Howard Fensterman Congratulates Eighteen Abrams Fensterman Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Howard Fensterman, Managing Partner of Abrams Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP (Abrams Fensterman), today announced that Eighteen members of the firm were chosen 2016 New York Super Lawyers and Seventeen others were named Rising Stars.

"I am extremely proud of the outstanding professionals who achieved this great accomplishment," said Howard Fensterman. "I am also extremely happy for our firm. At Abrams Fensterman, we have cultivated a culture of teamwork and practice-area integration over the past several years, and the news of so many members being selected for these great honors quickly circulated throughout each of our offices where it was received with great enthusiasm," Fensterman added.

The Super Lawyers selections process involves creation of a candidate pool, evaluation of candidates by the Super Lawyers' research department and peer evaluation by practice area. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of Super Lawyers is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Super Lawyer is a distinction earned by only five percent of the lawyers in the New York metropolitan area.

In alphabetical order, the Abrams Fensterman Super Lawyers are as follows:

A maximum of 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the honor of Rising Star. The seventeen Abrams Fensterman attorneys who have been selected 2016 New York Metro Rising Stars are, in alphabetical order:

Firm Background Statement

Abrams Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP is recognized throughout the New York metropolitan area as one of the region's most trusted teams of savvy and skillful lawyers. The firm is appreciated for its knowledge, insight and practical experience across a broad range of legal and business issues. Clients trust Abrams Fensterman's uncommon, firm-wide passion to exceed traditional expectations and its record of achieving outstanding outcomes for all clients, large and small. 

The firm delivers a diverse range of best-in-class specialties including health law, divorce and family law, commercial litigation and appeals, real estate, mental health law, employment and labor law, elder law, medical malpractice defense, white collar criminal defense, estate planning and corporate mergers and acquisitions. According to the client's need, these specialties often converge within the firm's unique collaborative culture to serve the increasingly inter-related and complex legal challenges faced by today's corporations, partnerships, institutions, families and individuals.

Founded in 2000, Abrams Fensterman serves clients from offices in Lake Success, Long Island; Manhattan, Rochester and Brooklyn.

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