Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a full-service law firm of over 80 attorneys. Headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, the firm has offices in Holmdel, New Jersey; New York, New York; and Wilmington, Delaware. As a member of Interlaw, the firm has access to an internationally recognized network of law firms, comprising 8000+ lawyers based in more than 150 cities around the world.

We counsel individuals, businesses, and public entities. Our diverse clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, emerging growth entities and entrepreneurial businesses, professional athletes, out-of-state corporate counsel, law firms, judges, lawyers, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and individuals.

In a nod to the firm’s reputation, the New Jersey Law Journal selected Pashman Stein as its 2023 Law Firm of the Year award—an honor that recognizes overall excellence, a broad spectrum of achievements, depth of talent, and accomplishments in categories including litigation, bar leadership, and mentorship.

Why Do Clients Choose Pashman Stein?

When clients are confronted with serious threats to their business or livelihood or need personal legal services, they confidently call upon us to fight for their rights and to protect their interests, knowing that we are committed to delivering optimal results and exceeding expectations.

We do not offer one-size-fits-all solutions. Our attorneys are creative, pragmatic advisors and problem solvers who strive to find unique solutions to our clients’ business and legal problems. We first seek to understand our clients’ goals and then develop innovative approaches to achieve those objectives.

Pashman Stein has a deep bench of outstanding, highly engaged, committed lawyers with strong connections to the region. Our roster of attorneys includes a number of esteemed, retired judges, as well as former deputy attorneys general, assistant US attorneys, state prosecutors, and public defenders. Many of our attorneys hold leadership roles in some of the region’s most prominent civic and legal organizations and institutions. Collectively, the insight and knowledge of these lawyers, as developed over many years, benefits our clients in innumerable ways.

We are frequently retained by leading law firms in New Jersey and New York to assist with their own sensitive and important legal matters, which speaks volumes about our reputation for producing high-quality work and obtaining results.

We are also regularly tapped by out-of-state corporate counsel and law firms to serve as local counsel on important matters in New Jersey and New York. Judges know us well, for our insight, our thoughtful analysis, and our creativity.

Especially in complex business disputes and other “bet the company” situations, when results are all that matter, our attorneys have a proven track record of aggressively and strategically pursuing our clients’ interests and positioning our cases for the best possible outcome.

Pashman Stein is especially known for its outstanding appellate practice, having been named Appellate Litigation Department of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal for six of the past seven years (2018 through 2024, with no firm receiving the award in 2023). When personal reputations and interests are on the line or business viability hangs in the balance and an appeal needs to be filed or argued, clients large and small turn to us because of our track record for success.

Stein Public Interest Center

In 2019, we established the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden to institutionalize our long-standing commitment to work on important public interest issues and high-impact pro bono matters. At Pashman Stein, we believe it is our responsibility, and privilege, as lawyers to contribute to the public good and give back. A groundbreaking initiative, especially for a firm of our size, the Center is the tangible result of our commitment to justice. The Center is involved in a broad range of public interest impact litigation and appellate advocacy that advances social, racial, and economic justice, protects civil liberties and constitutional rights, and promotes an open and transparent government. In recognition of these efforts, the New Jersey State Bar Association presented its 2020 Pro Bono Law Firm Award to Pashman Stein.

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appellate Advocacy
• Attorney Ethics & Professional Misconduct
• Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Creditor's Rights
• Business Divorce & Ownership Disputes
• Cannabis & Hemp Law
• Commercial Real Estate
• Construction Law
• Corporate & Business Law
• Criminal Defense
• Crisis Management
• Elder Law & Special Needs Planning
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Food, Beverage & Hospitality
• Health Care
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property
• Investigations - Governmental and Internal
• Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
• Land Use & Zoning
• Local Counsel
• Media Law
• Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
• Privacy and Information Governance
• Public Entity Law
• Securities Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation
• Trusts & Estates