35 Cole Schotz Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers in America

HACKENSACK, N.J. (September 1, 2010) - The law firm of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. is pleased to announce that 35 of its members (partners) have been listed in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Cole Schotz is listed as the top New Jersey law firm in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and as the top overall law firm in Hackensack. The firm also earned top honors among Hackensack law firms in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law, and Trusts and Estates. The 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America will be available in December 2010.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey. For the U.S. edition, leading attorneys cast over 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other attorneys in the same and related fields. Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers – and because attorneys are ranked strictly on merit and may not pay a fee to be listed – inclusion in the guide is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Cole Schotz attorneys ranked in the 2011 guide are:

Appellate Law

• Morrill J. Cole, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael S. Meisel, Hackensack, N.J.

Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

• John H. Drucker, New York
• Gerald Gline, Hackensack, N.J.
• Stuart Komrower, Hackensack, N.J.
• Gary H. Leibowitz, Baltimore
• Leo V. Leyva, Hackensack, N.J.
• Laurence May, New York
• Norman L. Pernick, Wilmington, Del.
• Michael D. Sirota, Hackensack, N.J.
• J. Kate Stickles, Wilmington, Del.
• Warren A. Usatine, Hackensack, N.J.
• Ilana Volkov, Hackensack, N.J.
• Irving E. Walker, Baltimore

Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Morrill J. Cole, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael S. Meisel, Hackensack, N.J.

Commercial Litigation

• Morrill J. Cole, Hackensack, N.J.
• Glenn R. Kazlow, Hackensack, N.J.
• Steven R. Klein, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael S. Meisel, Hackensack, N.J.
• Warren A. Usatine, Hackensack, N.J.

Corporate Law

• Henry M. Matri, Hackensack, N.J.
• Alan Rubin, Hackensack, N.J.

Labor and Employment Law

• Steven I. Adler, Hackensack, N.J.

Land Use & Zoning Law

• Wendy M. Berger, Hackensack, N.J.

Real Estate Law

• Mitchell W. Abrahams, Hackensack, N.J.
• Richard W. Abramson, Hackensack, N.J.
• Gary M. Albrecht, Hackensack, N.J.
• Wendy M. Berger, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael E. Jones, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael R. Leighton, Hackensack, N.J.
• W. John Park, Hackensack, N.J.
• Edward M. Schotz, Hackensack, N.J.
• Stanley Stern, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael Sternlieb, Hackensack, N.J.
• Harold N. Tolchinsky, Hackensack, N.J.

Tax Law

• Michael H. Forman, Hackensack, N.J.

Trusts and Estates

• Marc R. Berman, Hackensack, N.J.
• Michael H. Forman, Hackensack, N.J.
• Steven D. Leipzig, Hackensack, N.J.
• Samuel Weiner, Hackensack, N.J.
• Lori I. Wolf, Hackensack, N.J.

Cole Schotz serves clients throughout the U.S. with offices in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Texas. The firm represents closely held businesses and individuals as well as Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 1928, the firm has grown to 120 attorneys who work in eight primary areas of practice: Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring; Litigation; Real Estate; Tax, Trusts & Estates; Corporate, Finance & Business Transactions; Employment; Environmental; and Construction Services.