CSG Law Attorneys Recognized in 2026 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 2026 edition of Best Lawyers, including “Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers in America®, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch listings.
The Honorable Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J. (retired), Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, is recognized as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Arbitration and Matthew E. Beck, Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations and Litigation Groups, is recognized as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) in Newark. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade for CSG Law.
Sixty-nine attorneys from the firm were recognized in the 2026 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, 55 were awarded Best Lawyers in America®, and 14 lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.
“CSG Law’s representation in the Best Lawyers of America® listing demonstrates our unwavering commitment to serve our clients,” said Managing Member Marie L. Mathews. “Congratulations to my colleagues for their outstanding 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 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® list:
- 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
- Joseph A. Dickson – Arbitration and Mediation
- Nicole DiMaria – Health Care Law
- John Paul D. Dziuba II – Trusts and Estates
- Laura R. Feitelson – Trusts and Estates
- 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 – 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
- David L. Schlossberg – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- 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
- 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
Fourteen 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.
- Alice M.B. Anderson – Health Care Law
- 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
- Erica Antonya 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.