Black Marjieh & Sanford LLP is pleased to announce seven of its attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers® for 2023 honors. Five BM&S attorneys were named to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list and two BM&S attorneys were named 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars.
Partners Lisa J. Black, Sheryl A. Sanford, Steven R. Lau, John W. Bieder, and Nicole P. Aldridge-Henry have been selected as 2023 Super Lawyers.
Partners Dana K. Marjieh and Nicholas O. Paslow have been named 2023 Rising Stars.
This is the sixth straight year Black, and Sanford have received the Super Lawyer distinction. This is the fifth consecutive year Lau has been named a Super Lawyer, and the fifth straight year Marjieh and Paslow have been honored as Rising Stars. Aldridge-Henry was a Rising Star for four straight years prior to this year’s Super Lawyer selection.
“We are thrilled that seven of our dedicated attorneys have been recognized with this prestigious honor,” said founding partner Lisa Black. “This recognition reflects the hard work, dedication, knowledge, and collaboration of our entire BM&S team.”
Super Lawyers selects attorneys on the basis of peer nominations and evaluations, as well as independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
The selection process for the Rising Stars list is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process, with one exception: to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
Less than five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to Super Lawyers and less than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.
John W. Bieder
John is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for his clients. He takes pride in strategizing and providing meaningful counsel in his practice areas, which include construction defects, New York Labor Law, premise liability, toxic torts, general liability, and professional liability. Before joining Black Marjieh, John worked for a national law firm for more than five years. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, where he honed his oral advocacy and trial skills while managing a caseload in excess of 200 cases.
Sheryl A. Sanford
Sheryl is dedicated to providing clients with comprehensive, high quality, detail-oriented representation. She concentrates in the defense of claims concerning New York Labor Law, premises liability, civil rights, construction, environmental, motor vehicle and hospitality matters. For over 15 years, Sheryl has handled complex litigation in both New York State and federal courts from inception through motion practice and trial. In particular, she has handled negligence claims, class actions and Federal Civil Rights actions brought pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 Law.
Dana K. Marjieh
Dana is a skilled litigator with experience representing clients at all stages of state and federal court proceedings. Her areas of focus include commercial litigation, cyber risk, privacy and data security, professional liability, premises liability and general liability, encompassing the defense of lawyers, accountants, real estate agents and insurance agents. In addition, Dana’s background includes handling Article 78 proceedings. Drawing upon over a decade of experience, Dana provides strategic representation by developing a thorough understanding of clients’ present and anticipated needs.
Nicholas O. Paslow
Nick’s practice focuses on New York State Labor Law, along with construction defect, general liability, professional liability, property damage, motor vehicle and premises liability claims. He has represented a wide range of owners, construction managers and contractors.
Steven R. Lau
Steven’s practice encompasses New York Labor Law, premises liability, product liability, professional liability, catastrophic motor vehicle accidents, general liability and insurance coverage claims. He has depth of experience defending construction accident claims on behalf of owners, general contractors, construction managers and trade contractors.
