Weitz & Luxenberg Names New Partners

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. proudly announces a distinguished group of attorneys who have been elevated to partner. These individuals were selected in recognition of their exceptional work as well as their valuable contributions to our firm, to the firm’s clients, and to the legal profession itself.

Each of them exemplify our firm’s mission and core values. The new partners were selected by co-founders Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg, along with the Executive Committee partners.

Partnership Criteria

As one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firm in New York, Weitz & Luxenberg is a recognized leader in the legal profession. Therefore, we hold our attorneys to very high standards.

Partner candidates must meet rigorous criteria, including:

• Demonstrable leadership in their practice area and outside the firm.
• Exceptional experience as lead trial counsel.
• Experience managing one of the firm’s litigation units.
• Have consistently brought successful, new litigation to the firm.
• Have initiated new business opportunities for the firm.
• Served in leadership appointments for multidistrict litigations (MDLs).

Newly Named Partners

In alphabetical order, the newly named Weitz & Luxenberg partners are:

• Laura Baughman brought with her 30 years of litigation experience when joining our Drug and Medical Device Litigation team.
• Devin Bolton joined our Environmental, Toxic Torts and Consumer Protection Unit in 2015 and investigates contamination cases across the U.S.
• Patti Burshtyn has been successfully winning cases for our clients as part of our Asbestos Litigation group for almost 25 years.
• Benjamin Darche has been a member of our Asbestos Litigation unit since joining W&L in 2004, after serving as an assistant district attorney in Queens, New York.
• Adam Dreksler joined our firm in 2010 and is a key part of our mesothelioma and asbestos team, working closely with our client liaisons.
• Leonard Feldman takes a lead role in running the asbestos litigations for us in our New Jersey and Pennsylvania offices since 2009.
• Diana Gjonaj focuses on environmental pollution and consumer protection out of our Detroit office and joined us in 2017.
• Danielle Gold became one of our Drug and Medical Device Litigation team members in 2013, and focuses on holding manufacturers of these products accountable.
• Paul Novak joined W&L to lead our Detroit office after a distinguished career as a Michigan prosecutor litigating complex civil cases, and serves as an Executive Committee Partner.
• Josiah Parker became a member of our California Asbestos Litigation Unit in 2011, litigating numerous cases.
• Pierre Ratzki focuses successfully on appeals for our asbestos litigations since he joined us in 2013.
• Brittany Russell joined the firm in 2018 and has won asbestos cases in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
• Gregory Stamatopoulos represents plaintiffs in complex class action and joined our Detroit environmental pollution and consumer protection team in 2017.
• Justin Weitz focuses on the Asbestos Litigation Unit from our New York office, joining W&L after serving as an assistant district attorney in Nassau County, New York.

W&L is honored to have and recognize such high caliber attorneys dedicated to our clients’ goals and committed to upholding our firms reputation for excellence.