BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP announced today that Best Lawyers has recognized 34 of its attorneys in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The rigorous selection process of Best Lawyers “employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.”
“Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review,” states the publication. “Our process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”
The following Ervin Cohen & Jessup Partners have been named:
Jonathan R. Bloch – Real Estate LawAllan B. Cooper – Land Use and Zoning LawPeter A. Davidson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jeffrey R. Glassman – Corporate Law
Geoffrey M. Gold – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law, and Trusts & Estates
Vanja Habekovic – Tax Law
Randall S. Leff – Commercial Litigation
Kimberly Lewis – Trusts and Estates
Michael C. Lieb – Insurance Law
Barry J. MacNaughton – Commercial Litigation & Construction Law
Jeffrey A. Merriam-Rehwald – Trusts & Estates
John A. Meyers – Health Care Law
Byron Z. Moldo – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Amy S. Russell – Trusts & Estates
Kelly O. Scott – Employment Law – Management
Lee Silver – Real Estate Law
Melvin S. Spears – Trusts & Estates
Philip Starr – Real Estate Law
Albert Valencia – Real Estate Law
Joan B. Velazquez – Real Estate Law
In addition, the following ECJ attorneys were recognized on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list:
Elliot Z. Chen – Commercial Litigation& Intellectual Property Litigation
Connor Dolven – Tax Law & Trusts and Estates
Danielle Gabai – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jack Hensley – Real Estate Litigation
Kenneth P. Hsu – Commercial Litigation & Construction Law
Morgan Kutzner – Commercial Litigation
Jacqueline McGuinness – Commercial Litigation
Banu Naraghi – Commercial Litigation
Brandon Orewyler – Commercial Litigation
Rav Purewal – Corporate Law
Jared W. Slater Labor and Employment Litigation
Chase Stone – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Zoe Vallier – Commercial Litigation
Isabelle Vidro – Commercial Litigation
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service firm that provides a broad range of business-related legal services including corporate law; litigation; intellectual property & technology law; real estate transactions and finance; construction & environmental law; tax planning and controversies; employment law; health care law; bankruptcy, receivership and reorganization; and estate planning. For more information, visit http://www.ecjlaw.com/
SOURCE Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
