VMM is proud to announce that seven of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the prestigious New York Metro Super Lawyers list for 2026, in 17 different practice areas.
Partner Richard Apat is recognized for the eighth consecutive year as a Top Rated Attorney in Personal Injury and in Workers' Compensation. His profile can be found here.
Partner Avrohom Gefen is recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a Top Rated Attorney in Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, and Employment Litigation: Plaintiff. He was previously selected to Rising Stars 2014 - 2016. His profile can be found here.
Managing partner Joseph Milizio is recognized for the fourth year in Business & Corporate, Real Estate, and Estate Planning & Probate. His profile can be found here.
Partner Joseph Trotti is recognized for the fifth and second consecutive year in Family Law. His profile can be found here.
Associate Kristine Garcia-Elliott is recognized for the second consecutive year in Elder Law and Estate Planning & Probate. Her profile can be found here.
Of counsel Andrew Kimler is recognized for the fourth year in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment & Labor, and Business Litigation. His profile can be found here.
Partner Constantina Papageorgiou is recognized for the first year in Estate Planning & Probate and Elder Law. She was previously selected to Rising Stars 2020 - 2025. Her profile can be found here.
Only 5% of practicing attorneys are selected each year as Super Lawyers and only 2.5% are selected as Rising Stars.
The attorneys are listed on the Super Lawyers online directory and in the upcoming New York Super Lawyers Magazine and New York Metro Super Lawyers supplement in The New York Times, distributed to over 1,100,000 readers. It can be read online here.
In August, six VMM attorneys were named to the 2027 Best Lawyers in America in nine categories, earning VMM the "Top-Listed Award" for the fourth consecutive year for having the most recognized lawyers in a geographical area.
