21 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
August 22, 2025
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla is pleased to announce that 21 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- John A. Aiello - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- J. Scott Anderson - Real Estate Law
- James M. Andrews - Family Law
- Bernard J. Berry, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael A. Bruno - Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Donald F. Campbell Jr. - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Michael J. Canning - Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
- Monica J. Ceres - Real Estate Law
- Beth Christian - Health Care Law
- Frank R. Ciesla - Health Care Law
- Paul T. Colella - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Steven M. Dalton - Environmental Law
- Timothy J. Dengler - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Philip D. Forlenza - Corporate Law, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
- John A. Giunco, Jr. - Real Estate Law
- Steven S. Goldenberg - Energy Law
- Michael J. Gross - Construction Law, Environmental Law, and Real Estate Law
- Gerald P. Lally - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Marc D. Policastro - Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Sean E. Regan - Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
- Paul H. Schneider - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, and Litigation - Real Estate
Posted in: Construction Law & Litigation, Corporate & Business, Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy, Energy, Climate Change and Public Utilities, Environmental - Land Use and Permitting, Environmental - Litigation, Health Care, Insurance Law, Land Use & Development Law, Litigation, Matrimonial & Family Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities and Trusts & Estates




