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The Law Office of Marshall Silberberg
Irvine, California
1 Best Lawyers award
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Turley Law Firm
Dallas, Texas
3 Best Lawyers awards
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Halström Law Offices, P.C.
Boston, Massachusetts
2 Best Lawyers awards
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Caring, committed and qualified representation of those who are seriously injured. Grace Weatherly represents clients in state and federal courts across Texas and the surrounding states. Grace has tried over 50 trials to jury verdict, handled multiple appeals and several commercial arbitrations. Most of her cases are medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, fiduciary litigation, employment and other commercial litigation. Grace's practice has been limited to civil litigation for her entire...
Ms. Ricke is a member of the firm's litigation group. She is lead counsel and responsible for her own book of business and litigation docket, including investigation of claims and defenses, discovery, depositions, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial and appeal. Ricke has successfully litigated a wide variety of matters, including products liability, electrical contact and professional liability cases. She has successfully defended hundreds of cases involving claimed medical...
As a partner at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, Joseph Miklos has handled numerous cases involving medical malpractice, hospital negligence, premises liability, construction site accidents and other serious personal injuries. He is the recipient of several professional recognitions, including Best Lawyers in New York and New York Super Lawyers, and has received Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating (AV) for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability. Mr. Miklos served as President of the New York Stat...
Joseph P. Awad, elected President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2006-2007), Governor of the American Association for Justice (2004-2011), Board Certified by the National Board of Legal Specialty, highest rating for legal and ethical standards (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell, recipient of full Academic Law scholarship and Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. Mr. Awad has an excellent record of achievement in trial and appellate advocacy on behalf of consumers in matters includ...
Linda M. Oliva, Esq. has been a distinguished attorney for plaintiffs in personal injury cases for 25 years. She handles all aspects of pretrial litigation and appeals. She is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, the American Association for Justice, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, and the Colombian Lawyers Association of Nassau County. Linda serves on the board of the Colombian Lawyers of Nassau County, and is Past-Pres...
Diana Santa Maria and her firm are committed to obtaining justice and compensation for those injured or killed due to the negligence of others. In doing so, Diana and her firm strive, wherever possible, to ensure that unsafe and dangerous conditions are corrected. Using the legal system and courts they look to focus attention on dangerous and defective conditions or practices, with the aim of bringing about changes so that others are not similarly harmed. Over the years and through her effort...
Angelo Sarno is a partner in the law firm of Snyder & Sarno, LLC. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a matrimonial attorney and was the youngest attorney in New Jersey to receive this significant designation. Mr. Sarno has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers every year since its inception in 2005. He was selected by his peers as one of the top one hundred matrimonial lawyers in New Jersey in 2009. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and United States Distr...
Edward S. Snyder has been a matrimonial practitioner for over 40 years. Ed is a results-oriented legal professional who has represented thousands of men and women and assisted them in achieving excellent results in a professional and dignified manner. In 1999, Ed was recognized by his peers as the recipient of the Saul Tischler Award from the Family Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association for lifetime achievement in family law. In 2008, Ed was awarded the Silver Shingle Award from Bosto...
Joseph Maceri, Esq. is a partner at Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri da Costa LLC and manages the firm’s Hackensack office. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a matrimonial attorney. He received his Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University, College of Law and received his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Mr. Maceri also studied comparative constitutional and international law abroad at the University of Toronto,...
Laura Guinta Gencarelli, Esq. joined Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC as an associate in February 2014 and became a partner in January 2018. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2007 and has been a member of the New Jersey bar since 2008. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable James S. Rothschild, Jr., J.S.C., Family Part, Essex County, from September 2007 to September 2008. Ms. Gencarelli was then associated with the law fir...
Scott D. Danaher joined Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC, as an associate in October 2009 and became a partner in January 2013. Scott has concentrated his entire legal career on divorce and other family law-related matters. Scott was previously an associate with Weinstein Snyder Lindemann Sarno, PC from September 2005 through September 2009. Scott served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable David J. Issenman, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, in...
Judge Thomas Zampino (Ret.) served as a Family Court Judge for over two decades. During part of his tenure, he also served as Presiding Judge of the Family Court. Since his appointment to the bench in 1989, he has settled or decided thousands of divorce cases. Judge Zampino (Ret.) has taught Judges and attorneys throughout the State and the Country on behalf of the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges where he also se...
