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Best Lawyers Recognizes Hundreds of Lewis Brisbois Attorneys, Honors Four Partners as ‘Lawyers of the Year’

(August 17, 2023) – Best Lawyers has selected 172 Lewis Brisbois attorneys across 46 offices for its 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. It has also recognized four Lewis Brisbois partners on its "Lawyers of the Year" list: Akron Managing Partner David Kern (Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Newark Partner Meredith Kaplan Stoma (Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants); Philadelphia Partner Steven D. Urgo (Litigation – Insurance); and Roanoke Managing Partner John T. Jessee (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants).

Please join us in congratulating the following attorneys on their Best Lawyers recognition! You can see the full list of attorneys named to Best Lawyers' Ones to Watch in America here. 

Akron, OH

  • Partner John F. Hill - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs 
  • Partner Kerri Keller - Commercial Litigation
  • Managing Partner David Kern - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates 

Albuquerque, NM 

  • Managing Partner Jill Collins - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance 

Atlanta, GA

  • Partner S. Christopher Collier - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Joshua D. Curry - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Patent Law 
  • Partner Michael P. DiOrio - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
  • Partner James R. Doyle - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Partner Andrew W. Eaton - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Seth M. Friedman - Insurance Law
  • Partner Jonathan D. Goins - Trademark Law 
  • Partner Christine Hall - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Scott D. Huray - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Keith Kodosky - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs 
  • Partner Jessica Cabral Odom - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Charles K. Reed - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Todd E. Schwartz - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
  • Partner John Snelling - Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment 

Baltimore, MD

  • Partner Andrew Gendron - Commercial Litigation
  • Managing Partner R. Scott Krause - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants 

Charleston, WV

  • Partner Patricia Bello - Litigation – Environmental and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Managing Partner Matthew A. Nelson - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Tim Yianne - Litigation – Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Charlotte, NC 

  • Managing Partner Philip Hinson - Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment 
  • Partner Kevin Parsons - Employment Law - Management
  • Partner Rod Philip Sherman - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Chicago, IL

  • Partner Jill Anderfuren - Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Partner Scott C. Bentivenga - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Jeffrey A. Goldwater - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Charlotte Kormendy - Insurance Law
  • Partner George J. Manos - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Siobhán M. Murphy - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Kelly M. Ognibene - Insurance Law
  • Partner Perry M. Shorris - Insurance Law 

Cleveland, OH

  • Partner Brad J. Barmen - Litigation - Labor and Employment and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Tera Sherman Edwards - Insurance Law
  • Partner Thomas P. Mannion - Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Dallas, TX

  • Managing Partner Nichol Bunn - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Clint A. Corrie - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Edward Davis - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Denver, CO

  • Partner Wade A. Houser - Real Estate Law 
  • Partner Tripp Lake - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Partner Vincent F. Alexander - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
  • Partner Jonathan A. Beckerman - Employment Law - Management 
  • Partner Kenneth J. Joyce - Commercial Litigation 
  • Managing Partner Michael G. Platner - Corporate Law
  • Partner Stacy M. Schwartz - Commercial Litigation 

Hartford, CT 

  • Managing Partner Angeline N. Ioannou - Health Care Law 

Houston, TX

  • Partner Kent Altsuler - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Josh K. Davis - Health Care Law
  • Partner David Deiss - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Al Durrell - Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
  • Partner Walter J. Gallant - Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Partner Joelle Nelson - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 
  • Managing Partner David Oubre - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants - Transportation Law 
  • Partner Jason A. Powers - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Sarah R. Smith - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Jackson, MS 

  • Managing Partner Cable N. Frost - Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Bradley W. Smith - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Robert F. Walker - Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Kansas City, MO 

  • Partner Leonard B. Rose - Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 

Las Vegas, NV

  • Partner David B. Avakian - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Carlos Blumberg - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Lexington, KY

  • Partner Kate L. Kennedy - Insurance Law
  • Partner Craig M. Schneider - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance 
  • Managing Partner Judd Uhl - Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Los Angeles, CA

  • Partner Brant Dveirin - Environmental Law 
  • Partner Dana Alden Fox - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Steven G. Gatley - Employment Law - Management 
  • Partner Craig Holden - Commercial Litigation 
  • Partner Barry G. Kaiman - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Jon P. Kardassakis - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
  • Chairman Emeritus Robert F. Lewis - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Steven R. Lewis - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Plaintiffs
  • Partner Anthony Sonnett - Railroad Law 
  • Partner Michael R. Velladao - Insurance Law 
  • Partner Jamie L. Vels - Insurance Law

Madison County, IL 

  • Partner Charles S. Anderson - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Managing Partner Jeffrey Bash - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Timothy A. McGuire - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Partner Matthew Schuh - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Miami, FL

  • Managing Partner Seth Alhadeff - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance 
  • Managing Partner Todd R. Ehrenreich - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Noel F. Johnson - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 

Minneapolis, MN 

  • Partner Richard G. Morgan - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Tina A. Syring - Employment Law - Management 

