Meet Westchester County’s Best Lawyers in 2022

In America, the practice of law is uncommonly ubiquitous. Sooner or later in your life — whether it’s for marriage or divorce, purchasing or building a home, enforcing a contract, or complying with myriad rules and regulations — you’re going to need a lawyer. Business owners know that from the start to the end of a venture or project, they will need legal services. So once again this year, we partnered with BL Rankings, LLC, the longtime publishers of The Best Lawyers in America, to showcase the premier legal practitioners in Westchester. Out of the thousands of attorneys who practice locally, BL Rankings identified 117 lawyers in 58 different specialties, ranging from antitrust to trademark law. We have also included, once again, the “Ones to Watch,” a list of 48 up-and-coming attorneys in the county, arranged according to their specialties.

We hope you will find this guide to be a useful resource in the event you need legal assistance — as you undoubtedly will at some point in your business or personal life.

Antitrust Law

Joseph Angland

Law Office of Joseph Angland
917.817.2683
75 South Broadway, Suite 400
White Plains

David Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street, Armonk

Appellate Practice

David Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street, Armonk

Arbitration

Eugene I. Farber

Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari
914.761.9400
200 East Post Road
White Plains

Ruth D. Raisfeld

Ruth D. Raisfeld
924.722.6006
1025 Westchester Avenue
Suite 106
White Plains

Edna Sussman

SussmanADR
212.213.2173
20 Oak Lane, Scarsdale

Adobe Stock

Banking and Finance Law

Nathan M. Eisler

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Nathan M. Eisler

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Peter S. Goodman

Goodman Law
646.267.0546
Nine Churchill Road
Rye Brook

Michael Luskin

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Lawrence R. Reich

Reich Reich & Reich
914.949.2126
235 Main Street, Suite 450
White Plains

Barry N. Seidel

Lawyer of the Year
Harrington Ocko & Monk
914.686.4800
81 Main Street, Suite 215
White Plains

Richard Stern

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Bet-the-Company Litigation

David Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street
Armonk

Collaborative Law: Family Law

Robin D. Carton

Carton & Rosoff
914.949.6700
150 Grand Street, Suite 305
White Plains

Ellen Jancko-Baken

Fredman Baken & Kosan
914.997.9070
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite 302S
White Plains

Katherine E. Miller

Miller Law Group
914.229.2087
271 North Avenue, Suite 812
New Rochelle

Commercial Litigation

Benjamin R. Allee

Yankwitt
914.686.1500
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

David Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street
Armonk

Jeffrey I. Carton

Denlea & Carton
914.331.0100
2 Westchester Park Drive
Suite 410
White Plains

Dina Hamerman

Yankwitt
914.686.1500
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

Kevin J. Harrington

Harrington Ocko & Monk
914.686.4800
81 Main Street, Suite 215
White Plains

Joshua E. Kimerling

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Michael Luskin

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Jonathan B. Nelson

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center
Rye

Ruth Post

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center
Rye

Michael D. Shalhoub

Goldberg Segalla
914.798.5400
50 Main Street, Suite 425
White Plains

Lisa L. Shrewsberry

Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry
914.347.2600
Mid-Westchester Executive Park
Hawthorne

David L. Wallace

Wallace Law
914.304.8136
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1102
White Plains

Russell M. Yankwitt

Yankwitt
914.686.1500
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

Communications Law

Christopher B. Fisher

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Construction Law

Gerard P. Brady

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
914.428.2100
11 Martine Avenue, 15th Floor
White Plains

Thomas H. Welby

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
914.428.2100
11 Martine Avenue, 15th Floor
White Plains

Copyright Law

Elissa Debra Hecker

Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker
914.478.0457
64 Butterwood Lane East
Irvington

Martin Schwimmer

Leason Ellis

914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Corporate Law

Harris E. Markhoff

Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite N208
White Plains

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Lawrence Hochheiser

Law Offices of
Daniel A. Hochheiser
212.689.4343
Two Overhill Road, Suite 400
Scarsdale

Andrew A. Rubin

Law Office of
Andrew A. Rubin
914.761.9200
Two William Street, Suite 302
White Plains

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

James R. DeVita

Law Offices of
James R. DeVita
914.328.5000
81 Main Street, Suite 504
White Plains

