Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 63 of the firm’s attorneys, based in the firm’s Boston, California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C. offices, have been recognized by Best Lawyers. 45 of these attorneys were named to the 2026 The Best Lawyers in America© list, while 18 were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. With this number of named attorneys, P&A once again has the largest number of construction lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers.

P&A Firm Chair Steven M. Charney commented, “Our firm’s consistent recognition by Best Lawyers, year after year, demonstrates the respect that our skilled attorneys have earned from both our construction clients and the wider construction community.” He continued, “This, and the many other honors our attorneys have received, solidifies P&A’s leadership position in construction law – a reputation that seek to earn every day as we tackle our clients’ challenges with the highest level of care, insight, dedication, and vigor.”

The 2026 Best Lawyers distinctions include the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” recognition, awarded to two P&A attorneys. This honor, as Best Lawyers states, 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, Litigation – Construction – New York City

Matthew S.C. Moore – Construction Law – Houston

The P&A attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers for 2026, along with their listed categories, are:

Austin, Texas
Best Lawyers
George C. Baldwin – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Tiffany Harrod – Construction Law

Boston, Massachusetts
Best Lawyers
Amy B. Hackett – Litigation – Construction

Chicago, Illinois
Best Lawyers
Gregory Eichorn – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Edward O. Pacer – Construction Law

Dallas, Texas
Best Lawyers
Jeffrey A. Hage – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Timothy D. Matheny – Construction Law, Government Contracts, Litigation – Construction
Tracey Williams – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Jeffrey Strauss – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Houston, Texas
Best Lawyers
Kimberly G. Altsuler – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Angela Connor – Construction Law
Denis G. Ducran – Construction Law
Curtis W. Martin – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Matthew S.C. Moore – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Cornelius Lee Banta – Construction Law
Richard Eiszner – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Stormy Mayfield – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Los Angeles, California
Best Lawyers
Nathan A. Cohen – Construction Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Elaine Lee – Litigation – Construction

Miami, Florida
Best Lawyers
Melinda S. Gentile – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Adam P. Handfinger – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Brett Moritz – Construction Law
Stephen H. Reisman – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Gary M. Stein – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Mitchell P. Abood – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Nadia Ennaji – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Freddy X. Muñoz – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Stefanie A. Salomon – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation – Construction

New York, New York
Best Lawyers
Levi W. Barrett – Construction Law
Steven M. Charney – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Gregory H. Chertoff – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Christopher Kinzel – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Paul G. Monte – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Robert S. Peckar – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Howard M. Rosen – Litigation – Construction
Mark A. Rosen – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Richard R. Volack – Construction Law
Charles Williams III – Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Darien Blair – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Christopher Bletsch – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Skyler Santomartino – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Mark A. Snyder – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Besar Thaci – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

River Edge, New Jersey
Best Lawyers
Robert A. Drucker – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Patrick J. Greene, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Charles F. Kenny – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Bruce D. Meller – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Kevin J. O’Connor – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction
Gerard J. Onorata – Litigation – Construction
David Polazzi – Corporate Law
Denis Serkin – Litigation – Construction
Nicholas Zaita – Construction Law
Michael S. Zicherman – Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Kevin Foltmer – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Brian Glicos – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Benjamin Hochberg – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Washington, D.C.
Best Lawyers
Adrian L. Bastianelli III – Arbitration, Mediation
Michael A. Branca – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
William Thompson, Jr. – Construction Law
Steven J. Weber – Construction Law
Michael C. Zisa – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Jennifer Harris – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Paul Williamson – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

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.

P&A is a national law firm with offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Boston, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston, and Dallas, and has affiliations 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, regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance, and general corporate and real estate matters.