32 Archer Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; 2 Selected for “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition
Archer is pleased to announce that 22 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, representing 18 practice areas. Additionally, 2 attorneys received the “Lawyer of the Year” designation, earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region, and 10 attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list.
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Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The Best Lawyers methodology 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 region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. The Best Lawyers complete methodology description can be found here.
Archer president and chair of the Litigation Department, Christopher Gibson, was named the Best Lawyers® 2025 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cherry Hill. Steven Mignogna, chair of the Estate and Trust Litigation Group, was named the Best Lawyers® 2025 Trusts and Estates Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cherry Hill.
The Archer attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers are:
- Robert W. Bucknam, Jr. – Land Use and Zoning Law
- William J. Caruso – Government Relations Practice
- John C. Connell – Litigation – First Amendment
- Gerald E. Darling – Trusts and Estates
- Frank R. Demmerly, Jr. – Trusts and Estates
- Patrick J. Doran – Employment Law – Management
- Peter E. Driscoll – Trusts and Estates
- Noel A. Fleming – Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Robert J. Fogg – Health Care Law
- Christopher R. Gibson – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Gary L. Green – Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey M. Kolansky – Employment Law-Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ellis I. Medoway – Insurance Law
- Steven K. Mignogna – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Gordon F. Moore – Tax Law
- William J. O’Kane, Jr. – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Sean T. O’Meara – Litigation – Construction
- Stephen M. Packman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa – Corporate Law
- Marc A. Rollo – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Shelley R. Smith – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stephanie J. Zane – Family Law
The attorneys below were named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list:
- Vinita Banthia – Environmental Law
- Harrison H.D. Breakstone – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Charles J. Dennen – Energy Law; Environmental Law
- Pete Jamison – Environmental Law
- Rafael A. Llano – Insurance Law
- Tanneika Minott – Commercial Litigation
- Jennie A. Owens – Family Law; Appellate Practice
- Kayci D. Petenko – Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Trevor A. Prince, Jr. – Transportation Law
- Zara A. Wallace – Securities/Capital Markets Law
About Archer
For over 95 years, Archer & Greiner has been providing full-service litigation and transactional legal services to clients ranging from Fortune 100 corporations and small and middle-market companies, to closely-held and family-owned businesses. Our 175 attorneys span nine offices serving clients’ interests across a wide range of industries. As a full-service firm, we draw on the strength of all our practices and multidisciplinary teams. This collaboration ensures that our clients receive complete, coordinated and comprehensive counsel in every area of the law that impacts their businesses.