Kerry A. Lawrence

Calhoun & Lawrence
914.946.5900
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

Andrew A. Rubin

Law Office of
Andrew A. Rubin
914.761.9200
Two William Street, Suite 302
White Plains

Jeffrey B. Sklaroff, Lawyer of the year

Law Office of Jeffrey B. Sklaroff
914.924.1330
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1102
White Plains

Elder Law

Michael J. Amoruso

Amoruso & Amoruso
914.253.9255
800 Westchester Avenue
Suite N605
Rye Brook

Salvatore M. Di Costanzo

Maker, Fragale & Di Costanzo
914.925.1010
350 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye

Anthony J. Enea

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main Street, Suite 500
White Plains

Bernard A. Krooks

Littman Krooks
914.684.2100
800 Westchester Avenue
S-436
Rye Brook

Michael Kutzin

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue
Suite 405
White Plains

Amy C. O’Hara

Littman Krooks
914.684.2100
800 Westchester Avenue
S-436
Rye Brook

Frances M. Pantaleo

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Neil T. Rimsky

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Donald L. Sapir

Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Road
Suite 310
White Plains

Employment Law — Individuals

Parisis G. Filippatos

Filippatos PLLC
914.984.1111
199 Main Street
White Plains

William D. Frumkin

Frumkin & Hunter
914.468.6096
199 Main Street, Suite 800
White Plains

Donald L. Sapir

Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Road
Suite 310
White Plains

Howard Schragin

Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Road
Suite 310
White Plains

Employment Law — Management

Scott T. Baken

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway, 14th Floor
White Plains

Susan M. Corcoran, Lawyer of the year

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway, 14th Floor
White Plains

Michael Jakowsky

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Joseph A. Saccomano, Jr.

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Patrick L. Vaccaro

Law Offices of
Patrick L. Vaccaro
914.804.8308
261 Stuart Drive
New Rochelle

Entertainment Law — Theater

David H. Friedlander

David H. Friedlander
914.241.1277
81 Park Drive
Mount Kisco

Environmental Law

William A. Ruskin

Law Office of William A. Ruskin
914.231.0360
800 Westchester Avenue
N-641
Rye Brook

Donald W. Stever Jr.

Donald W. Stever
914.255.5500
157 Millard Avenue
Sleepy Hollow

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Richard E. Grayson

The Law Offices of
Richard E. Grayson
914.682.0037
202 Mamaroneck Avenue
Third Floor
White Plains

Sarah Jo Hamilton

Scalise & Hamilton
914.725.2801
111 Brook Street, Suite 202
Scarsdale

Deborah A. Scalise

Scalise & Hamilton
914.725.2801
111 Brook Street, Suite 202
Scarsdale

Family Law

Peter O. Bodnar

BodnarMilone
914.997.2500
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains

Lawrence Jay Braunstein

Braunstein & Zuckerman
914.997.6220
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite S-302
White Plains

Robin D. Carton

Carton & Rosoff
914.949.6700
150 Grand Street, Suite 305
White Plains

Mitchell Y. Cohen

Johnson & Cohen
877.807.1472
One Blue Hill Plaza, 11th Floor
Pearl River

Kathleen Donelli

Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main Street, Suite 405
White Plains

John P. Frucco

BodnarMilone
914.997.2500
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains

Dolores Gebhardt

Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main Street, Suite 405
White Plains

Donna M. Genovese

Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main Street, Suite 405
White Plains

Sylvia Goldschmidt

Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main Street, Suite 405
White Plains

Ellen Jancko.Baken

Fredman Baken & Kosan
914.997.9070
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite 302-S
White Plains

Pamela J. Jenson

BodnarMilone
914.997.2500
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains

Martin T. Johnson

Johnson & Cohen
877.807.1472
One Blue Hill Plaza
11th Floor
Pearl River

Nancy D. Kellman

Law Office of
Nancy D. Kellman
914.328.0900
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite 302-S
White Plains

Erik Kristensen

BodnarMilone
914.997.2500
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains

Lydia A. Milone

BodnarMilone
914.997.2500
140 Grand Street, Suite 401
White Plains

Tamara A. Mitchel

Kristensen Law Group
914.431.7229
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite S302
White Plains