Michael Neil, a trial lawyer and senior partner of the firm, specializes in civil litigation with emphasis in personal injury, professional liability, products liability, as well as business litigation. Mr. Neil has tried over 140 Superior Court cases to jury verdict. He is a past Secretary/Treasurer and the current President of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Mr. Neil is a past President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and holds the rank of Diplomat...
John’s tenacity and compassion are unmatched. He develops strong bonds with his clients and their families. John’s boundless energy and his dedication to his clients make for a combination that is difficult to beat. This is reflected in the impressive results he has obtained for his clients over the last 40 years. John’s skills are unsurpassed. Recently, John Feder and June Bashant recovered $20 million for the wrongful death of a young professional who was exposed to a dang...
A Bay Area consumer safety and wrongful death attorney, June’s client-centered focus is dedicated to providing the emotional support and resources her clients need to restore security to their lives following a catastrophic injury. June P. Bashant has established a 20-year reputation for her hard work representing individuals injured by the careless conduct and choices of others. Most recently, June and her partner John Feder recovered $20 million for the wrongful death of a young profe...
Lincoln is a founding partner of Connelly Law Offices. He is a seasoned plaintiff trial lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of personal injury, civil rights and insurance bad faith law. Lincoln’s track record lists dozens of jury trials and settlements that far exceed multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients. His powerful courtroom reputation brings him some of the best, most complicated cases in Washington state. He has a passion for taking on cases that involve the abuse of...
Catherine D. “Katie” Bertram started the Bertram Law Group, building on decades of experience as both a medical malpractice attorney and director of risk management at Georgetown University Hospital. In those environments, she learned how doctors and hospitals work, as well as how their attorneys assess claims against them. She draws on this knowledge to advocate for patients and their families. “People want someone who’s competent, caring, and careful. They’ve j...
Over the course of four decades, Attorney Gary D. Fox has been dedicated to representing individuals harmed due to cases involving medical malpractice, product liability, and other personal injury matters. He has helped secure verdicts and settlements that exceed $1 million, earning him countless recognition from professional legal organizations. He has been selected as Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Florida Chapters, an invitation-only group. Not only that...
Trial Attorney Robert Boyers is a founding shareholder of the law firm of Boyers Law Group, P.A. with offices in the BAC Colonnade in the heart of downtown Coral Gables. The Firm focuses on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, qui tam and cruise line negligence cases. Mr. Boyers was born in Queens, New York and honed his trial skills as a New York City prosecutor and civil trial lawyer with a top Manhattan personal injury law firm. Over the pa...
James A. “Jim” Goldstein is the founding partner of Goldstein & Hayes, P.C. , a nationally recognized personal injury law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia focused on representing the rights of those seriously injured. Since the mid 1980’s, Jim has been the senior, first name partner directly responsible for the multitude of million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements upon which the reputation of the firm is based. In addition to Best Lawyers , Jim is named as...
Andrew Ellenberg is an AV rated lawyer, Martindale‑Hubbell’s highest peer rating for legal ability and ethics. A trial lawyer since 1988, Andrew’s expertise spans the range of cases that make up a plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death practice – representing individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic loss as a result of medical negligence, defective products, auto accidents and aviation accidents, and cases involving abuse or neglect of vulnerable...
Edward R. Blumberg is a graduate of the University of Georgia and earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary. He has practiced continuously in Florida since 1975. He has served as President of the Florida Bar, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar and as a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association. He has chaired and served on countless professional committees and groups and provides continuing legal education lectures to lawyers. Mr. ...
Steven K. Deutsch is a graduate of New York University and earned his law degree from the University of Miami. He has continually practiced in Florida since 1974. He is recognized as a civil trial attorney by virtue of being currently certified with the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Civil Trial Law; certified by the Florida Bar in Civil Trial; and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Active in the profession, he has served on the Florida Bar Rules of Civil Procedure Committe...
Featured in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Daniel B. Devinney is the newest partner of SSDMD. He joined Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri and da Costa in 2016 as an associate in our Roseland office and was promoted to Counsel before making partner in 2020. He started off 2020 strong by securing a gross $650,000 jury verdict in an emergency medicine malpractice case. Daniel graduated from Cornell University in 2002 and earned his J.D. from Seton Hall in 2007. During law school, he was a merit scholar and completed an internship with ...
