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The Million Dollar Advocates Forum members are attorneys who have won verdicts and settlements in the amount of one million dollars and above. Members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum have won multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts.
Victor A. Rotolo has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum since June 2002 and in 2016 became a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. [No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.]
Victor A. Rotolo is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.
“A certified attorney is more than just an attorney who specializes in a particular area of law. A New Jersey attorney who is certified by the Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney must have:
- been a member in good standing of the New Jersey bar for over 5 years
- demonstrated a substantial level of experience in civil trial law
- been favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with his or her work
- taken and passed a written examination in civil trial law.”
Source: Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Attorney Certification, Brochure on Certified Civil Trial Attorney. See Rule 1:39: Specialty Certification of Attorneys
Mr. Kearns was chosen for membership to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2024, an invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Click to review Mr. Kearns profile.
Victor Rotolo was selected to the list of “NJ’s Best Lawyers for Families,” which was announced in the April 2018 issue of New Jersey Family magazine. Attorneys selected to this list are chosen by NJ Family parents and readers who complete a survey nominating attorneys “who made a difference in their family’s lives during trying time.”
Victor A. Rotolo has been included on the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 marking his twentieth consecutive year of inclusion on this list.
The Firm is pleased to announce Anthony P. Kearns has been included on the List of New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2024. This is his first year of selection to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list.
Kearns Rotolo Law would like to announce that partner Charles Rifici was named to the list of New Jersey Rising Stars for 2024. This is his eighth year of selection to the Rising Stars list.
The Firm is pleased to announce that Christopher Vaccaro was named to the list of New Jersey Rising Stars for 2024. This is his second year of selection to the Rising Stars list.
The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists are generated by the Thomson Reuters organization which employs the following methodology and set of standards to compile the list each year. Super Lawyers Selection Methodology [No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.]
Victor A. Rotolo and Anthony P. Kearns have achieved the highest rating of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest nationally recognized legal reference company in the country. Martindale-Hubbell employs the following methodology and set standards to determine ratings. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Methodology[No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.]
Victor Rotolo has once again received the Gold Client Champion award from Martindale-Hubbell. According to Martindale-Hubbell, this recognition is “based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, [and] demonstrates an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.”
Kearns Rotolo Law’s Family Law Blog first selected to the “Top Family Law Blogs” list by Feedspot.com on 3/14/2017.
Christopher Vaccaro was selected for membership to the National Trial Attorneys Top 40 Under 40 in 2024. The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 is a professional organization composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law.
Victor Rotolo is included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Family Law. Charles Rifici is included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch© for his work in Family Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. For more information about selection criteria, see: https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.