James J. Nolletti

Nolletti Law Group
914.831.7000
One North Lexington Avenue
15th Floor
White Plains

Family Law Arbitration

Katherine E. Miller

Miller Law Group
914.229.2087
271 North Avenue, Suite 812
New Rochelle

Family Law Mediation

Elizabeth A. Douglas

Law Offices of Elizabeth A.
Douglas
914.615.9058
245 Main Street, Suite 610
White Plains

Katherine E. Miller

Miller Law Group
914.229.2087
271 North Avenue, Suite 812
New Rochelle

Franchise Law

Julie Lusthaus

Lusthaus Law
914.265.4100
600 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 400
Harrison

Health Care Law

Joshua S. Levine

Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite N-208
White Plains

Gary Sastow

Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite N208
White Plains

Immigration Law

Marko C. Maglich

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Insurance Law

Ephraim J. Fink

Marshall Dennehey Warner
Coleman & Goggin
914.977.7300
287 Bowman Avenue
Suite 404
Purchase

Labor Law — Management

Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr.

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Patrick L. Vaccaro

Law Offices of
Patrick L. Vaccaro
914.804.8308
261 Stuart Drive
New Rochelle

Land Use and Zoning Law

Thomas Leslie

Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Avenue
Ninth Floor
White Plains

Litigation — Antitrust

Joseph Angland

Law Office of
Joseph Angland
917.817.2683
75 South Broadway
Suite 400
White Plains

Litigation — Bankruptcy

Michael Luskin

Luskin, Stern & Eisler
212.597.8200
50 Main Street, Suite 1640
White Plains

Litigation — Construction

David E. Montgomery

David E. Montgomery
914.244.0288
Six Sleepy Hollow Road
Chappaqua

Thomas H. Welby

Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
914.428.2100
11 Martine Avenue, 15th Floor
White Plains

Litigation — Environmental

Donald W. Stever Jr.

Donald W. Stever
914.255.5500
157 Millard Avenue
Sleepy Hollow

Litigation — Health Care

Russell M. Yankwitt

Yankwitt
914.686.1500
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

Litigation — Insurance

Carl J. Pernicone

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Litigation — Intellectual Property

Yuval Marcus

Leason Ellis
914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Cameron S. Reuber

Leason Ellis
914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Peter Sloane

Leason Ellis
914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Litigation — Labor and Employment

Scott T. Baken

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Susan M. Corcoran

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway, 14th Floor
White Plains

Salvatore G. Gangemi

Murtha Cullina
914.220.5690
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1102
White Plains

Andrew P. Marks, Lawyer of the Year

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate
Center
Rye

Joseph M. Martin

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway, 14th Floor
White Plains

Joseph A. Saccomano, Jr.

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Mary A. Smith

Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 South Broadway
14th Floor
White Plains

Russell M. Yankwitt

Yankwitt
914.686.1500
140 Grand Street, Suite 705
White Plains

Litigation — Land Use and Zoning

Joshua E. Kimerling

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Litigation — Patent

Robert W. Morris

Eckert Seamans
Cherin & Mellott
914.949.2909
10 Bank Street, Suite 700
White Plains

Litigation — Trusts and Estates

Gail M. Boggio, Lawyer of the Year

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue
Suite 405
White Plains

Michael H. Friedman

Kurzman Eisenberg
Corbin & Lever
914.285.9800
One North Broadway, 12th Floor
White Plains

Michael Kutzin

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue
Suite 405
White Plains

Mary Ellen Manley

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Jonathan B. Nelson

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center
Rye

Nancy J. Rudolph

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions — Defendants

William A. Ruskin

Law Office of
William A. Ruskin
914.231.0360
800 Westchester Avenue, N-641
Rye Brook

Mediation

Eugene I. Farber

Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari
914.761.9400
200 East Post Road
White Plains

Ruth D. Raisfeld

Ruth D. Raisfeld
924.722.6006
1025 Westchester Avenue
Suite 106
White Plains

Edna Sussman

SussmanADR
212.213.2173
20 Oak Lane
Scarsdale

Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants

Alan Friedberg

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Robert B. Gibson

Heidell, Pittoni,
Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main Street
White Plains

