Britcher, Leone & Sergio announce Best lawyers in America® Recognition

Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, of Glen Rock and Morristown, NJ, has announced that four attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for 2026:

E. Drew Britcher

• Appellate Practice
• Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Armand Leone, Jr.

• Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Tyrone Sergio

• Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs

Stephen S. Weinstein

• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiff
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Criminal Defense: General Practice

About the Attorneys

E. Drew Britcher, Esq., co-founder of Britcher, Leone & Sergio and lead of its trial practice, focuses on complex medical negligence claims and has successfully prosecuted and resolved matters totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Britcher is certified by the New Jersey State Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney and has been recertified four times. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2021, Britcher was also named among the top 10 attorneys for 2025 by New Jersey Super Lawyers, marking the 11th year that he has been honored among the Top 10. Britcher was ranked #2 among New Jersey Super Lawyers selectees for 2025. Britcher has tried nearly 100 cases to verdict and has served as either counsel of record or amicus counsel in 45 reported decisions of the New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He helped draft the language of the New Jersey’s Patients First and Patient Safety Acts and is an adjunct professor at Seton Hall Law School, where he teaches courses in Medical Malpractice Law and Medical Malpractice Litigation. Britcher is a graduate of Rutgers and New York Law School, where he serves on their Board of Trustees. He is a resident of Parsippany, NJ.

Armand Leone, Jr. MD, Esq., a co-founder of Britcher, Leone & Sergio and lead of its medical malpractice practice, is a Board- Certified Diagnostic Radiologist and attorney. Leone also acts as counsel and adjudicates hearings in horse racing and international equine sports matters. He practiced radiology prior to entering the practice of law; Leone is admitted to practice both medicine and law in New Jersey and New York, and he is a Fellow of the College of Legal Medicine and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. He graduated with honors from the University of Virginia, New York Medical College and Columbia University Law School, and earned an MBA in Healthcare and Finance at Columbia University. His extensive medical training included a surgical internship at Montefiore Hospital in New York, the completion of his radiology residency at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY, and serving as Chief Radiology Resident at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Leone resides in Pittstown, NJ.

Tyrone F. Sergio, Esq., is a partner and heads up the firm’s Morristown office. With an extensive background in personal injury and medical malpractice law, Sergio focuses his practice on a wide range of personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, construction accidents, nursing home malpractice, automobile accidents and premises liability cases. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous favorable results for his clients, including a $4.5 million motor vehicle accident settlement and a $4 million medical malpractice settlement. First honored by Best Lawyers in America in 2024, Sergio earned a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Villanova University. He resides in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

Stephen “Skippy” Weinstein, Esq., is of counsel at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, where he focuses on case strategy and new business development. He has devoted his career to medical malpractice and personal injury matters, including wrongful death, serious personal injury, brain injury, birth injury, product liability, construction accidents, automobile accidents, and slip and fall accidents. Additionally, Weinstein has handled all aspects of criminal litigation and has tried to verdict more than a dozen murder cases. Over 40 of the cases he has handled have resulted in published opinions.

About Best Lawyers®

Best Lawyers® is an elite global network of legal professionals recognized through trusted, peer-reviewed distinction. For over four decades, our Purely Peer Review® methodology has upheld the principle that recognition should be earned through the opinions of fellow attorneys, not marketing influence or paid listings. Each year, more than 13 million confidential evaluations are collected worldwide, contributing to one of the legal industry’s most rigorous and trusted vetting processes. Only about 5% of lawyers in the United States and 3% globally are recognized, reflecting the selectivity and credibility of the results. Proprietary safeguards are in place to reduce bias and uphold the accuracy of the peer feedback. For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 26 million evaluations were analyzed. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognitions were determined based on more than 5.4 million evaluations.

About Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC

Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, is a law firm specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice matters, with offices in Glen Rock and Morristown, N.J. The firm is focused on such matters as serious/catastrophic injury, birth injury, vaccine injury,vehicular accidents, product liability, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and defective drugs and medical devices. For more information, visit www.BLSattorneys.com.