen Stockton
  Stockton Family Law
DWI
- Christopher Baxter
  Law Offices of Christopher L. Baxter
- Evan Levow
  Levow DWI Law
- Kimberley Stuart
  Kimberley Stuart, Attorneys at Law
Elder
- Yasmeen Khaleel
  Capehart Scatchard
- Gregory Palakow
  Archer Law
- Justin Scott
  Scott Counsel
Eminent Domain
- Robert Baranowski
  Hyland Levin Shapiro
- Patrick Flynn
  Archer Law
Employment
- Richard Frankel
  Bross & Frankel
- Susan Saint-Antoine
  Console Mattiacci Law
Employment Discrimination
- Philip Burnham, II
  Burnham Law Group
- Stephen Console
  Console Mattiacci Law
- Kevin Costello
  Costello & Mains
- Ralph Smith III
  Capehart Scatchard
Environmental
- Clint Allen
  Archer Law
- Bruce Katcher
  Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox
- John McDermott
  Archer Law
- Franklin Riesenburger
  Flaster/Greenberg
Family
- Michelle Altieri
  Charny, Karpousis, Altieri & Donoian
- Louis Cappelli, Jr.
  Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor
- Nicole Donoian-Pody
  Charny, Karpousis, Altieri & Donoian
- James Fridie III
  Fridie Law Group
- Amy Goldstein
  Goldstein & Mignogna
- Dawn Kaplan
  Weinberg, Kaplan & Smith
- Karen Karpousis
  Charny, Karpousis, Altieri & Donoian
- Ronald Lieberman
  Adinolfi, Lieberman, Burick, Falkenstein, Roberto & Molotsky
- Melissa Mignogna
  Goldstein & Mignogna
- Christopher Musulin
  Musulin Law
- D. Ryan Nussey
  Klineburger & Nussey
- Patricia Ronayne
  Law office of Patricia Ronayne
- Michael Weinberg
  Weinberg, Kaplan & Smith
- Stephanie Zane
  Archer Law
Family Mediation
- Nancy Gold
  Charny, Karpousis, Altieri & Donoian
- Luke Griffith
  Weinberg, Kaplan & Smith
- Bruce Matez
  BorgerMatez
- Michael Stein
  Law Office of Michael J. Stein
- William Thompson
  Archer Law
Franchise & Distribution
- Mary Ellen Rose
  Capehart Scatchard
- Mark Shapiro
  Hyland Levin Shapiro
General
- Andrew Parsinitz
  Davis & Mendelson
Government
- Adam Malamut
  Malamut & Associates
- Brian Nelson
  Archer Law
- Robert Wright Jr.
  Malamut & Associates
Healthcare
- Lisa Stewart Albright
  Archer Law
- Brittany Bonetti
  Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law
- Sheila Mints
  Capehart Scatchard
- Alma Saravia
  Flaster/Greenberg
Immigration
- Luis Canales
  Canales Law Offices
- Shereen Chen
  Chen-Gray Law Group
- Derek DeCosmo
  DeCosmo & Rolón
- Manuela Morais
  Morais Law
- Robert Seiger
  Archer Law
Insurance
- J. Brooks DiDonato
  Parker McCay
- Christine Lafferty
  Grungo Colarulo
- Ellis Medoway
  Archer Law
- Gina Zippilli
  Capehart Scatchard
Intellectual Property
- Chintan Desai’
  Kim IP
- Denise Sanders
  Capehart Scatchard
Labor & Employment
- Susan Hodges
  Parker McCay
- David Rapuano
  Archer Law
- Carmen Saginario Jr.
  Capehart Scatchard
- Zach Wall
  Wall & London
- Heidi Weintraub
  Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins
Landlord & Tenant
- Scott Good
  Offit Kurman
- Tom Pohle
  Greenblatt & Lieberman
Litigation
- Christopher Carlson
  Capehart Scatchard
- Christopher Gibson
  Archer Law
Lobbying
- William Caruso
  Archer Law
- Lloyd Levenson
  Cooper Levenson
Malpractice
- Michael Berger
  Andres & Berger
- Megan Gable
  Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen
- John Rigden
  Parker McCay
- Abraham Tran
  Andres & Berger
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Terence Fox
  Archer Law
- Mariel Giletto
  Parker McCay
Municipal Court
- Joseph DeLorenzo
  DeLorenzo Bradley & Banfe
- Brian Herman
  Brenda Lee Eutsler & Associates
Nonprofit
- Frances McElhill
  Archer Law