Anthony M. Heller

Anthony M. Heller
914.355.1932
56 Rolling Way
New Rochelle

John L.A. Lyddane

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center
Rye

Andrew M. Neubardt

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main Street
White Plains

Medical Malpractice Law — Plaintiffs

Duane M. Fiedler

Fiedler Deutsch
914.993.0393
81 Main Street, Suite 304
White Plains

Richard Vecchio

Worby Vecchio Edelman
914.686.3700
81 Main Street, Suite 306
White Plains

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Scott Mautner

Harrington Ocko & Monk
914.686.4800
81 Main Street, Suite 215
White Plains

Nonprofit/Charities Law

Daniel R. Alcott

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate
Center
Rye

Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants

John L.A. Lyddane

Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate
Center
Rye

Personal Injury Litigation — Plaintiffs

Adam E. Deutsch

Fiedler Deutsch
914.993.0393
81 Main Street, Suite 304
White Plains

Michael V. Kaplen, Lawyer of the year

De Caro & Kaplen
212.732.2262
427 Bedford Road, Suite
360
Pleasantville

David E. Worby

Worby Vecchio Edelman
914.686.3700
81 Main Street, Suite 306
White Plains

Product Liability Litigation — Defendants

Edward L. Birnbaum

Edward L. Birnbaum
914.637.4625
15 Stonygate Oval
New Rochelle

Product Liability Litigation — Plaintiffs

Adam E. Deutsch

Fiedler Deutsch
914.993.0393
81 Main Street, Suite 304
White Plains

Project Finance Law

Joseph P. Carlucci

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Public Finance Law

David Boies

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street
Armonk

Railroad Law

Thomas W. Tobin

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Real Estate Law

Richard L. Chadakoff

Kurzman Eisenberg
Corbin & Lever
914.285.9800
One North Broadway
12th Floor
White Plains

Thomas Leslie

Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Avenue
Ninth Floor
White Plains

Tax Law

Howell Bramson

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue
Suite 405
White Plains

Trademark Law

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

Hilfer Law
914.238.2797
55 Algonquin Drive
Chappaqua

Trusts and Estates

Michael J. Amoruso

Amoruso & Amoruso
914.253.9255
800 Westchester Avenue
Suite N-605
Rye Brook

Gail M. Boggio

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue,
Suite 405
White Plains

Anthony J. Enea

Enea, Scanlan &
Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main Street
Suite 500
White Plains

Jessica Galligan Goldsmith

Kurzman Eisenberg
Corbin & Lever
914.285.9800
One North Broadway
12th Floor
White Plains

Frank M. Headley, Jr.

Bertine, Hufnagel,
Headley, Zeltner,
Drummond & Dohn
914.472.7700
700 White Plains Road
Suite 237
Scarsdale

Bernard A. Krooks

Littman Krooks
914.684.2100
800 Westchester Avenue
S-436
Rye Brook

Michael Kutzin

McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
711 Westchester Avenue
Suite 405
White Plains

Harris E. Markhoff

Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite N-208
White Plains

Michael Markhoff

Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite N-208
White Plains

Amy C. O’Hara

Littman Krooks
914.684.2100
800 Westchester Avenue
S-436
Rye Brook

Nancy J. Rudolph, Lawyer of the Year

Bleakley Platt &
Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Alternative Dispute Resolution

James M. Marshall

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Ryan A. McKeon

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Scott I. Mendelsohn

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Appellate Practice

Ryan A. McKeon

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Communications Law

Kristen M. Motel

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Construction Law

Kurtis R. McManus

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Allison A, Waase

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Elder Law

Lauren C. Enea

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main Street, Suite 500
White Plains

Sarah A. Steckler

Keane & Beane
914.946.4777
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1500
White Plains

Family Law

Chanah Brenenson

Braunstein & Zuckerman
914.997.6220
333 Westchester Avenue
Suite S-302
White Plains

Health Care Law

Ericka Fang

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Jennifer Kan

Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main Street
Armonk

Zaina Khoury

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains

Zoran G. Kuljis

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Kathryn Lang

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Christina N. Langella

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Insurance Law

Michelle M. Benedetto

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Matthew M. Collibee

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Patrick Dowdle

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Neil A. Fox

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Matthew E. Mawby

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Andrew S. Paliotta

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Sun Ah Park

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Jennifer Warycha

Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady
516.307.0990
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1500
White Plains

