National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 56 of the firm’s attorneys, based in its New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, Texas and Washington, DC offices, have been recognized by Best Lawyers. 41 of these attorneys were named to the 2022 The Best Lawyers in America^© list while 15 were named to 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

“It’s an honor to receive this level of peer recognition from Best Lawyers and to see a number of new attorneys recognized this year,” commented P&A Chair, Steven M. Charney. “It serves as a testament of the firm’s talented and growing bench of attorneys and our dedication to the industries we serve.”

The 2022 Best Lawyers distinctions include the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” award, to which three P&A attorneys were named. According to Best Lawyers, this honor is given to one lawyer per practice area who has received the highest peer ratings within each metropolitan region. They are:

Gregory H. Chertoff – Construction Law, New York City
Patrick J. Greene, Jr. – Construction Law, Hackensack
Paul Monte – Litigation – Construction, New York City

The firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022, along with their listed categories, are:

California 
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Alex R. Baghdassarian – Construction Law 

Florida
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Jerry P. Brodsky – Litigation – Construction
Melinda S. Gentile – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Adam P. Handfinger – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Stephen H. Reisman – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Donald S. Rosenberg – Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Neal I. Sklar – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Gary M. Stein – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction 

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Charles E. Fombrun – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Freddy X. Muñoz – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Stefanie A. Salomon – Litigation – Construction

New Jersey
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Robert A. Drucker – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Patrick J. Greene, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Stephen P. Katz – Corporate Law
Charles F. Kenny – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Roger S. Markowitz – Litigation – Construction
Bruce D. Meller – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Jenifer B. Minsky – Construction Law
Kevin J. O’Connor – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Gerard J. Onorata – Litigation – Construction
Craig D. Spector – Real Estate Law
Michael S. Zicherman – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

New York
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Steven M. Charney – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Gregory H. Chertoff – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Thomas J. Curran – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Craig A. Landy – Construction Law
Paul G. Monte – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Robert S. Peckar – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Howard M. Rosen – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Doris D. Short – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Richard R. Volack – Construction Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Christopher Bletsch – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Puja Sharma – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Justin Van Houten – Construction Law
Mark A. Snyder – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Melissa Salsano – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Texas 
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Kim Altsuler – Litigation – Construction
George C. Baldwin – Construction Law
Denis G. Ducran – Construction Law
Jeffrey A. Ford – Arbitration, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
Paulo Flores – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Jeffrey A. Hage – Commercial Litigation
Curtis W. Martin – Construction Law
Timothy D. Matheny – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Matthew S.C. Moore – Construction Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Crystal Dang – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Ian Fullington – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
JD Holzheauser – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Cornelius Lee Banta – Construction Law
Jackson Mabry – Construction Law

Washington, D.C.
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Adrian L. Bastianelli, III – Arbitration, Litigation – Construction, and Mediation
Michael A. Branca – Construction Law
Lori Ann Lange – Government Contracts
William W. Thompson, Jr. – Construction Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Joshua A. Morehouse – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Jennifer Harris – Construction Law

About Best Lawyers
According to Best Lawyers, attorney recognition is based entirely on peer review and their “methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.” Learn more about Best Lawyers at bestlawyers.com.

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Boston, Miami, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and Dallas, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL) and across Europe (through its founding membership in Leading Construction Lawyers International Alliance). In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has affiliated practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters.