Stephen Raff Honored as Distinguished Lawyer of the Year by Passaic County Bar Association
Celebrating over a century of legal integrity and active trial advocacy in Paterson, Passaic County, and throughout Northern New Jersey.
The legal community of Northern New Jersey recently celebrated a remarkable milestone. Stephen T. Raff, Esq., managing partner of Raff & Raff, LLP, has been officially honored as the Passaic County Bar Association’s (PCBA) Distinguished Lawyer of the Year.
This prestigious recognition highlights a distinguished career dedicated to courtroom excellence, active community service, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. For more than two decades, Stephen Raff has built an unmatched reputation across Northern New Jersey as a highly skilled, compassionate, and tenacious trial advocate.
As a partner and the managing attorney at Raff & Raff, LLP—a family-operated law firm that has served our local communities since 1922—Stephen continues a proud multi-generational tradition of treating every client like family. His legal practice is built on helping individuals and families navigate some of life’s most stressful and difficult chapters, providing honest, realistic counsel when it matters most.
Trial Advocacy & Client Care
Representing a client in a complex legal dispute requires much more than simply filing standard court paperwork. At Raff & Raff, LLP, Stephen Raff has personally handled thousands of cases, focusing his trial practice on helping injured victims secure medical care and financial recovery following devastating car accidents and highway collisions, commercial truck crashes, and slip-and-fall incidents.
He also stands as a tenacious advocate for local workers, helping individuals obtain authorized medical treatment and maximum temporary wage replacement on our dedicated Work-Related Injuries page.
Within our core personal injury practice, Stephen has spent decades guiding families through complex disputes, resolving disputes with absolute transparency. His peer-recognized work in local superior courts ensures that our clients’ rights are defended from a position of strategic strength.
Bar Leadership & Improving Access to Justice
The Distinguished Lawyer of the Year honor recognizes more than just success inside a courtroom—it represents an attorney’s enduring service to the legal profession and the community at large.
Throughout his career, Stephen has maintained a deep, active leadership role within the Passaic County Bar Association, helping to promote professionalism, trial excellence, and collegiality among members of the local bar. His leadership has directly contributed to strengthening our local legal networks and supporting vital initiatives that actively improve access to justice for residents throughout Paterson, Clifton, and Wayne.
Colleagues, local judges, and community leaders alike have continually praised Stephen for his absolute integrity and dedication to achieving positive results, earning him the respect of his peers and making him a deserving recipient of one of Passaic County’s highest professional distinctions.
Why the Passaic County Bar Association Selected Stephen T. Raff, Esq.
The PCBA Distinguished Lawyer of the Year award is presented annually to an attorney who exemplifies the highest ethical standards and contributions to Passaic County’s legal community.
- A Centennial Trial Pedigree: Representing the third generation of leadership at Raff & Raff, LLP, Stephen has successfully guided our historic firm into its second century of active service (1922–Present).
- Unwavering Legal Integrity: Built on our firm’s core principle of absolute honesty, Stephen provides realistic, cost-conscious representation, rejecting high-conflict legal tactics that unnecessarily exhaust a client’s resources.
- Active Community Philanthropy: Under Stephen’s leadership, our firm has sponsored numerous local Northern New Jersey charitable organizations, youth athletic programs, and accessibility-to-justice legal clinics.
A Century of Local Service: Minutes from the Paterson Courthouses
A legal dispute, physical injury, or court summons must be handled in the county where the incident occurred or where the parties reside. Our historic central headquarters on Church Street in Paterson is located less than a 5-minute walk from the Passaic County Superior Court and Courthouse Complex.
This central location allows our attorneys, led by Stephen Raff, to attend emergency hearings, file time-sensitive motions in person, and represent residents of Clifton, Wayne, Totowa, and Bergen County with maximum efficiency.
By continuing to practice in the very community where our firm was founded over a century ago, we ensure that our neighbors have immediate, local access to peer-respected, award-winning trial representation.
Put Award-Winning, Century-Tested Experience in Your Corner
Do not navigate an insurance claim, personal injury recovery, family court dispute, or municipal summons alone. Let our firm’s historic, peer-recognized legal expertise fight to secure your future, protect your record, and defend your rights.
We provide completely confidential, honest, and realistic consultations face-to-face via secure Zoom meetings or in-person at our Paterson and Ridgewood offices.
Call us directly today at 973-742-1917 or click here to schedule your free, confidential consultation.
Raff & Raff, LLP has defended the rights of Northern New Jersey families and individuals since 1922. We provide seamless civil, family, and criminal representation across Passaic and Bergen counties, including the local communities of Clifton, Wayne, Hackensack, Paramus, and Totowa & Little Falls. Contact us today to schedule a free in-office or face-to-face Zoom consultation
*Disclaimer: Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. Past successes do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case.