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Honors & Awards
Litigation Department of the Year Award
Pashman Stein was selected as a finalist by the New Jersey Law Journal for its 2015 Litigation Department of the Year Award under the General Litigation (Midsize Firms) category. The firm was also selected as a finalist for the 2013 Litigation Department of the Year Award under the Insurance category.
Chambers USA
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized the firm for its Commercial Litigation practice. In addition, two firm partners were included in the rankings in the area of white collar crime and commercial litigation in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Best Law Firms
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C. has been named among New Jersey's Best Law Firms for Commercial Litigation (Tier 1), Criminal Defense: General Practice (Tier 1), Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 1), Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (Tier 1), and Family Law (Tier 3), according to the 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. This represents the fourth consecutive year the firm receives a ranking by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, a guide to legal excellence based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, has selected many of the firm's partners for its attorney ranking for 2013-2017.
Recent News
Meet Our Attorneys
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Bruce J. Ackerman
PartnerBruce Ackerman chairs the firm's Corporate/Commercial practice and has more than thirty years of experience advising clients on…Read Profile -
Dawn Attwood
PartnerMs. Attwood's practice concentrates primarily on complex civil litigation on behalf of both public and private sector clients, …Read Profile -
Jason D. Attwood
PartnerMr. Attwood’s practice focuses on civil litigation, representing both private and public entity clients. Mr. Attwood has a broa…Read Profile -
Monica Babula
AssociateMonica Babula is an associate in the firm’s Trusts & Estates, & Elder Law practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Ms. Babul…Read Profile -
Andrew Bayer
PartnerAndrew Bayer’s practice is devoted to litigation, municipal law and land use with a specialty in the Mt. Laurel doctrine. He re…Read Profile -
Jennifer A. Borg
Of CounselJennifer Borg is the former General Counsel and Vice President of North Jersey Media Group Inc. The Company published more than…Read Profile -
James W. Boyan III
PartnerJim provides practical advice to clients on various federal, state and local labor and employment laws. He has represented clie…Read Profile -
Suzanne Bradley
CounselSuzanne M. Bradley is Counsel in the firm’s Litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, Ms. Bradley was …Read Profile -
Janie Byalik
CounselJanie Byalik is a litigation attorney with Pashman Stein Walder Hayden and has practiced with the firm since 2009. Ms.…Read Profile -
Milton Chambers
Of CounselMilt Chambers has over 40 years of experience providing legal services in the New York area. He represents banks, financial ins…Read Profile -
David N. Cinotti
PartnerDavid Cinotti focuses his practice on commercial litigation, international and domestic arbitration, and appellate litigation. …Read Profile -
Joseph J. Colao, Jr.
PartnerJay Colao’s practice is primarily devoted to litigation involving matters related to small and mid-size businesses before all l…Read Profile -
Naomi Becker Collier
PartnerNaomi Becker Collier’s practice is concentrated in the area of trust and estates with an emphasis on addressing the specific ne…Read Profile -
Erik M. Corlett
PartnerErik M. Corlett is a Partner with the firm’s Litigation practice. Mr. Corlett represents clients in complex litigation matters …Read Profile -
Joseph A. D'Avanzo
PartnerJoseph A. D’Avanzo is the Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. Joe has a broad-based practice that includes complex …Read Profile -
Barry H. Evenchick
PartnerBarry Evenchick focuses his practice in litigation in particular in the areas of trial and appellate litigation, criminal law, …Read Profile -
Victoria Friedrich
AssociateVictoria Friedrich is an associate in the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, Vict…Read Profile -
Matthew E. Frisch
AssociateMatthew E. Frisch is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice. Mr. Frisch concentrates his practice on complex litigation ma…Read Profile -
Joseph L. Goldman
PartnerJoseph Goldman is head of the Trust & Estates practice at the firm. He concentrates his practice on sophisticated trust and es…Read Profile -
CJ Griffin
PartnerCJ Griffin focuses her practice primarily on Media Law, Access to Public Records, and Appellate Advocacy. Prior to joining Pash…Read Profile -
Joseph A. Hayden, Jr.
