Stephen S. "Skippy" Weinstein

Stephen S. "Skippy" Weinstein


Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC

Recognized since 1993

Morristown, New Jersey

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Stephen “Skippy” Weinstein is of counsel at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, where he focuses on case strategy and new business development. He previously had his own firm, Stephen S. Weinstein, P.C., in Morristown, N.J., where, for over 45 years, he devoted his practice to medical malpractice and personal injury matters, including wrongful death, serious personal injury, brain injury, birth injury, product liability, construction accidents, automobile accidents, and slip and fall accidents.

Additionally, he has handled all aspects of criminal litigation and has tried to verdict more than a dozen murder cases. Over 40 of the cases he has handled have resulted in published opinions.

Weinstein was recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine from 2005 to 2018, including being named among its Top 100 attorneys and its Top 10 in select years. He received the AV Peer Review Rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability from Martindale-Hubbell®, its highest ranking of professional excellence. A frequent lecturer at the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education on topics involving demonstrative evidence, no fault insurance, medical malpractice, wrongful death and personal injury cases, he has also lectured at Rutgers Law School and Seton Hall University School of Law. Weinstein is the author of numerous articles on personal injury and criminal law and has consistently been sourced by broadcast media outlets. The selection methodology for each award can be found at the Honors and Awards page HERE.

Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, he earned a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.S. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 100 East Hanover Avenue, Suite 201
    Morristown, NJ 07297
Education
  • American University, J.D., graduated 1965
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, B.S., graduated 1962
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Essex County Bar Association - Member
  • Morris County bar Association - Former Trustee and Current Member
  • National District Attorneys Association - Member
  • New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys - Member
  • New Jersey State Bar Associaton - Member
  • Trial Attorneys of New Jersey - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation

Publications

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