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Armen Shahinian
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Armen Shahinian practices in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined the firm in 1977 and today leads the firm’s nationally recognized Fidelity and Surety Group, one of the largest in the country.
Armen served as a member and chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for West Essex County from 1989 to 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, having served as Chair from 2000 to 2001. He is also a member of the ABA Litigation and Public Contract Law Sections. He has also served as a member of the Editorial Board of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s quarterly publication The Brief and served as a member of its Continuing Legal Education Board.
Armen is a member of the Board of Directors of the Surety Claims Institute and Editor-in-Chief of its Newsletter. Currently, he serves as an Advisor to the Surety and Fidelity Claims Committees of the Surety & Fidelity Association of America. He also is a Trustee and Past President of the Legal Services Foundation of Essex County, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. In the mid-1990s, Armen helped found the Fidelity Law Association and currently serves as Advisor Emeritus.
Armen has been honored by the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Section's Fidelity and Surety Law Committee to receive its “2018 Martin J. Andrew Award.”
Armen is a graduate of the New York University School of Law where he served as associate editor of the Annual Survey of American Law.
Overview
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1974
- Brown University, graduated 1971
- New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Assoiciation - Past-Chair TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
- Fidelity Law Association - Advisor Emeritus
- Surety & Fidelity Claims Institute - Member, Board of Directors
- New Jersey, New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Assoiciation - Past-Chair TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
- Fidelity Law Association - Advisor Emeritus
- Surety & Fidelity Claims Institute - Member, Board of Directors
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1974
- Brown University, graduated 1971
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Newark (2024)
- Litigation - Construction, Newark (2017)
- Litigation - Banking and Finance, Newark (2012)
- Construction Law, Newark (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Real Estate
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Construction Law
Special Focus:
- Architects and Engineers
- Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Construction
- Construction Disputes
- Contract Disputes
- Fidelity
- Fiduciary Duties
- Government Contracts
- Insurance Coverage
- Professional Malpractice
- Surety
Awards:
Recipient, American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Section’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Martin J. Andrew Award (2018)
Recipient, NJBIZ, Icon Honors Award (2021)
Included in Chambers USA, New Jersey Construction (2020-2024)
- Fidelity Law Association, Founders Award
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Fellow
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