34 Ervin Cohen & Jessup Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers In America"

Beverly Hills, CA – August 21, 2025 – Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP announced today that Best Lawyers has recognized 34 of its attorneys in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The rigorous selection process of Best Lawyers “employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.”

“Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review,” states the publication. “Our process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”

The following Ervin Cohen & Jessup Partners have been named:

Jonathan R. Bloch – Real Estate Law

Allan B. Cooper – Commercial Litigation

Peter A. Davidson  – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Jeffrey R. Glassman - Corporate Law

Geoffrey M. Gold – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law,  and Trusts & Estates

Vanja Habekovic – Tax Law

Randall S. Leff  – Commercial Litigation

Kimberly Lewis – Trusts and Estates

Michael C. Lieb – Insurance Law

Barry J. MacNaughton – Commercial Litigation & Construction Law

Jeffrey A. Merriam-Rehwald – Trusts & Estates

John A. Meyers – Health Care Law

Byron Z. Moldo  – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Amy S. Russell – Trusts & Estates

Kelly O. Scott – Employment Law - Management

Lee Silver  – Real Estate Law

Melvin S. Spears – Trusts & Estates

Philip Starr – Real Estate Law

Albert Valencia – Real Estate Law

Joan B. Velazquez – Real Estate Law

In addition, the following ECJ attorneys were recognized on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list:

Elliot Z. Chen – Commercial Litigation& Intellectual Property Litigation

Connor Dolven – Tax Law & Trusts and Estates

Danielle Gabai – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Jack Hensley  – Real Estate Litigation

Kenneth P. Hsu  – Commercial Litigation 

Morgan Kutzner  – Commercial Litigation

Jacqueline McGuinness – Commercial Litigation

Banu Naraghi – Commercial Litigation

Brandon Orewyler – Commercial Litigation

Rav Purewal – Corporate Law

Jared W. Slater Labor and Employment Litigation

Chase Stone –  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Zoe Vallier  – Commercial Litigation

Isabelle Vidro – Commercial Litigation

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service firm that provides a broad range of business-related legal services including corporate law; litigation; intellectual property & technology law; real estate transactions and finance; construction & environmental law; tax planning and controversies; employment law; health care law; bankruptcy, receivership and reorganization; and estate planning. For more information, visit http://www.ecjlaw.com/