Looking for expert legal advice in Westchester County? Narrow your search to one of the top lawyers throughout the region.
Edited by Nick Brandi, Editorial Assistance by Vivianne Ong and Hayley Croke
Sometimes it seems there are more attorneys in Westchester than you can shake a gavel at. With all those lawyers out there, how do you find the perfect fit for the needs of your business? Fortunately, the heavy lifting has been done for you. Each year, Woodward/White, Inc. conducts an exhaustive annual peer-evaluation survey, titled The Best Lawyers in America, which identifies the nation’s most talented and successful attorneys. The following 80 attorneys represent some of our region’s best legal talent, specializing in areas that range from intellectual property, arbitration, and labor law to bankruptcy, commercial litigation, tax, and even maritime and railroad law.
Find the full directory of Westchester’s top lawyers in 2018 here.
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Robert M. Romano
The Law Office of Robert M. Romano
914.296.3030
22 Honey Hollow Rd
Pound Ridge
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Paul M. Keane
Cichanowicz Callan Keane & De May
212.344.7042
50 Main St, Ste 1045
White Plains
Antitrust Law
Joseph Angland
Law Office of Joseph Angland
917.817.2683
75 S Broadway, Ste 400
White Plains
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Appellate Practice
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Arbitration
Eugene I. Farber
Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari
914.761.9400
200 E Post Rd
White Plains
Ruth D. Raisfeld
Ruth D. Raisfeld
914.722.6006
47 Secor Rd
Scarsdale
Edna Sussman
SussmanADR
212.213.2173
20 Oak Ln
Scarsdale
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Judith Elkin
Judith Elkin
917.671.8062
23 Malysana Ln
New Rochelle
Lawrence R. Reich
Reich Reich & Reich
914.949.2126
235 Main St, Ste 450
White Plains
Bet-the-Company Litigation
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Collaborative Law: Family Law
Robin D. Carton
Carton & Rosoff
914.949.6700
150 Grand St, Ste 305
White Plains
Ellen Jancko-Baken
Fredman Baken & Kosan
914.997.9070
333 Westchester Ave
Ste 302S
White Plains
Katherine Miller
Miller Law Group
914.738.7765
271 North Ave
Ste 812
New Rochelle
Commercial Litigation
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Jeffrey I. Carton
Denlea & Carton
914.331.0100
Two Westchester Park Dr
Ste 410
White Plains
Robin A. Henry
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
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What are the key things a business should look for when deciding to retain a lawyer or law firm? “I think clients look for lawyers with whom they connect and with whom they can see working during long nights and over missed vacations. I think clients look for lawyers who they think genuinely understand and care about both their business and their problems and who want to be a part of the solution and a long-term member of the client’s team.” —Robin A. Henry, Boies Schiller Flexner, Commercial Litigation
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Henry G. Miller
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller
914.946.8900
99 Court St
White Plains
Michael D. Shalhoub
Goldberg Segalla
914.798.5400
11 Martine Ave, Ste 750
White Plains
Construction Law
Thomas H. Welby
Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
914.428.2100
11 Martine Ave
15th Fl
White Plains
Corporate Law
Harris E. Markhoff
Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Ave
Ste N208
White Plains
Criminal Defense: General Practice
William I. Aronwald
Aronwald & Pykett
914.946.6565
81 Main St, Ste 450
White Plains
Lawrence Hochheiser
Law Offices of Daniel A. Hochheiser
212.689.4343
760 White Plains Rd, Ste 101
Scarsdale
Andrew A. Rubin
Mancuso, Rubin & Fufidio
914.761.9200
One N Broadway, Ste 800
White Plains
Criminal Defense: White Collar
William I. Aronwald
​Aronwald & Pykett
914.946.6565
81 Main St, Ste 450
White Plains
Don D. Buchwald
Law Offices of Don Buchwald
212.661.0040
Two Meadowbrook Rd
White Plains
James R. DeVita
Law Offices of James R. DeVita
914.328.5000
81 Main St, Ste 504
White Plains
Andrew A. Rubin
Mancuso, Rubin & Fufidio
914.761.9200
One N Broadway, Ste 800
White Plains
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What are the key things a business should look for when deciding to retain a lawyer or law firm? “The practice of law has become so specialized over the years that it is extremely difficult to be an expert in more than one area. Very much like medicine, clients should look for an attorney who has focused his or her practice in a particular area and has gained significant experience in that area, in order to offer sound advice based on past experience.” —Michael Markhoff, Danziger & Markhoff, Trusts and Estates
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Elder Law
Michael J. Amoruso
​Amoruso & Amoruso
914.253.9255
800 Westchester Ave
Ste S320​
Rye Brook
Anthony J. Enea
Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main St