Patent, Trademark & Copyright
- Lynda Calderone
  Calderone Bullock
- Karin Coger
  Coger Law Firm
- Gregory Winsky
  Archer Law
Pension & Profit Sharing
- Jose Jara
  Archer Law
Personal Injury
- Kenneth Andres
  Andres & Berger
- Suzanne Collins
  Archer Law
- Michael Dansky
  Dansky | Katz | Ringold
- John Dodig
  Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig
- David Karbasian
  Law Offices of David J. Karbasian
- Geoffrey Smith
  Nugent Law
Product Liability
- William O’Kane Jr.
  Archer Law
Public Finance
- John Cantalupo
  Archer Law
- Jeff Winitsky
  Parker McCay
Real Estate
- Henry Boenning
  Archer Law
- Allison Cohen
  Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen
- Bonnie Galam
  The Galam Firm
- Gary Green
  Archer Law
- Thomas Hagner
  Hagner & Zohlman
Redevelopment
- M. James Maley, Jr.
  Maley Givens
- Kevin Sheehan
  Parker McCay
Regulatory Government
- John Gillespie
  Parker McCay
- George Morris
  Parker McCay
- Debra Rosen
  Archer Law
School/Special Education
- Craig David Becker
  Craig David Becker Attorney at Law
- Seth Broder
  Broder Law Group
- John Comegno II
  Comegno Law Group
- Brett Gorman
  Parker McCay
- Robert Muccilli
  Capehart Scatchard
Social Security
- Jennifer Stonage
  Bross & Frankel
- Christopher Young
  Archer Law
Sports
- Albert Soler
  Soler Legal
- Carrie Ward
  Earp Cohn
Taxation
- John Devlin
  Parker McCay
- Tiffany Wagner Donio
  Archer Law
- Gordon Moore
  Archer Law
- Kristin Schmid
  Kulzer & DiPadova
Trial
- Stephen Alexander
  Capehart Scatchard
- Frank Allen
  Archer Law
- Suzanne Collins
  Archer Law
- Ciro Tufano
  Madden & Tufano
White-Collar Crime
- Michelle Corea
  Capehart Scatchard
- Ronald Greenblatt
  Greenblatt Pierce Funt and Flores
- Vincent Sarubbi
  Archer Law
Wills, Estates & Trusts
- Michael Bonfrisco
  Bonfrisco Law Firm Estate & Financial Planning
- Dana Bookbinder
  Bookbinder Law
- Frank Demmerly, Jr.
  Archer Law
- Melissa Osorio Dibble
  Archer Law
- Brenda Lee Eutsler
  Brenda Lee Eutsler & Associates
- Jamie Shuster Morgan
  Fendrick Morgan Law
- Renee Vidal
  Capehart Scatchard
Workers’ Compensation
- Michael Aloi
  Grungo Colarulo
- Michael Dennin
  Law Offices of Vincent J. Ciecka
- Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore
  Capehart Scatchard
- Thomas Karpousis
  O’Brien, Belland & Bushinsky
- Adam Kotlar
  Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen
Zoning & Land Use
- Robert Bucknam, Jr.
  Archer Law
- Emily Givens
  Maley Givens
Top Attorney Methodology

SJ Magazine’s Top Attorney list is drawn from nominations by other attorneys in the region, who must provide their New Jersey Attorney ID number to make nominations through the magazine’s website.

Duplicate online entries and surveys from ineligible participants are disqualified.

Once nominations were calculated, we determined where the cutoff point was in each category. Those above the cutoff point were then checked against the New Jersey Courts database to determine whether the nominee was licensed to practice law in New Jersey and where the attorney’s primary area of practice was located.

The attorneys listed were nominated by their peers, but some highly regarded professionals may not appear on these lists, which could have occurred for many reasons.

By including an attorney on these lists, SJ Magazine does not recommend or endorse his/her service. We desire to provide useful information to supplement what you learn from other sources. If you have a good relationship with an attorney, do not let this cause an unnecessary change.