Pashman Stein

What Pashman Stein does

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a Hackensack, New Jersey-based full-service law firm founded in 1998, employing more than 90 attorneys across five offices in New Jersey (Hackensack, Holmdel), New York, Delaware (Wilmington), and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, opened February 2025). The firm operates as a professional corporation under traditional legal services economics — billing via hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements depending on practice area — and serves three principal customer segments: commercial and corporate clients requiring litigation, regulatory, and transactional representation; financial institutions involved in bankruptcy and restructuring matters; and individual clients needing estate planning, trusts and estates administration, and fiduciary litigation.

The firm's core product is legal services delivered across approximately ten practice areas, anchored by a litigation powerhouse reputation: Appellate Advocacy (seven-time NJ Law Journal Appellate Department of the Year, 2018-2025), General Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis & Hemp Law, Trusts & Estates, Securities Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation, Defamation and Anti-SLAPP, Corporate, and an AI Practice Group advising AI developers on governance and compliance. Notable technical differentiation is limited to human capital — the firm holds multiple Chambers USA Band 1 attorney rankings (Michael S. Stein, Joseph A. Hayden Jr.), has recruited laterals from AmLaw firms (Duane Morris, Lowenstein Sandler) and the SEC Division of Enforcement, and has embedded a partner (Bruce Rosen) who helped draft New Jersey's anti-SLAPP statute. The firm operates no proprietary technology platform; go-to-market is sales-led via attorney reputation, peer recognition (Chambers USA, NJ Law Journal awards), content marketing (multiple specialized blogs, client alerts), and direct client engagement across its Northeast footprint.

Name

Pashman Stein

Legal name

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.

Website

https://pashmanstein.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a Hackensack-based full-service law firm with 90+ attorneys across NJ, NY, DE, and PA, providing commercial litigation, appellate, white collar, bankruptcy, securities, cannabis, and trusts & estates services to corporate and individual clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Appellate advocacy
• White collar defense
• Cannabis legal services
• Bankruptcy restructuring law

Headquarters

HQ city

Hackensack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional law firm revenue through legal consultation, litigation services, and related legal work billed by the hour, fixed fees, or contingency arrangements depending on practice area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a full-service law firm providing legal representation across multiple specialized practice areas including appellate advocacy, commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, bankruptcy and restructuring, cannabis and hemp law, trusts and estates, securities regulatory enforcement, defamation/anti-SLAPP, and AI-related legal services. The firm delivers these services through direct attorney-client engagements at offices in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, billed via hourly, fixed-fee, or contingency arrangements.

Product overview

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is a full-service law firm operating as a single unified legal practice with multiple specialized practice areas rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers comprehensive legal services across litigation, corporate, regulatory, and advisory practice areas including Appellate Advocacy, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis & Hemp Law, Trusts & Estates, Securities Regulatory Enforcement, Defamation/Anti-SLAPP, and an AI Practice Group. These practice areas function as distinct service lines that share the firm's infrastructure and attorneys while serving different client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center: A public interest center supporting community service and public interest legal work, led by partner CJ Griffin as Director.

Products and services

• Appellate Advocacy Appellate litigation services before state and federal appellate courts, including constitutional challenges, regulatory appeals, and trial court appeals. Recognized as one of the strongest practices in the region with seven-time winner of Appellate Department of the Year.
• Litigation: General Commercial General commercial litigation services handling complex business disputes, contracts, and commercial matters for corporate clients.
• Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Criminal defense and government investigations practice representing individuals and companies in white collar crime matters.
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring Bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors' rights practice serving clients in Delaware and New Jersey jurisdictions.
• Cannabis & Hemp Law Cannabis and hemp business regulatory, litigation, and transaction legal services including licensing, compliance, M&A, and regulatory matters.
• Trusts & Estates Wealth preservation and estate planning services including trust planning, gift planning, estate administration, and probate services for individuals and families.
• Trusts, Estates & Fiduciary Litigation Litigation services for trusts and estates disputes including will contests, fiduciary duty allegations, undue influence claims, and probate matters.
• Securities Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation Defense of individuals and companies in SEC investigations, enforcement proceedings, FINRA disciplinary matters, and securities litigation.
• Defamation and Anti-SLAPP Legal defense against defamation claims and SLAPP suits, utilizing anti-SLAPP laws to seek expedited dismissal and fee recovery.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practice Group Multi-disciplinary legal practice providing litigation, transactional, and compliance/governance advice to businesses developing and deploying AI-related platforms and software.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest CentercoreOthersFirm-affiliated public interest center focused on providing legal services for public interest matters. The center is a source of pride for the firm and represents its commitment to giving back to the community through public interest legal work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McCarter & English, LLP: Newark, NJ-based full-service law firm of comparable size with similar litigation, corporate, IP, and regulatory practices serving commercial clients across the Northeast US.
• Gibbons P.C. Newark, NJ-based mid-size full-service law firm with comparable litigation, appellate, bankruptcy/restructuring, and business law practices serving similar regional commercial clients.
• Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC: New Jersey-based mid-size full-service firm with strong litigation, commercial, and individual client practices overlapping Pashman Stein's core service lines in the same regional market.
• Lowenstein Sandler LLP: Roseland, NJ-based full-service firm where Pashman Stein recently recruited Eric D. Weinstock; comparable practice overlap in litigation, corporate, and trusts & estates serving similar Northeast commercial clients.
• Cole Schotz P.C. Mid-Atlantic full-service law firm with strong NJ presence and similar litigation, bankruptcy/restructuring, real estate, and corporate practices targeting commercial clients in the same geography.
• Connell Foley LLP: Roseland, NJ-based full-service law firm of comparable size with overlapping commercial litigation, insurance, and corporate practice areas serving similar regional clients.
• Archer & Greiner P.C. Cherry Hill/Haddon Heights, NJ-based full-service firm with comparable practice areas including commercial litigation, real estate, and corporate law serving similar regional clientele.
• Saiber LLC: Florham Park, NJ-based mid-size full-service law firm with comparable litigation, regulatory, and corporate practices serving similar regional commercial and individual clients in the NJ/NY market.

Broad incumbents

• Duane Morris LLP: Larger international law firm from which Pashman Stein recruited Seth A. Goldberg; offers overlapping commercial litigation, cannabis law, and white collar defense as part of a broader national platform with deeper resources.
• Fox Rothschild LLP: National full-service law firm with a strong NJ presence; broader geographic reach and practice area depth, competing directly for similar commercial clients and lateral partner talent in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pashmanstein
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pashman-stein-pc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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