White Plains
Frances M. Pantaleo
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One N Lexington Ave
White Plains
Neil T. Rimsky
Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Ave, 14th Fl
White Plains
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Donald L. Sapir
Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 310
White Plains
Employment Law- Individuals
William D. Frumkin
Frumkin & Hunter
914.468.6096
1025 Westchester Ave
Ste 309
White Plains
Salvatore G. Gangemi
Murtha Cullina
914.220.5690
10 Bank St, Ste 650
White Plains
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What one thing would you like to see your legal colleagues doing more of that they’re not doing enough of now? “I would like to see experienced attorneys making themselves available to mentor new attorneys who have yet to be in employment, to help them to identify an area of law they might be well-suited to work in, and help them understand what it takes to be an excellent lawyer. Employment law didn’t exist when I graduated law school. Today, it’s so important in American society, I would like to see some of the true experts teach and work at law schools.” —Joseph A. Saccomano Jr., Jackson Lewis, Employment Law-Management |
Donald L. Sapir
Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 310
White Plains
Howard Schragin
Sapir Schragin
914.328.0366
399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 310
White Plains
Rosemary A. Townley
Townley ADR
914.834.6272
Four Coolidge St
Larchmont
Employment Law- Management
Susan M. Corcoran
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Salvatore G. Gangemi
Murtha Cullina
914.220.5690
10 Bank St, Ste 650
White Plains
Joseph A. Saccomano Jr.
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Patrick L. Vaccaro
Law Offices of Patrick L. Vaccaro
914.804.8308
261 Stuart Dr
New Rochelle
Environmental Law
Joel H. Sachs
Keane & Beane
914.946.4777
445 Hamilton Ave
White Plains
Donald W. Stever
Donald W. Stever
914.255.5500
157 Millard Ave
Sleepy Hollow
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Richard E. Grayson
The Law Offices of Richard E. Grayson
914.682.0037
202 Mamaroneck Ave
Third Fl
White Plains
Sarah Jo Hamilton
Scalise & Hamilton
914.725.2801
670 White Plains Rd
Ste 325
Scarsdale
Deborah A. Scalise
Scalise & Hamilton
914.725.2801
670 White Plains Rd
Ste 325
Scarsdale
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What’s the biggest challenge facing attorneys who practice your specialty? “Unlike commercial and other business litigation, employment-related lawsuits can be heavily influenced by emotion. An employee may feel that they were intentionally mistreated, and the employer may feel offended by allegations that they did something wrong. Emotions can get in the way of resolution and can end up costing a lot of time, energy, and money.” —Salvatore G. Gangemi, Murtha Cullina, Employment Law-Individuals |
Family Law
Joel C. Bender
Bender & Kaplan
631.684.9096
159 David Ln
Westhampton
Henry S. Berman
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Peter O. Bodna
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Lawrence Jay Braunstein
Braunstein & Zuckerman
914.997.6220
123 Main St
White Plains
Robin D. Carton
Carton & Rosoff
914.949.6700
150 Grand St, Ste 305
White Plains
Mitchell Y. Cohen
Johnson & Cohen
877.807.1472
One Blue Hill Plaza, 11th Fl
Pearl River
Donna M. Genovese
Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main St, Ste 405
White Plains
Sylvia Goldschmidt
Goldschmidt & Genovese
914.681.6006
81 Main St, Ste 405
White Plains
Ronnie Gouz
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Ellen Jancko-Baken
Fredman Baken & Kosan
914.997.9070
333 Westchester Ave
Ste 302S
White Plains
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What one thing would you like to see your legal colleagues doing more of that they’re not doing enough of now? “Seek to amicably resolve issues rather than litigating and increasing client expense.” —Edward L. Birnbaum, Edward L. Birnbaum, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants |
Pamela J. Jenson
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Martin T. Johnson
Johnson & Cohen
877.807.1472
One Blue Hill Plaza, 11th Fl
Pearl River
Erik Kristense
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Lydia A. Milone
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Tamara A. Mitchel
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
James J, Nolletti
Nolletti Law Group
914.831.7000
One N Lexington Ave
15th Fl
White Plains
Ronald A. Phillips
Law Office of Ronald A. Phillips
845.353.0100
60 Dutch Hill Rd Ste 15
Orangeburg
Benjamin E. Schub
Bodnar & Milone
914.997.2500
Courthouse Square
White Plains
Healthcare Law
David E. Daniels
Daniels, Porco & Lusardi
845.350.2837
One Memorial Ave
Pawling
Joshua S. Levine
Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Ave
Ste N208
White Plains
Immigration Law
Marko C. Maglich
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Labor Law-Management
Joseph DeGiuseppe Jr.