PartnerJoseph A. Hayden, Jr.'s legal career spans over four decades. Joe began his legal career as a law clerk to the Chief Justice of…Read Profile -
Tracy Julian
PartnerMs. Julian is a partner in the firm’s Family Law and Commercial Litigation groups and serves as Chair of the Family Law Group. …Read Profile -
J. John Kim
PartnerMr. Kim engages in a broad-based complex commercial litigation practice with experience in contract disputes, commercial torts,…Read Profile -
Zachary Levy
AssociateZachary Levy is an Associate in the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group. While at Widener University School of Law, Zach was a mem…Read Profile -
Jennifer A. Lifschitz
CounselJen Lifschitz focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions. She represents a variety of clients in connection w…Read Profile -
Scott R. Lippert
PartnerScott Lippert heads the firm’s real estate department. Mr. Lippert joined the firm as a shareholder in 2003. He focuses his pra…Read Profile -
Robyn K. Lym
AssociateRobyn Lym is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, Ms. Lym was a litig…Read Profile -
Sean Mack
PartnerSean Mack is the Co-Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice. Sean’s practice focusses on complex disputes involving unfair bus…Read Profile -
Timothy P. Malone
AssociateTimothy Malone is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Tim worked as a Deputy Attorn…Read Profile -
Valerie Jules McCarthy
AssociateValerie Jules McCarthy is an Associate in the firm’s Family Law practice. Ms. McCarthy’s practice is primarily devoted to famil…Read Profile -
Dillon J. McGuire
AssociateDillon McGuire is an associate in the firm’s Criminal Defense and Governmental and Internal Investigations practice. Dillon ea…Read Profile -
Aidan P. O'Connor
PartnerAidan P. O'Connor is a member of the firm's Litigation Department and the Co-Chair of its Criminal Defense Practice Group, conc…Read Profile -
Howard Pashman
AssociateHoward Pashman is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, Howard practic…Read Profile -
Louis Pashman
Of CounselLouis Pashman has extensive experience in corporate law, commercial transactions, estate planning, family law, and appellate ma…Read Profile -
James A. Plaisted
PartnerJames A. Plaisted has decades of experience as a criminal defense attorney, civil litigator, and prosecutor. He has argued succ…Read Profile -
Roger Plawker
PartnerRoger Plawker practices in the areas of business litigation, attorney ethics, criminal defense, intellectual property litigatio…Read Profile -
Samuel J. Samaro
PartnerMy background is in employment litigation and counseling and I still devote about half of my time to that work. I have 30 years…Read Profile -
Ranit Shiff
CounselRanit Shiff is a lawyer in the firm’s Litigation Practice. Ranit has represented clients at all stages of civil litigation from…Read Profile -
Ronny Jo Siegal
PartnerThe Honorable Ronny Jo Siegal joined Pashman Stein after serving for more than eight years as a Judge of the Superior Court, Ch…Read Profile -
Alan Silber
Of CounselAlan Silber has litigated cases in numerous federal and state courts across the United States. He has tried a variety of major …Read Profile -
Dennis T. Smith
PartnerDennis Smith, a founding member of the firm, Chairs the firm’s policyholder practice. Pashman Stein has obtained coverage for …Read Profile -
Matthew A. Smuro
CounselMatthew Smuro is an attorney at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, and concentrates his practice on Family and Matrimonial Law. Mr. S…Read Profile -
Gary S. Stein
Special CounselJustice Stein joined Pashman Stein after serving for more than 17 years on the New Jersey State Supreme Court. As a Justice, he…Read Profile -
Michael S. Stein
Managing PartnerMichael Stein is the firm’s Chair and Managing Partner. He specializes in general commercial litigation, chancery litigation, l…Read Profile -
Robert P. Stein
Special CounselRobert Stein is a Special Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Practice. He handles complex litigation matters with a focus on inte…Read Profile -
James R. Strull
Of CounselJim has practiced law in New Jersey since 1974 and in New York since 1981. He has concentrated his practice in the areas of est…Read Profile -
Linda Torosian
AssociateLinda Torosian is an Associate in the firm’s Family Law practice. Ms. Torosian’s practice is primarily devoted to family law. …Read Profile -
Jeffrey A. Walder
Of CounselJeffrey Walder concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental litigation and compliance and commercial litigation. His…Read Profile -
Justin P. Walder
PartnerJustin P. Walder is the co-chair of the firm's Litigation practice. He has amassed a wealth of legal knowledge from a variety o…Read Profile -
Steven G. Walder
PartnerSteven focuses his practice in the areas of business litigation, criminal defense, attorney ethics, corporate law, insurance la…Read Profile -
Brendan M. Walsh
PartnerBrendan Walsh focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense. He is a seasoned litigator wh…Read Profile -
David White
Of CounselDavid White is a litigator with extensive experience in a broad range of business law issues before the state and federal court…Read Profile -
Brian J. Yarzab
AssociateBrian provides counsel and representation to applicants in zoning and land use matters before municipal and regional boards. He…Read Profile -
Marc M. Yenicag
AssociateMarc Yenicag is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice. Marc earned his J.D., cum laude, from Rutgers University School…Read Profile -
Yelena Yukhvid
AssociateYelena Yukhvid is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Ms. Yukhvid clerked for the H…Read Profile -
Michael J. Zoller
CounselMichael J. Zoller is Counsel in the Firm’s Litigation Practice. Mr. Zoller has been with Pashman Stein since graduating law sch…Read Profile