New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Rank 80 Gibbons Attorneys as Leaders in Their Fields

Attorneys from Gibbons P.C. were featured extensively once again in New Jersey Super Lawyers and New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars, with 51 selected for the 2013 Super Lawyers list and 29 appearing on the 2013 Rising Stars list.

Gibbons attorneys also attained the following top-tier rankings:

Top 10 Attorneys in New Jersey
Michael R. Griffinger, Director, Business & Commercial Litigation Department
Lawrence S. Lustberg, Chair, Criminal Defense Department

Top 100 Attorneys in New Jersey
Christine A. Amalfe, Chair, Employment & Labor Law Department
Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman & Managing Director of the firm
Michael R. Griffinger, Director, Business & Commercial Litigation
Lawrence S. Lustberg, Chair, Criminal Defense Department
Susan L. Nardone, Director, Employment & Labor Law Department

Top 50 Female Attorneys in New Jersey
Christine A. Amalfe, Employment & Labor Law Department
Karen A. Giannelli, Chair, Financial Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Department
Susan L. Nardone, Director, Employment & Labor Law Department

In addition, our associate, Uzoamaka Okoye, was featured in a Rising Stars Spotlight where she discusses her background and why she became a lawyer.

“I’m proud that our representation keeps increasing in the most well known and highly regarded peer-review and client interview- based publications covering the legal industry,” says Patrick C. Dunican Jr., Chairman and Managing Director of Gibbons P.C. “It is a testament to our attorneys’ unique talents, insight, and client service.”

The Super Lawyers selection process comprises hundreds of thousands of statewide or regional surveys supplemented by a comprehensive examination of each nominee’s background and experience, focusing on such criteria as verdicts and settlements; transactions; representative clients; honors and awards; educational background; and any other outstanding achievements. Only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.

The Gibbons attorneys listed in the 2013 issue of Super Lawyers are:

Frederick W. Alworth
Christine A. Amalfe
Guy V. Amoresano
Dale E. Barney
Russell B. Bershad
Kelly Ann Bird
Mitchell Boyarsky
David A. Brooks
Michelle M. Bufano
Thomas J. Cafferty
Frank T. Cannone
Kim M. Catullo
Debra A. Clifford
Mark B. Conlan
David N. Crapo
Philip W. Crawford
David E. De Lorenzi
Phillip J. Duffy
Patrick C. Dunican Jr.
Elvin Esteves
Irvin M. Freilich
Howard D. Geneslaw
Karen A. Giannelli
John J. Gibbons
Lawrence A. Goldman
Michael R. Griffinger
Alyce C. Halchak
William S. Hatfield
Jennifer A. Hradil
Douglas J. Janacek
John H. Klock
James M. Lee
Bruce A. Levy
Barry D. Liss
Lawrence S. Lustberg
Robert J. MacPherson
Michael R. McDonald
Vincent E. McGeary
Brian J. McMahon
Fruqan Mouzon
Susan L. Nardone
Susanne Peticolas
Michael F. Quinn
Peter J. Torcicollo
Peter J. Ulrich
Thomas R. Valen
Frank J. Vecchione
Christopher T. Walsh
E. Evans Wohlforth
John T. Wolak
Richard S. Zackin 

Those listed in the Rising Stars section are:

Robert C. Brady
Suzanne Herrmann Brock
Melissa DeHonney
William P. Deni, Jr.
Carla N. Dorsi
Timothy J. Duva
Joshua R. Elias
David A. Filippelli
Ryan E. Hanlon
Evan S. Harris
Lauren James-Weir
Elyssa Kay
James J. La Rocca
Lisa Lombardo
J. Brugh Lower
Natalie H. Mantell
Allana L. Nason
Sandro G. Ocasio
Uzoamaka N. Okoye
Jennifer M. Porter
Samuel I. Portnoy
Kevin R. Reich
Damian V. Santomauro
Jennifer P. Smith
Kristin D. Sostowski
Jennifer Marino Thibodaux
Jason R. Tuvel
Kevin G. Walsh
Kevin W. Weber