Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys have been named to the 2024 New York Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. According to the publication, the lists are “exclusive, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in each jurisdiction as Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent as Rising Stars.” With this number of recognized attorneys, P&A has the most NY construction lawyers named to the lists.

The following P&A attorneys were named to the New York Super Lawyers list:

• Levi W. Barrett
• Christopher M. Bletsch
• Steven M. Charney
• Gregory H. Chertoff
• Robert A. Drucker
• Patrick J. Greene, Jr.
• Charles F. Kenny
• Christopher B. Kinzel
• Bruce D. Meller
• Paul Monte
• Gerard J. Onorata
• Robert S. Peckar
• Howard M. Rosen
• Denis Serkin
• Richard R. Volack
• Brian D. Waller
• Charles E. Williams, III

Additionally, the following attorneys were named to the New York Rising Stars list:

• Besar Thaci
• Darien K. Blair
• Skyler Santomartino
• Mark A. Snyder

Notably, P&A’s Co-Managing Partners of the New York office, Gregory H. Chertoff, and Paul Monte, along with founding partner Robert S. Peckar, have been distinguished by being named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 New York attorneys list. This elite recognition is reserved for lawyers who have excelled in nominations, research, and peer evaluations. Paul Monte’s inclusion marks the sixth consecutive year he has achieved this honor, highlighting his steadfast commitment to excellence in construction law.

Paul Monte stated, “This acknowledgment by Super Lawyers underscores the leadership and excellence our New York attorneys consistently deliver to our firm and the construction and infrastructure community. We are committed to setting the standard for client satisfaction.”

P&A firm chair Steven M. Charney added, “Greg, Paul, and Bob’s dynamic leadership in tackling our client’s most challenging issues with creativity and collaboration has been a cornerstone of our firm’s success. Congratulations to each of them on receiving this prestigious recognition.”

This announcement follows the firm’s earlier recognition of 33 attorneys named to the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists across its other locations in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington, D.C.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers states that its process involves the selection of attorneys using a “patented multiphase selection process combining peer nominations and evaluations with independent research,” and that “each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.” They state that selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. According to Super Lawyers, their objective is to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Regarding its Rising Stars category, Super Lawyers states that eligibility for inclusion requires that a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. is a national law firm with offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Boston, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and Dallas, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL) and across Europe (through its founding membership in Leading Construction Lawyers International Alliance). In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has affiliated practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters.