73 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2023, Six Selected as “Lawyer of the Year”
Date: August 18, 2022
Six lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. They are:
- Elizabeth J. Atkinson – Richmond, VA 2023 Tax Law and Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Mary Claire Chesshire – Baltimore, MD 2023 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Gardner M. Duvall – Baltimore, MD 2023 Insurance Law
- Jefferson C. Glassie – Washington, DC 2023 Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Edward J. O’Connell III – Washington, DC 2023 Community Association Law
- William F. Ryan, Jr. – Baltimore, MD 2023 Litigation – Intellectual Property
Seven lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their particular areas of practice. They are (*newly recognized in 2023):
- Jessica M. Gorsky – Columbia, MD 2021 through 2023 Tax Law* and Trusts and Estates
- Jordan M. Halle – Baltimore, MD 2021 through 2023 Tax Law
- Patrick D. Houston – Richmond, VA 2022 and 2023 Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- James Jeffcoat* – Baltimore, MD 2023 Commercial Litigation
- Kelly E. McCauley – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 through 2023 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Daniel R. Schimizzi – Pittsburgh, PA, 2022 and 2023 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ryan J. Stoker – Baltimore, MD 2022 and 2023 Corporate Law; 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law
The individual lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2023):
Maryland - Baltimore
| Edward M. Buxbaum | Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
| David L. Cahn | Corporate Law Franchise Law |
| Mary Claire Chesshire | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Non-profit/Charities Law |
| Robert B. Curran | Corporate Law Tax Law |
| Peter J. Davis | 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 Guattery | Employment Law - Management |
| Kevin G. Hroblak | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation |
| 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 |
| Rose M. Matricciani | Health Care Law |
| Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Education Law Insurance Law |
| Kimberly J. Min | Real Estate Law Technology Law |
| Razvan E. Miutescu | Privacy and Data Security Law |
| S. Keith Moulsdale | 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* |
| 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 Trade Secrets 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 |
| M. Trent Zivkovich | Environmental Law |
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
| 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 |
| George S. Lawler | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Venture Capital Law |
Delaware - Wilmington
| Marc L. Abrams | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Richard W. Riley | Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
| Scott Hare | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Michael J. Roeschenthaler | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Virginia – Falls Church
| Barry E. Bretschneider | Litigation – Patent Patent Law |
| Bradford F. Englander | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| David W. Gaffey | Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Christopher A. Jones | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Ed 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 |
| Robert Wm. Best | Commercial Litigation |
| Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis | Commercial Litigation - Employment Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. | Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation - Construction |
| Katja H. Hill | Real Estate Law |
| Vernon E. Inge, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Bankruptcy Litigation – Construction Litigation - Municipal |
| Robert R. Kaplan | Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and PE Law Securities/Capital Markets Law* |
| Dale Mullen | Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental |
| John C. Selbach | Corporate Law |
| D. Shane Smith | Litigation – Trusts and Estates |
Virginia - Roanoke
| Brandy M. Rapp | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Washington, D.C.
| Jefferson C. Glassie | Non-profit/Charities Law |
| Kenneth J. Ingram | Education Law |
| Jennifer S. Jackman | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Tiffany M. Releford | Community Association Law |
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