Intellectual Property Law

Tommas F. Balducci

Leason Ellis
914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Stefanie M. Garibyan

Leason Ellis
914.288.0022
One Barker Avenue
White Plains

Land Use and Zoning Law

Taylor M. Palmer

Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Avenue
14th Floor
White Plains

Stavan Prasad

Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Avenue
Ninth Floor
White Plains

Litigation — Labor and Employment

Tanvir H. Rahman

Filippatos
914.984.5140, ext. 505
199 Main Street
White Plains

Litigation — Patent

Joseph Mercadante

Fabricant
212.257.5797
411 Theodore Fremd Road
Suite 206 South
Rye

Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants

Brendan Alt

Heidell, Pittoni,
Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main Street
White Plains

Philip Artusa

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Brandon M. Berkowski

Fullerton Beck
914.305.8634
One West Red Oak Lane
White Plains

Ruth Corcoran

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Olivia Darius

Heidell, Pittoni,
Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main Street
White Plains

Ericka Fang

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Zoran G. Kuljis

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Kathryn Lang

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Christina N. Langella

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Michael Manning

Martin Clearwater & Bell
914.328.2969
245 Main Street
White Plains

Kara N. Neal

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Jessica Oliva

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Susan Papacostas

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Laura A. Russell

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Gregory M. Shapiro

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Kathryn M. Sullivan

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Neil M. Willner

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Medical Malpractice Law — Plaintiffs

Brandon M. Berkowski

Fullerton Beck
914.305.8634
One West Red Oak Lane
White Plains

Product Liability Litigation — Defendants

Michelle M. Benedetto

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Bernice E. Margolis

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Kurtis R. McManus

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Michael J. Schacher

Gordon Rees Scully
Mansukhani
914.777.2225
500 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 503
Harrison

Allison A, Waase

Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
914.449.1000
200 Summit Lake Drive
1st Floor
Valhalla

Real Estate Law

Michael J. Goonan

Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Avenue
Ninth Floor
White Plains

Scott I. Mendelsohn

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Transportation Law

Raymond Law

Wilson Elser Moskowitz
Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Avenue
White Plains

Trusts and Estates

Lauren C. Enea

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main Street, Suite 500
White Plains

Emily Kahn

Walsh and Amicucci
914.251.1115
1133 Westchester Avenue
Suite S-321
White Plains

Sarah A. Steckler

Keane & Beane
914.946.4777
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1500
White Plains

Best Lawyers

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Methodology for Best Lawyers® and “Ones to Watch”

This list is excerpted from the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, the pre-eminent referral guides to the legal profession in the United States. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers® lists attorneys in 148 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2022 edition of Best Lawyers is based on more than 13 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition was compiled 40 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on the vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings.

The nomination pool for the 2022 edition consisted of all lawyers whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey, and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own specialty in their own jurisdiction. Lawyers in closely related specialties were asked to vote across specialties, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions. Where specialties are national or international in nature, lawyers were asked to vote nationally as well as locally. Voting lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. Each year, half of the voting pool receives fax or email ballots; the other half is polled by phone.

Voting lawyers were provided this general guideline for determining if a nominee should be listed among “the best”: “If you had a close friend or relative who needed a real estate lawyer (for example), and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them?” All votes and comments were solicited with a guarantee of confidentiality, a critical factor in the viability and validity of Best Lawyers’ surveys. To ensure the rigor of the selection process, lawyers were urged to use only their highest standards when voting and to evaluate each nominee based only on his or her individual merits. The additional comments were used to make more accurate comparisons between voting patterns and weight votes accordingly. Best Lawyers uses various methodological tools to identify and correct for anomalies in both the nomination and voting process.

Recognition in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America is based entirely on peer review and employs the same methodology that has made Best Lawyers the gold standard for legal rankings worldwide. These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5–9 years.

Ultimately, of course, a lawyer’s inclusion is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow attorneys. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, the breadth of the survey, the candor of the respondents, and the sophistication of the polling methodology largely correct for any biases.