East Meadow, NY Rebecca Brodsky, associate in the real estate practice group at Certilman Balin, was named to the Rising Stars list. She represents clients in both commercial and residential transactions and has experience with the closings of single family homes, cooperative apartments and condominiums, along with commercial property and construction loans. Brodsky earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law and a bachelor of arts from Emory University. She is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Florida. Brodsky is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the Florida Bar.

The selection process for the Rising Stars list is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process, with one exception: to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. All attorneys first go through the Super Lawyers selection process, which includes a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent candidate research.  Those who are not selected to the Super Lawyers list, but who meet either one of the Rising Stars eligibility requirements, go through the Rising Stars selection process. While up to five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers, no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.