2021 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap

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1.4.22

Thirty lawyers at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden were recognized in 2021 for their work. Chambers USA, New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America®, InsiderNJ and others have recognized our attorneys for their work in a broad array of legal practice areas. We are proud to work with such an impressive group of professionals and are grateful for their dedication to our clients and firm.

Bruce Ackerman

• Included in Best Lawyers in America ® 2022 list - Corporate Law

Dawn Attwood

• Included in the list of New Jersey Law Journal, Mentors of the Year

Raymond M. Brown

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Ranked in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Selected to receive the 2021 Daniel J. O’Hern Award by the New Jersey Commission of Professionalism in the Law

Lisa Buckley

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Matthew E. Frisch

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list
• Part of the team named Trial Attorney of the Year- Finalist by the Public Justice Foundation

CJ Griffin

• Partners for Women and Justice, “Partner in Justice Award”
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Named in the top 10 on InsiderNJ’s 2021 “Insider Out 100 LGBTQ Power List”
• Named to InsiderNJ's Senator Loretta Weinberg’s 2021“Women’s Power List”

• Named to InsiderNJ 2021 “Insider 100: Cannabis Power List”

Daniel R. Guadalupe

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction

Joseph A. Hayden, Jr.

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list – Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Ranked in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Named to InsiderNJ 2021 “Insider 100 Policymakers” List

Gregg H. Hilzer

• Named to InsiderNJ 2021 “Insider 100: Cannabis Power List”

The Honorable Ellen L. Koblitz (Ret.)

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2021 Eugene D. Serpentelli Award

Sean Mack

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Commercial Litigation
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Named to InsiderNJ, “Insider 100: Cannabis Power List”

Tim Malone

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 “Ones to Watch” list - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Environmental
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list

Valerie J. McCarthy

• Received Black Leaders Worth Watching Award™ 2021 by Profiles in Diversity Journal®

Dillon J. McGuire

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list

Amanda J. Massey

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list

Aidan O’Connor

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Ranked in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Lou Pashman

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Real Estate Law

Chirali V. Patel

• Named to InsiderNJ, “Insider 100: Cannabis Power List,”

Jim Plaisted

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list
• Part of the team named Trial Attorney of the Year- Finalist by the Public Justice Foundation

Roger Plawker

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list

Svetlana Ros

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Health Care Law

Sam Samaro

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list

The Honorable Ronny Jo Siegal (Ret.)

• Named 2021 Community Change Maker Honoree by the Women's Rights Information Center

Alan Silber

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Hackensack Criminal Defense: General Practice “Lawyer of the Year”
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list

Dennis Smith

• Part of the team named Trial Attorney of the Year- Finalist by the Public Justice Foundation

Mike Stein

• Ranked in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide for Litigation: General Commercial
• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list

Linda Torosian

• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list

Justin Walder

• Ranked in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide for Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 list - Appellate Practice, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 list - Top 100
• Part of the team named Trial Attorney of the Year- Finalist by the Public Justice Foundation

Brian Yarzab

• New Jersey Law Journal, Unsung Hero Award

Yelena Yukhvid

• Included in Best Lawyers in America 2022 “Ones to Watch” list - Insurance Law
• Included in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2021 Rising Star list

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• The Chambers USA ranking list is published by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://bit.ly/2C7x02w.
• The New Jersey Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://bit.ly/1mgPC4p.
• The New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.
• The Best Lawyers list is issued by Woodward/White, Inc. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://bit.ly/2AAEcnQ.
• The InsiderNJ 100 Policymakers, Insider 100 Cannabis List, Insider Out 100 LGBT Power List, and Senator Loretta Weinberg’s Women’s Power List are issued by InsiderNJ. For complete lists as well as selection methodology please refer to the InsiderNJ website https://bit.ly/2AvRySc.
• Black Leaders Worth Watching Award™ 2021 is issued by Profiles in Diversity Journal.® A description of the selection methodology can be found here https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdj.issues/PR/2021/PDJ-2021-BLWW-PR.pdf