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Brian L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Elder Law. Brian L., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Rose has spent his entire legal career representing individuals and families affected by serious accidents and negligence. Widely recognized for his relentless advocacy and dedication to justice, Michael has become a respected trial attorney known for taking on complex cases involving municipalities, hospitals, construction companies, and major corporate defendants across New York. Throughout his career, Michael has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements f...

Richard Lorenzo has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, antitrust and complex litigation. Mr. Lorenzo has extensive experience in federal and state courts and at both the state and federal level, has been involved in every type of regulatory proceeding, from rate cases to rulemakings to prudence investigations involving over $10 billion in assets. He successfully defended Central Maine Power Company in a suit filed by FPL Energy Maine to void its $850 million contract to purch...

Linda B. Hirschson focuses her practice on virtually all aspects of estate planning and administration and is a past member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC). Linda develops estate plans for high net worth individuals, enabling them to dispose of their assets during life and at death in a manner that meets their personal goals and as tax efficient as possible. In the course of doing so, she helps form and administer private foundations and c...

Alec Campbell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Alec, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alec is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Anita Girdhari is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Anita, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anita is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Benjamin Katz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Benjamin, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bradley S. Zimmerman is the Managing Partner at the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm in New York, New York. Throughout his career, he has focused his practice on representing injured individuals and families, with particular attention to children who have suffered trauma at birth . His work centers on holding negligent parties accountable and pursuing financial recovery for children facing catastrophic and lifelong injuries. Mr. Zimmerman regularly handles complex cases involving medical malpracti...

Stephen J. Murphy joined Block O’Toole & Murphy as a personal injury trial attorney after a successful career as a homicide prosecutor for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Now a managing partner at the firm, Mr. Murphy handles a wide variety of personal injury cases, primarily focusing on serious construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, and other catastrophic personal injury cases. To date, Mr. Murphy has returned some of New York’s most significant resul...

Glenn A. Gundersen is a nationally recognized authority in trademark and copyright law and intellectual property transactions, and the author of the leading legal treatise Trademark Searching, first published in 1994. Mr. Gundersen's clients in the United States and abroad hold some of the world’s largest trademark portfolios, and he has cleared and protected world-famous brands. He also advises clients on prosecution, fair use, licensing, IP acquisitions, opposition and cancellation pr...