Forty-Five Herrick Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2026
Herrick is excited to share that 25 of our attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©:
- Yariv C. Ben-Ari: Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Carolyn R. Caufield: Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- Sheldon Chanales: Real Estate Law
- Bruce A. Cholst: Litigation - Real Estate
- Daniel A. Etna: Sports Law
- William R. Fried: Litigation - Real Estate
- Holly Gladstone: Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
- Robert D. Gordon: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Arthur G. Jakoby: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate
- Richard R. Kalikow: Real Estate Law
- Alan D. Kaplan: Litigation - Construction
- David R. King: Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Irwin A. Kishner: Sports Law
- Mitchell A. Korbey: Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Christina M. Mason: Trusts and Estates
- Scott E. Mollen: Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law
- Jared D. Newman: Litigation - Construction and Construction Law
- Sean E. O'Donnell: Litigation - Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Brendan Schmitt: Construction Law
- Belinda G. Schwartz: Real Estate Law
- Stephen B. Selbst: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Michael A. Smith: Construction Law
- Steven B. Smith: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Megan E. Thompson: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Scott T. Tross: Litigation - Construction
In addition, 20 Herrick attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch© in America:
- Theresa Fortin Balducci: Trusts and Estates
- Samuel J. Bazian: Commercial Litigation
- Andrew B. Berman: Real Estate Law
- Justin Blass: Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Samuel Bleeman: Real Estate Law
- Menahem M. Grossman: Tax Law
- Joshua M. Herman: Commercial Litigation
- Robert Huberman: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Jina Moon: Commercial Litigation
- Devin W. Ness: Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law
- Laura Perdomo Díaz: Corporate Law
- Jesse Rabinowitz: Real Estate Law
- Akhila Rao: Tax Law
- K. Heather Robinson: Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Kamilla B. Rodrigues: Real Estate Law
- Meaghan Roe: Commercial Litigation
- Jessie Root: Corporate Law, Entertainment and Sports Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joshua Stricoff: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Real Estate
- Adam P. Unger: Entertainment and Sports Law
- Nicholas G.O. Veliky: Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The 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.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America. Ones to Watch recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.
The Best Lawyers in America list is issued by U.S. News and World Report. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.