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Six Genova Burns Attorneys Recognized in 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Judson M. Stein Selected for "Lawyer of the Year" for Second Year in a Row

NEWARK, NJ – August 21, 2019 – Genova Burns LLC, one of the top law firms serving New Jersey and the greater Northeast, announced today that Best Lawyers has named six of the Firm’s attorneys in the publication’s 2020 Best Lawyers in America list, including one attorney that was named to the list as Lawyer of the Year for the second year in a row. Best Lawyers®, a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc., is the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed journal in the law profession.

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“Best Lawyers is highly regarded in our industry for its credible information and detail on our profession. As an extension, the Best Lawyers in America list serves as a respected barometer of the skills of professionals in our industry,” said Angelo Genova, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Chairman of Genova Burns LLC. “The firm is humbled that our peers have selected me and five of my fellow attorneys at Genova Burns as notable attorneys in the field. We applaud Genova Burns’ Judson Stein for his achievement as a Lawyer of the Year, and we are pleased to be recognized among such esteemed colleagues both in New Jersey and beyond.”

Recognition in Best Lawyers is generally regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a symbolic honor, granted to a lawyer by his or her peers. The six Genova Burns attorneys selected in the Best Lawyers in America are:

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Angelo J. Genova, Esq., Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Chairman of Genova Burns, has been listed consecutively for over 30 years in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

Judson M. Stein, Esq., Chair of the Trusts & Estates Practice and Partner, Non-Profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations Practice, appears on the list as Lawyer of the Year for the second consecutive year. Stein has been listed consecutively as a Best Lawyer for over 15 years in Litigation – Trusts & Estates. He was also named the Best Lawyers’ 2019 Trusts & Estates Law Lawyer of the Year in Newark, NJ.

Kathleen Barnett Einhorn, Esq., Partner of the Firm and Chair, Complex Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Practices, has been listed in Commercial Litigation for more than five years. She is also a Partner in the Procurement Law, Government Contract Compliance & Bid Protest Litigation, Employment Law & Litigation, Education Law, and White Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Internal Investigations & Corporate Ethics Practices.

Jennifer Mazawey-Vinosky, Esq., Partner, Commercial Real Estate & Redevelopment, Construction Law & Litigation, Education Law, Environmental Law, and Land Use & Approvals Practices, has been listed as a Best Lawyer in Real Estate Law since 2015.

James J. McGovern, III, Esq., Chair of the Labor Law and Alcohol & Regulated Products Law Practices, has been listed as a Best Lawyer consecutively for over 15 years in the areas of Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management.

John C. Petrella, Esq., Chair of the Employment Law & Litigation Practice, has been listed as a Best Lawyer consecutively for over 10 years in Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management.

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers publications have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Its lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.

About Genova Burns

Founded over 30 years ago, Genova Burns works with companies, individuals, and business interests regionally, nationally and internationally on matters in New Jersey and the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington D.C. The Firm provides a comprehensive offering of exceptional legal services complemented by the responsiveness, resources and collective expertise often found at larger firms, all while serving clients in a personal, relationship-focused manner.

The Firm’s offices are strategically located across the region to meet and surpass clients’ needs. Genova Burns’ attorneys are admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut as well as in other jurisdictions. The attorneys embody the Firm’s long-term vision to have a law firm that provides unparalleled legal services to companies and individuals while being an active part of the business, political and philanthropic community at the state and local level. The Firm’s best resource is its people. Over the course of the past year alone, more than a dozen of Genova Burns’ attorneys, and the Firm as a whole, were recognized with more than 25 awards for their commitment to the legal profession and for service to the community. For more information, call 973-533-0777 or visit www.genovaburns.com.

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