59 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2017, Eight Named as "Lawyers of the Year"
Baltimore, MD -- Fifty-nine lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 (copyright 2016 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm's Maryland, Washington and Virginia offices.
In addition, eight lawyers were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. They are:
- Albert J. Mezzanotte – 2017 Baltimore Education Law "Lawyer of the Year."
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. – 2017 Baltimore Copyright Law "Lawyer of the Year."
- G. Scott Barhight – 2017 Baltimore Litigation – Land Use and Zoning "Lawyer of the Year."
- Gardner M. Duvall – 2017 Baltimore Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year."
- Gregory M. Stone – 2017 Baltimore Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
- Mary Claire Chesshire – 2017 Baltimore Non-Profit/Charities Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
- Steven E. Tiller – 2017 Baltimore Technology Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
- Bradford F. Englander – 2017 Washington, D.C. Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year.”
Martin Fletcher, the firm's Managing Partner, commented, “We are pleased yet again with the significant recognition our attorneys are receiving from their peers and from Best Lawyers for excellence in their practice areas. We see the sheer range of practices included here as reflecting our ability to serve clients, regardless of size, regionally, nationally and beyond.” Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
The individual lawyers listed in "Best Lawyers" and their areas of recognition are below:
Maryland - Baltimore
- Edward M. Buxbaum: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- John F. Carlton: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Mary Claire Chesshire: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Non-profit/Charities Law
- Robert B. Curran: Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Deborah H. Diehl: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Public Finance 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
- Peter 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; Patent Law; Trademark Law; Venture Capital Law
- Edward U. Lee III: Real Estate Law
- Jerald Lurie: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Paul W. Madden: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Richard J. Magid: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities
- Albert J. Matricciani: Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation
- Rose M. Matricciani: Health Care Law
- Albert Mezzanotte, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Insurance Law
- S. Keith Moulsdale: Privacy and Data Security Law
- Paul M. Nussbaum: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Gary S. Posner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Dennis Robinson, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
- Herman B. Rosenthal: Tax Law
- William F. Ryan, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation - Securities
- Dennis J. Shaffer: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Robert Sloan III: Trusts and Estates
- Gregory M. Stone: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law; Trademark Law
- Steven E. Tiller: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
- J. Daniel Vorsteg: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Warren N. Weaver: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Thomas Whiteford: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- William B. Whiteford: Arbitration; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr.: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Maryland - Bethesda
- Nelson C. Cohen: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Brent C. Strickland: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Maryland - Columbia
- Thomas C. Barbuti: Real Estate Law
- Robert F. Carney: Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Maryland - Towson
- G. Scott Barhight: Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
- Jennifer R. Busse: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Edwin G. Fee, Jr.: Trusts and Estates
- John B. Gontrum: Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- John A. Hayden III: Corporate Law
- George S. Lawler: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
- Jennifer Ryan Lazenby: Insurance Law
Virginia - Falls Church
- Raymond J. Diaz: Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Bradford F. Englander: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Christopher A. Jones: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Andrew J. Terrell: Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
- Eric A. Vendt: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Virginia - Roanoke
- Michael E. Hastings: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Brandy M. Rapp: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Washington, DC
- C. Allen Foster: Litigation - Construction
- Ann M. Garfinkle: Trusts and Estates
- Jefferson C. Glassie: Non-profit/Charities Law
- Michael J. Grace: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kenneth J. Ingram: Education Law
- David R. Kuney: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Barry S. Neuman: Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
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About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: The over 160 attorneys at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston are dedicated to offering a comprehensive range of business law and litigation service to regional, national and international clients. We deliver sophisticated, cost – effective legal services to innovative start-ups, middle market companies and global enterprises from our twelve offices in Delaware , D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia.