Seven Sive, Paget & Riesel lawyers have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America, a collection of distinguished attorneys in various practice areas who have been nominated for inclusion by their peers. Michael Bogin, Mark Chertok, Jeffrey Gracer, Elizabeth Knauer, David Paget, Daniel Riesel, and Kathy Robb are recognized for the practice area of Environmental Law. In addition, Mark Chertok, Jeffrey Gracer, David Paget, Daniel Riesel, and Kathy Robb have been honored for the practice area of Environmental Litigation. Mark Chertok is also recognized for the practice of Land Use and Zoning Law. More SPR attorneys were recognized for the practice of Environmental Law in this edition of Best Lawyers than any other firm in New York.

Moreover, Daniel Riesel has been named a Best Lawyers 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” in Environmental Law, while Mark A. Chertok is a Best Lawyers 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” in Environmental Litigation. This distinction is awarded to the attorneys who receive the highest overall feedback from their peers within a particular practice area and geographic location. Only one attorney is chosen as Lawyer of the Year for each practice area and region.

Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2018 is based on “a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services” in order 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.”