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The Legal 500 U.S. 2025 Guide Names Peckar & Abramson a Top Tier Firm in Construction Law and Litigation and Recognizes Eight Attorneys
Published Date: June 16, 2025
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is proud to announce that The Legal 500 United States has once again ranked the firm as a Tier One firm in construction law and litigation. P&A also holds the unique distinction of being the only Tier One firm in this category to achieve a Client Satisfaction ranking. This distinction is awarded only to firms that receive exceptional feedback, placing them among the top 30% of firms in their respective jurisdiction. The publication also recognized eight P&A construction lawyers in its directory for their contributions in the United States:
- Michael Branca – Leading Partner
- Steven Charney – Key Lawyer
- Gregory Chertoff – Key Lawyer
- Adam Handfinger – Next Generation Partner
- Paul Monte – Leading Partner
- Robert Peckar – Hall of Fame
- Gary Stein – Key Lawyer
- Nicholas Zaita – Key Lawyer
P&A is proud to be recognized each year by several legal ratings services, including our Tier One ratings by Chambers both nationally and in a number of jurisdictions around the country. Steven M. Charney commented, “This esteemed recognition by Legal 500 underscores our team’s outstanding expertise, their relentless dedication to crafting innovative legal strategies, and their prowess in overcoming intricate obstacles. We are committed to offering our clients superior service and are honored to be acknowledged as pioneers in the realm of construction law.”
For the twelfth consecutive year since its inauguration in 2014, The Legal 500 United States has named P&A a top-tier firm in construction law. This consistent recognition reinforces P&A’s long-standing reputation and commitment to the construction industry. According to Legal 500 editorial commentary, P&A is “hailed as the ‘best in the industry.’” A client testimonial from the publication said, “The P&A team’s strengths are its knowledge of the industry and subject matter and responsiveness.” Another client added that the firm has a “strong knowledge in construction law, accompanied by great customer service, people skills, and strategic thinking.”
According to the publication, Lawyers considered eligible for the “Hall of Fame” must be widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession and consistently ranked as leading individuals by The Legal 500 for several years. It also states that “Leading Partners” are defined as true market leaders with long-established reputations in their sector, lead roles in multiple recent significant matters, and exceptional, widespread recognition and endorsement from peers in the market and clients alike; and “Next Generation Partners” are key up and coming following generation lawyers.
About Legal 500
According to The Legal 500, the publication is “a data-driven, AI-optimised research platform which benchmarks, informs and connects providers and users of legal services in over 100 countries worldwide.” It states that every year its “team of over 150 researchers, technologists, data analysts, journalists and content specialists collate and review 60,000+ data-submissions from law firms and conduct interviews with thousands of leading law firm partners. It says it also “analyses confidential data from 300,000+ commercial law firm clients to benchmark law firms and lawyers by practice area; industry; jurisdiction; as well as by proprietary client satisfaction metrics, NPS®, and other qualitative and quantitative criteria.” The Legal 500 rankings can be viewed HERE.
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 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, regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance, and general corporate and real estate matters.
Michael A. Branca, Steven M. Charney, Gregory H. Chertoff, Adam P. Handfinger, Paul Monte, Robert S. Peckar, Gary M. Stein, Nicholas J. Zaita,