Recognized as Leading America's Best Attorneys

Jerrold S. Parker and Herbert L. Waichman have achieved the highest ratings for both their ability and their ethics by the internationally recognized Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The directory rates the legal ability and ethical standards of attorneys worldwide. They are also listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers. Their life's work, built on protecting the rights of accident victims, with professionalism, ethics and strong legal acumen, has propelled them to the forefront of the leading lawyers in America today.

Jerrold S. Parker

Jerrold S. Parker was admitted to the Bar in New York and New Jersey in 1984. Mr. Parker is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar. He received his law degree at St. John's University, with a bachelors degree from Queens College of the City University of New York. The Martindale-Hubbell Directory has given Mr. Parker its highest AV rating.
His areas of practice are: Automobile Accidents, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Aviation Accidents, Explosions/Fires, Mass Torts, Premises Liability, Construction Site Accidents, Toxic Torts, and Defective Drug Liability.

Mr. Parker has achieved top awards and honors in the legal profession, among them, the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in New York Civil Practice. Mr. Parker is a member of the New York County Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

The list of professional posts Mr. Parker holds include: --Member, Executive Committee, Prozac Multidistrict Litigation -- Member, Plaintiff's Steering Committee, World Trade Center Bombing Litigation for the Supreme Court of New York -- Serves on the New York State Bar's Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law --Serves on the New Jersey Bar and American Bar Association's Section of Taxation.

Herbert L. Waichman

Herbert L. Waichman was admitted to the Bar in New York and New Jersey in 1984. He received his law degree at St. John's University, with a bachelors degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given Mr. Waichman its highest AV rating.

Mr. Waichman has received numerous awards and honors in the legal profession, among them, the Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr. Award, the West Publishing Company Hornbook Award; the Rita Giannone Memorial Award, and American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in: Constitutional Law, Evidence, New York Civil Practice, Commercial Transactions, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Personal Property, Real Property, Labor Law, and Business Organizations. He is the co-author of "1986 Legislative Changes in New York Tort Law: An Analysis," for the New York State Bar Journal's April 1987 issue.

He has also served as a lecturer on Tort Law for the Continuing Legal Education Program in New York City in, 1986. Mr. Waichman's areas of practice are: Automobile Accidents, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Aviation Accidents, Explosions/Fires, Mass Torts, Premises Liability, Construction Site Accidents, Toxic Torts, and Defective Drug Liability. He is a member of the New York State and American Bar Associations, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Along with Mr. Parker, Mr. Waichman serves as a member of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee overseeing the World Trade Center Bombing Litigation for the Supreme Court of New York. Prior to their careers in civil law, Waichman was a Lieutenant in the New York City Police Department from 1969 to 1984, and Parker was a special agent with the US Treasury Department from 1975 to 1983.