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One N Lexington Ave
White Plains
Roger P. Gilson, Jr.
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Andrew Peterson
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Patrick L. Vaccaro
Law Offices of Patrick L. Vaccaro
914.804.8308
261 Stuart Dr
New Rochelle
Labor Law-Union
Rosemary A. Townley
Townley ADR
914.834.6272
Four Coolidge St
Larchmont
Land Use and Zoning Law
Thomas Leslie
Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Ave
White Plains
Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
David E. Brown
Brown, Gruttadaro, Gaujean & Prato
914.949.5300
One N Broadway, Ste 1010
White Plains
Litigation-Antitrust Law
Joseph Angland
Office of Joseph Angland
917.817.2683
75 S Broadway, Ste 400
White Plains
Litigation-Bankruptcy
Judith Elkin
Judith Elkin
917.671.8062
23 Malysana Ln
New Rochelle
Litigation-Construction
David E. Montgomery
David E. Montgomery
914.244.0288
Six Sleepy Hollow Rd
Chappaqua
Thomas H. Welby
Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
914.428.2100
11 Martine Ave, 15th Fl
White Plains
Litigation-Environmental
Joel H. Sachs
Keane & Beane
914.946.4777
445 Hamilton Ave, White Plains
Donald W. Stever
Donald W. Stever
914.255.5500
157 Millard Ave
Sleepy Hollow
Litigation-Insurance
Carl J. Pernicone
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Ave
White Plains
Litigation-Intellectual Property
Salem M. Katsh
KatshLaw
646.712.1347
65 Ryder Farm Ln
Hastings-on-Hudson
Litigation-Labor and Employment
Susan M. Corcoran
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Salvatore G. Gangemi
Murtha Cullina
914.220.5690
10 Bank St, Ste 650
White Plains
Joseph A. Saccomano Jr.
Jackson Lewis
914.872.8060
44 S Broadway, 14th Fl
White Plains
Litigation-Patent
Salem M. Katsh
KatshLaw
646.712.1347
65 Ryder Farm Ln
Hastings-on-Hudson
Litigation-Real Estate
Ronald A. Sher
Himmelfarb & Sher
914.682.0040
One N Broadway, Ste 800
White Plains
Litigation-Securities
Robert M. Romano
The Law Office of Robert M. Romano
914.296.3030
22 Honey Hollow Rd
Pound Ridge
Litigation-Trusts and Estates
Nancy J. Rudolph
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
914.949.2700
One N Lexington Ave
White Plains
Mediation
Eugene I. Farber
Farber, Pappalardo & Carbonari
914.761.9400
200 E Post Rd
White Plains
Ruth D. Raisfeld
Ruth D. Raisfeld
914.722.6006
47 Secor Rd
Scarsdale
Edna Sussman
SussmanADR
212.213.2173
20 Oak Ln
Scarsdale
Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Jeffrey M. Feldman
Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey, Sappe & Regenbaum
845.897.5199
995 Main St
Fishkill
Garrett P. Lewis
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main St
White Plains
John L.A. Lyddane
Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center, Rye
Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs
Duane M. Fiedler
Law Offices of Duane M. Fiedler
914.993.0393
81 Main St, Ste 304
White Plains
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Edward L. Birnbaum
Edward L. Birnbaum
914.336.7788
15 Stonygate Oval
New Rochelle
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What one thing would you like to see your legal colleagues doing more of that they’re not doing enough of now? “My colleagues should do more to assist in community outreach beginning in elementary school, when students start to learn about government. We should volunteer to participate in local bar association activities, like Law Day, Career Day, Take Your Children to Work Day, Lawyers in the Classroom, and Mock Trial competitions, in which we partner with the schools in our community. I have found that volunteering not only helps the students but is also rewarding for lawyers, because as we view the law through the lens of the students, we remember what inspired us to become lawyers, and it renews our dedication to the legal system.” —Deborah A. Scalise, Scalise & Hamilton, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law |