New Orleans, LA 

  • Partner John G. Alsobrook - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Thomas J. Cortazzo - Commercial Litigation 
  • Partner Nancy A. Cundiff - Commercial Litigation 
  • Partner Karen M. Dicke - Insurance Law and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants 

New York, NY   

  • Partner Richard A. Beyman - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Partner Steven T. Corbin - Litigation - Environmental
  • Partner Joshua M. Jemal - Litigation - Construction
  • Partner Victor Kotec - Litigation - Construction

Newark, NJ

  • Partner Jeffrey Leonard – Insurance Law
  • Partner Thomas G. Rantas – Insurance Law
  • Partner Thomas C. Regan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Partner Meredith Kaplan Stoma – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Partner Brian J. Whiteman – Insurance Law

Northwest Indiana, IN 

  • Partner Scott B. Cockrum - Insurance Law 
  • Managing Partner Renee J. Mortimer - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Philadelphia, PA

  • Partner Lawrence D. Jackson - Insurance Law
  • Managing Partner John T. Salvucci – Insurance Law
  • Partner Steven D. Urgo – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance

Phoenix, AZ

  • Partner Robert C. Ashley - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance 
  • Partner Gina M. Bartoszek - Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Partner Andrew Bell - Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Gregg E. Clifton - Sports Law 
  • Partner Georgia L. Hamann - Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Stephen D. Hoffman - Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Carl F. Mariano - Health Care Law 
  • Partner Matthew J. Martinez - Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, and Litigation - Labor and Employment 
  • Partner Julie E. Maurer - Transportation Law 
  • Partner Craig Murdy - Construction Law 
  • Partner Kristian E. Nelson - Commercial Litigation 
  • Partner Kevin C. Nicholas - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Adam S. Polson - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Todd Rigby - Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Portland, OR

  • Partner Michael T. Belisle - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Naomi D. Johnson - Litigation - Labor and Employment 
  • Managing Partner George S. Pitcher - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Bruce C. Smith - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Providence, RI

  • Partner Michael Marcello - Municipal Law
  • Partner Monica R. Nelson - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Raleigh, NC

  • Partner Phillip J. Anthony - Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
  • Managing Partner Christopher J. Derrenbacher - Litigation – Insurance
  • Partner Eric G. Sauls - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Partner Jennifer Watson – Real Estate Law

Reno, NV 

  • Managing Partner Jack G. Angaran - Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation - Real Estate 
  • Partner John C. Boyden - Construction Law

Roanoke, VA

  • Managing Partner John T. Jessee - Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner Paul C. Kuhnel - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Partner Eleanor Lasky - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Sacramento, CA

  • Partner Scott E. Bartel - Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law 
  • Partner Frank Perrott - Construction Law
  • Partner Amy L. Pierce - Commercial Litigation 
  • Managing Partner John S. Poulos - Construction Law and Real Estate Law 
  • Partner Joseph A. Salazar, Jr. - Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental 
  • Partner Shane Singh - Litigation - Labor and Employment 
  • Partner Eric J. Stiff - Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law 

Salt Lake City, UT

  • Managing Partner Richard K. Glauser - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Partner Michael W. Wright - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

San Bernardino, CA

  • Managing Partner John S. Lowenthal - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Partner John M. Porter - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Partner Bryan R. Reid - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

San Diego, CA

  • Partner Gary K. Brucker - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation - Real Estate 
  • Partner Peter L. Garchie - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
  • Partner Craig T. Mann - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 
  • Partner Lann G. McIntyre - Appellate Practice
  • Partner Jeffry A. Miller - Appellate Practice 
  • Partner Marilyn R. Moriarty - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 

San Francisco, CA

  • Partner Daniel B. Eng - Banking and Finance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law 
  • Partner Christopher J. Nevis - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Managing Partner Julian J. Pardini - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance 
  • Partner Alan E. Swerdlow - Insurance Law

Savannah, GA

  • Managing Partner Brantley C. Rowlen - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Seattle, WA

  • Partner Randy J. Aliment - Commercial Litigation 
  • Partner Kathleen A. Nelson - Commercial Litigation
  • Partner Rachel Tallon Reynolds - Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 
  • Partner Benjamin J. Stone - Litigation - Labor and Employment

St. Louis, MO

  • Managing Partner Tracy Cowan - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Tampa, FL 

  • Managing Partner Jason D. Hall - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance 
  • Partner Steven Holtzman - Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law 
  • Partner John A. Rine - Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Walnut Creek, CA

  • Partner Michael K. Johnson – Railroad Law

Washington, DC 

  • Partner J. Mario Fontes, Jr. - Corporate Law 
  • Managing Partner Jane C. Luxton - Environmental Law 

Weirton, WV

  • Managing Partner Michelle L. Gorman - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendant and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Wichita, KS 

  • Partner Nanette Turner Kalcik - Commercial Litigation
  • Managing Partner Alan L. Rupe - Civil Rights Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Litigation - Municipal 
  • Partner Jeremy K. Schrag - Litigation - Labor and Employment and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants 

Wilmington, DE 

  • Managing Partner Francis G.X. Pileggi - Commercial Litigation and Corporate Governance Law 

Learn more about Best Lawyers' methodology here and read its official press release regarding this year's list here.


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