The New Jersey-based law firm Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman proves its leadership and legal excellence through Best Lawyers in America 2025 recognition of three attorneys. The firm has achieved this distinction by dedicating itself to providing superior legal service for decades, while peers and clients rely on this recognition more than ever.
What Is the Best Lawyers in America® Recognition?
The publication Best Lawyers was founded in 1983 to establish itself as the leading authority for U.S. legal excellence in addition to its specialty legal guides. This designation helps clients identify top-rated attorneys based on real peer feedback—not paid ads or directories. The Best Lawyers in America selection process depends on lawyer peer evaluations that assess their skills and knowledge within their practice areas and regional markets. To verify nominees, Best Lawyers in America requires that they maintain active practice while being in good standing with the American Bar Association and its state bar. Best Lawyers in America selects about 6% of all U.S. practicing attorneys, thus making this recognition both exclusive and prestigious.
Meet the 2025 Honorees from PR&A
Gary E. Adams
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 list recognizes Gary Adams since 2018 for his outstanding experience with appellate matters and his successful trials of high-stakes workers’ compensation cases.
Jeffrey Monaghan
Jeffrey Monaghan advocates for workers’ rights through his expertise in handling complex employer-claimant disputes and represents injured employees in their claims.
Jennifer Haythorn
The family law practice of Jennifer Haythorn provides complete and caring legal services to clients facing sensitive personal and family issues. Her approach in family law cases is recognized by Best Lawyers as thorough and authoritative and compassionate in nature.
Three attorneys from the firm have earned Best Lawyers 2025 recognition through their work in different practice areas which demonstrates firm-wide excellence in multiple disciplines.
A Legacy Rooted in Peer Accountability and Client Service
The law firm Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman established its reputation through its combination of strategic legal advice and exceptional client service since its inception in 1929. The lawyers at the firm benefit from centuries of combined experience to tackle intricate cases that include:
- Workers’ compensation
- Personal injury
- Family law including divorce and custody
- Employment and labor disputes
- Municipal court
- Estates and trusts
The firm provides expertise across essential fields which affect businesses and people in their daily operations.
Behind the Award: Why These Recognitions Matter
1. A Very Selective Peer‑Review System
Best Lawyers in America 2025 recognizes lawyers who receive positive evaluations from their peers since fellow lawyers rate their professional abilities and personal qualities and influence in their specialty. Active practice and good standing verification procedures are included in the process.
2. Consistent Excellence
The Workers’ Compensation law community acknowledges Jeffrey Monaghan and Gary Adams as outstanding lawyers since Jeffrey Monaghan received his first Best Lawyers recognition in 2025, while Gary Adams obtained his recognition in 2018. Their continuous practice in this demanding field demonstrates both their extensive experience and their persistent high-quality performance.
The addition of Jennifer Haythorn to the 2025 Family Law list demonstrates the firm’s capability to handle important family cases including divorce settlements and child custody battles through its combination of legal expertise and compassionate representation.
3. Broader Firm Honors
The firm received Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” recognition in multiple practice areas including Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Litigation in 2024 and 2025, while individual attorneys also received their own distinctions.
Firm Culture and Client Impact
The award-winning attorneys at Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman are supported by their strategic and hands-on approach to advocacy and client support which is fundamental to their exceptional culture. The firm maintains offices throughout New Jersey which provides accessible legal services to the Central, Northern and Southern regions where residents and workers live and work.
Expert networking provides clients with a smooth connection between legal specialists who handle workplace injury claims as well as family transition guidance. Professionalism, alongside quick responses and profound legal knowledge, define the Best Lawyers methodology which these sectors require.
What the Recognition Means for Prospective Clients
The peer-recommended expertise of Gary Adams and Jeffrey Monaghan makes them the best choice for injured workers in Workers’ Compensation cases. Family Law clients can trust Jennifer Haythorn as their legal advisor because she is a distinguished practitioner in this field.
Three attorneys from Pellettieri Rabstein & Altman received Best Lawyers in America® 2025 recognition including Gary E. Adams and Jeffrey Monaghan for Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants and Jennifer Haythorn for Family Law. These honors strengthen the firm’s century-old legacy while establishing its status as a top legal authority in New Jersey.
PR&A provides award-winning attorneys to handle workplace claims and family law matters since their reputation depends on both client feedback and peer assessment. The legal excellence at PR&A in 2025 stands as a benchmark worth acknowledging.
