Forty Cohen and Wolf, P.C. Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2026 in America

Cohen and Wolf, P.C. is pleased to announce that twenty-eight attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and twelve attorneys have been named in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 edition.

Additionally, Cohen and Wolf is especially proud to announce that this year, Ann L. Fowler-Cruz has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Elder Law in the Stamford area and David M. Levine has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) in the Stamford area.

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.

Congratulations to the following attorneys for being recognized as extraordinary lawyers in their areas of practice by a peer-review process and named for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:

David A. Ball – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Securities

Jacqueline F. Barbara – Family Law

G. Kenneth Bernhard – Municipal Law, Real Estate Law

Annmarie P. Briones – Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation

Jason A. Buchsbaum – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate

Richard J. DiMarco –Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Robyn H. Drucker – Real Estate Law

Jane B. Emons –Arbitration, Family Law, Mediation

Ann L. Fowler-Cruz – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates

Meghan K. Gallagher – Real Estate Law

Ari J. Hoffman – Commercial Litigation

Jocelyn B. Hurwitz – Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation

Stuart M. Katz –Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation

Mark A. Kirsch – Community Association Law, Real Estate Law

David M. Levine – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law

David M. Morosan – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law

Rachel A. Pencu ­– Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation

Philip C. Pires – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Real Estate Law

Michael S. Rosten – Real Estate Law

Richard Slavin – Securities / Capital Markets Law

Greta E. Solomon – Elder Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Patricia C. Sullivan – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law

Matthew C. Susman – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Real Estate Law

Suzanne B. Sutton – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Luke T. Tashjian – Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Joseph G. Walsh – Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

C. Christian Young – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Michelle M. Zulawski – Family Law

Cohen and Wolf would also like to extend congratulations to twelve of the firm’s attorneys who will be included in the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America ™. These awards are peer recognitions given to attorneys who are early in their careers in acknowledgement of their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Congratulations to:

Sara Bigman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Samuel P. Carroll –Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Tax Law

Wilson T. Carroll – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law

Tatiana F. DaSilva – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates

Nicole M. Dwyer – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Emilio A. Estrella Terón – Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law

Jonathan W. Fazzino –Commercial Litigation

Ellen R. Sutliffe Hain –Elder Law, Trusts and Estates

Kaelyn M. Mostafa – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Piotr (Peter) Okragly – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law

Jenna A. Shankman – Family Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates

Rachael E. Spina – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

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