Ranked #1 in South River
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
67/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 725 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Employment Lawyers in South River, NJ: 2026 rankings
517 employment lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in South River: Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers, LFR Score 67/100; 4.8★ from 725 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Open 24 hours (per Google): Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 517.
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Most-reviewed: Levinson Axelrod, P.A., 529 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 517 ranked after Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers; ranked #43.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
517 South River employment lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 143 are open 24/7, 180 open Saturdays and 163 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 517 rated law firms.
Top 10 employment lawyers in South River at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers | 67 | 4.8★ (725) | New York City, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Top score |
| 2 | Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC | 67 | 4.9★ (462) | New York City, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours |
| 3 | Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC | 66 | 4.9★ (332) | New York City, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 4 | Joseph & Norinsberg | 65 | 4.8★ (251) | New York City, 31 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 5 | Mizrahi Kroub LLP | 65 | 4.8★ (168) | New York City, 27 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 6 | Samuel Law Firm | 65 | 4.8★ (228) | New York City, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 7 | Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers | 65 | 4.7★ (60) | Princeton, 16 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 8 | Poulos LoPiccolo PC - Employment Lawyers | 65 | 4.9★ (73) | Asbury Park, 23 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 9 | Castronovo & McKinney, LLC | 64 | 4.6★ (179) | Morristown, 24 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 10 | Rissmiller PLLC | 64 | 5.0★ (92) | New York City, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
All 517 employment lawyers in South River, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Scores below: based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
67/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 462 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 30 mi away
66/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 332 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 31 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 251 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 168 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 30 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Princeton, 16 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Asbury Park, 23 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Morristown, 24 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 179 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#10 Rissmiller PLLC
Based in New York City, 30 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#13 Lipsky Lowe LLP
Based in New York City, 30 mi away
64/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Brooklyn, 25 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#16 Sekendiz Law Group P.C. - Sexual Harassment, Employment Discrimination & Unpaid Overtime Lawyers
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Queens Village, 39 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 296 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#19 Arcé Law Group
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in East Brunswick, 7 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Ewing, 22 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in New York City, 29 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#23 DeToffol Law
Based in New York City, 27 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Cedar Grove, 29 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#25 YesLawyer
Based in Guttenberg, 28 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Employment lawyers ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 517 ranked employment lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving South River
20 more employment lawyers within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Archer | 1.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Beranbaum Menken | 4.5★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Bergman & Barrett Attorneys At Law | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Bimonte Law LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 21 mi |
| Bolonik Law Group | 3.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Castronovo & McKinney, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 26 mi |
| Castronovo and McKinney | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Clark Guldin Attorneys at Law | 5.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| De Leon and Associates | 3.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Kaufman Dolowich | 4.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Law Office of Edward M Janzekovich | 4.9★ (90) | In South River |
| Law Office of Hugh Best | 5.0★ (2) | 21 mi |
| Lawandi.com | 5.0★ (124) | In South River |
| NJ Employment Lawyers, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Rafano & Wood | 5.0★ (7) | In South River |
| Schalk Charles Z | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Tracy Armstrong: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. | 3.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. | 5.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Working Solutions Law Firm | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
How we ranked South River employment lawyers
We scored 517 South River employment lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In South River data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose an employment lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many employment law matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask whether the firm represents employees, employers or both, and whether that creates a conflict for your matter.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask an employment lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- Do you represent employees, employers or both?
- What could I recover, and what would it cost me?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Employment lawyers in South River: frequently asked questions
Which employment lawyer has the highest LFR Score in South River?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked employment lawyer in South River, NJ is Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers with an LFR Score of 67/100. It has 4.8★ from 725 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC (#2) and Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC (#3) follow. We ranked 517 employment lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many employment lawyers are there in South River?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 517 employment lawyers serving South River, NJ. Another 20 within 40 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which employment lawyers in South River are open 24/7?
143 ranked employment lawyers in South River post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers (#1), Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC (#2) and Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC (#3). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which employment lawyers in South River work on weekends?
180 of 517 ranked employment lawyers post Saturday hours and 163 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers (#1), Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC (#2) and Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do South River employment lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 517 rated employment lawyers in South River is 4.8★, with a median of 26 reviews. Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers has the most, 725 reviews, and ranks #1. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank employment lawyers?
Each employment lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do employment lawyers outside South River count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the South River city center, our service radius for employment lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can employment lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do employment lawyers in South River, NJ charge?
Employment lawyers who represent employees often work on contingency or a mix of contingency and hourly fees; employer-side work is usually hourly. Lawyers using Clio billed an average of $388 an hour in this area (Clio Legal Trends data, October 2026; all areas $362). Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
Is there a deadline for a discrimination claim?
Yes. A federal discrimination charge must generally be filed with the EEOC within 180 days, or 300 days where a state or local agency enforces a similar law. Ask a lawyer before the deadline passes. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of employment lawyers in South River, NJ ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in South River?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your state (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some state). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for South River
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 517 employment lawyers serving South River.
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