August 17, 2015

Attorneys: G. David Dean, Gary H. Leibowitz, Irving E. Walker, Mitchell W. Abrahams, Richard W. Abramson, Gary M. Albrecht, Wendy M. Berger, Marc R. Berman, Jordan A. Fisch, Michael H. Forman, Michael E. Jones, Glenn R. Kazlow, Steven R. Klein, Stuart Komrower, Steven D. Leipzig, Jan Alan Lewis, Leo V. Leyva, John Park, Alan Rubin, Jeffrey H. Schechter, Michael D. Sirota, Warren A. Usatine, Samuel Weiner, Lori I. Wolf and Norman L. Pernick

HACKENSACK, New Jersey — August 17, 2015 — Best Lawyers®, one of the legal profession’s oldest peer review guides, has included 37 Cole Schotz P.C. attorneys in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Most Cole Schotz honorees were repeats on the list, many for 15 or more years. Six Cole Schotz attorneys were also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas: Mitchell W. Abrahams, Marc R. Berman, Michael H. Forman, Michael D. Sirota and Norman L. Pernick.

Best Lawyers selections are based on a highly detailed peer-review survey in which nearly 50,000 leading attorneys evaluate the legal abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Cole Schotz P.C. attorneys named Best Lawyers in America are listed below by location and the area of law in which they are recognized. Attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” are noted with an asterisk.   

Baltimore, MD

G. David Dean — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Gary H. Leibowitz — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Irving E. Walker — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation

Hackensack, NJ

*Mitchell W. Abrahams — Real Estate Law
Richard W. Abramson — Real Estate Law
Gary M. Albrecht — Real Estate Law
Wendy M. Berger — Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
*Marc R. Berman — Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates Litigation
Jordan A. Fisch — Corporate Law
*Michael H. Forman — Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Tax Law
Gerald H. Gline — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Michael E. Jones — Real Estate Law
Glenn R. Kazlow — Commercial / Environmental / Trusts and Estates Litigation
Edward Sun Kiel — Commercial and Construction Litigation
Steven R. Klein — Bet-the-Company / Commercial / Trusts and Estates Litigation
Stuart Komrower — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Steven D. Leipzig — Trusts and Estates
Jan Alan Lewis — Real Estate Law
Leo V. Leyva — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Commercial and Bankruptcy Litigation
Ronald V. Lombardi — Real Estate Law
Henry M. Matri — Corporate Law
Jason R. Melzer — Commercial Litigation
W. John Park — Real Estate Law
Alan Rubin — Corporate Law
Jeffrey H. Schechter — Tax Litigation and Controversy, Tax Law
Barry M. Schwartz — Banking and Finance Law
*Michael D. Sirota — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Harold N. Tolchinsky — Real Estate Law
Warren A. Usatine — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial and Bankruptcy Litigation
Ilana Volkov — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Samuel Weiner — Trusts and Estates
Lori I. Wolf — Trusts and Estates

New York, NY

John H. Drucker — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
Laurence May — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
*Michael D. Sirota — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation

Wilmington, DE

*Norman L. Pernick — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy Litigation
J. Kate Stickles — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

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