Florham Park, NJ (Aug. 21, 2025) – Bressler, Amery & Ross is proud to announce that 40 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most esteemed peer-review publications in the legal profession. Four Bressler attorneys are receiving this honor for the first time in the 2026 list. Additionally, eight Bressler attorneys have been named as Best Lawyers – “Ones to Watch,” which honors lawyers who are in the early stages of their careers. Recipients typically have between 5 to 9 years of practice.
Since its inception in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become a trusted reference for legal excellence. Attorneys selected for inclusion are chosen through peer review surveys in which lawyers confidentially evaluate their colleagues based on over three million detailed assessments of lawyers in similar and related specialties. The selection process for Best Lawyers is based on nominations and peer reviews, aiming to highlight only the top 5% of lawyers in each state. The lists created by Best Lawyers have earned the trust and respect of the legal community, media, and public as reliable and unbiased sources for legal referrals.
The firm’s attorneys included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers, categorized by state, are:
Birmingham, AL
- David P. Donahue
- Litigation – ERISA
- Josh D. Jones
- Litigation – Securities
- Preston Martin
- Litigation – Securities
- Laura Pizzitola (Ones to Watch)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Inge Selden III
- Arbitration
- Litigation – Securities
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Securities Regulation
Florham Park, NJ
- Litigation - Securities
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Environmental Law
- James Crowder (Ones to Watch)
- Litigation - Environmental
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Litigation – Environmental
- Erica Litvak (Ones to Watch)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Commercial Litigation
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Environmental Law
- Real Estate Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Insurance
- Commercial Litigation
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Zachary M. Rosenberg (Ones to Watch)
- Real Estate Law
- Environmental Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Mark M. Tallmadge
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Daniel J. Tyrrell
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Commercial Litigation
- Kyle A. Valente (Ones to Watch)
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Ed Velky (Ones to Watch)
- Commercial Litigation
- Trusts and Estates
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Austin L. Flickstein
- Litigation – Insurance
- Bruno Garofalo (Ones to Watch)
- Insurance Law
- Wes Holston
- Commercial Litigation
- Sara Soto
- Litigation – Securities
- Hope C. Zelinger
- Litigation – Insurance
New York, NY
- Benjamin E. Akselrad (Ones to Watch)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Austin, TX
- Ronak Patel
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Dallas, TX
- Commercial Litigation
- Donald R. Littlefield
- Securities Regulation
Houston, TX
- Mary Jo Cantu
- Commercial Litigation
This award is conferred by Best Lawyers in America. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Attorneys
- Benjamin E. Akselrad
- Brian F. Amery
- Cynthia J. Borrelli
- D.J. Camerson, II
- Mary Jo Cantu
- James W. Crowder
- Benjamin J. DiLorenzo
- MaryJane Dobbs
- David P. Donahue
- Andrew C. Egan
- Austin L. Flickstein
- Katie C. Gannon
- Bruno A. Garofalo
- Wes Holston
- Josh D. Jones
- John Kincade
- Donald R. Littlefield
- Erica G. Litvak
- Diana C. Manning
- W. Preston Martin
- Keith P. McManus
- Karen E. Murphy
- Ronak V. Patel
- Loren L. Pierce
- Laura Pizzitola
- Risa D. Rich
- Paul I. Rosenberg
- Zachary M. Rosenberg
- David P. Schneider
- Frederick K. Schoenbrodt, II
- A. Inge Selden, III
- Anita J. Siegel
- Sara Soto
- Mark M. Tallmadge
- Daniel J. Tyrrell
- James E. Tyrrell, Jr.
- Kyle A. Valente
- Edward A. Velky
- Jordan S. Weitberg
- Hope C. Zelinger