Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
August 21, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Best Lawyers in America® has recognized Rivkin Radler attorneys in its 2026 edition. Forty-four attorneys received Best Lawyers recognition, and 20 received 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition. Their names, office locations, and practices for which they were recognized are as follows:
Best Lawyers
Albany, NY
Robert H. Iseman – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Health Care Law, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
John Queenan – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Hackensack, NJ
Brian R. Ade – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Nancy A. Del Pizzo – Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent
Michael Jones – Litigation-Insurance
Gregory D. Miller – Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville, FL
Jill F. Bechtold – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
Edward K. Cottrell – Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Insurance
Melissa A. Dearing – Employment Law-Management, Immigration Law, Litigation-Labor and Employment
Claudia Honan – Health Care Law
John P. Marino – Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance
Lindsey R. Trowell – Commercial Litigation
Kristen L. Wenger – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance
New York City
Eric D. Fader – Health Care Law
David M. Grill – Construction Law, Litigation-Construction
*Rosemary Harnisher – Trusts and Estates
Pia E. Riverso – Construction Law, Litigation-Construction
*Eric Strober – Litigation-Construction
Long Island, NY
John K. Diviney – Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, Litigation-Labor and Employment
Scott A. Eisenmesser – Trusts and Estates
Stuart I. Gordon – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy
*Walter J. Gumersell – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Jean Hegler –Trusts and Estates
Katherine A. Heptig – Health Care Law
Jennifer F. Hillman – Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
*Geoffrey R. Kaiser – Health Care Law, Litigation-Health Care
*Michelle A. Klein – Litigation-Labor and Employment
*Yaron J. Kornblum – Real Estate Law
Evan H. Krinick – Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance
Christopher J. Kutner – Health Care Law, Litigation-Health Care
*Joseph T. La Ferlita – Trusts and Estates
Barry I. Levy – Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care, Litigation-Insurance
Benjamin P. Malerba – Health Care Law
Patricia C. Marcin – Trusts and Estates
Anne M. Murray – Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance
Kenneth A. Novikoff – Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management
Felicia Pasculli – Elder Law
Jeffrey P. Rust – Health Care Law
Alan Rutkin – Insurance Law
William M. Savino – Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance
Wendy H. Sheinberg – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
*Michael A. Troisi – Insurance Law
Louis Vlahos – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation and Controversy-Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Aaron Zerykier – Construction Law, Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
*Denotes an attorney’s debut on Best Lawyers
Ones to Watch
Albany, NY
Mary Aperance – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law-Management
AbiDemi Donovan – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
Hackensack, NJ
Ana Parikh – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Jacksonville, FL
Dion K. Bass – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Salvatore Coppolino – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Mark Andrew Krieger – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants
**Morgan Moceyunas – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
**Jessica Williams – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Long Island, NY
Christina M. Bezas – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Insurance Law
Kaitlyn E. Flynn – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Insurance Law
Steven T. Henesy – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Insurance Law
**Michael Impellizeri – Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Construction
**Nicholas Moneta – Elder Law, Trusts & Estates
Philip Nash – Insurance Law
Evan Rabinowitz – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Joanna Rosenblatt – Insurance Law
Catherine Savio – Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Securities
Garin Scollan – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Insurance Law
Sean N. Simensky – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
Elizabeth Sy – Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law
**Denotes an attorney’s debut on Ones to Watch
- Brian R. Ade
- Dion K. Bass
- Jill F. Bechtold
- Christina M. Bezas
- E.K. Cottrell
- Melissa A. Dearing
- Nancy A. Del Pizzo
- John K. Diviney
- Scott A. Eisenmesser
- Eric D. Fader
- Kaitlyn E. Flynn
- Stuart I. Gordon
- David M. Grill
- Walter J. Gumersell
- Jean A. Hegler
- Steven T. Henesy
- Katherine A. Heptig
- Jennifer F. Hillman
- Michael N. Impellizeri
- Robert H. Iseman
- Michael J. Jones
- Michelle (Bholan) Klein
- Yaron J. Kornblum
- Drew Krieger
- Evan H. Krinick
- Christopher J. Kutner
- Joseph T. La Ferlita
- Barry I. Levy
- Benjamin P. Malerba
- Patricia C. Marcin
- John Marino
- Gregory D. Miller
- Anne M. Murray
- Kenneth A. Novikoff
- John F. Queenan
- Pia E. Riverso
- Jeffrey P. Rust
- Alan S. Rutkin
- William M. Savino
- Catherine Savio
- Garin Scollan
- Wendy Hoey Sheinberg
- Sean N. Simensky
- Eric S. Strober
- Michael A. Troisi
- Lindsey R. Trowell
- Louis Vlahos
- Kristen L. Wenger
- Aaron E. Zerykier
- Rosemary Harnisher
- Felicia Pasculli
- Nicholas G. Moneta
- Claudia Honan (Hinrichsen)
- Geoffrey R. Kaiser
- Joanna B. Rosenblatt
- Mary Aperance
- Sal Coppolino
- AbiDemi M. Donovan
- Morgan Moceyunas
- Philip P. Nash
- Ana Parikh
- Evan Rabinowitz
- Elizabeth S. Sy
- Jessica J. Williams