PRINCETON – Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that six lawyers from its Princeton office have been listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers 2025 lists. The six lawyers operate in fields such as litigation, energy, aviation, health care, insurance coverage and real estate. Products liability litigator Melissa Geist was included on the publisher’s Super Lawyers list, and five of the firm’s younger lawyers appeared on its Rising Stars list.
Co-chair of the firm’s global Life Sciences Health Industry Group, Melissa Geist appeared on the New Jersey Super Lawyers list for PI – Products: Defense.
Rising Stars list
These five lawyers appear on the 2025 New Jersey Rising Stars list. Two lawyers, Owen Gonzales and Andrew Lambert, appear on the Rising Stars list for the first time.
- Owen Gonzalez, Energy & Resources (new entry)
- Catherine Kiernan, Aviation and Aerospace
- Andrew Lambert, Health Care (new entry)
- Joseph Vila, Insurance Coverage
- Bassam Zohny, Real Estate
Super Lawyers selects lawyers through independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Rising Star recipients must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. To find out more about the New Jersey Super Lawyers listings visit superlawyers.com.
No aspect of this information has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.