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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Rank The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum ‘2023 Best Law Firms’

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WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 14, 2022 –  The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C. has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a 2023 Best Law Firm in the category of Metropolitan Tier 2 Stamford for family law.  This is the 13th consecutive year these rankings have been announced and the 13th year Nusbaum’s firm has earned this recognition.

The Stamford metro area includes Bridgeport, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Southport, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton.

Firms included in the 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.  To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top five percent of lawyers practicing in the United States.  Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.  Nusbaum has been rated Best Lawyers in America for 29 consecutive years.

“U.S. News is committed to providing consumers with the data and information they need to make some of life’s biggest decisions,” said Morgan Felchner, executive editor at U.S. News.  “This commitment extends to the ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings, evaluating law firms in their efforts to bring important services to companies and individuals alike.” 

“The legal community views ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings as the top marker of excellence for the reason that our methodology is comprehensive, rigorous and historically proven,” said CEO of Best Lawyers Phillip Greer.  “Our extensive process guarantees this designation is bestowed upon only the best legal practices.” 

Earlier this year Nusbaum also was recognized as a 2022 Connecticut Super Lawyer honoree.  Nusbaum has been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers lists every year since 2006.  Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. 

To establish the 13th edition, U.S. News – Best Lawyers Best Law Firms incorporated 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

The 2023 Best Law Firms rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.  For additional information on methodology, please visit, https://cdn.blrankings.com/best-law-firms/web-images/2022-best-law-firms-expanded-methodology.

Nusbaum has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 40 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 27 consecutive years.

Nusbaum is a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers as well as a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives. A digital news and information company focused on education, health, money, travel, cars and news, USNews.com provides consumer advice, rankings and analysis to serve people making complex decisions throughout all stages of life.  More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C. 

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be recognized; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. 

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries.  

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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Edward Nusbaum Listed in Best Lawyers in America

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— Family Law Attorney Recognized for 29 Consecutive Years —

WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 22, 2022 —  Edward Nusbaum, a Westport-based family law attorney, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2023.  He has been rated Best Lawyers in America for 29 consecutive years and ranks among the top five percent of private practice attorneys nationwide.  

Using Best Lawyers’ purely peer-reviewed methodology and voting process, the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes approximately 5.3 percent of the lawyers in private practice in the United States.  For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has operated on the belief that the quality of a peer-review survey directly relates to the quality of voters.  Through a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process, Best Lawyers is established as the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession.  During the voting period for the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 12.2 million evaluations were analyzed in the U.S. resulting in this recognition.

“We are delighted to announce the 2023 recognitions for the United States and congratulate the worthy lawyers honored,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “For more than 40 years our awards have garnered the respect of the industry as a reliable and unbiased resource to identify the top legal professionals, and we are proud to continue our globally respected purely peer-review methodology through these recognitions.” 

The process begins when lawyers are nominated for consideration.  They are divided by geographic region and practice area, and are evaluated by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.  Those who receive high peer reviews undergo an additional verification process to make sure they are currently practicing and in good standing.  Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.  For additional information about methodology please visit: Best Lawyers methodology.

Nusbaum has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 40 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 27 consecutive years and has been named a Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50 attorney by Thomson Reuters.  

Nusbaum is on the Board of Examiners and a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He also is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world.  For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties.  Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. 

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries.  

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers Rank The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum ‘2022 Best Law Firms’

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WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 8, 2021 –  The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C. has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers as a 2022 Best Law Firm in the category of Metropolitan Tier 2 Stamford for family law.  This is the 12th consecutive year these rankings have been announced and the 12th year Nusbaum’s firm has earned this recognition.

The Stamford metro area includes Bridgeport, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Southport, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton.

Firms included in the 2022 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.  To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, which recognizes the top 5 percent of lawyers practicing in the United States.  Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.  Nusbaum has been rated Best Lawyers in America for 28 consecutive years.

“For over three decades, U.S. News has provided the public with accurate and in-depth rankings on key institutions in society from higher education to hospitals and health systems,” said Morgan Felchner, executive editor at U.S. News.  “Law firms serve a critical role in American life and ranking them is a key extension of our overall mission to help individuals make important life decisions.”

“We are proud that ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings continuously act as a top marker of distinction throughout the legal industry,” said Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers.  “The evaluation process for the 2022 ‘Best Law Firms’ publication has remained just as rigorous and discerning as it was when we created the publication 12 years ago.”

Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale.  Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.

