In its 2023 edition, The Best Lawyers in America^© honored Jesse Gessin as “Lawyer of the Year” and was recognized for his contributions in Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Best Lawyers was first published in 1983, and it determines its annual selections based “entirely on peer review.” Its selection process is “designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.” You may review Jesse’s Best Lawyers awards here.