CSG Law Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Listings
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi (CSG Law) is pleased to announce that this year the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in all three categories of the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers, including “Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers in America®, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch listings.
Four CSG attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Adam K. Derman, Chair of the Litigation Group and Hiring Member, is recognized for Litigation – Trusts and Estates, A. Ross Pearlson, Member in the Litigation Group, is recognized for Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Lee Vartan, Member in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Group, is recognized for Criminal Defense: General Practice and Demetrice R. Miles, Member in the Real Estate Group, is recognized for Real Estate Law.
Sixty-nine attorneys from the firm were recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch listings, representing both New Jersey and New York. Out of the 69 attorneys, 54 were awarded Best Lawyers in America®, and 15 lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.
“CSG Law continuously appears on the Best Lawyers of America® listing, demonstrating our commitment to exceptional service and strategic guidance,” said Managing Member Marie L. Mathews. “Congratulations to my colleagues for their remarkable efforts in all categories.”
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The Best Lawyers in America® list is divided by geographic region, practice areas and reviewed by peers based on professional expertise and authenticity. CSG Law congratulates the following lawyers named to 2027 The Best Lawyers in America® list:
- Joseph S. Aboyoun – Franchise Law; Real Estate Law; and Tax Law
- Matthew E. Beck – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Michelle Bergeron Spell – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Mitchell S. Berkey – Real Estate Law
- Morris Bienenfeld – Corporate Law
- Jonathan Bondy – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; and Litigation – Construction
- Jeffrey S. Chiesa – Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Danielle M. Corcione – Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Patricia K. Costello – Arbitration and Mediation
- Edward J. Dauber – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; and Commercial Litigation
- Sam Della Fera, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Adam K. Derman – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Nicole DiMaria – Health Care Law
- John Paul D. Dziuba II – Trusts and Estates
- Laura R. Feitelson – Trusts and Estates
- Rebecca Moll Freed – Nonproft/Charities Law
- Adam P. Friedman – Litigation – Construction
- Tricia M. Gasparine – Public Finance Law
- Francis J. Giantomasi – Real Estate Law
- Gemma M. Giantomasi – Real Estate Law
- Arthur S. Goldstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Jeffrey M. Gussoff – Real Estate Law
- Junie Hahn – Corporate Law
- Heidi I. Hansen – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Ronald L. Israel – Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Lisa John-Basta – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Stephen A. Kisker – Energy Law and Real Estate Law
- Dorit F. Kressel – Public Finance Law
- Marc Leibman – Real Estate Law
- John R. Lloyd – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Steven A. Loeb – Corporate Law; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Philip A. Markowitz – Real Estate Law
- Marie L. Mathews – Commercial Litigation
- Demetrice R. Miles – Real Estate Law
- Michael J. Naughton – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- A. Ross Pearlson – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); and Litigation – Securities
- Michael K. Plumb – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Jennifer M. Porter – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Michelle A. Schaap – Corporate Law and Privacy and Data Security Law
- Armen Shahinian – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Construction; and Litigation – Real Estate
- Tremain L. Stanley – Family Law
- Edward B. Stevenson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel A. Swick – Corporate Law; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Dennis M. Toft – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Thomas J. Trautner Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Mauro G. Tucci, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- H. Glenn Tucker – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Rohit Turkhud – Immigration Law
- John G. Valeri Jr. – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Lee Vartan – Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Thomas M. Walsh – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Catherine P. Wells – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Susan Reach Winters – Family Law
- Scott A. Zuber – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Fifteen lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates who show outstanding excellence earlier in their careers.
- Alyssa A. Bartholomew – Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
- Ryan M. Beeck – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Patricia B. Bergamasco – Commercial Litigation
- Ross J. Childs – Real Estate Law
- Ann Clogan – Trusts and Estates
- Saval Desai – Intellectual Property Law
- Nicholas J. Dimakos – Elder Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
- Aiyana A. Goldberg – Real Estate Law
- Sarah Heba-Escobar – Commercial Litigation
- Claire McSherry – Commercial Litigation
- Erica Parlavecchio – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Erica Peralta – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Michael J. Skapyak – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Frank Xavier Wukovits – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Corporate Law
- Mallik Yamusah – Commercial Litigation
Visit csglaw.com/award-methodology for additional details on the selection process for the above-mentioned recognitions. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.