Six Selected as “Lawyer of the Year”
August 18, 2022 – Baltimore – 73 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 (copyright 2022 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
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 LitigationInsurance Law |
| David L. Cahn | Corporate LawFranchise Law |
| Mary Claire Chesshire | Employee Benefits (ERISA) LawNon-profit/Charities Law |
| Robert B. Curran | Corporate LawTax Law |
| Peter J. Davis | Litigation – Intellectual PropertyPatent Law |
| Gardner M. Duvall | Commercial LitigationInsurance Law |
| Howard R. Feldman | Electronic Discovery and Information Management LawInformation Technology Law |
| Martin T. Fletcher | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency andReorganization LawCommercial Litigation |
| Stephen F. Fruin | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency andReorganization Law |
| Alexander M. Giles | Admiralty and Maritime |
| Peter Guattery | Employment Law – Management |
| Kevin G. Hroblak | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency andReorganization LawCommercial Litigation |
| Harry S. Johnson | Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – DefendantsPersonal Injury Litigation – DefendantsProduct Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Frank S. Jones, Jr. | Copyright LawCorporate LawMergers and Acquisitions LawTrademark LawVenture 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 LitigationEducation LawInsurance Law |
| Kimberly J. Min | Real Estate LawTechnology Law |
| Razvan E. Miutescu | Privacy and Data Security Law |
| S. Keith Moulsdale | Privacy and Data Security LawTechnology Law* |
| Paul M. Nussbaum | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization LawLitigation – Bankruptcy |
| Herman B. Rosenthal | Tax Law |
| William F. Ryan, Jr. | Commercial LitigationLitigation – EnvironmentalLitigation – Intellectual Property |
| Dennis J. Shaffer | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Charles L. Simmons, Jr. | Admiralty and Maritime LawCommercial Litigation* |
| Gregory M. Stone | Litigation – Intellectual PropertyLitigation – PatentPatent LawTechnology LawTrademark Law |
| Steven E. Tiller | Litigation – Intellectual PropertyLitigation – PatentPatent LawTechnology LawTrade Secrets Law |
| J. Daniel Vorsteg | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Warren N. Weaver | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Thomas Whiteford | Commercial LitigationLitigation – Real Estate |
| M. Trent Zivkovich | Environmental Law |
Maryland – Columbia
| Thomas C. Barbuti | Real Estate Law |
| Robert F. Carney | Construction LawLitigation – Construction |
| Sigrid C. Haines | Elder LawHealth Care Law |
Maryland – Rockville
| Brent C. Strickland | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization LawLitigation – 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 LawLitigation – Land Use and Zoning |
| George S. Lawler | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity LawVenture 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 – PatentPatent Law |
| Bradford F. Englander | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization LawLitigation – Bankruptcy |
| David W. Gaffey | Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Christopher A. Jones | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization LawLitigation – Bankruptcy |
| Ed O’Connell III | Community Association Law |
| Andrew J. Terrell | Litigation – ConstructionLitigation – Real Estate |
| Eric A. Vendt | Corporate LawMergers and Acquisitions Law |
Virginia – Richmond
| Elizabeth J. Atkinson | Litigation and Controversy – TaxTax Law |
| Robert Wm. Best | Commercial Litigation |
| Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis | Commercial Litigation – EmploymentEmployment Law – ManagementLitigation – Labor and Employment |
| Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. | Commercial LitigationConstruction LawLitigation – Banking and FinanceLitigation – Construction |
| Katja H. Hill | Real Estate Law |
| Vernon E. Inge, Jr. | Commercial LitigationLitigation – Banking and FinanceLitigation – BankruptcyLitigation – ConstructionLitigation – Municipal |
| Robert R. Kaplan | Corporate LawLeveraged Buyouts and PE LawSecurities/Capital Markets Law* |
| Dale Mullen | Environmental LawLitigation – 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 LawLitigation – Bankruptcy |
Washington, DC
| 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 |
About Best Lawyers: Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
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Contact: Mindee Mosher
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