Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®

August 21, 2025 | Labor & Employment | Immigration | Elder Law | Banking | Corporate | Medical Malpractice Defense | Intellectual Property | Insurance Coverage | Health Services | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Construction | Complex Torts & Product Liability | Commercial Litigation | Bankruptcy | Appeals | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Trusts & Estates

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

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  • 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





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