Nusbaum, who was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for 2022 earlier this year, has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 40 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 27 consecutive years and was named a Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50 attorney by Thomson Reuters.  And in 2020, Nusbaum was named Attorney of the Year by the Top 100 Registry.

The 2022 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers rankings incorporate more than    8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. 

Nusbaum is a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

The 2022 Best Law Firms rankings can be seen in their entirety by visiting http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.  For additional information on methodology, please visit,https://www.bestlawyers.com/content/downloads/methodology/bl-expanded-methodology-america.pdf.

U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.  A digital news and information company focused on education, health, money, travel, cars and news, USNews.com provides consumer advice, rankings and analysis to serve people making complex decisions throughout all stages of life.  More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance.  Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world.  For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties.  Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries.  

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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Edward Nusbaum Named 2020 Attorney of the Year In Top 100 Lawyers Publication

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WESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 13, 2020 —  Edward Nusbaum, a Westport-based family law attorney, was featured as Attorney of the Year in the 2020 quarterly magazine Top 100 Lawyers, published by Top 100 Registry.

The magazine features the most accomplished individuals from the legal profession from around the country.  Each year, the Top 100 Registry’s group of worldwide publications, recognizes certain individuals who have shown exemplary leadership in their profession and who have made a significant impact in their fields and/or communities.

“We recognize Edward Nusbaum for the impact he continues to make every day in family law.  We are very proud to honor him with the distinction of Top 100 Lawyers of the Year,” said Scott Borden, an editor at Top 100 Lawyers magazine.

In addition to this most recent recognition, Nusbaum has been rated Best Lawyers® in America for 27 consecutive years and ranks among the top five percent of private practice attorneys nationwide.  Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor.

Nusbaum has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 40 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 26 consecutive years and been named a Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50 attorney by Thomson Reuters. 

Nusbaum is a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries. 

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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Nusbaum Selected as Nation’s Top One Percent of Attorneys by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel

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WESTPORT, Conn., June 16, 2020 —  Edward Nusbaum a Westport-based family law attorney, has been selected as a member of the nation’s top one percent of attorneys in 2020 by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.  NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence.  Its mission is to objectively recognize attorneys who elevate the standards of the bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.

Nusbaum, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 35 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 26 consecutive years and been named a Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50 attorney by Thomson Reuters.  Nusbaum concentrates his practice in the areas of family law, including all aspects of divorce, child custody and parenting, alimony, child support, property division, post-divorce issues and jurisdictional issues. 

NADC members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a panel of attorneys from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law.  Due to the selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC.  This class of advocates consists of the finest leaders in the legal profession from across the nation.

Candidates are identified either by nomination or by an in-house research team.  Nominations are accepted from members of NADC, fellow attorneys and current or former clients.

Nusbaum is a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries. 

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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Edward Nusbaum Named to 2020 List of Best Lawyers in America — Family Law Attorney Recognized for 26 Consecutive Years —

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WESTPORT, Conn., Sept. 9, 2019 —  Edward Nusbaum, a Westport-based family law attorney, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2020.  He has been rated Best Lawyers in America for 26 consecutive years and ranks among the top five percent of private practice attorneys nationwide.

Attorneys listed in this 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America were selected after an exhaustive peer-review survey that confidentially investigates the professional abilities and experience of each lawyer.  Recognition in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor.

Nusbaum has been practicing family law in Westport for more than 35 years.  He has been a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-rated attorney for 26 consecutive years and been named a Connecticut Super Lawyers Top 50 attorney by Thomson Reuters.

Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 146 practice areas.  For the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.  Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

The process begins when lawyers are nominated for consideration.  They are divided by geographic region and practice area, and are evaluated by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.  Those who receive high peer reviews undergo an additional verification process to make sure they are currently practicing and in good standing.  Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

Nusbaum is a Fellow and past president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the leading organizations of family law practitioners.  He also is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Resolution of Legal Fees Dispute Committee.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.  For additional information about methodology please visit: Best Lawyers methodology.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world.  For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties.  Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

The Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., located at 212 Post Road West in Westport, Conn., represents individuals with substantial assets in all areas of family law matters, including divorce, alimony, child support, property division, child custody and relocation cases.  A significant portion of the firm’s work is concentrated in Fairfield County, although it also represents clients who reside in other counties, and those who have assets or business interests in other states or countries.

For additional information on the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C., please visit its website at http://www.nusbaumfamilylaw.com/ or call 203-226-8181.

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