Garfunkel Wild received prominent recognition in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®. A total of 31 attorneys were honored with 47 individual recognitions across various practice areas and offices nationwide. Additionally, 1 Garfunkel Wild attorney was distinguished as Lawyer of the Year in Long Island for Litigation – Health Care, an accolade awarded to only one lawyer per practice area in each major U.S. market.
For more than four decades, the Best Lawyers in America® lists have been compiled annually based on a peer–review evaluation in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
The following Garfunkel Wild attorneys were named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers®:
The Best Lawyers in America®
| Attorney | Category |
| Lara Jean Ancona | Health Care Law |
| Steven R. Antico | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) |
| Greg E. Bloom | Health Care Law |
| Andrew E. Blustein | Health Care Law, Insurance Law |
| Jeffrey S. Brown | Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Health Care |
| Barry Cepelewicz | Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care |
| James E. Dering | Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care |
| Judith A. Eisen | Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care |
| Merton G. Gollaher | Health Care Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice |
| Stacey Gulick | Health Care Law |
| Jason Y. Hsi | Litigation – Health Care [2026 Lawyer of the Year – Long Island] |
| Kimberly Kempton-Serra | Health Care Law |
| John P. Kraljic | Health Care Law |
| Doris L. Martin | Trusts and Estates, Elder Law |
| Alan H. Perzley | Real Estate Law |
| Alexander C. Santee | Health Care Law |
| Afsheen A. Shah | Health Care Law |
| Debra A. Silverman | Health Care Law |
| Justin M. Vogel | Litigation – Health Care |
| Burton S. Weston | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) |
| Robert A. Wild | Health Care Law |
| Hayden S. Wool | Health Care Law |
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®
| Attorney | Category |
| Adrian Altunkara | Health Care Law, Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) |
| Julia P. Belton | Health Care Law, Banking and Finance Law |
| Bianca DeLeon | Trusts and Estates |
| Michael D. Goldberg | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law |
| Harpreet Kaur | Health Care Law |
| Andrew Ko | Health Care Law, Corporate Law |
| Nicholas M. Summo | Health Care Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Kristen M. Walsh | Trusts and Estates |
| Joshua Zarcone | Health Care Law |