Ranked #1 in Trenton
Based in Princeton, 9 mi away
65/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Employment Lawyers in Trenton, NJ: 2026 rankings
250 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 Trenton: Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers, LFR Score 65/100; 4.7★ from 60 Google reviews; open 24/7.
- 2
Open 24 hours (per Google): The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 250.
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Most-reviewed: Morgan & Morgan, 7,852 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 250 ranked; ranked #19.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
250 Trenton employment lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 74 are open 24/7, 87 open Saturdays and 80 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 250 rated law firms.
Top 10 employment lawyers in Trenton 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 | 65 | 4.7★ (60) | Princeton, 9 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Top score |
| 2 | The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC | 65 | 4.8★ (24) | Ewing, 3 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours |
| 3 | Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC | 63 | 4.7★ (151) | Philadelphia, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 4 | Karpf, Karpf & Cerutti, P.C. | 63 | 4.9★ (470) | Horsham, 14 mi away | — | — |
| 5 | Brandon J. Broderick, New Jersey Employment Lawyers | 62 | 4.9★ (62) | Toms River, 34 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 6 | The Gold Law Firm P.C. | 62 | 4.4★ (160) | Philadelphia, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 7 | Poulos LoPiccolo PC - Employment Lawyers | 62 | 4.9★ (73) | Asbury Park, 37 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 8 | The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC | 62 | 4.6★ (75) | Philadelphia, 30 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 9 | Burnham Douglass Attorneys At Law | 62 | 4.6★ (40) | Marlton, 26 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 10 | Koller Law, LLC | 61 | 4.4★ (124) | Philadelphia, 29 mi away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
All 250 employment lawyers in Trenton, 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 Ewing, 3 mi away
65/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 151 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Horsham, 14 mi away
63/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 470 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Toms River, 34 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 160 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Asbury Park, 37 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 30 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Marlton, 26 mi away
62/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#10 Koller Law, LLC
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.4★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#12 Martin Law
Based in Levittown, 10 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Marlton, 24 mi away
61/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Ewing, 5 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in East Brunswick, 19 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#16 KM&A
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
60/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.1★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Lakewood, 26 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#19 Morgan & Morgan
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 7,852 Google reviews, the most in Trenton.
Based in Cherry Hill, 21 mi away
59/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Ewing, 14 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Philadelphia, 29 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
#23 KM&A
Based in King of Prussia, 37 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.6★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Cinnaminson, 19 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Employment attorney”.
Based in Maple Shade, 23 mi away
58/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.2★ from 581 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 250 ranked employment lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Trenton
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Martinez Law Ofcs | 4.0★ (44) | In Trenton |
| Barnaba Law, LLC | 5.0★ (40) | In Trenton |
| Capehart Scatchard PA | In Trenton | |
| Central Jersey Legal Services | 3.6★ (64) | In Trenton |
| Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC | In Trenton | |
| Davé Law Firm | 4.7★ (270) | In Trenton |
| FBT Gibbons LLP | 5.0★ (1) | In Trenton |
| Garces, Grabler & LeBrocq, P.C. | 4.9★ (609) | In Trenton |
| Gaylord Popp, LLC | 4.4★ (113) | In Trenton |
| H. Lee Wearing, Esquire | 5.0★ (6) | In Trenton |
| Joseph L Mooney III Attorney At Law | 4.1★ (28) | In Trenton |
| Kendall S. Murphy, Esq., PC | 5.0★ (21) | In Trenton |
| Law Office of H. Benjamin Sharlin LLC | 4.8★ (32) | In Trenton |
| Law Office of Kiomeiry Csépes | 4.7★ (54) | In Trenton |
| Law Office of Taraun M. Tice McKnight, LLC. | 4.6★ (36) | In Trenton |
| Patrick J. Whalen, Attorney at Law, LLC | 4.5★ (10) | In Trenton |
| Riker Danzig LLP | 1.0★ (1) | In Trenton |
| The Law Office Of Jeffrey Hoffmann, LLC | 3.7★ (3) | In Trenton |
| The Law Offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C. | 4.3★ (21) | In Trenton |
| Zazzali, P.C. | In Trenton |
How we ranked Trenton employment lawyers
We scored 250 Trenton 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 Trenton 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 Trenton: frequently asked questions
Which employment lawyer has the highest LFR Score in Trenton?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked employment lawyer in Trenton, NJ is Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers with an LFR Score of 65/100. It has 4.7★ from 60 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC (#2) and Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC (#3) follow. We ranked 250 employment lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many employment lawyers are there in Trenton?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 250 employment lawyers serving Trenton, NJ. 2 of them are based in Trenton; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 40 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which employment lawyers in Trenton are open 24/7?
74 ranked employment lawyers in Trenton post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers (#1), The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC (#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 Trenton work on weekends?
87 of 250 ranked employment lawyers post Saturday hours and 80 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Employment Lawyers (#1), The Lacy Employment Law Firm LLC (#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 Trenton employment lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 250 rated employment lawyers in Trenton is 4.8★, with a median of 29 reviews. Morgan & Morgan has the most, 7,852 reviews, and ranks #19. 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 Trenton count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the Trenton 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 Trenton, 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 Trenton, 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 Trenton?
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 Trenton
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 250 employment lawyers serving Trenton.
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