A Record 87 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2024, Ten Selected as “Ones to Watch”
Date: August 17, 2023
Five lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. They are:
- Peter J. Davis – Baltimore, MD 2024 Patent Law
- Sigrid C. Haines – Columbia, MD 2024 Heath Care Law
- S. Keith Moulsdale – Baltimore, MD 2024 Technology Law
- Gregory M. Stone – Baltimore, MD 2024 Trademark Law
- Thomas J. Whiteford – Baltimore, MD 2024 Litigation – Real Estate
Ten lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their particular areas of practice. They are (*newly recognized in 2024):
- Jessica M. Gorsky – Columbia, MD 2021 through 2024 Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Jordan M. Halle – Baltimore, MD 2021 through 2024 Tax Law
- Patrick D. Houston – Richmond, VA 2022 through 2024 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Entertainment and Sports Law
- James R. Jeffcoat – Baltimore, MD 2023 through 2024 Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kelly E. McCauley – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 through 2024 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Energy Law
- Aaron A. Nichols* - Baltimore, MD 2024 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Ryan J. Stoker – Baltimore, MD 2022 through 2024 Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Shane D. Valenzi – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 through 2024 Commercial Litigation
- Kaitlin R. Zarro* - Baltimore, MD 2024 Corporate Law
- Jacob H. Ziff* - Baltimore, MD 2024 Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
The individual lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2024):
Maryland - Baltimore
| Steven E. Bers* | Labor Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Todd M. Brooks* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| David L. Cahn | Corporate Law Franchise Law |
| Mary Claire Chesshire | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Non-profit/Charities Law |
| Adam Cizek* | Construction Law Litigation - Construction |
| Robert B. Curran | Corporate Law Tax Law |
| Peter J. Davis | CleanTech Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Patent Law |
| Gardner M. Duvall | Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
| Howard R. Feldman | Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law Information Technology Law |
| Martin T. Fletcher | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation |
| Stephen F. Fruin | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Alexander M. Giles | Admiralty and Maritime |
| Peter D. Guattery | Employment Law - Management |
| Harry S. Johnson | Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Frank S. Jones, Jr. | Copyright Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Trademark Law Venture Capital Law |
| Edward U. Lee III | Real Estate Law |
| Paul W. Madden | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Richard J. Magid | Commercial Litigation |
| Rose M. Matricciani | Health Care Law |
| Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Education Law Insurance Law Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions - Defendants |
| Kimberly J. Min | Corporate Law Real Estate Law |
| Razvan E. Miutescu | Privacy and Data Security Law |
| S. Keith Moulsdale | Litigation – Intellectual Property Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law |
| Paul M. Nussbaum | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Herman B. Rosenthal | Tax Law |
| William F. Ryan, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Environmental Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Dennis J. Shaffer | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Charles L. Simmons, Jr. | Admiralty and Maritime Law Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
| Gregory M. Stone | Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Technology Law Trademark Law |
| Steven E. Tiller | Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law Trade Secrets Law |
| J. Daniel Vorsteg | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Warren N. Weaver | Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Thomas Whiteford | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Real Estate |
| M. Trent Zivkovich | Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental |
Maryland - Columbia
| Thomas C. Barbuti | Real Estate Law |
| Robert F. Carney | Construction Law Litigation - Construction |
| Sigrid C. Haines | Elder Law Health Care Law |
Maryland - Rockville
| Brent C. Strickland | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Maryland - Towson
| Edwin G. Fee, Jr. | Trusts and Estates |
| John B. Gontrum | Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation – Land Use and Zoning |
| George S. Lawler | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Venture Capital Law |
Delaware - Wilmington
| Marc Abrams | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Daniel A. Griffith* | Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Richard W. Riley | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
| Scott Hare | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Gerard J. Hickel | Corporate Law |
| Mark A. Lindsay* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Kenneth J. Lund* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Ray F. Middleman | Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Michael J. Roeschenthaler | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Daniel R. Schimizzi* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Virginia – Falls Church
| Barry E. Bretschneider | Litigation – Patent Patent Law |
| Marla J. Diaz* | Litigation – Trusts and Estates |
| Bradford F. Englander | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| David W. Gaffey | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Michael C. Gartner* | Community Association Law |
| Christopher A. Jones | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Edward J. O’Connell III | Community Association Law |
| Andrew J. Terrell | Litigation – Construction Litigation – Real Estate |
| Eric A. Vendt | Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Virginia – Richmond
| Elizabeth J. Atkinson | Litigation and Controversy – Tax Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
| Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis | Commercial Litigation Employment Law – Management Labor Law - Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. | Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation - Construction |
| Eric H. Feiler | Commercial Litigation |
| Katja H. Hill | Real Estate Law |
| Dwight F. Hopewell* | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Vernon E. Inge, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Bankruptcy Litigation – Construction Litigation - Municipal |
| Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. | Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Securities/Capital Markets Law |
| Kurt R. Magette | Corporate Law Real Estate Law |
| Dale G. Mullen | Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental |
| John C. Selbach | Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law |
| D. Shane Smith | Corporate Law International Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation – Trusts and Estates Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
Virginia - Roanoke
| Brandy M. Rapp | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Virginia – Virginia Beach
| Robert W. Best | Commercial Litigation |
Washington, DC
| Jefferson C. Glassie | Nonprofit/Charities Law |
| Kenneth J. Ingram | Education Law |
| Tiffany M. Releford | Community Association Law Litigation – Labor and Employment |
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