Julie Katz joined Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC in April 2018. Ms. Katz was admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey in 2010. Ms. Katz has extensive experience in the practice of family law and has practiced exclusively in the area of family law since the inception of her law career. Ms. Katz is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Section and Young Lawyer Division, the Middlesex County Bar Association, Union County Bar Association ...
Michael J. Weil joined Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Maceri & da Costa LLC in September 2018. Since entering private practice, Michael has focused exclusively on all aspects of family law including divorce, spousal and child support, child custody, post-judgment enforcement matters, and domestic violence. Michael has experience successfully litigating cases to trial and handling family law appeals. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2013 with high honors. He wa...
Michelle Wortmann, Esq. is an associate at the law firm of Snyder Sarno D’Aniello Maceri & da Costa, LLC. She joined the firm in September 2016, and since that time has devoted the entirety of her practice to dealing with all types of family law matters, including but not limited to divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, palimony, post-judgment issues, and domestic violence. Michelle earned her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of...
Featured "Lawyer of the Year" Honorees
BMG's founding attorney, Keith P. More was named the Orange County Workers' Compensation Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2012. He has also been named a 5-Time Southern California Lawyer and was listed as a Top 10 Attorney by The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys. More was named a lifetime member of the Top Trial Lawyers of America and was declared by The National Law Journal as a Top Personal Injury Litigator. He has also has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocate...
Scott Righthand is the principal of the Law Office of Scott Righthand, a San Francisco personal injury law firm exclusively representing plaintiffs. He did his undergraduate work at University of Colorado, Boulder and graduated from UC Hastings in San Francisco in 1979 becoming a member of the California Bar in that year. From 1979-1982 he was an associate at Furth, Fahrner and Wong, an antitrust/administrative law firm in San Francisco. From 1982-1992 he was employed as an associate and then...
Bar Admissions: New Jersey New York District of Columbia U.S. District Court U.S. Supreme Court Jerry S. D’Aniello, a member of the firm, devotes his practice exclusively to all aspects of divorce and family law. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, he has worked with clients whose needs lie in all areas of matrimonial and family law, including divorce litigation, mediation, and arbitration; post-judgment litigation; custody and parenting time issu...
Michael J. Stanton, a Member of the firm, devotes his practice exclusively to matrimonial law. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, Mike has experience in all aspects of matrimonial law, including divorce litigation, complex valuation, and distribution issues concerning businesses, professional practices, stock options, and other professional and executive benefits, alimony, child support, custody and parenting issues, visitation rights, domestic violenc...

Attorney Kelly E. Reardon spent several years as a television reporter before finding her true calling in representing victims of negligence. As a television reporter in Burlington, Vermont and Hartford, Connecticut, Attorney Reardon earned praise for her empathy and integrity. News directors turned to her first when reaching out to the family of a soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan because of her ability to connect with those in need. This ability won her two Associated Press Awards for h...
In Brief
Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers: The Injury & Malpractice Issue
Featuring the top legal talent from The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America and “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for personal injury
Mind Matters: The Importance of Diagnosing TBIs in PI Cases
Many lawyers fail to identify and diagnose traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in personal injury disputes. But it can be critical to your case—and render any poten
Crash Course
A bad car accident left me reeling, but my worst symptoms wouldn’t appear until two weeks after. If it weren’t for excellent legal representation, there’s no wa
When Neglect Turns Fatal
Many factors make litigating claims of nursing home abuse and neglect challenging, including patients who are immobile or suffer from dementia and limits on dam
How Being a Client Almost Made Me Quit Law School
Suddenly becoming a personal injury client gave one law school student a new appreciation for clients’ needs and concerns. Here are some considerations even exp
Helpful Hints & Avoidable Mistakes
I’ve picked up a lot in the courtroom in five decades of practice. Here are some strategies, tips and other pointers to help make your trial experience smoother
Wax On, Wax Off
An unfortunate episode with a rogue body waxer left me itching like mad, in pain and wondering what sort of recourse I might have. A journey through the hairy u
Claims on a Canine
Which factors will most influence the settlement amount in a case involving a dog attack? Here’s an overview.
Think Globally, Act Safely
As the pandemic (fitfully) recedes at last, is it once again safe to travel internationally? It is—if you take a few common-sense steps ahead of time.
Head Games
How the science of traumatic brain injuries has improved in recent decades—and what those advances might mean for victims of these horrific ailments in the cour