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29 attorneys at Peckar & Abramson named to 2017 The Best Lawyers in America list

New York, NY According to Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) The Best Lawyers in America, in its 2017 United States Awards, has awarded recognition to 29 P&A attorneys on its Best Lawyers List.

The number of P&A attorneys selected for this honor reflects the firm’s extraordinary talent and depth of experience in handling the most challenging disputes and transactions, as well as the unique ability to provide a full range of legal services that earn high praise across the United States and internationally.

In response to this outstanding recognition, P&A chairman, Steve Charney, said, “The fact that Best Lawyers chose to award recognition to more construction litigators and lawyers at P&A than any other law firm in the country, demonstrates our firm’s preeminence in serving this industry. This distinction further punctuates P&A’s standing as the nation’s foremost construction practice.”

The lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers are selected by geographic region and practice area. Each candidate undergoes a peer-review process on the basis of their professional expertise, as well as an in-depth authentication to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

P&A attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 are:

Richard Abramson: litigation – construction;

Alex Baghdassarian: construction law;

George Baldwin: construction law;

Adrian Bastianelli III: arbitration, litigation – construction, mediation;

Jerry Brodsky: litigation – construction;

Steven Charney: construction law, litigation - construction;

Gregory Chertoff: construction law, litigation - construction;

James  Deem: construction law;

Robert Drucker: litigation - construction;

Jeffrey Ford: arbitration,construction law, insurance law, mediation;

Melinda Gentile: litigation – construction;

Patrick Greene, Jr.: construction law, litigation - construction;

John Hanover: construction law;

Charles Kenny: construction law, litigation - construction;

Roger Markowitz: litigation - construction;

Curtis Martin: construction law;

Timothy Matheny: construction law;

Bruce Meller: construction law, litigation – construction;

Paul Monte: construction law, litigation – construction;

Gerard Onorata: litigation – construction;

Robert Peckar: construction law, litigation – construction;

Stephen Reisman: construction law, litigation – construction;

Howard Rosen: construction law, litigation – construction;

Donald Rosenberg: construction law, litigation - real estate, real estate law;

Stephen Seeger: arbitration, construction law;

Neal Sklar: construction law, litigation – construction;

Gary Stein: commercial litigation, construction law, litigation – construction;

William Thompson, Jr.: construction law; and

Michael Zicherman: commercial litigation, construction law.

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