Award winning business

The Supreme Court of New Jersey established the Board on Attorney Certification in 1980 “for the purpose of helping consumers find attorneys who have a recognized level of competence in particular fields of law.” It is a distinction held by less than 1% of attorneys statewide. Our firm has fifteen attorneys who have earned their Civil Trial Certification (James Dunn, Mark Kuminski, Adam Rothenberg, Brett Greiner, Kimberley Gozsa, Michael Fusco, Robert Cook, Patrick Flinn, Kathleen DiGiovanni, Christopher DeAngelo, Kelley Lavery, Joseph Marabondo, Ronald Yuro, Ronald Grayzel & James Dunn). Two of our attorneys have earned the Workers’ Compensation Law Certification (Richard Marcolus & Todd Wachtel). To learn more about their methodology, visit: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/attcert.html.

Best Lawyers®, released their “Best Law Firm” rankings. Levinson Axelrod, P.A. was ranked as a New Jersey Metropolitan Tier 1 Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs practice and received additional recognition in the category of Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants. To learn more about their methodology, visit https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/methodology.aspx.

In August 2022, three of Levinson Axelrod, P.A.’s attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America 2022 list – Richard Marcolus, Ronald Grayzel and James Dunn. The list highlights the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the US and is organized by state, city, and practice area. To learn more about their methodology, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.

Levinson Axelrod, P.A. was founded by Jacob Levinson on September 1, 1939 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Since that time, the firm has grown to 9 offices with 20+ attorneys and nearly 100 employees. We recognize our heritage by updating our years of service badge every half decade. We celebrated our 85^th anniversary in 2024.

Top Verdict conducts an annual survey of the Top 100 Jury Verdicts in New Jersey based upon public data and publishes a ranking of those verdicts based upon their research. In 2019, the last year a list was compiled prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Levinson Axelrod, P.A. attorneys had four of the Top 100 verdicts in New Jersey - #13 (Kimberly Gozsa, $3,225,580), #48 (Michael Fusco, $626,300), #49 (Adam Rothenberg, $600,000) and #79 (tie, Mark Kuminski, $160,000). To learn more about their methodology, visit: https://topverdict.com/faq.

Super Lawyers® selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process that includes 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. At Levinson Axelrod, P.A, eight of our attorneys were named to the “Super Lawyers” list in 2024 (Richard Marcolus, Mark Kuminski, Adam Rothenberg, Brett Greiner, Michael Fusco, Kelley Lavery, Ron Yuro & James Dunn), while six of our attorneys (admitted 10 years or less) were named to the “Rising Stars” list (Kathleen DiGiovanni, Patrick Flinn, Christopher DeAngelo, Joseph Marabondo, Megan Coppa & Danielle Mastropiero). To learn more about their methodology, visit: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.

The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only professional organization composed of trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications. Membership considerations include leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and public profile measured by equitable and uniformly applied standards. To learn more about their methodology, visit https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/top-100-about/.