David E. Brown
Brown, Gruttadaro, Gaujean & Prato
914.949.5300
One N Broadway, Ste 1010
White Plains
Jeffrey M. Feldman
Feldman, Kleidman, Coffey, Sappe & Regenbaum
845.897.5199
995 Main St
Fishkill
Garrett P. Lewis
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach
914.559.3100
81 Main St
White Plains
John L.A. Lyddane
Dorf & Nelson
914.381.7600
International Corporate Center, Rye
Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Edward L. Birnbaum
Edward L. Birnbaum
914.336.7788
15 Stonygate Oval
New Rochelle
Henry G. Miller
Clark, Gagliardi & Miller
914.946.8900
99 Court St
White Plains
David E. Worby
Worby Vecchio Edelman
914.686.3700
11 Martine Ave
White Plains
Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Edward L. Birnbaum
Edward L. Birnbaum
914.336.7788
15 Stonygate Oval
New Rochelle
Raymond L. Mariani
Raymond L. Mariani
914.705.4568
500 Mamaroneck Ave
Ste 320, Harrison
Project Finance Law
Joseph P. Carlucci
Cuddy & Feder
914.761.1300
445 Hamilton Ave
14th Fl
White Plains
Public Finance Law
David Boies
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Railroad Law
Lawrence R. Bailey Jr.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
914.949.2909
10 Bank St, Ste 700
White Plains
Thomas W. Tobin
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
914.323.7000
1133 Westchester Ave
White Plains
Real Estate Law
Corbin & Lever
Kurzman Eisenberg
Richard L. Chadakoff
914.285.9800
One N Broadway
12th Fl
White Plains
Thomas Leslie
Greenberg Traurig
914.286.2900
445 Hamilton Ave
White Plains
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Robin A. Henry
Boies Schiller Flexner
914.749.8200
333 Main St
Armonk
Securities Regulation
Robert M. Romano
The Law Office of Robert M. Romano
914.296.3030
22 Honey Hollow Rd
Pound Ridge
Tax Law
Howell Bramson
McCarthy Fingar
914.946.3700
11 Martine Ave, 12th Fl
White Plains
Trusts and Estates
Anthony J. Enea
Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano
914.269.2367
245 Main St
White Plains
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What’s the biggest challenge facing attorneys who practice your specialty? “The biggest challenge [in my specialty] is the perception many clients have that the documents we prepare are ‘cookie cutter’ and that all we need to do is push a key on our keyboard to prepare their estate plans in a matter of minutes. Many clients do not understand that the documents need to be customized to fit each individual’s needs and circumstances, which is time-intensive. Furthermore, the documents used by attorneys are regularly modified and updated to reflect changes in the law.” —Anthony J. Enea , Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP Elder Law
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Frank M. Headley Jr.
Bertine, Hufnagel, Headley, Zeltner, Drummond & Dohn
914.472.7700
700 White Plains Rd, Ste 237
Scarsdale
Harris E. Markhoff
Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Ave
Ste N208
White Plains
Michael Markhoff
Danziger & Markhoff
914.948.1556
1133 Westchester Ave
Ste N208
White Plains
How Our Best Lawyers Are Selected
This list is excerpted from the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Published by Woodward/White Inc. since 1983, Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 145 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2018 edition of Best Lawyers is based on more than 7.4 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included.
The nomination pool for the 2018 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. 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 lawyer, and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them?”
Best Lawyers uses various methodological tools to identify and correct for anomalies in both the nomination and voting process.
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