Westfield, NJ-based law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. announced that 14 of their attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

“We are very proud to have so many of our attorneys selected for this highly prestigious recognition,” said Eric B. Levine, president of the Lindabury firm and one of this year’s Best Lawyers. “The fact that we are represented in so many practice areas is a notable validation of the widespread excellence of our firm.”

The following Lindabury attorneys were selected for the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

· Steven Backfisch – Litigation – Labor and Employment

· John R. Blasi – Trusts and Estates

· John M. Boyle – Arbitration and Mediation

· Kathleen M. Connelly – Employment Law – Management

· Katherine Dupuis – Family Law Mediation

· James K. Estabrook – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trusts and Estates

· Edward J. Frisch – Litigation – Construction

· David G. Hardin – Trusts and Estates

· Jay Lavroff – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance

· Eric B. Levine – Privacy and Data Security Law

· Mary Patricia Magee – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates

· Anne Marie Robbins – Trusts and Estates

· Stephen Timoni – Health Care Law

· Greg K. Vitali – Construction Law

In addition, Anne Marie Robbins won “Lawyer of the Year” 2025 for Trusts & Estates in Newark, while Nicole Kobis won “Ones to Watch” 2025 in Westfield for Family Law.

Due to its rigorous methodology, Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Attorneys 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 also undergo an authentication process.