Norris McLaughlin, P.A.

United States 2025

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Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers

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Year founded: 1953

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Overview

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Norris McLaughlin has provided high-quality legal services to the business community since 1953. Our clients range from multinational corporations and Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and start-up enterprises.

We have become one of the most respected law firms in New Jersey, earning the highest rating given to law firms by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for both the quality of our legal services and our professional reliability and ethical standards. Our attorneys, many of whom are listed in The Best Lawyers in America, strive to offer cost-effective solutions to business problems.

Our firm is headquartered in central New Jersey, close to many of the corporate headquarters located in suburban New Jersey. We also have an office in mid-town Manhattan, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Norris McLaughlin is a member of Meritas (182 firms in 89 countries) which is an affiliation of select independent law firms located in the United States and throughout the world. Our membership in Meritas provides our clients with immediate access to high-quality legal services in other jurisdictions.

Rankings

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. is metro ranked in 14 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Allentown

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

New Jersey

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.

Environmental Law

The work that Norris McLaughlin has been doing for us is diminishing, but it is still very high quality.

Mitch Gertz – Solvay Solexis, Inc.

Corporate Law

I have worked with Norris McLaughlin, P.A. for many years and have never been disappointed. John Vanarthos and his team are extremely skilled, reliable and effective.

Banking and Finance Law

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. is efficient and responsive and understands the business side of the transaction as well as the legal aspects of the case. They staff leanly and are cost-efficient. In my view, they have the best environmental attorney on staff in the state of NJ.

Environmental Law

While I was inside V.P., General Counsel for Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., I interviewed and selected Norris McLaughlin, P.A. attorney Edward Hogan, Esq. over many candidates to be the company's outside environmental counsel. He came highly recommended. Mr. Hogan continues to work for the company as outside environmental counsel and provides excellent work product.

Real Estate Law

Joel Jacobson of Norris McLaughlin, P.A. is an amazing attorney. He carefully sought to understand my specific needs and requirements, and he significantly helped to fine-tune my deal in order to ensure that I would be properly protected throughout the term of the deal. Jacobson is the consummate professional, giving insight and knowledge while providing excellent legal documents that are tightly constructed that met and exceeded my expectations.

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Rutgers Office of General Counsel has retained the services of Norris McLaughlin, P.A. for decades and is exceptionally pleased with the services we receive. The Norris firm understands the workings of our institution, is entirely attentive to the matters that we present to them, and brings excellent analysis and legal advice to every matter. We retain the Norris firm for many complex matters and find that the firm handles these matters with great sophistication.

Commercial Litigation

I truly value the service and dedication that Jerry Gallagher and the team at Norris McLaughlin, P.A. put into our case. Their expertise and responsiveness to our questions and concerns during our appeal defense made it abundantly clear we made the right choice.

Rob Connolly – BC Compliance Group

Corporate Law

We feel very comfortable with our relationship to Norris McLaughlin, P.A. Our requests often concern International Law and are usually not of a basic level. Nevertheless, advice is given readily and quickly, with focus on the substance, which is substantial for foreign customers like us with limited qualification in American and Federal Law. The advisors at Norris McLaughlin, P.A. are always a pleasure to work with. John Vanarthos has built a very professional team of lawyers.

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Our company reached out to Steven Karg at Norris McLaughlin, P.A. in 2011 and we have been working with them ever since. Steve Karg is a pleasure to work with. His demeanor is such that you feel confident that he will handle whatever the situation is in the utmost professional and timely way and he never disappoints. Steve has also referred us to other lawyers within the firm that have been equally professional and pleasant to work with, including one in PA and in the NY office.

Melissa Windish – Fairway Green

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Allentown

Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

New Jersey

Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law

Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Tier 1 for Energy Law

Tier 1 for Environmental Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental

Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates

Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tier 2 for Corporate Law

Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Tier 3 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tier 3 for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Tier 3 for Securities Regulation

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Cannabis Law
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Law
Creditors' Rights
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Economic Development Law
Elder Law
Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Environmental
Environmental Law
Food and Beverage Law
Franchise Law
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Life Sciences Practice
Litigation
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Litigation - Patent
Media Law
Mediation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Natural Resources Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Patent Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Public Utility
Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Securities
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law
Technology Law
Telecommunications
Trademark Law
Trusts and Estates
Utilities Law
Venture Capital Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

Norris McLaughlin, P.A. has 16 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Norris McLaughlin, P.A. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.

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