Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.’s Firmwide Sabbatical Program Profiled in the New Jersey Law Journal
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is thrilled to share that the New Jersey Law Journal has profiled its newly launched firmwide Sabbatical Program—an initiative more than a decade in the making and one that aligns with the firm’s culture and commitment to work-life balance.
As highlighted in the article, the Sabbatical Program offers full time employees—attorneys and support staff alike—the opportunity to take a fully paid, six‑week sabbatical every five years, complete with full benefits and billable‑hour credit.
As firm Chair and Managing Partner Michael S. Stein explained:
“If you allow your employees to recharge by giving this kind of extended time off every five years, I believe their mental health will be stronger, their productivity will be better and the rate of burnout will be lower…When you think about the cost of this, that’s a substantial cost. But that’s a cost that we weighed against the benefits and made a decision - that it’s a no-brainer that the benefits outweigh the costs.”
Read the full New Jersey Law Journal article to learn more about the program and its inspiration.
The Sabbatical program was also featured on Law360.com. Click here to learn more.
About Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a full-service law firm with a reputation for professional excellence, including being named by the New Jersey Law Journal “Law Firm of the Year” as part of its 2023 Legal Awards and seven-time winner of its Appellate Litigation Department of the Year. In addition, Chambers and Partners has ranked many of our departments and lawyers in the 2025 USA Guide. Headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, the firm has offices throughout the region in Holmdel, New Jersey; New York, New York; Wilmington, Delaware; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm serves a diverse client base including Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth entities and entrepreneurial businesses, professional athletes, law firms, judges, lawyers, governmental entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals. As a member of Interlaw, the firm has access to an internationally recognized network of law firms, comprising 8000+ lawyers throughout the world. Additional firm honors include being named Law Firm of the Year-finalist (2025, 2024, and 2021) and Litigation Department of the Year-finalist (2025, 2024, and 2023) by the New Jersey Law Journal; and named 2020 Pro Bono Law firm by the New Jersey State Bar Association. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. The New Jersey Legal Awards are published by the New Jersey Law Journal. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.event.law.com/njlawjournal-njlegalawards/methodology. The Chambers USA ranking list is published by Chambers & Partners. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://chambers.com/about-us/methodology
